The Big 12 has extended its agreement through the 2025 season to host the Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The previous seven Conference title games have been played at the home stadium of the Dallas Cowboys. “We are pleased to extend our partnership with the Dallas Cowboys for another two years, and to continue holding our football championship in one of the world’s finest stadiums,” said Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark. “The climate-controlled environment along with nearby hotels and the Texas Live! entertainment district provide our guests a best-in-class football experience.” “We have…
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Former Wildcat Tejaswin Shankar captured the bronze medal in the men’s high jump on Wednesday afternoon (August 3) at the Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. The two-time NCAA champion, Shankar nabbed his first medal at an international competition with a height of 2.22m/7-3.25 on his first attempt to win India’s first track and field medal at the Commonwealth Games. It marked his second-highest mark of the outdoor season for Shankar, who won the NCAA Championship in a sudden death jump off with a season-best height of 2.27m/7-5.25 on June 11. He has now…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State soccer took a respite from training to address the media for the first time in the 2022 season on Wednesday at Buser Family Park. A transcript of seventh-year head coach Mike Dibbini is below. The Wildcats host Missouri State in a scrimmage that is free to the public on Saturday at 1 p.m., at Buser Family Park. K-State begins its seventh season on Thursday, August 18, against Northwestern at 7 p.m. Opening Statement… Mike Dibbini: “I feel like we’re in a good place. We have a lot more depth than we’ve had since we started the…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid will always have a special fondness for Travis Kelce, one of the first players that the Kansas City Chiefs drafted after the coach took over a downtrodden franchise following his own frustrating finish in Philadelphia. Reid had drafted his older brother, Jason, to play center for the Eagles, and through that process got to know the entire Kelce family. So when then-Chiefs general manager John Dorsey floated the idea of taking Travis in the third round of the 2013 draft, despite some off-the-field issues at Cincinnati, Reid had a pretty good idea of…
Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Joe Manchin have reached out to college sports leaders, including the Southeastern Conference commissioner, for feedback and ideas on how to regulate the way athletes are compensated for their names, images and likenesses. Tuberville (R-Ala.), a former college football coach who led Auburn to an undefeated season in 2004, and Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Wednesday that their staffs have already begun drafting a NIL bill that they said would will be in compliance. “The lack of meaningful leadership and a lack of clarity in this area resulting from Alston (Supreme Court decision) means that the U.S. Congress…
Two Kansas lawmakers who faced legal issues during their time in the Legislature have been soundly defeated in their bids for reelection. Freshman Rep. Aaron Coleman, of Turner, lost a three-way race to Melissa Oropeza, of Kansas City, Kansas, in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. And Republican Rep. Mark Samsel, of Wellsville, who has served in the Legislature since 2019, was defeated by conservative Carrie Barth, of Baldwin City. Coleman has been ensnared in controversy since running for election in 2020. He agreed in March to undergo mental health counseling and a domestic violence assessment to avoid prosecution on a misdemeanor domestic battery…
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats displayed a newfound sense of optimism about the election-year political climate Wednesday after voters in traditionally conservative Kansas overwhelmingly backed a measure protecting abortion rights. At the White House, President Joe Biden hailed the vote in Kansas as the direct result of outrage at the Supreme Court’s decision in June to repeal a woman’s constitutional right to obtain an abortion. Republicans and the high court “don’t have a clue about the power of American women,” Biden said. “Last night in Kansas, they found out.” On Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., boasted of the political winds “blowing at Democrats.” “Last…
News Radio KMAN · KMAN Special Interview: Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo We spoke with Publicist for the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo Ruth Nicolas about what attendees can expect at the rodeo, which runs August 3rd-6th with plenty of events for all to enjoy. Some of the included events this year are: PRCA Bulls, Broncs and Barrels – Wed, Aug. 3, 2022 Wild Bill Hickok PRCA Rodeo – Thur-Sat, Aug. 4 thru Aug. 6, 2022 Mutton Bustin’ – Wed-Sat, Aug. 3-6, 2022 7:30 PM Parade – Thur, Aug 4, 2022
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 3500 block of Mintons Lndg. in Manhattan on August 2, 2022, around 9:15 a.m. A 47-year-old female was listed as the victim when it…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/3/22: USD 383, Manhattan Fire Department, Downtown Manhattan INC. Segment 1 – 00:00 (USD 383) Segment 2 – 09:46 (USD 383) Segment 3 – 23:38 (Manhattan Fire Department) Segment 4 – 36:41 (Downtown Manhattan INC.) On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 – Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board member Jayme Morris-Hardeman. We also spoke with Manhattan Fire Department – Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes. In our final segment we spoke with Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Executive Director Gina Snyder.