From K-State Athletics Kansas State’s senior trio of Barry Brown, Jr. (18), Dean Wade (12) and Kamau Stokes (9) combined for 39 points to lift the Wildcats to a 74-67 win over No. 13/14 Kansas in the 290th edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown in front of a sold-out crowd of 12,528 at Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday. With the win, K-State (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) ends an 8-game skid against Kansas, winning its first contest against the Jayhawks since 2015. The Wildcats have now won 7 consecutive games in Big 12 play for the first time in nearly 10 years…
Author: Mitch Fortner
Part one of the Sunflower Showdown is tonight from Bramlage Coliseum. Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck drove from Kansas City to be on the show today. Does it feel like this is K-State’s time to beat KU? 0:00 – Feels like K-State’s night 13:28 – More about KSU winning or KU losing? 26:45 – Cole joins in studio 40:56 – Stop letting the NCAA fight your battles 54:05 – Bramlage environment/Twitter 1:03:20 – Mitch’s pep talk to K-State – Positive message from Matt Hall
00:00 – John arrives late/Bruce Weber presser 12:44 – Mizzou/Dean Wade shooting slump 24:18 – John’s new segment 32:29 – #PowercatChallenge 38:06 – KU looks vulnerable/John sticks up for K-State on Twitter/ 48:16 – John v Music v Mason v Music 1:03:31 – Show live from Stillwater, OK tomorrow 1:09:45 – You Can’t Be Serious
Kansas State struggled through a rough shooting effort in the first half on Wednesday night, as TCU handed K-State its second home loss of the season with a 61-47 decision at Bramlage Coliseum. In the first five minutes of Wednesday’s game, Kansas State’s offensive struggles continued from Saturday’s loss at West Virginia. K-State was forced into six turnovers and an 0-of-3 start from the field, as TCU (15-5, 5-4 Big 12) led 7-0 with 4:55 remaining in the opening quarter. K-State (13-8, 4-5) would score on four straight possessions following the media timeout to pull within five, 12-7, with 2:51…
From K-State Athletics K-State junior Will Brennan was named to the 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 Team in a vote of the league’s head coaches, the conference office announced Wednesday. Brennan, a two-way player for K-State, was selected to the 17-member preseason team as a utility player after a First Team All-Big 12 season a year ago. In 2018, the 6-foot junior led the Wildcats in batting average (.359), hits (79), doubles (13), runs (49) and on-base percentage (.454) in his sophomore season. Brennan has led K-State in average each of the last two seasons. On the mound, the left-hander went…
Matt Hall, from K-State Online, is in-studio for the whole show. So just expect a ton of chaos. 0:00 – We have a legitimate Big 12 race 12:29 – How much did the A&M loss hurt? 22:51 – Matt didn’t invite Mitch to Stillwater 31:00 – Matt is ready for pain/Show announcement 37:00 – Is KU in real trouble? 55:00 – Anti Katz 1:03:52 – Recruiting Rankings
The Wamego boys won a thriller 57-55 last Friday in overtime over their rival Rock Creek. Senior Marcquiece Cade hit the game winning lay up for the Red Raiders with one second left in the game. Cade had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. He was on fire from the free throw line with an 8 for 11 effort at the stripe. Cade also helped the Red Raiders knock off Council Grove 67-37 on Monday to pick up their sixth win of the season. Congratulations to Marcquiece Cade of Wamego High School, the Powercat Sports Grill/KMAN “Student Athlete…
Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, is in-studio for the first hour. K-State loses at Texas A&M, but they still have a shot at a league title. Are Baylor or Texas Tech a bigger threat for a league title? We debut a new segment called “Who Says No?” Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – K-State a legit title contender 13:47 – Bad luck on the road/Frank Martin 22:53 – Who Says No? 32:31 – Twitter questions 39:05 – Baylor is a big threat again 52:33 – Charles from Wamego doesn’t like Baylor 1:03:56 – KSU climbing…
(AP) — The Royals could have paid versatile second baseman Whit Merrifield relatively little this year, then given him a series of one-year contracts accompanied by increasing pressure each season. Instead, they chose to reward him for both his perseverance and play. The sides agreed Monday to a $16.25 million, four-year contract that covers Merrifield’s years of arbitration eligibility; Merrifield gets $1 million this year, $5 million in 2020, $6.75 million in 2021 and $2.75 million in 2022. The Royals have a $10.5 million option for 2023 with a $750,000 buyout, and there are $2 million in performance bonuses. ”It’ll…
K-State basketball lays a big egg on Saturday in a loss at Texas A&M. John Kurtz and Wyatt Thompson discuss why the season isn’t anywhere close to being over. K-State Online’s Derek Young calls in discuss KSU football’s big day recruiting. Plus, a look at the Big 12. 0:00 – K-State lays an egg at Texas A&M 11:58 – Latest bracketology and rankings 24:36 – Playing as an underdog and favorite/KU issues 36:25 – One positive from A&M loss 39:23 – The season isn’t over 54:05 – Interview with Derek Young 1:05:26 – Twitter questions 1:11:08 – Big 12 this…