Author: Mitch Fortner

(AP) A person familiar with the situation says the University of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men’s basketball program. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the NCAA nor the school had announced the notice, which was first reported by Yahoo Sports. That initial report, citing unnamed sources, said the notice included three Level 1 violations tied primarily to recruiting, lack of institutional control and a responsibility charge leveled against Hall of Fame coach Bill Self. Yahoo also reported that Kansas…

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Ned Yost did something that few thought possible when he took over the Kansas City Royals in 2010: He not only built the organization into a winner but delivered the long-suffering organization its first World Series title in three decades. Now, he’s leaving the next rebuilding job to someone else. Yost announced Monday that he will be retiring at the end of the season, ending a nine-year tenure that included two American League pennants and that dramatic 2015 championship. The announcement came on an off-day for the Royals, who lost 12-8 on Sunday to the AL Central-leading Twins to fall…

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0:00 – Interview with K-State basketball coach Bruce Weber 15:42 – Reaction to Weber’s comments/KU in big trouble 24:23 – Vegas line moving around for K-State at OSU 31:22 – Recap of the Big 12 weekend 0:00 – Mike Gundy/Charles from Wamego returns/Okie State 19:44 – Coach Klieman on Big 12 teleconference 26:59 – Twitter questions 35:04 – This weekend in the Big 12

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(AP) Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs won a showdown between two of the NFL’s top offenses. The Ravens made them work for it until the very end. Mahomes threw for 374 yards and three touchdowns in another dazzling performance, Kansas City held quarterback Lamar Jackson in check most of the rain-soaked afternoon, and the Chiefs held on for a 33-28 victory over Baltimore on Sunday. LeSean McCoy and Darrel Williams combined for 116 yards rushing and a score in place of the injured Damien Williams, while the Chiefs (3-0) stopped the Ravens three times on 2-point attempts. The last came…

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From K-State Kansas State wrapped up the non-conference portion of its 2019 schedule on Saturday night at Buser Family Park, as the Wildcats faced seventh-ranked BYU. The Cougars defended their ranking with a 5-0 win over the Wildcats. Kansas State falls to 2-5-2 on the season, while BYU improves to 8-0-0 and has only surrendered one goal on the season. “That was a really good team there,” said K-State head coach Mike Dibbini. “I’ve got to give them credit, they’re undefeated and have only given up one goal for a reason, you saw it right there. We tried to match…

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0:00 – Skylar 3:16 is ballin’/Go Cowboys! 14:26 – Miles To Go/John In Vegas 24:48 – Interview with Mitch Holthus 35:32 – Ask Us Anything 0:00 – Skylar Thompson’s impact goes beyond stats 12:03 – Interview with KSO’s Derek Young 22:39 – The Office trivia night 33:10 – Ask Us Anything

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From K-State Four Saturday home games, including three consecutive contests against Texas, Kansas and Iowa State to end the regular season, highlight the Big 12 Conference portion of the 2019-20 Kansas State men’s basketball schedule released today (September 18). The Big 12 season tips off Saturday, January 4 when K-State travels to Norman, Oklahoma to play the Sooners and ends on Saturday, March 7 when the Wildcats host Iowa State on Senior Day. The Big 12 home opener will be Tuesday, January 7 against TCU at 8 p.m., CT. “Our league continues to be, if not the best, but one…

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From K-State Kansas State women’s basketball will open the Big 12 portion of the 2019-20 season on Sunday, January 5 in Bramlage Coliseum against West Virginia, as the league office has announced the complete Big 12 Conference schedule. The conference schedule features a double round robin format for the seventh-consecutive year consisting of 18 games with squads playing each other twice. The team(s) that finish with the highest winning percentage in league games will be crowned the Big 12 regular season champion. The Big 12 is the only of the five peer conferences in which teams have to face each…

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0:00 – KSU football is more fun than ever 15:52 – Patrick Mahomes/Klieman on ESPN+ 28:09 – Les Conference: Week 3 34:40 – Isaiah Zuber dropped a big pass 0:00 – Recruits like the new Cats 11:50 – Interview with Curry Sexton 22:02 – Meet The Wildcats: James Gilbert 31:03 – Jabroni of the Week

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K-State Sports Helping Kansas State earn an impressive 31-24 comeback victory at No. 23 Mississippi State last week, safety Denzel Goolsby and wide receiver/kick returner Malik Knowles have been named the Big 12 Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. Both players earned weekly conference honors for the first time in their careers as they helped the Wildcats pick up their first road win over an SEC team who was in the conference at the time of the game. The duo has aided K-State to a 3-0 start for the first time since…

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