Not a blip was registered nationally for K-State basketball at the start of the season. But, everyone has taken notice of the Cats after an 11-1 start and a Diamond Head Classic championship. K-State cracked the Associated Press’ Top 25 for the first time this week after their 82-46 win over Howard on Saturday. The Cats check in at #23 in the nation. Baylor is #4, Missouri is #7, and KU is ranked #14. K-State is #22 in the coaches’ poll. The Sunflower Showdown will tip off the Big 12 schedule for both teams on Wednesday night at Allen Field…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Brandon Weeden threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns to Justin Blackmon in his final collegiate game, and Quinn Sharp hit a 22-yard field goal in overtime to give No. 3 Oklahoma State a 41-38 win over Andrew Luck and No. 4 Stanford in a wildly entertaining Fiesta Bowl on Monday night. The most anticipated postseason game outside of the BCS championship, the Fiesta Bowl was an impressive offensive show, two of the nation’s best teams trading big plays and scores. Oklahoma State (12-1) had the last one on Sharp’s game-winner to win in its first…
WACO, Texas (AP) Perry Jones III had 14 points with 12 rebounds and fourth-ranked Baylor remained undefeated with a 61-52 victory over Texas A&M in the Big 12 opener for both teams Monday night. The Bears (14-0) have started the season with the first 14-game winning streak in school history. Baylor led throughout after scoring the game’s first eight points, and led by as many as 19 points in the second half. Elston Turner had 21 points for Texas A&M (9-4), which has lost three of its last four games. Khris Middleton had 14 points. Part of the Bears’…
Click here for full Cotton Bowl Video Coverage from TheGamedayNetwork.com The Cats arrived at Cowboys Stadium to prepare for the Cotton Bowl contest with Arkansas. Media Day highlights from Coach Bill Snyder, Collin Klein, Arthur Brown, Tysyn Hartman, Chris Harper plus comments from Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino. John Kurtz video.
DENVER (AP) Tim Tebow fell short in his latest comeback bid, yet his Denver Broncos are still going to the playoffs. Former Bronco Kyle Orton got his revenge in leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 7-3 win over Denver on Sunday, but it’s the Broncos who clinched the AFC West and is headed to the postseason. After congratulating their former starting quarterback, the Broncos celebrated the end to their six-year playoff drought once San Diego beat Oakland 38-26 later Sunday. Losers of their last three games, the Broncos finished 8-8, same as the Raiders. They win their first…
Manhattan has it’s first homicide, mere hours into the new year. According to a press release from the RCPD, officers were called to 1827 Fairlane Road Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. after receiving reports of shots being fired. Upon arrival at the scene Officers discovered that Frederick Charles Beverly, 21, of Manhattan had been shot. Beverly was transported to Mercy Health Center where he was pronounced dead. This case is being investigated as a homicide. If you have any information regarding this case please contact Det. Runyan at the Riley County Police Department. (785) 537-2112 ext. 2465. KMAN News…
If the Kansas State Wildcats had any lingering effects of jet lag resulting from their long flight from Hawaii, they didn’t show it on Saturday afternoon in their first home game since December 11. Rodney McGruder led five players in double figures and K-State knocked down a season-high 13 3-pointers including 10 in the first half as the Wildcats ran their winning streak to six games with an 82-46 blowout at Bramlage Coliseum. Also scoring in double figures for Kansas State were Will Spradling with 13 points despite missing most of the first half after picking up two early fouls,…
Riley County Police received a call at 2:30 Friday afternoon from a citizen concerning two bodies they found at a house located on 715 Yuma in Manhattan. The bodies were located by RCPD , and identified as 23 -year -old Amanda Victoria Bonner and 26- year -old Kawon Darmet Higgins. Police on the scene say the investigation has just begun, and more information will be released on the incident as it develops. Captain Tim Hegarty of the Riley County Police Department on location of the incident.