A pair of Big 12 teams plus TCU remain alive in the NCAA baseball regionals, and all three are battling back after losing their postseason opener. Each has a chance to advance to the super regionals on Monday night. – #4 national seed Baylor was tripped up on Friday night by Oral Roberts, 4-2, but has won three straight elimination games in Waco. The Bears beat UT Arlington 11-6 on Saturday, got their revenge against the Golden Eagles 5-2 on Sunday afternoon, and then defeated Dallas Baptist 9-2 on Sunday night. Baylor must beat the Patriots again in the regional finals again on Monday night at…
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon is due in court after he was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge this weekend in Oklahoma. Payne County sheriff Sgt. Brandon Ingham says the 22-year-old former Oklahoma State star is scheduled to go before a judge Monday afternoon. Authorities say Blackmon was arrested early Sunday morning after a breathalyzer test showed he had had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. The Jaguars selected Blackmon with the fifth pick in this year’s NFL draft in the hopes that he could upgrade the league’s worst…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Vin Mazzaro pitched six stellar innings and the Kansas City Royals beat punchless Oakland 2-0 Sunday, handing the Athletics their third shutout in four games. Eric Hosmer homered as the Royals sent the A’s to their 10th loss in 11 games. Mazzaro (2-0), who pitched for the A’s in 2009-10 before being traded to the Royals, allowed four singles, walked three and struck out three. Mazzaro escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first after giving up singles to Collin Cowgill and Josh Reddick and walking Kila Ka’aihue. Brandon Inge grounded out to end the inning. …
Despite the rainy weather, a large crowd came to witness the ribbon cutting ceremony for Sunset Zoo’s Nature Exploration Center. The center features numerous multi-purpose classrooms with updated technology. The interactive distance learning lab will even stream classes via web cam to other places throughout the state. Mayor, Loren Pepperd says “many people may not realize about 25% of Sunset Zoo’s animals cannot be exhibited outside, such as various snakes and birds.” The new classrooms will allow children to interact with these animals and learn more about them. Other features include; a new entryway, gift shop, education animal ambassador rooms,…
Animals were seen, wine was had and support of Sunset Zoo continued. On Saturday, June 2, Sunset Zoo had their sixth annual Wine in the Wild event. This year had a little something special to add as it gave guests a chance for a sneak peek into the new Nature Exploration Center. Wine in the Wild began as a way to raise money to building the center and has continued to grow in size and support. This year’s event looked to bring in about 450 to 500 people, said Mark Ellner, vice president of Friends of Sunset Zoo and co-chair…
The Riley County Police Department was searching for a runaway who was last seen Saturday, May 26. As of Friday, June 1, the search is over. Telisa Adel Molina, a 15-year-old who is supposed to be in SRS custody from Dodge City, was located in Manhattan at about 4:30 pm.
Four Big 12 baseball teams entered opening night of NCAA Regional action last night. The Oklahoma Sooners hoped to get in their first round match-up with the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the Charlottesville Regional, but were not able to play due inclement weather conditions. Instead, they will start play tonight at 6:00pm. The winner will face the winner of Virginia and Army who play at 1:00 this afternoon. One of the three other Big 12 teams in the tournament finds themselves surprisingly one loss away from the end of their season. The Waco Regional host Baylor Bears met up with the Oral Roberts Golden…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Felipe Paulino kept the scuffling Athletics at bay for six innings Friday night, and the Kansas City Royals’ bullpen handled the rest in a 2-0 victory that gave Oakland its season-worst ninth straight loss. Yuniesky Betancourt came off the disabled list to provide an RBI double in the first, and Mike Moustakas added an RBI blooper to left later in the inning, helping Kansas City win for only the sixth time in 23 games at Kauffman Stadium this season. Paulino (3-1) has emerged as the ace of the Royals’ haphazard starting rotation, holding the opposition off…