MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – A pair of Wildcats saw their names on preseason watch lists on Tuesday, as Kansas State defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah was one of 85 players named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, while offensive lineman Cooper Beebe was named one of 89 players on the Outland Trophy watch list, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced. It is the first time either player has been named candidates for those respective awards. The Nagurski Trophy is presented to the nation’s most outstanding defensive player by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Anudike-Uzomah was one of 10 Big 12 defenders…
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Two cornerstones of the Chiefs’ four straight AFC title game appearances walked into training camp elsewhere this week, and Kansas City coach Andy Reid will be spending much of the next month figuring out how to replace them. That task alone could determine whether a fifth consecutive championship game appearance awaits in January. The biggest departure came when the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins for a package of draft picks in January, a move made with an eye both on long-term success and the bottom line but with the immediate effect of depriving…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke is getting to the point in his career where it seems as though just about every start brings with it some kind of record, even those that the former Cy Young winner never anticipated seeing. Like his name climbing the career strikeouts list. Hardly known for his overpowering stuff, Greinke nevertheless moved into the top 20 on Monday night while combining with four Kansas City Royals relievers to hold the scuffling Los Angeles Angels to five hits in a 7-0 victory. “It’s crazy. I never really thought about any of this stuff, but…
The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 07/25/22 Hour 1 – 9:30 CFB time slot not that essential, Mandel 00:00 – Jacob Pullen gave us another memory 17:41 – 9:30 CFB time slot not that essential, Mandel 36:43 – Troy on MLB HOF class The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 07/25/22 Hour 2 – KU's Self and Townsend not on road this summer 00:00 – RIP Paul Sorvino/MLB HOF Wrap Up/KU’s Self and Townsend not on road this summer 19:06 – Two future cats on ESPN 300 for 2023 28:19 – #1 Song of the Day 37:02…
A neuroscience research center operating out of Kansas State has received millions in grant funds, the second phase of the program which began in 2017. The National Institutes of Health provided over 11 million dollars to the K-State led Cognitive and Neurobiological Approaches to Plasticity Center. The funding will support work over the next 5 years, with researchers exploring how the human brain changes over time. CNAP Director Kimberly Kirkpatrick called the award a ‘fantastic achievement,’ adding they have plans to use the money to make significant infrastructure upgrades as well as support junior faculty development. Researchers say new work…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 7/25/22: Sunset Zoo, Everybody Counts, VFW Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:17 Segment 3 – 20:23 Segment 4 – 33:56 On Monday’s edition of In Focus, KMAN welcomed guests from the Sunset Zoo, organizers of the Everybody Counts event, as well as the Manhattan VFW and Kansas JCI Senate. The first half of the program, we were joined by the Zoo’s Marketing and Event Coordinator Jayna Ukrazhenko. She discussed how the organization copes with high heat as well as rainy days — and what they can provide both animals and human guests…
Two Manhattan residents were injured around 10:45pm Sunday in the 6100 block of Anderson Avenue. RCPD responded to the scene where a 2003 Subaru Forester operated by 25-year-old Jose Castro-Rivera had been traveling west when he maneuvered to avoid a deer. Police say the vehicle left the road, partially overturned, and came to an up-right stop in a field. Castro-Rivera and his passenger, 22-year-old Axel Chaves, were both transported to Via Christi Hospital with minor injuries.
Riley County Police on Friday arrested a man in connection to a June 5th shooting. 25-year-old Tyrell Harper was taken into police custody just before 3 p.m. July 22nd. Harper is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as well as aggravated battery. Police accuse Harper of punching a 21-year-old woman in the face before shooting her in the leg in the 900 block of Bluemont Avenue in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 5th. He is also alleged to have fired multiple rounds in the air in the incident. The woman, who told police she did not…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State women’s basketball was successful in the classroom as well as the court during the 2021-22 season, as the Wildcats received Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Honor Roll Special Mention for its team grade point average last season. Of the three Big 12 programs to be included, K-State led all Big 12 programs with its team GPA. Under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State women’s basketball completed the 2021-22 academic year with a team grade point average of 3.357. K-State was one of 31 teams on the WBCA Academic Honor Roll and Special…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State senior cornerback Julius Brents is one of just 35 players in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2022 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation’s best defensive back, the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame announced Monday. Brents, one of three Big 12 defensive backs on this year’s initial list, is the first Kansas State candidate for the award since current New York Jet D.J. Reed was a preseason candidate in 2017. K-State has a long history with the Jim Thorpe Award, which includes 2002 winner Terence Newman,…