MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July. Athletic Director Oliver Luck said the terms of the deal were confidential and WVU wouldn’t release details. But Luck said no state, taxpayer, tuition or other academic dollars will be used in the settlement. A person familiar with the agreement said the settlement totaled $20 million but did not know how much money would come from the university and how much the Big 12 may contribute.…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Tyshawn Taylor had 20 points for No. 4 Kansas, which fended off a stiff test from Kansas State for a 59-53 victory Monday night that put the Jayhawks alone in first place in the Big 12. Jeff Withey added 18 points,11 rebounds and nine blocked shots, helping make up for an off game by Thomas Robinson and allow the Jayhawks (21-5, 11-2) to win for the 36th time in their last 39 games against the Interstate 70 rival. Jamar Samuels had a season-high 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (17-8, 6-7), who missed out…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Leading scorer Carolyn Davis will miss the remainder of the season for Kansas after tearing her ACL and dislocating her left knee in a loss to Kansas State. Jayhawks coach Bonnie Henrickson announced the extent of the injury Monday. Davis felt to the court clutching her knee in the opening minutes of the Jayhawks’ 47-43 loss Sunday. Her leg was immobilized and she was removed from the arena on a stretcher. The 6-foot-3 junior had been averaging 17.5 points and scored at least 20 points eight times this season. Kansas (17-7, 6-6 Big 12) missed a…
The Manhattan High wrestling won its first Centennial League title in four years on Saturday at Highland Park. The Indians scored 190.5 points, easily outdistancing second place Junction City (156 pts), and Emporia (133 pts) in third. MHS crowned four champions: Davis Matthews (145 lbs), Brian Wood (170 lbs), Lee Suggs (195 lbs), and Deion Parker (220 lbs). The Tribe had four other wrestlers finish second, one in third, and two more in fourth. MHS will now wrestle in the 6A regional meet this Saturday at Derby. The tournament will start at 9:00am, and reports can be heard throughout the…
Jalana Childs and Branshea Brown combined for 28 points as the K-State women beat KU 47-43 in the Sunflower Showdown on Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum. In a game that featured nine ties and 11 lead changes, K-State would never lead by more than the final margin. Childs scored 18 points, including the bucket with 3:05 left that would put the Cats ahead to stay. After six Jayhawk misses that could’ve tied the game or given KU the lead, Brittany Chambers hit the clinching free throws with seven seconds left. KU was led by 12 points and 17 rebounds from Aishah…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) J’Covan Brown scored 23 points and Texas got a career effort from senior forward Alexis Wangmene to rally to a 75-64 victory over Kansas State on Saturday. The Longhorns’ third win in a row is an important one for a team desperate to build its NCAA tournament resume over the final weeks of the regular season. Texas trailed 40-27 at halftime before battling back. Brown, the Big 12’s leading scorer, made a deep 3-pointer to put the Longhorns ahead with just over 8 minutes to play. Wangmene had his first career double-double for Texas (16-9, 6-6 Big…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) President Barack Obama is recommending no additional funding in the next federal budget for construction of a new biosecurity lab in Kansas. The budget released Monday raises questions about the future of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility under construction in Manhattan near Kansas State University. The project is estimated to cost $650 million to complete and would replace an aging facility at Plum Island, N.Y. The administration requested $150 million in the current year, of which only $50 million was appropriated by Congress, which the White House says is insufficient to begin construction. Obama is asking…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former chief of staff to two past Democratic governors says he can’t remember them inviting legislators to the governor’s official residence by committee. Former Lt. Gov. Troy Findley says Govs. Mark Parkinson and Kathleen Sebelius invited groups of four or six lawmakers to Cedar Crest, the governor’s residence. He said they went through the House and Senate rosters alphabetically. Findley was the governor’s chief of staff from 2005 to 2010, serving both Sebelius and Parkinson. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor, also a Democrat, is investigating seven gatherings in January held at Cedar Crest by Republican…