NEW YORK (AP) Some fans will no longer be able to watch every NCAA men’s basketball tournament game online for free. Turner, CBS and the NCAA announced Thursday a new model for streaming March Madness. Games aired on CBS will still be free through the network’s website. Most, but not all, viewers who get TBS, TNT and truTV on their cable or satellite systems will also be able to watch games aired on those channels for free online. Fans will also have the option of paying $3.99 to see all games on multiple platforms online, mobile and tablet.…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior forward Victor Ojeleye was among 11 players named to the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team as announced by the league office on Thursday. A native of Ottawa, Kan., Ojeleye became just the seventh player in school history to earn first team academic all-conference honors three times in a career and the first since Josh Reid (1997-2000). Since the Big Eight and now Big 12 started its academic all-league program in 1965, 49 Wildcats have earned recognition to the first, second and honorable mention teams. Ojeleye joins Lon Kruger (1972-74), Tim Jankovich (1980-82), Ed Nealy…
AMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has hired former North Carolina assistant Troy Douglas as its new secondary coach. The 46-year-old Douglas spent the past three seasons with the Tar Heels. Douglas has also coached the secondary at South Florida, Indiana, South Carolina State, Michigan State and SMU in a career spanning 25 years. Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads says Douglas came highly recommended by defensive coordinator Wally Burnham, who worked with Douglas at South Florida. Rhoads also says Douglas’s experience recruiting in Florida will be crucial for the program. The hiring of Douglas completes Iowa State’s staff for 2012.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Two Lawrence police officers have been suspended after an FBI investigation into traffic tickets being fixed in exchange for Kansas basketball tickets over a span of several years. The Lawrence Journal-World reported that City Manager David Corliss confirmed Thursday that the person whose traffic tickets were fixed is serving time in a federal prison related to a broader Kansas ticket scandal. In the scandal, seven people, including top business officials in the athletics department, were convicted in the thefts of more than 17,000 Jayhawk basketball tickets and at least 2,000 football tickets. The tickets were illegally…
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) The Texas Supreme Court has denied Mike Leach’s appeal in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech. The ruling from the state’s highest civil court in Austin came Friday, more than two years after the university fired Leach amid claims that the coach mistreated player Adam James when the son of U.S. Senate candidate Craig James had a concussion. Leach, who denies the allegations, has said an $800,000 bonus due the day after his firing was behind his dismissal. Attorneys for Leach, now coaching at Washington State, wanted to argue against an appellate ruling that threw…
Fire destroyed a house that was under construction in the 2700 block of Browning Avenue Friday morning. “We arrived on scene and found heavy smoke coming from a two-story house that was under construction,” Ryan Almes, Deputy Manhattan Fire Chief, says. “It was nearing completion, but our crews ran into some spots where the fire had damaged the home structurally.” Almes says fire fighters were unable to extinguish the fire from the inside because of those structural issues. It will also hamper an investigation into the cause of the blaze. The house was unoccupied. There were no injuries to any…
A 15 year old from Manhattan will be tried as an adult in connection with a Riley county first degree murder case, relating to the April 2011 shooting death of fellow Manhattan high school student Tyler Dowling. That was the ruling issued Thursday afternoon by Riley county district Judge David Stutzman. The ruling follows a two day hearing earlier this month. Judge Stutzman’s 14 page order says the state’s motion to proceed with adult prosecution should be granted, adding the seriousness and nature of the alleged crimes and the manner oif commission are the dominant factors in the case. The judge goes on…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The union representing engineers and technical workers at Spirit AeroSystems has filed a grievance with the National Labor Relations Board over changes to the company’s employee evaluation process. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace said Thursday that it filed the complaint because the company did not negotiate before starting a performance improvement process for employees whose evaluations drop. SPEEA Midwest director Bob Brewer says nearly 1,000 employees dropped in performance ratings without justification. The union contends management concocted a scheme to blame employees for management’s poor decisions. Spirit AeroSystems did not immediately return a message…