MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Thomas Gipson scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Jamar Samuels added 12 points on 7-of-9 free-throw shooting to help Kansas State defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 92-50 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (3-0) led just 36-29 at halftime after shooting 38 percent from the field, but they put the game out of reach in the first eight minutes of the second half with a 28-6 run. The Hawks (1-4) kept it close early, with Percy Woods and Louis Bell combing to make 4 of 6 tries from 3-point range by midway through the first half. Maryland-Eastern…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kim English had 19 points to lead six Tigers in double figures and No. 21 Missouri dominated No. 20 California 92-53 on Tuesday night to win the CBE Classic. Marcus Denmon added 18 points and was the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Matt Pressey had 13 points and Michael Dixon finished with 11 for the Tigers (5-0), who won the event just a couple hours’ drive from their campus in Columbia for the second time in four appearances. Missouri built a 45-26 lead by halftime and the outcome was never in doubt over the final 20…
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Elijah Johnson scored 23 points and No. 14 Kansas nearly blew all of a 20-point lead before pulling away for a 72-56 win over UCLA in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday night. Thomas Robinson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Tyshawn Taylor added 13 points and six assists and Kansas reached Wednesday night’s championship game against No. 6 Duke, undefeated in the Maui Invitational while winning four titles. Kansas (3-1) looked as though it was going to run away from the Bruins at the start, going up 12 points in the first 6…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State Wildcats stumbled out of the gates against their in-state rival Kansas Jayhawks, but responded to notch their 20th win of the season and solidify their chances for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. K-State got the victory 19-25, 25-18, 26-24, 28-26 to beat the Jayhawks to close the regular season. K-State (20-10, 9-7) currently stands in fourth place in the Big 12 Conference but must await matches this weekend to see where the Wildcats will be in the end. Oklahoma can tie the Wildcats for fourth if the Sooners can upset the No. 6…
Yet another armed robbery in Manhattan, this time at the Dara’s Fast Lane at 5321 Tuttle Creek Blvd. A press release from RCPD Capt. Richard Fink says Dara’s management reported the robbery occurred around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday evening when a white male presented the clerk with a note. The suspect then raised his jacket and revealed a gun in the waist band of his jeans, though at no point removed it from his pants. The clerk complied with the instructions on the note and the suspect fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash. Fink says the suspect was…
Riley County police have arrested a Manhattan man on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child. Michael Combs, 34, was taken into custody Tuesday, after a search warrant was executed at his home in the 2100 block of Patricia Place. The search warrant was part of an ongoing investigation involving the possession of child pornography and was executed by the Riley County Police Department Internet Crimes against children Unit and the Special Investigations Unit. Combs’ bond has been set at $5,000.
Growth means more traffic, and that means more road concerns for Pottawatomie county officials. County Administrator Robert Reece says increased traffic and road improvements are to be expected in the many new subdivisions which are going up in the county, particularly in the St. George area. Reece says commissioners have been considering a variety of road improvement projects, such as dust control and chip and seal…. The particular area dealt with by commissioners Monday was Franklin Road in St. George, with a concern expressed by Carl Hood and Toby Powel. Public Works Director Leu Lowery says he’ll take a look…
Once again Manhattan has impressive unemployment numbers compared to other metropolitan areas in the state. The Manhattan metro area shows 4.9 percent, the lowest for metro areas. The Manhattan M-S-A includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties. The 4.9 percent October figure is lower than September 5.4 number and lower than last year’s 5.2 percent. Meanwhile, the city of Manhattan had a 3.9 percent unemployment rate, also the lowest in the state for cities. That compares to 4.4 percent in September of this year and 4.3 percent last year at the same time. Riley County’s rate was four percent, Pottawatomie County’s…
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to Rob Gronkowski and the New England Patriots shook off a sluggish start to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 34-3 on Monday night. Julian Edelman returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown and Kyle Arrington had two interceptions, helping the Patriots (7-3) increased their AFC East lead to two games. The Chiefs (4-6) weren’t expected to do much on offense behind untested quarterback Tyler Palko, making his first career start with Matt Cassel injured. And they didn’t, managing just a 26-yard field goal by Ryan Succop with 1:30 left…
Two area legends will be enshrined in the Kansas High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in the class of 2012. Manhattan High graduate Amy Oberhelman won 10 state championships and was named all-American 13 times during her career as a swimmer from 1990 until 1994. Oberhelman set six state records including the 200 freestyle, which still stands today. She attended Stanford University where she helped lead the Cardinal to three NCAA championships, and was named an all-American eight times. 12 team state titles and 71 individual state champions in cross country and track, that’s the tally in 33 years…