Author: Mitch Fortner

(AP) Brad Keller had another effective outing to keep up his impressive rookie season. Keller pitched seven strong innings to win for the fourth time in six starts, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Keller (8-6) gave up one run and four hits and two walks while striking out six. He is 4-1 with a 1.62 ERA in his last six starts, lowering his ERA to 3.04 — leading all AL rookies. Yost isn’t quite ready to talk about Keller in the Rookie Of The Year discussion, but it’s…

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From K-State Athletics Redshirt senior Kylee Zumach turned in a double-double and led a trio of players in double-digit kills as K-State earned a straight-set victory over UMKC Tuesday night at Swinney Recreation Center, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22. Zumach, who added 10 digs to go with her match-high 14 kills, posted her team-leading fourth double-double of the season. The K-State (9-1) offense hit at a .417 clip and freshman Gloria Mutiri added a dozen kills while junior Elle Sandbothe had 10. Zumach, Mutiri and Sandbothe each hit better than .390 as the Wildcats turned in a season-best .417 hitting percentage, recording…

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One tweet sums up the Mississippi State game on Saturday. Is Coach Snyder bothered by losses the same now as earlier in his career? Hear from former Wildcat Nick Leckey and Derek Young from K-State Online. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – One tweet from Mississippi State game 12:53 – Interview with Nick Leckey 22:37 – John is in love with Patrick Mahomes 30:56 – KU reaction to ending road losing streak 36:46 – Snyder not as bothered by losses anymore 50:55 – Interview with Derek Young – Jabroni of the Week

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From K-State Athletics With parts of the Manhattan area experiencing well over 10 inches of rain this week, K-State Athletics officials announced Thursday that parking in some of the grass lots around Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be reduced for Saturday’s game against No. 18 Mississippi State due to standing water and muddy conditions. With rain remaining in the forecast through Friday, little or no improvement in the ground conditions is expected before Saturday’s 11 a.m., contest. Torrential rains early Monday caused flash flooding of Wildcat Creek along the west side of Manhattan, cresting nearly 26 feet above the stream…

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From K-State Athletics Game times for Kansas State’s men’s basketball games with Vanderbilt (Saturday, December 22) in the Wildcat Classic and Texas A&M (Saturday, January 26) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge were announced on Thursday (September 6) by the Big 12 Conference and ESPN. K-State’s matchup with Vanderbilt at the Sprint Center in Kansas City in the Wildcat Classic will tip at 6 p.m., CT on Saturday, December 22 and air on ESPN2. The road game with Texas A&M in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge will tip at 1 p.m., CT on Saturday, January 26 and air on either ESPN, ESPN2…

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Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, is today’s guest host. Recap of the South Dakota win, Miss. St game, David Beaty. Is this Saturday’s game against Mississippi State more important than 2014 Auburn? Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Kellis – Recap of South Dakota win 11:07 – Kellis – Mississippi State is scary 23:48 – Kellis – What should KU do with David Beaty? 31:54 – Kellis – Burger debate 38:16 – This game is more important than Auburn 52:23 – The Bill does not need more cowbell 1:00:56 – Pro Football Focus ratings are…

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Guest host today is Matt Hall from K-State Online. Matt will share his thoughts on how worried K-State fans should be and who should be the guy at quarterback. “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus calls in to preview the Chiefs’ season opener at the Chargers. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – How worried should we be/coordinators 13:58 – Skylar Thompson is the guy, right? 23:24 – Interview with Mitch Holthus 35:52 – Should KU fire David Beaty? 40:39 – Does KSU have a chance on Saturday 53:46 – K-State gets no love from Big 12 hoops schedule 1:04:42…

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Three marquee matchups on ESPN’s Big Monday, along with five Saturday home games, including each in the last four weeks of the regular season, highlight the Big 12 Conference portion of the Kansas State men’s basketball schedule released today (September 5). The Big 12 season tips off on Wednesday, January 2 when K-State hosts Texas at 8 p.m., CT and ends on Saturday, March 9 when the Wildcats host Oklahoma at 5 p.m., CT on Senior Day. Every team will get a “bye” during league play for the first time since the 2014-15 season. The Wildcats will have an open…

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K-State fan are beginning to panic after the 27-24 win over South Dakota. Is it time to panic? Hear Nick Leckey’s opinion as he called in during hour one. Week one was disappointing for the Big 12. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Not time to panic 12:55 – Interview with Nick Leckey 22:23 – Best case for beating Miss St 32:11 – Texas is not back 36:59 – If you have two QBs, you have none 41:47 – We have seen performances like this before/You Can’t Be Serious

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From K-State Athletics Kansas State women’s basketball will open the Big 12 portion of the 2018-19 season on Wednesday, January 2 at Iowa State, 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 other twice…

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