COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri erased a three-run deficit with two in the seventh and two more in the ninth, including the final run on a bases-loaded walk, as the Tigers came from behind to defeat Kansas State, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. With the win, Missouri won the series and improved to 20-17 overall and 5-9 in Big 12 play. K-State fell to 19-20 on the year and 3-11 in conference action as the Wildcats will try to avoid a second-straight sweep Sunday afternoon. Gerardo Esquivel got K-State out of a tight situation in the in the sixth inning with…
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Arrests Jamie Lynn Orr, 28, Riley, Kan., for domestic battery. Bond set at $500. Joshua Jeb Fincham, 31, Waterville, Kan., for aggravated failure to appear. Bond set at $2,500. Fernando Tapia-Murillo, 41, Eudora, Kan., for driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $750. Shawn Edward Lucas, 31, 1205 Ratone St., for driving with a suspended license. Bond set at $750. Aaron Jennings Salem, 22, 820 Osage St., for failure to appear. Bond set at $124. William Taylor Breen, 19, 3617 Rocky Ford Ave., for possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, and minor in possession of alcohol. Bond set…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel says he has separated from his wife. In a statement released Friday, Pinkel says he and Vicki, his wife of nearly 40 years, separated earlier this year. He thanks friends and family for their support and says “I would ask that you please respect the privacy of the entire Pinkel family during this difficult time.” The Pinkels met at Kent State, where he played football. They have three grown children. Pinkel was hired as Missouri’s head coach in 2001 after previously coaching at Toledo. He is 158-91-3 overall in 20 seasons,…
Elizabeth Herrs of Rock Creek won her 2nd straight Kansas Relays title Friday in the High School Girls Javelin. Very much like last year, the University of Oklahoma signee came into the event trailing in the state rankings behind Danni Plank of Gardner-Edgerton. However on her 1st throw, she eliminated any doubt who the best thrower was with a nationally ranked throw of 151-10. Herrs won the event by over 12 feet, with Megan Williams of Valley Center finishing 2nd with a throw of 139-7 and Plank coming in 3rd with a toss of 135-11. The throw currently places her…
DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers have acquired right-hander Zach Miner from the Kansas City Royals for cash. He will report to Double-A Erie this weekend. The Tigers announced the move Friday. Miner, who turned 30 last month, appeared in 157 games for the Tigers from 2006-09, including 35 starts. He went 25-20 with a 4.24 ERA over that span but hasn’t pitched in the majors since. He had surgery on his right elbow in May 2010 and signed a minor league deal with the Royals before last season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jose Bautista singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays turned their first triple play in 33 years Friday night, beating Kansas City 4-3 to hand the slumping Royals their eighth straight defeat. Kansas City had runners on first and second in the third inning when Eric Hosmer lined out to first baseman Adam Lind, who stepped on the bag to double off Yuniesky Betancourt. Lind then fired to shortstop Yunel Escobar to retire Alex Gordon, who had strayed off second. It was Toronto’s first triple play since Sept. 21,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Two Kansas State errors opened the door for Missouri in the first inning and the Tigers used the momentum for the rest of the night en route to a 13-4 victory over the Wildcats in the series opener Friday evening at Taylor Stadium. With the win, Missouri improved to 19-17 on the year and 4-9 in Big 12 action, while K-State fell to 19-19 overall and 3-10 in conference play. K-State starter Matt Applegate (2-5) began the game with a pair of strikeouts before allowing a double to Ben Turner. Dane Opel was next and hit a ground…
FORT RILEY, Kan. – A Fort Riley Soldier has died in Afghanistan. Capt. Michael Braden, 31, was pronounced dead at a medical facility on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after being found unresponsive in his living quarters Wednesday morning. The cause of death is under investigation. Braden was a signal officer assigned to the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters which is currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This was Braden’s second deployment with the division. In 2010, he deployed for a yearlong tour to Basra, Iraq. He also deployed to Qatar for five months in 2005. Braden, a Pennsylvania native, graduated…
LANSING, Kan. (AP) A 59-year-old child sex offender who escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility on Wednesday is still on the run. Corrections department spokesman Jeremy Barclay said Friday law enforcement officials are devoting considerable time and resources to the search for Gary Leslie Furthmyer. Furthmyer escaped from his minimum security assignment at a steam plant in Lansing on Wednesday. He escaped the same day that four state inmates broke out of the Ottawa County jail. Three of the four inmates had been recaptured by Friday. Barclay says while that search has garnered more media attention, law enforcement is equally…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) A new northwest Kansas home for the elderly will begin moving in new residents on May 1. The Via Christi Village in Hays is the consolidation of two nursing homes in Hays and St. John’s. Residents who plan to live in the 96-bed facility and their families were given tours of the home this week. An open house for the public is planned for Sunday. St. John’s of Hays and St. John’s of Victoria were consolidated into the new building, which is connected to an existing assisted living complex. The Hays Daily News reports the village is…