Author: Mitch Fortner

From K-State Athletics On the opening night of the new Buser Family Park, Kansas State scored an equalizing goal before halftime, but Arkansas State used one of its two second half shots to secure the win on Thursday night, 2-1. Arkansas State (1-1-0) captured the first goal of the night in the 28th minute. Sarah Sodoma dribbled the ball to the end line before crossing a pass into the six-yard box. The ball found the foot of Hailey Furio, who tapped in from close range. K-State (0-2-1) answered in the 38th minute to even the match. Brookelynn Entz eluded a…

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From K-State Athletics Kansas State’s men’s basketball team will be honored for their 2019 Big 12 regular-season championship during Saturday’s football home opener with Nicholls at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The nine returning members of the team – Cartier Diarra, James Love III, Makol Mawien, Pierson McAtee, Mike McGuirl, Nigel Shadd, Xavier Sneed, Levi Stockard III and Shaun Williams – as well departed seniors Barry Brown, Jr., and Dean Wade – will be recognized during the first quarter, along with head coach Bruce Weber and members of the coaching staff. Brown and Wade are planning to travel back to Manhattan…

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0:00 – What you see is what you get from Chris Klieman 12:27 – Coach Klieman knows what we want at wide receiver 25:36 – Interview with Curry Sexton 35:19 – TCU and WVU about to catch KU 0:00 – Royals being sold?/Alex Delton wins QB job at TCU 12:24 – Team entrance update/Skylar Thompson 23:51 – TV Themes of the day/Jabroni of the Week

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0:00 – Not sure what to expect Saturday from K-State football 12:30 – JO is back at K-State/Football released depth chart 24:10 – Les Miles isn’t quite sure where he is 33:28 – Twitter rapid fire/K-State soccer with Mitch 0:00 – Defensive depth chart/Teleconference with Coach Klieman 11:50 – Interview with K-State AD Gene Taylor 27:18 – How worried should we be worried about Nichols? 33:00 – Preview of Big 12 weekend

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From K-State Athletics For the third time in four seasons, Kansas State played an overtime match in the opening weekend. K-State and Omaha played to a scoreless draw on Sunday afternoon at Caniglia Field. K-State is winless in 11 straight matches dating back to the 2018 season, including a six-match road winless stretch. Kansas State (0-1-1) led in total shots, 16-8, but only tallied a 4-3 edge in shots on goal. The Wildcats had a 9-3 advantage in corner kicks. K-State and Omaha (0-1-1) were scoreless in the first half. K-State senior goalkeeper Emma Malsy pocketed a pair of saves,…

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From K-State Athletics K-State concluded its exhibition slate with a come-from-behind five-set win over Missouri Saturday afternoon at Ahearn Field House, 25-22, 14-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11. “We were pleased,” head coach Suzie Fritz said following the match. “What a great opportunity for us to, organically, have to play well and play long and play consistently and having to come back after being down 2-1. I just think there were a lot of tremendous learning opportunities for us in that one. Also, to be able to gain some confidence and find our way through and win in five is, I think,…

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0:00 – Mexican food/Nijel Pack now top 80 player/Angel Rodriguez 12:59 – KSU player receives medical hardship/fullbacks 26:27 – Hoop and the harm/Most interesting comment from Klieman 34:53 – TV theme of the day 39:34 – What K-State spends on football to recruit

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0:00 – Good KSU injury news/John is a smart guy 12:24 – Interview with Texas PCGD reports Joe Taylor 23:35 – Coach Klieman and bikes 32:56 – TV theme of the day 37:17 – Klieman doing things his own way 52:01 – Ask Us Anything

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(AP) Nicky Lopez and Nick Dini homered on successive pitches in the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals stretched Baltimore’s latest losing streak to eight games, defeating the Orioles 5-4 Monday night. Kansas City (45-80) won for only the sixth time in its last 22 games, and Baltimore (39-86) absorbed its 13th loss in 14 games. The only team with fewer wins than these two struggling clubs is Detroit. Orioles starter John Means (8-9) kept Kansas City hitless until Lopez led off the sixth inning with a single to spark a three-run uprising that wiped out a 1-0 deficit.…

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From K-State Athletics Kansas State junior quarterback Skylar Thompson was one of 49 players in the country to be named a candidate for the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation announced Monday. Thompson joins a list of the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterbacks who are up for the award. He is the fifth candidate in school history, joining former finalists Chad May (1994) and Michael Bishop (1998), the 2012 Johnny Unitas Gold Arm Award winner and current K-State quarterback coach Collin Klein, in addition to 2014 candidate Jake Waters. A native of…

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