Author: KMAN Staff
**Go to 1:53 of video for Thomas’ TD**
Over one thousand fans turned out for the K-State football kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The public got a chance to see an hour of light workouts, and Coach Snyder and team captains Collin Klein, Arthur Brown, Alex Hrebec, Clyde Aufner, David Garrett, Tysyn Hartman, and Emmanuel Lamur spoke to the crowd. Players and coaches then signed autographs for the crowd. K-State’s first game is just 12 days away against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, September 3rd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kickoff will be at 6:10pm and Powercat Gameday begins at 2:00 on SportsRadio 1350 KMAN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jon Lester curbed the Kansas City Royals on three hits for six-plus innings and Jason Varitek tripled for the first time in more than four years as the Boston Red Sox won 6-1 on Sunday. Carl Crawford and Darnell McDonald hit solo home runs for the Red Sox. Lester (13-7) has allowed two runs and six hits in 13 innings in his past two starts to beat Kansas City and Tampa Bay. He is 5-1 with a 1.30 ERA in seven career starts against the Royals. Varitek’s two-out triple rolled to the right-center fence,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin spent Sunday’s practice riding a stationary bike and doing work with a trainer on the sideline, his right hand heavily bandaged after he reportedly got into an altercation with running back Thomas Jones. Head coach Todd Haley would not address the situation that occurred last week, calling it “family business.” Neither player was available to comment following practice. Jones took part in the full workout in the Chiefs’ first practice since breaking training camp in St. Joseph, Mo. They’re trying to get back on track after losing their…
Aggieville businesses joined in the festivities of welcoming back students to Manhattan on Saturday. The night began with a live concert from the band “Maybe Tomorrow” and belly dancers performing in Triangle Park. Some of the businesses were having deals, Varney’s extended their hours and Varsity Donuts was handing out samples. The main event, however, was the KSU Marching Band performing on the corner of Manhattan and Moro in front of Varney’s. The band is 390 members strong this year and Saturday night was their first performance of the 2011 – 2012 season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The University of Missouri intends to wait for the results of an NCAA investigation into pay-for-play allegations and other possible rules violations at Miami before making any decisions about the future of new men’s basketball coach Frank Haith, the school’s chancellor said Friday. Haith spent seven years at Miami before his surprise hire at Missouri in April. Former Hurricanes booster Nevin Shapiro told Yahoo Sports that Haith was aware of an alleged $10,000 payment to recruit DeQuan Jones via a Miami assistant coach in 2008. Shapiro, who is in federal prison after being convicted of running…
BALTIMORE (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens both ended their preseason touchdown droughts Friday night. Now, only Kansas City is searching for a victory. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor directed two fourth-quarter touchdown drives, the first ending with Jalen Parmele’s go-ahead 10-yard touchdown run with 7:16 remaining, and the Ravens rallied for a 31-13 victory over the winless Chiefs. Taylor later added a 5-yard TD run of his own, a dive to the right pylon that withstood a video review. He finished 5 for 11 for 88 yards. Kansas City’s Tyler Palko completed eight of 13 passes for 95…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jarrod Saltalamacchia pounded out a three-run homer, left-hander Andrew Miller gave Red Sox manager Terry Francona precisely what he was looking for and Boston rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Miller (5-1) allowed one run on three hits and a pair of walks over 5 1-3 innings, rarely finding himself in any trouble against the Royals’ feeble offense. It was his first start since July 31 after a pair of appearances out of the bullpen, and his first victory since July 20 at Baltimore. He was pulled after just…