Royals 1B Eric Hosmer was announced as an American League Silver Slugger Award winner on Thursday. The award honors the best offensive player at each position in each league. Hosmer posted a .318 batting average and .882 OPS with 25 home runs and 94 RBIs while playing in all 162 games for Kansas City this past season. He’s the first Royals’ 1st baseman to win a Silver Slugger award since George Brett in 1988.
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The Big 12 will be overshadowed by other conferences on Saturday. Tyler is still bearish about K-State’s bowl chances. Royals’ manager Ned Yost has a bad day on his farm. Plus, Cover 5 with Brady, You Can’t Be Serious and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Big 12 not in the forefront on Saturday 10:26 – KSU WBB coach Jeff Mittie audio/ Ezekiel Elliot 22:45 – Cover 5 with Brady 30:13 – Big Baller Busted 35:21 – K-State’s bowl chances/WVU 48:05 – Kelly in Vegas 1:00:47 – Ned Yost injured 1:08:14 – You Can’t Be Serious
K-State volleyball’s Kylee Zumach recorded her 1,000th-career kill Wednesday night, but No. 11 Kansas took the season’s second Sunflower Showdown in four sets, 14-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-22, at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. Zumach becomes just the fifth player in K-State history to play her entire career in the rally-scoring era (since 2001) and reach 1,000 kills. Her total places her seventh in program history in the rally-scoring era and she is the 18th Wildcat all-time to join the 1,000-kill club. “It’s just a really cool accomplishment,” said Zumach. “I’m really happy that I could do it with this group…
Live from the Hy-Vee Market Grille in Manhattan. The top four in the College Football Playoff don’t budge. Kellis Robinett from the KC Star/Wichita Eagle calls in. Plus, Around College Football and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – CFP ranking 11:06 – Interview with Kellis Robinett 20:21 – Mike Leach on mascots/KSU’s stuffed bobcat 30:03 – Review of “Nature Boy” 30 for 30 35:47 – What would convince you Skylar Thompson is the guy? 46:22 – Around College Football 57:58 – Dean Wade tidbit 1:05:01 – You Can’t Be Serious
Kansas State senior linebacker Trent Tanking is one of 10 semifinalists for the 2017 Burlsworth Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. Tanking is the fourth Wildcat semifinalist up for the award since its inception in 2010, joining offensive lineman B.J. Finney (2012), defensive end Ryan Mueller (2013) and linebacker Jonathan Truman (2014). A native of Holton, Kansas, Tanking leads K-State and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 75 tackles this year, including 57 solo stops to rank sixth in the…
Are we about to witness another late season surge from K-State football? There’s controversy with fans concerning who will be the starting quarterback for KSU on Saturday. Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck calls in. Basketball head coach Bruce Weber kicked off hour two. Plus, Tweet of the Moment and Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Is the late season surge here? 11:37 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 24:58 – Snyder on QBs/Tweet of the Moment 32:20 – “Nature Boy” 30 for 30 tonight 36:31 – Interview with Bruce Weber 50:10 – Should Skylar Thompson start on Saturday? 1:03:40 – KSU…
According to a release from K-State Athletics, Kansas State women’s basketball completed its 2017-18 exhibition schedule unbeaten with a 61-46 win over Fort Hays State on Monday night at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State was led by sophomore forward Peyton Williams with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 14 points in the second half. The Wildcat attack featured five players with between five and nine points for the night. Junior guard Kayla Goth added nine points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. Senior forward Kaylee Page carded five points, nine rebounds and five assists. Freshman guard Cymone Goodrich tallied…
With a 25-yard interception return touchdown and three total passes defended in last week’s overtime victory at Texas Tech, Kansas State junior defensive back Duke Shelley picked up Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors, the conference office announced Monday. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. The citation was the first in Shelley’s career and the fifth by a Wildcat this year, including the second of the defensive variety as Kendall Adams was honored following the Charlotte game. The Wildcats now have 48 player-of-the-week honors since 2011, the second most in the Big 12. A product of…
K-State football win in overtime at Texas Tech on Saturday. Hear media interviews with K-State CB DJ Reed and QB Skylar Thompson. KSU Athletic Director Gene Taylor calls in. K-State men’s basketball finishes exhibition play while the women play tonight. Plus, a look at the Big 12. 0:00 – Huge win at Texas Tech 12:44 – Media interview with DJ Reed 23:12 – KSU basketball looks good in exhibition play 32:50 – OU wins Bedlam/Big 12 36:14 – Media interview with Skylar Thompson 47:38 – Interview with Gene Taylor 56:43 – Alex Delton’s health/WVU preview
(AP) Ezekiel Elliott ran for the go-ahead touchdown after another reprieve from his six-game suspension and the Dallas Cowboys overcame Tyreek Hill’s improbable last-play touchdown in the first half, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 28-17 on Sunday. Elliott’s 2-yard plunge in the third quarter came after the Chiefs turned a 14-3 deficit into a 17-14 advantage, sparked by Hill’s weaving 56-yard catch with the first-half clock expired and seven Dallas defenders inside their 25 trying to prevent the score. Last year’s NFL rushing champion as a rookie, Elliott had 93 yards, ending a streak of three straight 100-yard games but…