(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) K-State quarterback Collin Klein was named to the initial watch list for the 2012 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. Klein is the fourth quarterback in school history to be recognized as a candidate for the award and the first since 1998. Chad May and Matt Miller were finalists in 1994 and 1995, respectively, while Michael Bishop was the 1998 winner. Klein is one of 34 quarterbacks nationally and five from the Big 12 on the watch list. The others are Geno Smith of West Virginia, Landry Jones of Oklahoma, Casey Pachall of TCU, and Seth Doege of…
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John Szefc is leaving his post as K-State associate head baseball coach to become the new head coach at Maryland. He inherits a Terrapin program that went 32-24 overall last season, but finished just 10-20 in the ACC. Szefc has become a head coach for the second time in his career. He led Marist to 212 wins from 1996 until 2002, and the Red Foxes went to NCAA Regionals in 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Following his stint at Marist, Szefc was a hitting coach/recruiting coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette from 2003 to 2008. He spent two years at Kansas before coming to…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Billy Butler homered to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals outlasted the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Wednesday night. Butler hit a 1-1 pitch from Josh Kinney (0-1) out to left center for his 18th homer. Butler went 3-for-3 and walked twice. Greg Holland (4-2) pitched a perfect ninth for the win. Lorenzo Cain, who had a pinch-hit homer Tuesday, homered in the fifth inning with Butler aboard. Cain, who also singled and scored in the Royals’ three-run second inning, is 10-for-20 in his six-game hitting streak. Royals starter…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals optioned left-hander Ryan Verdugo to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday after he was hit hard in his big league debut. Verdugo gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks in 1 2-3 innings of a 9-6 loss Tuesday to Seattle. The Royals recalled Cuban left-hander Francisley Bueno, who was 1-4 with a 2.88 ERA in 31 relief appearances with Omaha. He was up briefly last month with Kansas City, appearing in two games and allowing one run on three hits in two games.
1. A Riley County police burglary arrest has led to police looking for a victim. Police arrested 22-year-old Darraus Washington of Manhattan at around 03:00am Thursday morning around the 1900 block of Sunset Lane. Police found a large amount of change, and a handgun that they believe were stolen overnight. The Riley County Police Department is asking for assistance from area residents to check their homes and vehicles to see if they are missing a handgun or change jars, and if so to call RCPD at 785-537-2112. 2. Riley county Police say extreme heat is suspected in an accident near the…
HOUSTON (AP) Calen Carr scored twice and the Dynamo defeated 10-man Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Wednesday night to extend Houston’s unbeaten streak to five games. The win tied Houston (8-5-7, 31 points) with the Chicago Fire for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and ended Kansas City’s unbeaten streak at three games. Carr put Houston ahead 2-1 in the 79th minute after feeding a pass to Brad Davis outside the left box and hitting Davis’ cross inside the near post from inside the 6-yard box. Carr scored from eight yards out in the 25th minute to give Houston a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders each hit two-run homers and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 Tuesday night. Every Mariners starter had at least one hit. Jesus Montero went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs. Smoak homered with Montero aboard in the three-run first inning. It was the second straight game Smoak homered in the first. Montero’s double scored Casper Wells with the first run. Saunders homered in the fifth inning off Vin Mazzaro after Miguel Olivo singled. The Mariners scored three more runs in the second inning to chase left-hander…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have designated struggling starter Jonathan Sanchez for assignment. The Royals announced the move before Tuesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Sanchez was 1-6 with a 7.76 ERA in 12 starts. The left-hander, who threw a no-hitter for San Francisco in July 2009, gave up seven runs in 1 1-3 innings in Monday night’s loss to the Mariners. The Royals acquired Sanchez and minor-leaguer Ryan Verdugo last November from the Giants for outfielder Melky Cabrera, who is hitting .353 and was named MVP of last week’s All-Star Game in Kansas City. The…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says his team won’t be intimidated playing in the Southeastern Conference. Pinkel says there’s a perception that “we play a bunch of high school teams.” He says the Tigers know they have to earn respect in the SEC, but they have already played in a tough Big 12 Conference. Pinkel says Missouri fans have gone beyond excitement over playing in the SEC and “have become fanatical about it.” Missouri will open the season with standout quarterback James Franklin and the nation’s top prospect in wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. Franklin had shoulder surgery in…
Despite a report that says public confidence in the London Olympics has suffered due to a contractor’s failure to supply enough guards, a top police official says the overall security plan is not affected.