In a letter to fans posted on kstatesports.com, K-State athletic director John Currie says the athletic administration pursued the reinstatement of Jamar Samuels past the tipoff of the Cats’ NCAA tournament game against Syracuse. Currie says they identified an NCAA violation involving Samuels on Friday night, making him ineligible to compete against the Orange. K-State appealed, and they learned during the first half he would be unable to play. Currie says K-State would’ve continued the effort to reinstate Samuels had the Cats advanced to the Sweet 16. Currie also says one of their goals is to run a model intercollegiate…
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NEW YORK (AP) K-State’s Frank Martin and VCU coach Shaka Smart will serve as guest analysts for NCAA tournament coverage this week. CBS and Turner Sports said Wednesday that Martin will work with the New York studio for the regional finals Saturday and Sunday on CBS. His Wildcats fell to top-seeded Syracuse, in the third round Saturday. Smart will join the Atlanta studio group for the regional semifinals and finals Thursday through Saturday on CBS and TBS. Smart’s Rams lost to Indiana in this season’s third round Saturday. Reportedly offered the Illinois job, Smart said Wednesday he was staying at…
WACO, Texas (AP) Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III has completed an impressive pro day performance. With Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and coach Mike Shanahan among NFL personnel watching, Griffin was sharp on a scripted 51 passes he has been working on with quarterback consultant Terry Shea. Griffin, who didn’t throw at the NFL combine last month, was at ease throughout his 30-minute session. He smiled, slapped the hands of his receivers including Baylor teammate and NFL prospect Kendall Wright; and was precise on most throws. Washington traded three first-round picks and a second-rounder to St. Louis…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Kansas City Royals closer Joakim Soria will take a few days to consider his options after receiving a second opinion on his elbow injury. The club said Wednesday he had damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Soria had reconstructive elbow surgery in 2003 to replace the same ligament. He was examined Tuesday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles. Soria, a two-time All-Star, has 160 career saves, including a career-high 43 in 2010. Even if the 27-year-old Soria chooses not to have surgery, he would likely miss three months. Manager Ned Yost…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Fort Riley soldier who was left mostly paralyzed by a sniper’s bullet in Afghanistan has died of his wounds, less than five weeks after he arrived home in Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka confirms the death Wednesday of Sergeant Jamie Jarboe, 27. Jarboe was stationed at Fort Riley in 2009 and deployed to Afghanistan in February 2011. He was on foot patrol there last April when a sniper’s bullet penetrated his spine, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The married father of two had more than 100 surgeries and was due for more after…
Free Trash disposal for Pottawatomie County Residents is being offered Saturday, April seventh from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Pottawatomie County Landfill/Transfer Station. . Business and Commercial Haulers are Excluded and all loads must be secured or tarped. Tires, oil, paints, batteries, and household hazardous waste must be separated from other trash. Recyclables and electric waste such as TV’s and computer equipment are accepted. There is a limit of 5 tires per household. Those with more than five tires will be charged. And there’s an extra charge for tires with rims.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has given final approval to a proposed $14.2 billion state budget that’s slightly more generous than one proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback. Senators voted 39-1 Wednesday to send the measure to the House after it was amended to include language from a House committee restricting abortion training at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The bill cuts overall spending by almost 4 percent, or $572 million, during the fiscal year that begins July 1. But it includes funds for social service programs that Brownback didn’t include in his spending recommendations. It includes an additional…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An 18-year-old student from Rose Hill has won this year’s Kansas Junior Duck Stamp contest. The Wichita Eagle reports that Christin Gillman has entered the contest for eight years. This was her last year to enter the contest. For this year’s entry Gillman was of the king eider, a large sea duck. She found out Tuesday that she’d won the contest’s Best of Show award and is now eligible to represent Kansas in the nationals April 20 at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md. Her entry was among 873 entries submitted by Kansas students. The…