NEW YORK (AP) Jeremy Guthrie neatly handled a nemesis and a long rain delay to pitch into the seventh inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-1 Monday night. All-Star Alex Gordon, David Lough and Johnny Giavotella each had RBI doubles, and Alcides Escobar added a run-scoring triple to help the Royals end a five-game skid against New York. Guthrie (8-6) held the Yankees to just three hits over six innings that included a 59-minute delay for a sun shower-hailstorm in the fourth. Leading 5-1, closer Greg Holland was needed in the ninth…
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NEW YORK (AP) The Kansas City Royals are making a switch in their rotation, moving Bruce Chen into a starting role and shifting Luis Mendoza to the bullpen. Manager Ned Yost said Monday before the Royals faced the Yankees that this was the plan all along if Mendoza struggled. A 15-year veteran, Chen won 23 games as a starter for Kansas City the past two seasons. But Yost said it made sense to use Mendoza in the rotation when Chen was roughed up in spring training. Mendoza, though, has faltered with a 2-5 record and 4.87 ERA. Chen was…
On day two of the NBA Summer League, former K-State standout Rodney McGruder saw 19 minutes of action and scored 5 points on 2-5 shooting and grabbed two rebounds in a 79-78 loss on Monday to the Oklahoma City Thunder. MHS grad Jackie Carmichael did not see action in the Miami Heat’s 93-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Carmichael and McGruder will square off on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00pm central as the Heat will take on the Magic. K-State’s all-time leading shot blocker Jordan Henriquez suited up for the Houston Rockets, but did not see action in the team’s summer…
Investigators have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway.
The three women held captive in Cleveland for about a decade have ended their public silence. In a YouTube video, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight thanked the public for their emotional and financial support.
Passengers in plane crashes today, such as the one in San Francisco involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214, are more likely to survive than in past disasters.
The death toll in the devastating oil train derailment in Canada has reached 13. Eight bodies have been found in the wreckage now that investigators have better access to the zone closest to the blast. About 40 people are still missing.
The Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization has opened the public review and comment period for the 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP outlines all federally funded and/or regionally significant transportation projects expected to be completed in the region during the next four years. The TIP will be open for public review and comment until Monday, August 12th. You may access the TIP by visiting www.flinthillsmpo.wix.com/fhmpo. Other public participation and outreach efforts will include: Making a draft of the TIP available at Manhattan City Hall, Junction City City Hall, and the Manhattan Public Library Posting the draft TIP on the…
Two individuals who set a fire that claimed the life of a K-State Researcher in a Manhattan apartment have been sentenced for their roles in the killing. The complete release from U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office is below: Two people have been sentenced to federal prison for setting a fire that killed a woman in an apartment complex in Manhattan, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Patrick Martin Scahill, 20, Manhattan, Kan., was sentenced to 30 years. Virginia Amanda Griese, 20, Manhattan, Kan., was sentenced to 20 years. Both of them pleaded guilty to one count of arson resulting…
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