KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Members of the Kansas City Chiefs angrily spoke out Sunday against thousands of fans who cheered when quarterback Matt Cassel left a 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a head injury. Cassel has been the focus of frustrated fans for the past couple years, many of them booing him when he appeared during a celebrity softball game this summer. The angst reached a tipping point when Cassel, who committed four turnovers against Baltimore, was hammered by the Ravens’ Haloti Ngata while completing a pass in the fourth quarter. Cassel remained on his back for…
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Thousands of Venezuelans poured into the streets on Sunday to celebrate the re-election of President Hugo Chavez after he defeated challenger Henrique Capriles.
President Barack Obama drew laughs during a celebrity-led fundraiser in Los Angeles on Sunday when he poked fun of his debate performance against GOP challenger Mitt Romney.
Three teams ranked in the top five of the AP poll went down on Saturday for the first time since 2008, and K-State was among the beneficiaries. The Cats claimed the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday with a 56-16 rout of in-state rival Kansas, and rose one spot to #6 this week. Alabama and Oregon remain ranked #1-2 in the AP poll, while South Carolina, Florida, and West Virginia round out the top five. The Mountaineers are now the highest ranked Big 12 team following their 48-45 victory on the road at then #11 Texas. Oklahoma is ranked #13 heading into…
Haley Eckerman hammered out 19 kills, and Bailey Webster added 11 as #9 Texas beat #14 K-State 25-17, 30-28, 25-15 on Saturday night at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The middle blocker combination of Kaitlynn Pelger with 15 kills, and Alex Muff with 10 kills, paced the Wildcats. Both teams were competitive in the first set, but a Texas run of 7-0 allowed them to pull away from an 18-17 lead over K-State to draw first blood. The Cats sprinted out to a 13-7 lead in set #2, and led 24-21, but couldn’t finish five set points thanks in part to a pair…
Members of the First United Methodist Church of Manhattan, joined by other volunteers, spread out into Manhattan and the surrounding communities on Sunday with the goal of working to help change the world, if just a little bit. This is the fourth time the event has taken place, and with each year, says coordinator Dan Myers, the number of volunteers has increased. Last year, he says, there were about one hundred and twenty, with the goal this year being one hundred and fifty. Myers was happy to report that that goal was not only met, but exceeded, with about two…
The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday.
An extremist Egyptian-born preacher entered a U.S. courtroom Saturday for the first time to face multiple terrorism charges. He was one of five terror defendants rounded up in Britain and extradited overnight to the U.S.
Modern Family star and K-State alumni Eric Stonestreet talked to our John Kurtz on the sidelines of K-State’s 56-16 win over KU.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — John Hubert ran for 101 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 carries, Collin Klein had two touchdowns running and throwing and No. 7 Kansas State routed Kansas 56-16 on Saturday. Klein finished with 129 yards passing and 116 yards rushing to help the Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) pile up more than 50 points for the third straight year against their biggest rival. They’ve won four straight against the Jayhawks (1-4, 0-2) since Bill Snyder returned to the sideline. The longtime Kansas State coach probably had some choice words for his team at halftime, when a slew of mistakes…