(AP)KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Colorado manager Bud Black expressed faith in Greg Holland before the game, saying he did not intend to remove his struggling closer from that role. Holland was summoned to protect a one-run lead Thursday and he worked a flawless ninth for his 36th save as the Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2. Holland allowed Eric Hosmer’s game-ending, three-run homer in the ninth inning Wednesday night and was 0-4 with three blown saves in his previous six appearances. “You have games in a row where your command is not where you expect it to be,” Holland…
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K-State is ranked #20 in the preseason AP poll. John things the poll doesn’t reflect well for the Big 12. Previewing other Big 12 teams begins today with Powercat Gameday reporters Lark Smith (Baylor) and Todd Lisenbee (Oklahoma). How tough will it be for the Big 12 to get a team into the playoff this season? Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – K-State and Big 12 in preseason poll 8:06 – Baylor preview with Lark Smith 17:05 – Rational v. Irrational: Patrick Mahomes 28:08 – The eclipse makes John feel old… 37:02 – Oklahoma preview with Todd Lisenbee 47:03…
K-State Athletics has partnered with SIDEARM Sports on an improved full digital platform, including a new k-statesports.com, in addition to collaborating with ESPN3 to add exposure and accessibility of live Wildcat sporting events to K-State fans across the country. That’s according to a release from K-State Athletics. Highlighting the new ESPN3 agreement is the September 2 football opener with Central Arkansas, which will now be streamed live exclusively on ESPN3, produced by K-StateHD.TV. In addition, approximately 20 other live events featuring women’s soccer, volleyball, baseball and women’s basketball will be included in the arrangement. ESPN3 will carry approximately 40 live…
(AP) Danny Duffy was not pleased with his bullpen warmup. Once the game started he had no-hit stuff. Duffy and four relievers combined on a two-hitter, helping the Kansas City Royals hold off the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night. Duffy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and retired the first two batters before walking DJ LeMahieu and allowing a homer to Nolan Arenado. The Rockies star third baseman squared up a 1-1 pitch and hit it out for his 28th home run. “Sometimes when the bullpen is bad, it translates into a really good game,” Duffy said. “I…
According to K-State Athletics, for the second time in the last four years, Kansas State was ranked in the Preseason Associated Press Top 25 as the Wildcats are 20th in the preseason survey released Monday. K-State, which was also ranked 20th in the 2014 Preseason AP Top 25, was placed 19th in the 2017 Preseason Amway Coaches Poll released on August 3. Other Big 12 programs joining the Wildcats in the 2017 Preseason AP Top 25 were Oklahoma (7th), Oklahoma State (10th), West Virginia (22nd) and Texas (23rd). Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll…
Kansas State sophomore Reggie Walker is one of 34 players in the nation to be named to the watch list for the 2017 Ted Hendricks Award, presented annually to the nation’s best defensive end, the Ted Hendricks Foundation has announced. According to K-State Athletics, it marks the second-straight year a Wildcat is up for the award as Jordan Willis was on the 2016 preseason and midseason watch lists. Ryan Mueller was a two-time candidate (2013-14), while Ian Campbell was up for the award three times (2006-08), including being a semifinalist in 2006. Meshak Williams was also a candidate for the…
Today’s show featured a visit from GoPowercat.com writer D. Scott Fritchen, the latest installment of Meet the Wildcats, a comparison of Mark Mangino and Frank Martin, plus a conversation with Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus and You Can’t be Serious.
(AP) Kansas plans to honor former coach Mark Mangino, who was forced out amid allegations that he abused his players, and the rest of the 2007 team that won the Orange Bowl, during its season opener. The school said Tuesday that the team will be inducted into its Hall of Fame, along with former players Aqib Talib and Anthony Collins, during the opener Sept. 2 against Southeast Missouri State. Mangino led the long-suffering Jayhawks to a 12-1 record in 2007, a season capped by a victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. But things soon soured and Mangino was…
(AP) Royals manager Ned Yost played the percentages when he intentionally walked pinch-hitter Rajai Davis to load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The move, which came after Mike Minor’s wild pitch left first base open, ultimately cost Kansas City. Matt Joyce hit a three-run double off Minor to cap a six-run eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Royals 10-8 on Tuesday night. Joyce also homered and had four RBI. Khris Davis added his 33rd home run and Matt Olson hit his fourth in five days to help the A’s clinch…