When Tre Walker stopped Jacory Harris at the 1 yard line on 4th down last September 24th, K-State claimed a 28-24 victory over Miami. The Cats went on to win 10 games on earned a berth in the Cotton Bowl. The Canes meanwhile went the opposite direction, floundering their way to a 6-6 finish. Miami coach Al Golden says he still thinks about last year’s ending. “It stuck with us all year, what can you say? I think we finished the year converting 14-of-15 goal-to-go situations. That was the one (we didn’t convert). Give them a lot of credit -…
Author: KMAN Staff
Post officials will conduct a 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Global War on Terrorism Monument in front of the U.S. Cavalry Museum. The purpose of the ceremony is to honor and remember those who were killed on the 11th of September 2001 as well as recognize the sacrifice of Soldiers who defend our freedom by rededicating the GWOT Monument to which names are added each fall. The names of 16 Soldiers who were deployed or mobilized through Fort Riley and either killed in action or died of wounds, will be added to the monument during…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer, Michael Young also went deep and the Texas Rangers held on for a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Ryan Dempster (5-1) gave up RBI doubles to Billy Butler in the first inning and Salvador Perez in the sixth, but was otherwise stingy for the AL West-leading Rangers. He only allowed two other hits in six innings, striking out eight to win his fourth straight game. Beltre’s homer came off Everett Teaford (1-4), who was making his fifth start of the year, and Young’s solo…
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced a repair project on westbound US-24 over the Big Blue River Bridge at the east city limits of Manhattan in Pottawatomie County. Eastbound US-24 will remain open in that location and is not included in this project. Work will take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday. The project began earlier this week. Traffic was reduced to one lane over the westbound US-24 Bridge and will remain this way throughout the project duration. Traffic will be directed through the project work zone via signage and cones and there will be a posted speed limit of…
Arizona’s controversial immigration law is set to take effect. It requires Ariz. police to check the immigration status of people they stop while enforcing other laws, who are suspected of being in the U.S. Illegally.
President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared Wednesday night in a Democratic National Convention.
The Manhattan Ogden school board had their first meeting since school started and the year has started off well according to Board President Dave Colburn. The board went through a report to review what is happening at the schools, as construction is winding down. A reminder to the board and to the community was given concerning the Manhattan High School dedication ceremony that will be Thursday, Sept 20 beginning at 4:30 pm until 7 at the school and the program will begin at 5:30 pm in the North Gym. Ogden Elementary was praised by receiving the Title 1 reward at the…
President Barack Obama ditched plans to deliver his speech at an outdoor stadium, citing iffy weather for Thursday. With a chance of thunderstorms on the horizon, Obama will accept his party’s nomination at the Time Warner Cable Arena.
Kaitlynn Pelger had a double-double with 11 kills and 10 blocks as the K-State volleyball team swept Missouri State 25-19, 25-22, 25-15 on Wednesday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The Cats blocked the fifth-most balls in a three-set match in school history with 16, as Alex Muff added six stuffs. Muff and Lilla Porubek each added eight kills, while Caitlyn Donahue dished out 36 assists. The Bears (3-5) were led by 10 kills from Christine McCarthy. K-State (7-0) will play two more matches this week at home. St. Mary’s (CA) will matchup with the Cats at 7:00pm on Thursday night, with…
Always a fan favorite at the U.S. Open, and the 2003 champion, Andy Roddick headed into retirement with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 loss to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday.