LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions. Mahomes threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with 3 seconds left in overtime, and the Chiefs rallied to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 on Sunday, becoming the first repeat Super Bowl champs in 19 years and ninth overall. With pop star Taylor Swift watching boyfriend Kelce from a suite, the Chiefs captured their third title in five years and firmly established themselves as a dynasty. ADVERTISEMENT The NFL’s first Super Bowl in Las Vegas was a sloppy, mistake-filled affair…
Author: Mitch Fortner
Las Vegas, NV – It took overtime, but the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl Champions! Beating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22. 49ers hit a field goal to open overtime and take a 22-19 lead. Patrick Mahomes and company would march 75 yards on 13 plays and cap off the drive with a pass from Mahomes to Mecole Hardman from 3 yards out to win KC’s third title in five years. Here’s the call from the “voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus of the game winning play…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney on injured reserve and activated running back Jerick McKinnon on Saturday, finalizing the roster that they will take into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. The Chiefs ruled Thuney out for Sunday’s game earlier in the week because of an injury to his pectoral muscle that he sustained in their divisional win in Buffalo. Veteran backup Nick Allegretti will get his second start in a Super Bowl in his place. McKinnon remains a longshot to play, but the fact that he even put himself…
Junction City, KS – With 10 wrestlers, Manhattan girls’ wrestling put on an impressive performance and finished in 3rd place at Saturday’s 6A-5A regionals. The Tribe qualified seven for state. The most in program history. Heading to state for MHS will be Alexis Haeusler (110#), Kayla Cramer (120#) Evelyn Thornburg (125#), TT Young (135#), Alayna Slifer (140#), Sophia Hoeme (145#), Sage Rosario (155#). Freshman Kayla Cramer and junior Sage Rosario earned individual regional titles. For Rosario, the 3rd in her high school career. Three Centennial League teams finished in top four places. League champions Washburn Rural won the event with…
From K-State Athletics PROVO, Utah – Kansas State used a 16-2 run to close to within a single possession with just over a minute to play, but No. 21/19 BYU was able to hold on in the final seconds to post a 72-66 win on Saturday night before a crowd of 17,446 fans at the Marriott Center. Junior Arthur Kaluma, who scored 13 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, gave K-State (15-9, 5-6 Big 12) the opportunity at the comeback, as his 3-pointer closed the deficit to 66-64 with 1:11 remaining and forcing a BYU timeout. However,…
From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kansas – Trailing by seven with just under six and a half minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, (8/7) K-State strung together a late rally to down Oklahoma State, 69-68, on Saturday evening at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats extended its home court winning streak to 15 straight games with the win. K-State had four players reach double figures on Saturday and were led by junior guard Brylee Glenn with a game-high 23 points, including 13 in the second half, and three steals. This was her second career game with 20 or more points and she set…
Rossville, KS – The team championship came down to the final dual of the night. Winner between Rock Creek and Silver Lake, both 4-0, would become the Mid-East League Champion. They Mustangs would almost rally in the final matches, but would end up losing to Silver Lake 45-31 and take home the 2nd place title Thursday night. Riley County finished the night 3-2 to take home 3rd place. The Falcons beat Wabaunsee, St. Marys and Rossville, but fell to Rock Creek in a close battle 42-32. Finishing in first individually for Rock Creek was Aidan McKinney (157#) and Nick Allen…
From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State senior center Ayoka Lee continues to add to her trophy case, as she has been named a candidate for the 2024 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time. This is the second time in Lee’s career that she has been named a candidate for this award. The two-time USBWA/Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week recipient this season, Lee has had a strong 2023-24 as she is averaging 19.8 points on a career-best .677 field goal percentage, 8.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots. She ranks second…
Manhattan, KS – Four games in 27 hours at home for Manhattan basketball. After being swept by Washburn Rural Monday night, the Indian girls and boys swept the Topeka High Trojans on Tuesday. MHS girls ran away with a 55-21 win. Tougher game for the MHS boys. Led by 23 in the 3rd quarter. Topeka High would get within five, but Manhattan would hang on for a 61-53 victory. Recap with Mitch Fortner Postgame comments with girls head coach Scott Mall Postgame comments with boys head coach Benji George Manhattan girls improve to 9-7 (3-3), boys are now 10-6 (4-2).…
From K-State Athletics MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Tylor Perry scored a season-high 26 points, including 8 in overtime, as Kansas State continued its success in overtime games under head coach Jerome Tang with a 75-70 win over No. 4/4 Kansas on Monday night before a sold-out crowd of 11,010 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) moved to 11-0 under Tang in overtime games, including 6-0 this season. The six overtime wins this season tie the Division I record for most overtime wins in a season. The current 11-game overtime streak is the second-longest nationally behind Florida State…