According to a release from K-State Athletics, a first-ever matchup on New Year’s Day, along with a Big Monday home game with rival Kansas, highlights the Big 12 Conference portion of the Kansas State men’s basketball schedule released today. The Wildcats will host former head coach Bob Huggins and his West Virginia Mountaineers in the conference home opener at 4 p.m., on Monday, January 1 on ESPNU. It will mark the first time in program history of playing on New Year’s Day after playing on New Year’s Eve six times in the last 10 seasons. ESPN’s Big Monday will make…
Author: Mitch Fortner
Exactly how good is Jesse Ertz? Hear from former Wildcats Nick Leckey and Travis Tannahill. Tyler makes his official KU football prediction for 2017. Oklahoma State starts the football season for the Big 12 tonight. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – How Good is Jesse Ertz? 14:00 – Interview with Nick Leckey 23:42 – K-State Men’s Basketball Big 12 Schedule 29:58 – Reaction to Galloway Picking Baylor 36:14 – Who has the Highest Ceiling on the Offense? 46:56 – Interview with Travis Tannahill 56:47 – Oklahoma State in Action Tonight 1:05:31 – You Can’t Be Serious
In an effort to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Harvey, the Kansas State athletic department is working in conjunction with the United Way in Baytown, Texas, to collect specific disaster relief items at Saturday’s Wildcat football game as well as Sunday. That’s according to a media release from K-State Athletics. Prior to the Wildcats’ season-opening football game with Central Arkansas, or at Sunday’s designated drop-off time, fans are encouraged to bring the following items: • Cleaning supplies (bleach, cleaners, mops, brooms, garbage bags, face masks, etc.) • New or unused children’s clothing • School supplies • Kids’ backbacks…
According to K-State Athletics, Kansas State women’s basketball will open the Big 12 portion of the program’s 50th season on Thursday, Dec. 28 against defending Big 12 Conference champion Baylor, as the league has announced the complete 2017-18 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…
Playing its 2017 home opener in front of a sell-out crowd at the K-State Soccer Complex, the Wildcats netted a pair of goals to improve its home field winning streak to three with a 2-0 decision over Omaha on Wednesday night. “We had a lot of good opportunities both halves,” said head coach Mike Dibbini about the win. “They had a good game plan in terms of sitting in and defending us deep. We had to figure out ways to break them down. It was not pretty but we will take the W.” According to K-State Athletics, Kansas State (2-1-1)…
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tampa Bay Rays are hanging around in the AL playoff chase thanks to their first series win at Kansas City since 2009. Logan Morrison, Steven Souza Jr. and Adeiny Hechavarria each went deep and the Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Wednesday night. The Rays took two out of three and have won three consecutive series. The Royals lost 18 of 28 games in August, including six of seven to end the month. The Rays had lost their previous seven series at Kauffman Stadium. “They’re a pesky team,” Souza said. “You have…
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whit Merrifield finally put the Kansas City Royals back on the scoreboard. Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio and Eric Hosmer homered as the Royals snapped a 45-inning scoreless streak on their way to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Merrifield’s 16th home run with two outs in the third ended Kansas City’s drought, three innings shy of the major league record. The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics and 1968 Chicago Cubs share the mark with 48 scoreless innings in a row. “Excitement, relief,” Merrifield said. “It seems to build and build and build. It’s…
Coach Snyder has named a starting running back for Saturday’s season opener against Central Arkansas. Plus, more depth chart notes from Coach. Hear from Powercat Gameday blogger Cole Manbeck breakdown the 2017 Wildcats. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Alex Barnes is #1 at running back 11:18 – Linebackers are in a good place 21:45 – “Cover 5” Season 3 trailer 27:40 – John mad with Tyler about the fight on Saturday 35:44 – Interview with Cole Manbeck 48:15 – Art Briles hired & fired in less than 24 hours 59:13 – Snyder jokes with media 66:30 – Jabroni…
According to K-State Athletics, after making her K-State volleyball debut over the weekend, redshirt freshman Peyton Williams was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week. Williams’ .727 hitting percentage in the season’s opening weekend was best in the Big 12, as she recorded 16 kills on 22 attempts without committing an error. The 6-foot-4 middle blocker also picked up six blocks in five sets played (1.20 blocks/set) to help K-State to a 2-1 record at the Beaver State Classic in Corvallis, Oregon. The Topeka, Kansas, product tallied seven kills in 10 swings in two sets in her Wildcat debut in…
(AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are closing in on a major league futility record. The Royals extended their scoreless streak to 43 innings, five shy of the record, getting shut out for a fourth straight game in a 12-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Kansas City hasn’t scored since the second inning of a 3-2 loss to Colorado last Thursday, and it was blanked three times over the weekend by Cleveland. The 1968 Chicago Cubs and the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics hold the major league record at 48 innings. The 1992 Cubs were…