COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) University of Missouri curators quickly approved a request to borrow $72 million to add 6,000 seats to the football stadium in Columbia. The move comes as Missouri prepares to enter the Southeastern Conference, where eight schools have stadiums that hold at least 80,000. Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 71,004. The university’s governing board approved the 30-year debt financing plan on Tuesday. The expansion will consist of 5,200 bleacher seats on the stadium’s east side and 800 to 900 premium seats, along with new restrooms, lounges and concession stands. The financing plan will also allow Missouri…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bruce Chen went seven innings in another workmanlike start, Jeff Francoeur and Yuniesky Betancourt both went deep and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Tuesday night. Betancourt hit a two-run shot during a four-run third inning against Chris Archer (0-2), and Francoeur added a three-run homer during a four-run eighth to give Kansas City some breathing room. Alex Gordon and Billy Butler also drove in runs to pace a Royals offense that was outscored by St. Louis 30-14 over the weekend, but has trumped Tampa Bay 16-2 so far this…
Even though he’s just 21 years old, K-State’s Erik Kynard will high jump in the London Olympics later this summer. Kynard stamped his ticket for the Summer Games on Monday night with a leap of 7′ 5 3/4″ at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. With rainy and cold conditions, nobody jumped higher than Kynard. He finished as the runner-up in the competition with the second least amount of earlier missed jumps. Kynard is the first K-State athlete with eligibility remaining to compete in the Olympics since Nathan Leeper in 2000, also a high jumper. Kynard will high jump in…
DALLAS (AP) A former Baylor basketball player is facing federal extortion charges for allegedly threatening to release “derogatory information” about Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. Richard Khamir Hurd’s bond was set at $25,000 after his first appearance Monday in federal court in Waco, Texas. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Griffin, the Baylor quarterback who was the No. 2 overall draft choice of the Washington Redskins, was the target of the alleged extortion attempt. Court documents say Hurd contacted a representative from a St. Louis agency, threatening to publicize derogatory information about one of…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Brandon Dixon’s tie-breaking double started a three-run ninth inning for Arizona, and the Wildcats won their first national title since 1986 with a 4-1 victory over two-time defending champion South Carolina on Monday night. James Farris and Mathew Troupe combined to limit the Gamecocks to three hits as the Wildcats won their fourth title overall. The others came in 1976 and 1980. Dixon, who entered the game in the sixth inning, sent a grounder down the third-base line past LB Dantzler for his first hit of the CWS. Tyler Webb relieved Matt Price (5-5), and Trent Gilbert…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Luke Hochevar tossed his second career shutout, Eric Hosmer homered and Yuniesky Betancourt drove in three runs to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-0 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Alcides Escobar and Alex Gordon both had three hits for the Royals, who were coming off an embarrassing sweep at the hands of St. Louis in which they were outscored 30-14. Hochevar (5-7) provided some much-needed rest for their weary bullpen. The mercurial right-hander struck out eight while walking only one in his second straight dominant outing. The same starter who…
Budget season rolls on for the Manhattan City Commission, and at last night’s work session several outside agencies came forward with funding proposals for the upcoming year. The discussion on the proposals intertwined with property tax and mill levy debates, and many topics were brought forth into the debate. The outside agencies included Boys and Girls Club, ATA, and the Manhattan Arts Center. Thus far, very few agencies requested more than their previous year’s request, a fact that impressed several Commissioners. The next round of outside agencies, including the Manhattan area chamber of commerce, Manhattan Public Library, and others will…
As reported earlier, the Manhattan Salvation Army Thrift Store is dealing with a $150,000 fire from this past weekend. According to Major Jerry Curttright, the current officer, because of the fire both the thrift store and the Community Care office have been closed. However, the office should be able to be opened within the next few days after a replacement door has been installed and the office cleaned. The fire also caused the church service on Sunday to be relocated. “The Lord provided on Sunday though, because we couldn’t have service there and AJ’s Pizzaria came over and said what…