KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Len Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, has entered hospice care in Kansas City. KMBC-TV, the Kansas City station where Dawson began his broadcasting career in 1966, confirmed Dawson is in hospice care through his wife, Linda. The MVP of the Chiefs’ 23-7 Super Bowl victory over Minnesota in January 1970, Dawson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and received the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 2012. From Alliance, Ohio, Dawson starred at Purdue and was selected fifth overall…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tony Gonsolin took a no-hit try into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 11th straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-3 Friday night. Gonsolin (14-1) tied Atlanta’s Kyle Wright for the NL wins lead. The Dodgers, with the best record in the majors, broke open the game on Trayce Thompson’s three-run homer in the eighth. “Tony was good,” manager Dave Roberts said. “I think it helped that this was a very aggressive ballclub. They were aggressive in the zone.” “I thought in the sixth or seventh inning he hit a…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/12/2022 Hour 1 – Mitch called 911 for the First time 00:00 – Mitch’s grandpa passed/Mitch called 911 for the First time 21:25 – WR coach Thad Ward with media 30:17 – Baseball fans torn on Field of Dreams stadium The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/12/2022 Hour 2 – Baylor FB preview with Ashley Hodge of Sicem365 00:00 – Baylor FB preview with Ashley Hodge of Sicem365 17:05 – OL coach Conor Riley with media 27:22 – #1 Song of the Day 33:58 – Ask Us Anything
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State volleyball will have all 12 home matches broadcast across multiple platforms in 2022, including a nationally televised match on ESPNU against Iowa State, K-State Athletics and Big 12 Conference officials announced Friday. Beginning with the home opener at Bramlage Coliseum on August 26, K-State’s Emmy-winning K-StateHD.TV department will produce every home contest streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. The Wildcats and Cyclones nationally televised match on ESPNU on Sunday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m. will also be produced by K-StateHD.TV. The broadcast team of Brian Smoller and former Wildcat two-time All-American Liz Wegner-Busch are…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/12/22: Ascension VIa Christi, Flint Hills Job Corps, Leonardville PRIDE Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:03 Segment 3 – 22:00 Segment 4 – 33:54 On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Ascension Via Christi Director of Physician Services Don Hedden and Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Dan Samani, and Rehab Physician Dr. Seth Oliphant. Flint Hills Job Corps representatives Melissa Graf and Gina Shope also joined the program. In our final segment Chandra Ruthstrom with Leonardville PRIDE previews this weekend’s Hullabaloo.
ESPN has revealed its television schedule for the 2022 Big 12 soccer and volleyball seasons. Thirteen contests featuring Big 12 teams will be highlighted on ESPN telecasts this season. Ten volleyball contests were announced while three soccer matches were selected, including the final of the 2022 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will stream over 150 matchups throughout the regular season and will air quarterfinal and semifinal matchups of the 2022 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. Longhorn Network is scheduled to showcase each Texas home match while SoonerVision on ESPN+ will air Oklahoma’s…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats and independents and a notable shift in Republican-leaning counties contributed to the overwhelming support of abortion rights last week in traditionally conservative Kansas, according to a detailed Associated Press analysis of the voting results. A proposed state constitutional amendment would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban abortions outright. But Kansas voters rejected the measure by nearly 20 percentage points, almost a mirror of Republican Donald Trump’s statewide margin over Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke worked out of trouble to hold Chicago scoreless into the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Dylan Cease and the White Sox 5-3 on Thursday. Greinke allowed nine hits but didn’t walk a batter, striking out five while throwing 95 pitches in 6 1/3 innings. The White Sox loaded the bases with no outs on three straight singles in the third, but Grienke struck out Eloy Jimenez and Jose Abreu and induced Yasmani Grandal’s inning-ending grounder. “I don’t think you’re going to see a pitcher put on a display of tough…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State student-athletes continued to receive honors and accolades for their hard work in the classroom in 2021-22, as 29 Wildcats were named to the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in an announcement by the conference office on Thursday. In the 10 years of the award’s existence, K-State has placed 329 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Teams. The Wildcats saw five student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The six recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Adah Anderson (soccer), Jayden Brandt (rowing), Serena Sundell (women’s basketball), Chris Tennant (football)…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/11/2022 FULL SHOW – Skylar Thompson impressing Miami folks 00:00 – “Do They Know It?” hosted by Big Steve 17:50 – Skylar Thompson impressing Miami folks 28:15 – #1 Song of the Day 36:46 – Ask Us Anything