The academic accolades continue for K-State women’s basketball student-athlete Shaelyn Martin, as she was named the 2018 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in an announcement by the league office on Thursday. This is according to a release from K-State Athletics. Martin, a product of Salina, Kansas, is the third player in program history to earn Big 12 Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Since the inaugural honor in 2013, K-State leads the Big 12 with three recipients (Brittany Chambers, 2013; Kindred Wesemann, 2016; Martin). A kinesiology major, Martin was a 2018 College Sports Information Directors of…
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K-State basketball’s involvement in the transfer game heats up again. Hear John’s interview with former K-State football coordinator and former KU head coach Mark Mangino. K-State AD Gene Taylor calls in to begin hour two. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – KSU basketball dives head first in transfer game 15:05 – Mark Mangino part one 25:48 – Mark Mangino part two 35:44 – Powercat Auction giveaway details 39:23 – Gene Taylor interview 53:38 – Best contest answers 1:02:40 – KSU FB offense seeings changes in the defense 1:11:38 – You Can’t Be Serious/Contest winners
Middle blocker Kayley Hollywood has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) with Kansas State volleyball during the spring signing period, head coach Suzie Fritz announced Wednesday. This is according to a release from K-State Athletics. Hollywood, a 6-foot-5 middle blocker from Houston, Texas, comes to K-State as a three-year letterwinner at Fort Bend Austin High School. Accumulating 630 kills and 297 blocks in her career, she helped the Bulldogs reach the state championship tournament in three consecutive seasons, including a spot in the 6A state finals in her sophomore campaign. Hollywood capped her standout career with 161 kills, 76…
Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of junior college All-American forward Austin Trice (Chicago, Ill./Wabash Valley College) to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday. This is according to a release from K-State Athletics. A 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward, Trice joins the Wildcats after a one-year stint at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Ill., where he helped the Warriors post a 21-10 overall record as a sophomore in 2017-18. He transferred to Wabash Valley after starting his college career at Moberly Area Community College in 2016-17. Trice, who ranked fourth nationally among junior college players in rebounding…
John was a big fan of what Coach Snyder has to say about the young players on Tuesday and has a new #MyGuy for 2018. Kellis Robinett from the KC Star/Wichita Eagle calls in. Ron Prince gets the Pussycat Dolls and the Goo Goo Dolls confused. Plus, weekly motivation from Dalton Risner and Mitch is back with Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Spring Football/Snyder comments about young guns 13:42 – Ron Prince isn’t the biggest music fan 26:49 – Is Mike McCoy John’s new #MyGuy? 41:45 – Interview with Kellis Robinett 51:13 – Weekly motivation from Dalton Risner 57:24…
John tries to preview everything that is happening with K-State Spring football. What John doesn’t cover, Stan Weber will call in and fill the gaps. Masters play-by-play with a twist. Royals’ bullpen trivia: Tyler v. Mitch. Plus, Mitch’s Wrestlemania 34 preview and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – So much happening with KSU Spring bal 12:34 – Our Masters play-by-play 25:48 – Offense or defense more affected by new coaches 35:13 – Mitch’s Wrestlemania preview 41:32 – Interview with Stan Weber 58:06 – Royals bullpen trivia 1:07:27 – Wrestlemania vs. The Masters 1:15:42 – You Can’t Be Serious
Creighton scored eight runs in the game’s first three innings Wednesday night and held on for an 8-3 win over K-State at TD Ameritrade Park. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. Creighton (17-6, 0-0 Big East) used a three-run first and a five-run third inning to open an 8-0 lead over the Wildcats (15-14- 2-4 Big 12). K-State’s bullpen held the Bluejays scoreless over the final six innings while scoring three runs in the seventh and eighth innings. The Bluejays took both games in the season series with K-State, after a 13-3 win in Manhattan on March 13.…
It was a wild day for K-State men’s basketball. Guard Amaad Wainright has been arrested on two felonies. Barry Brown will test the NBA Draft process. Mawdo Sallah has decided to transfer. Plus, Defend Your Tweet and Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Crazy day for KSU MBB 11:24 – Wainright’s charges/Barry Brown 21:56 – KU fans are bitter/Defend Your Tweet 30:37 – Can Mitch be trusted/John has a crush on Jay Wright 37:23 – John’t interview with Bruce Weber 48:24 – Villanova wins natty/One Shining Moment 1:00:59 – John still upset about people bashing his desk 1:08:01 – Jabroni…
(AP) SAN ANTONIO -The Alamodome became Donte’s Inferno as Villanova captured the NCAA men’s basketball championship for the second time in three seasons. Donte DiVincenzo torched Michigan for 31 points as the Wildcats thumped the Wolverines, 79-62 at San Antonio. The red-headed sophomore scored 18 points in the first half to help Villanova turn an early seven-point deficit into a 37-29 lead at intermission. DiVincenzo scored nine straight points for the Wildcats, including consecutive 3-pointers. He finished 10 of 15 from the field, including a 5-for-7 mark from 3-point range as the Wildcats went 10-for-27 from beyond the arc. DiVincenzo…
(AP)DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire’s first win with the Detroit Tigers came courtesy of a couple other grizzled veterans. Francisco Liriano pitched into the seventh inning in his Detroit debut and Victor Martinez drove in three runs to give the Tigers a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on a chilly Monday. Gardenhire won 1,068 games as Minnesota’s manager from 2002-14. This is his first year at the helm in Detroit. “I know what this city’s all about, I know what this team’s all about, so I’m very proud to be a part of it,” Gardenhire said. “Now I’m in…