Kaitlynn Pelger notched a career high 24 kills as K-State pulled out a five set victory over Creighton on Tuesday night in front of nearly 3,000 fans at Ahearn Fieldhouse. The Cats prevailed, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 17-25, and 15-13, scoring the final four points of the match to win. Pelger was one block away from K-State’s first triple-double in seven years, she had 13 digs and 9 blocks. Lilla Porubek added 15 kills. Sophomore Courtney Traxson got her first start of the year, and registered 7 kills. The Cats will host the Varney’s K-State Invitational this weekend with Georgia Southern,…
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The NCAA says eight Miami players must sit out games and repay benefits in order to play for the Hurricanes again. Starting quarterback Jacory Harris and four other players will sit out one game and make repayment. Defensive lineman Olivier Vernon must miss six games and repay $1,200. Defensive back Ray Ray Armstrong and tight end Dyron Dye will sit out four games. Defensive linemen Marcus Forston and Adewale Ojomo, linebacker Sean Spence, and wide receiver Travis Benjamin will sit out one game and make repayment. Vernon, Armstrong, and Dye all will miss the Canes’ game…
DETROIT (AP) Ramon Santiago hit a solo homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Santiago, who entered the game in the eighth as a pinch-runner, lifted Aaron Crow’s pitch over the right-field wall for only his fourth homer of the year. Joaquin Benoit (4-3) pitched two innings for the Tigers, matching his longest outing of the season. Crow (3-4) struck out Wilson Betemit with the bases loaded to end the ninth, and he got the first out of the 10th before…
While admitting to some frustrations with current conditions in the U-S government, Second District Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins of Kansas presented what’s being called a “path to prosperity” to Manhattan area business men and women, during a luncheon hosted by the Manhattan Area Chamber of commerce Tuesday. Jenkins admits to KMAN news it hasn’t been easy in Washington D.C. these days, with what she describes as a divided government.Jenkins has harsh criticism of the U-S Senate, saying when they don’t pass a budget, they don’t pass an appropriations bill. Jenkins also addressed concerns about local projects during her visit to Manhattan,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs have placed offensive tackle Ryan O’Callaghan on injured reserve and released backup kicker Todd Carter to reach the 80-player roster limit before Tuesday’s deadline. O’Callaghan had missed nearly all of training camp with an undisclosed injury. He was picked up off waivers before the 2009 season and started 12 games that year, but he was injured in training camp last season and Barry Richardson took over the starting job. Carter was signed on Aug. 10 as a second kicker in camp, but he’s played sparingly in three preseason games and never challenged…
Concerns and questions filled the auditorium at the Manhattan Public Library Tuesday evening when a community health care forum was presented by the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice. People of many different age groups and backgrounds, as well as many involved in the healthcare field were in attendance to ask questions of the three panelists. The panelists represented Pawnee Mental Health, Mercy Regional Health Center, and Konza Prairie Community Health and Dental Center. Questions ranged from insurance issues, to low income health care, and all the way to Medicare and Medicaid.
Click image above for full video recap of Tuesday’s press conference from the staff of Powercat Gameday. Coach Snyder and the Cats opened up the first press conference of the regular season on Tuesday. With the contest coming up against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels there are still several questions looming for the Cats. Coach Snyder addressed the questions at running back as well as the offseason progress of QB Collin Klein. Also interviewed were OL Clyde Aufner, DB Tysyn Hartman, and LB Emannuel Lamur. Powercat Gameday’s Matt Walters has the recap from the day’s event. Video by John Kurtz. C0verage…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M says it has not sent a letter of withdrawal to the Big 12 Conference. The brief statement by school spokesman Jason Cook comes a day after The New York Times said in a story posted on its Web site Monday night that university President R. Bowen Loftin sent a letter to Missouri Chancellor and Big 12 board chairman Brady Deaton to inform the league it was leaving. The report cited two unidentified college officials with direct knowledge of the decision. The university said Monday it had received a letter from Big 12 Commissioner…
The first of 13 home matches at Ahearn Fieldhouse this season will be Tuesday night as K-State volleyball hosts Creighton. The Cats are coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Georgia Tech tournament, with tight losses to the Yellow Jackets and Louisville, along with a win over Tennessee Tech. K-State will get a stern test from the Bluejays, who are coming off a 20-win season in which they upset Iowa State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Creighton is 1-2 this season with a pair of losses to Texas A&M, and win over UTSA. K-State volleyball will host…
DETROIT (AP) Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar hit back-to-back homers and the Kansas City Royals beat the first-place Detroit Tigers 9-5 Monday night. Alex Gordon also homered and Johnny Giavotella added a bases-loaded double for the Royals, who came in 18.5 games behind Central Division leaders. Luke Hochevar (9-10) ended a four-start winless streak. He gave up five runs on eight hits in seven innings. Max Scherzer (13-8) allowed seven runs on 10 hits and a walk in three-plus innings to drop to 2-2 in August. Both losses were to the Royals.