KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by a new quarterback in Alex Smith and a new coach in Andy Reid, the Kansas City Chiefs so far have looked nothing like the team that had the worst record in the NFL last season. The all-red outfits they donned for the first time Sunday drove home the point. Playing nearly mistake-free for the second straight week, Smith threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns against the ball-hawking Dallas Cowboys, and the Chiefs defense held when it needed to in the fourth quarter to preserve a 17-16 victory. “When you’re trying to build something,…
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DETROIT (AP) — Max Scherzer could only watch as the lead — and another shot at his 20th win — slipped away. The Detroit right-hander didn’t mind, especially once Alex Avila’s homer put the Tigers ahead again moments later. Avila homered twice, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning that lifted Detroit over the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday. Scherzer was in line for his 20th win when reliever Drew Smyly allowed the Royals to tie it in the top of the eighth, but Avila answered with a drive to right-center for his 11th home run this season.…
Updated 6 a.m. Monday: Reports have come in from local citizens regarding rain amounts. Some gauges have only shown an inch of rain, while others reached up to five inches of precipitation. High water in certain areas of Manhattan were reported late Sunday night, but no injuries or major problems as a result. A few cars got stuck in flooding water according to Riley County Police. Problem areas included Bluemont and Manhattan Avenue and College Heights Road. A Pottawatomie county Sheriff dispatcher indicates Green Valley Road had a short-term problem with flooding, but no major problems resulted. An Iris advisory…
Tropical Storm Manuel edged onto Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday while Hurricane Ingrid swirled offshore on the other side of the country, as heavy rains and landslides caused at least 13 deaths and led authorities to evacuate thousands.
More than 85 fifth-graders from Louisville, Colorado were flown to safety by the 4th Aviation Division Saturday. They had been trapped by rising floodwaters plaguing the state.
DETROIT (AP) — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez kept his eye on the ball. He tried to, anyway, and wound up making a game-saving play. Perez tagged out Prince Fielder at the plate, preserving the Royals’ 1-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. “We had to win this ballgame and the manner in which we did it was just exciting,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. Ervin Santana (9-9) and the Royals moved up on the two teams ahead them in the race for the second AL wild-card spot, with the Yankees and Orioles both losing. Tampa Bay…
More than 170 people remain unaccounted for in Boulder County as residents pick up after heavy rain.
President Obama says Syrian President Bashar Assad must take “concrete actions” to show he’s serious about giving up his chemical weapons. He made the comments in his weekly radio and Internet address.
Jake Waters passed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and John Hubert broke the 100-yard rushing barrier for the first time this season and added a receiving touchdown as Kansas State overcame a sluggish start to down Massachusetts 37-7 before a Band Day crowd of 52,958 Saturday evening at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It didn’t take long for K-State to get on the scoreboard when on the first series for the Minutemen, Defensive Back Kip Daily stepped in front of an A.J. Doyle pass for a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown. A bad snap on the extra point resulted…
On a night with a title fight in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, K-State volleyball literally won a championship belt in Berkeley, CA on Saturday afternoon as they bested #23 Cal on their home floor in five sets 16-25, 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, and 15-9 in the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational. Tournament MVP Kaitlynn Pelger was awarded a belt worthy of a prize fight after she posted 16 kills, 15 digs, and six blocks against the Golden Bears. Dakota Kaufman with 12 kills and Taylor Johnson with 11 joined her in double figures. Tristan McCarty also made the…