Arthur Brown has signed a four-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Brown was a second round draft pick of the Ravens, and is the highest Baltimore draft pick to sign with the team. According to the Ravens team site, Brown will miss the next four to six weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery. He did take part in rookie minicamp earlier this month. The Ravens will likely look to Brown to replace former middle linebacker Ray Lewis who retired after the 2012 NFL season. Meshak Williams, who went undrafted, was already added to the Baltimore roster this month after impressing…
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Kansas State Women’s Basketball Coach Deb Patterson has been elected Treasurer on the Executive Committee of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The announcement was made on Thursday. Below is the complete release from Kansas State Athletics Communications. MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head women’s basketball coach Deb Patterson has been elected to serve on the executive committee as the treasurer for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in an announcement by the organization on Thursday. Patterson started her initial appointment with the WBCA Board of Directors prior to the start of the 2011-12 season, as she was appointed to fill…
“Movement and lighting are the main concerns, said Planning and Special Projects Director, Monty Wedel during Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting. With the ongoing construction on K-18, the off premise sign laws were changed a few months ago. Stacked and moving billboards were not allowed along the roadway, as they were deemed distractions to drivers. However, these changes did not apply to on premise digital signs. That power still remains up to the city and county commissions. Wedel explained the existing sign ordinance needs to be looked at, even if the commission chooses not to make any changes. He also…
Update: Friday afternoon The rape trial in Riley County District Court that was in its fourth day has resulted in a mistrial. That means the jury was not able to come to a unanimous decision in the trial involving Assistant Professor William Yankey. A status hearing is set for June third. ### Update:Friday morning Friday was the fourth day of the rape trial against William Yankey, visiting Assistant Professor at Kansas State University. Beginning Tuesday with jury selection, Friday held closing arguments and jury deliberation. After two days of evidence and testimony, both the prosecuting attorney and defense attorney took…
For the first time, K-State will be the #1 seed in the Big 12 baseball tournament, but everyone’s hearts and minds will be with the folks in Moore, Oklahoma after Monday’s devastating tornadoes. The Cats will take the field against Texas Tech Thursday, but on the eve of the event on Wednesday the team contributed supplies to the victims. Big 12 Player of the Year Ross Kivett told K-StateSports.com they were proud to step up. “We’re here because this is the right thing to do,” Kivett said. “We’re very blessed to have the opportunities we have, and it’s right to…
Police clashed with protesters, including supporters of the far-right English Defence League, following the brutal hacking death of a man in London on Wednesday.
HOUSTON (AP) J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer, Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday night. James Shields (2-5) gave up just two runs on seven hits in seven inning for the Royals, but got just a George Kottaras RBI double in the third inning for run support. Lyles (2-1) allowed one run and six hits in his 50th career game. Travis Blackley and Hector Ambriz each got three outs before Jose Veras pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save one night after the bullpen struggled in a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent safeties Quintin Demps and Malcolm Bronson and released safety Justin Glenn and cornerback James Rogers. Demps played for new Chiefs coach Andy Reid while both were in Philadelphia from 2008-09, and spent the past three seasons with the Texans. The former fourth-round draft pick has 61 tackles, three interceptions and one fumble recovery in 48 career games. Bronson went undrafted out of McNeese State, where he made 230 tackles in 40 career games. Glenn was trying to make the Chiefs after playing in 40 games over four…
In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago.
A good number of community members bearing American Flags as well as flags from all branches of the United States military lined the street in front of Wamego high school to welcome home a group of veterans who had traveled to Washington D.C. as part of the honor flight program. When the bus carrying the group entered the lot in front of the school, they were greeted by the cheering crowd and spirited music provided by the school’s band. The group visited such memorials as the world war two and Vietnam war memorials, as well as Arlington national cemetery. Corkey…