Author: KMAN Staff

Arizona Diamondbacks (55-66, fourth in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (50-74, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zach Davies (2-4, 3.99 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Royals: Jonathan Heasley (0-0) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -125, Royals +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday to open a two-game series. Kansas City is 50-74 overall and 30-34 in home games. Royals hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks seventh in the AL. Arizona is 55-66 overall and 23-34 in road…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics)  – Wyatt Thompson, who is entering his 21st season as the Voice of the Wildcats, will be inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame as he is one of three inductees to be enshrined in the Class of 2022. The ceremony will take place October 24 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan, and Thompson will be joined in the class by radio engineer Don Free, who was a longtime member of both the Kansas City Royals and K-State Sports Network radio networks. Over the course of his career, Thompson has been named the…

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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie announced the complete non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 season on Tuesday. The Wildcats’ non-conference slate features 10 home games, including a visit from defending Big Ten champion Iowa, participation in the 2022 Paradise Jam, a unique neutral site matchup against Wisconsin in the Brew City Battle and hosting South Dakota State in a neutral site game at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City in mid-December. K-State’s 2022-23 non-conference schedule includes five games against teams that reached the postseason in 2021-22, including two teams that played in the NCAA Tournament…

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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 and criminal discharge of a firearm in the 300 block of N. 9th St. in Manhattan on August 23, 2022, around 3:00 a.m. A 38-year-old male was…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/23/22: Dee McKee, Stephan Metzger Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:47 Segment 3 – 23:43 Segment 4 – 35:57 On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee and County Planner Stephan Metzger for the full hour.

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The following Big 12 football players have been named to national preseason watch lists. Check back daily for updates. Maxwell Award Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State Quentin Johnston, TCU Bijan Robinson, Texas Xavier Worthy, Texas JT Daniels, West Virginia Davey O’Brien Award Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State Doak Walker Award Eric Gray, Oklahoma Roschon Johnson, Texas Kendre Miller, TCU Devin Neal, Kansas Dominic Richardson, Oklahoma State Bijan Robinson, Texas Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State Biletnikoff Award Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State Quentin Johnston, TCU Marvin Mims, Oklahoma Isaiah Neyor, Texas…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones and wide receiver Mecole Hardman returned to practice with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, when they moved their training camp base from Missouri Western back to their own facility. Jones had been dealing with a back injury and Hardman had been out with a sore groin. There were still six players that did not practice during the first of two workouts before the Chiefs play their preseason finale Thursday night against Green Bay. Tight end Blake Bell is nursing a hip injury, defensive Carlos Dunlap a sore Achilles…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April. Joe Kelly (1-3), the seventh of eight White Sox pitchers, hit a pair of batters to start the inning. Ryan O’Hearn singled, and Waters drew a five-pitch walk with one out to break a 4-all tie. “It’s a big deal just getting here and the being able to contribute like that,” Royals manager…

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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/22/2022 Hour 1 – Tang adds last two players for 2022 class 00:00 – Tang adds last two players for 2022 class 25:22 – #1 Song of the Day/Ask Us Anything

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Meadowlark’s Parkinson’s Program Leader, Michelle Haub, reminds all that the 14th annual Speedy PD Race is Saturday morning. There are options for all fitness levels at the Speedy PD, such as a walk, or 5K and 10K runs. The event will be launched by people with Parkinson’s Disease singing the National Anthem at Tuttle Creek State Park. Haub says that Parkinson’s Disease can be managed to allow for a better quality of life, and that is the program’s goal. The program is available for anyone with Parkinson’s Disease; there is no requirement to live at Meadowlark. For more information about…

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