Author: KMAN Staff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez’s sacrifice fly in the ninth gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep. The Royals entered the ninth trailing 1-0, but Emmanuel Clase walked the first two batters he faced. MJ Melendez drove home Kyle Isbel with the tying run and Perez drove in Nicky Lopez with the game-winner. The Guardians still lead the AL Central by two games over the Twins and White Sox Scott Barlow (6-4) earned the win. Clase (2-4) took the loss. He blew his first save since…

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Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before kicking off the NFL season at home where they became the second straight team to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in their own stadium. Somehow, they’re underdogs against the Buffalo Bills. “It’s going to be fun,” Rams All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald said. “I’m pretty sure it’s going to be loud. … We definitely got to go out there and play a good team and try to find a way to win.” The Bills are preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Every season without fail, when the Chiefs get a week off from their 17-game regular-season NFL grind, Kansas City coach Andy Reid gets asked to explain his 20-3 record when his teams are coming off a bye. And every season without fail, Reid finds a way to answer the question without ever really answering it. Turns out the same goes for his record in season openers. The Chiefs head into their game at Arizona on Sunday having won seven consecutive openers, including three against teams that were destined for the playoffs and one that reached…

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Missouri 25 14 26 25 10 (2) Kansas St. 27 25 24 20 15 (3) MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Ath – Led by 23 kills from Shaylee Myers and double-doubles from Elena Baka and Loren Hinkle, K-State outlasted its former conference rival Missouri in five sets Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum, 27-25, 25-14, 24-26, 20-25, 15-10. K-State (6-1) finished the match with a wire-to-wire fifth-set victory after Missouri (4-3) rebounded to force a decisive frame down 0-2. Myers came off the bench to lead the Wildcat offense, hitting .419 in producing her career-high kill total. Baka added 16 kills and a career-high 17 digs for…

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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 09/07/2022 Hour 1 – Derek Young from K-State Online 00:00 – Derek Young from K-State Online 12:17 – DY 23:06 – “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 9/7/22 Hour 2 – Band to stop playing Wabash if the chant doesn't stop 00:00 – Band top stop playing Wabash if the chant doesn’t stop 23:45 – Chant talk cont.

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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 theft in the 800 block of N. 11th St. in Manhattan on September 6, 2022, around 9:00 a.m. A 31-year-old male and a 49-year-old female were listed as the victims when…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 9/7/22: USD 383, Flint Hills Volunteer Center, Be Able Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 11:56 Segment 3 – 23:06 Segment 4 – 33:10 On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus USD 383 Director of Teaching and Learning Paula Hough and board member Kristin Brighton joined us ahead of the the board’s budget hearing and meeting Wednesday evening. Flint Hills Volunteer Center Executive Director Lori Bishop previewed the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony happening Sunday at Manhattan City Park. Arts on the Green, a fundraiser for Be Able happening on Sept 11, was previewed with…

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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and Crawford County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a homicide investigation in Arcadia, Kansas. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance Tuesday morning. Investigators say a woman called 911 Saturday morning after discovering the body of her friend. Arriving officers responded and found the body of 80-year-old Geneva Ham dead inside her home. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an autopsy, the coroner ruled Ham’s manner of death a homicide. Authorities continue to investigate and have not released any further information.

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Originally posted on Kstateonline.com by Derek Young After losing his entire 2021 football season to injury, Kansas State offensive lineman Taylor Poitier suffered another injury in his 2022 debut that will keep him out for the remainder of the season once again. The news was shared by head coach Chris Klieman during his weekly press conference on Tuesday when asked by KSO’s Derek Young. Poitier went down and was unable to come to his feet following the play where Deuce Vaughn drew a facemask penalty. The South Dakota defender that ripped the running back to the ground by his helmet also leg-whipped the K-State right guard. It…

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Originally posted on Kstateonline.com by Drew Galloway HEALTH UPDATES Kansas State was down a few starters on defense in the opener and lost starting offensive lineman Taylor Poitier during the game as well. Chris Klieman provided a few health updates during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. Poitier will miss the remainder of the season with a significant knee injury, and it is the second year in a row where he has been lost for the season with a knee injury. It is still a bit too early to tell if Josh Hayes and Shawn Robinson will return. One player that Klieman anticipates playing is TJ Smith. Smith was…

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