Author: KMAN Staff
A Kansas State student died this weekend in a ski accident in Colorado. KMAN news learned Saturday of the death of Garrett Spencer, 19, who officials are listing as the 17th fatality on Colorado slopes for the season. Mineral County Sheriff Fred Hosselkus provided details to KMAN Sunday afternoon. Hosselkus indicates Spencer, of Hesston, Ks., was skiing with three friends. Hosselkus thought one of the other skiers was from Kansas State but did not have a name. Hosselkus indicates the accident happened at about 10:30 Saturday morning. Spencer was reportedly a novice skiier, with the accident occurring on the second…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior right-hander Matt Applegate turned in his best start of the season and relievers Gerardo Esquivel and Nate Williams followed with 3.1 scoreless innings as the Wildcats topped No. 21 Texas, 5-2, in Big 12 Conference action Friday at Tointon Family Stadium. The Wildcats, who snapped a five-game losing streak to the Longhorns, moved to 13-8 on the season and evened their Big 12 record at 2-2. The win marked the second-straight week that K-State has opened a conference series with a victory against a ranked opponent after the Cats defeated No. 8 Texas A&M last Friday, 15-12. Texas saw its six-game winning streak end,…
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Kansas City Royals closer Joakim Soria will undergo reconstructive elbow surgery and will miss the season. The surgery is scheduled for April 3. Soria made the decision Friday after being examined by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. for a third opinion. He had already been diagnosed with right elbow ligament damage by the Royals physicians and Dr. Lewis Yocum, who will perform the surgery in Los Angeles. If you have been through this or something similar, one of the best ways to recover after surgery is to relax. At home, some people may find the relaxation…
OMAHA, Neb. – Nebraska has hired Colorado State’s Tim Miles as its new basketball coach. Colorado State athletic director Jack Graham announced Friday night that Miles had resigned so he could take the job with the Cornhuskers. Miles, who toured Nebraska’s facilities on Friday morning, is expected to be introduced at a news conference in Lincoln on Saturday. The 45-year-old Miles, who replaces Doc Sadler, just finished his fifth year at Colorado State. This season he coached the Rams to a 20-12 record and their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2003. They lost to Murray State 58-41 in their tournament…
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State says reserves Tavon Sledge and Jordan Railey are leaving the program. Coach Fred Hoiberg said Friday that Sledge and Railey intend to transfer in an effort to find more playing time elsewhere. Sledge played in just eight games last season as a freshman, averaging a point per game. Railey, a 6-foot-10 sophomore center from Beaverton, Ore., played in 13 games. Hoiberg says Sledge and Railey are both “great kids” and that he’ll help them find new schools.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback acknowledges he set up private meetings with Republican legislators at his official residence to discuss his agenda but says the events didn’t violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act. Brownback said Friday that the manager at Cedar Crest, the governor’s residence, made an inaccurate statement when she told a legislator’s assistant in a January email that lawmakers would discuss business. But the Republican governor said he intended to talk about his legislative agenda at the gatherings and did. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor, a Democrat, is investigating seven meetings in January at Cedar Crest…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s proposal to move up the date to require proof of citizenship for voter registration is again before the Kansas Senate. The Lawrence Journal -World reports that House members have replaced the contents of a Senate bill with Kobach’s plan. Kobach said the move allows the Senate to vote on it. Opponents of the ID requirement say the move, called a “gut and go,” is a questionable maneuver to sneak through controversial legislation. Legislators enacted a law last year requiring Kansans registering to vote for the first time to provide proof of U.S.…