The Southeastern Conference says it’s sticking with its 12-school membership for now. A statement from University of Florida President Bernie Machen, the chairman of the league’s presidents and chancellors committee, says the group met Sunday and “reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment.” Machen says no action was taken regarding Texas A&M or any other schools. However, Machen didn’t close the door on future growth. He says the group talked about the criteria and process associated with expanding should the league choose to grow in the future. The Aggies are reportedly seeking to leave the Big 12. The…
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CHICAGO (AP) Brent Lillibridge hit a three-run homer, John Danks pitched six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Sunday. Paul Konerko added three hits for the White Sox (60-60), who have won eight of 10 to reach .500. Alexei Ramirez had two hits and scored twice. Chicago improved its abysmal home record to 26-33 and moved within four games of AL Central-leading Detroit, which lost 8-5 at Baltimore. The White Sox won consecutive games in a single series at U.S. Cellular Field for the first time since June 21 and 22…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Give credit to Chiefs coach Todd Haley: He’s sticking with his plan. It was hard to give anybody else in camp much credit after Friday night. The team was back to work at its preseason headquarters on the campus of Missouri Western State University on Sunday, still smarting from a 25-0 thumping at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the kind of home rout that might typically cause coaches indigestion, but this season has been anything but typical. “You have to, as a head coach, look at the big picture all the…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The second of two sisters charged in the death of a Park City man goes on trial this week. KFDI reports that Rhonda Pischel is charged with first-degree murder in the May 2000 death of Todd Stover, 36. He died on an insulin overdose. Pischel’s sister, Sharon Huddleston, was convicted in February and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for 25 years. The sisters were living in Joplin, Mo., when they were arrested last July. Prosecutors said Huddleston was angry because Stover did not keep a promise to get her a job at an…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Lawrence city commissioners are expected to approve spending $1 million to fund planning to convert the former Farmland Industries plant into a business park. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the project to convert the former fertilizer plant is the largest development in Lawrence in many years. City Manager David Corliss says he wants the city to be able to offer lots ready for business in the next 12 to 18 months. He is urging commissioners meeting Tuesday to discuss a master plan for the 450-acre site to determine how many lots can be offered. Removal of old…
An Illinois man has been arrested for the weekend murder of a Junction City woman. Junction City Police officers apprehended Nathaniel Lewis, Jr., 19, Sunday morning on charges of First Degree Murder in the shooting death of Jennifer Pigg, 24. Officers were dispatched to an apartment just after 1 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers found Pigg dead from a single gunshot wound. The motive of the shooting is still unknown. An autopsy will be scheduled in Topeka. Lewis is currently confined at Geary County Detention Center and is being held on no bond…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) A Kansas soldier who died when the helicopter he was flying was shot down in Afghanistan will be memorialized this week in his hometown of Hays. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nichols was among 30 U.S. troops killed Aug. 6 in the crash of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The 31-year-old pilot grew up in Hays and graduated from Thomas More Prep-Marian High School. The Hays Daily News reports the funeral will be held Friday morning in the school’s fieldhouse. Nichols and his family lived in Kansas City, Mo. He served with the 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment…
ATLANTA, GA (AP) The New York Times is reporting that the Southeastern Conference presidents will meet Sunday to discuss Texas A admission to the league. A person with knowledge of the situation confrims to The Associated Press that the meeting will be held in Atlanta. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not been publicly discussed. The Times says all but one of the SEC presidents will be at the meeting, held a day before the Texas A System board of regents meets. The board has called a special meeting Monday that includes an agenda item…