From K-State Athletics Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber has been selected as the head coach for USA Basketball’s U19 World Cup Team that will compete at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) U19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece, June 29 to July 7. “It’s an honor to represent Team USA at such a prestigious event like the World Cup,” said Weber. “I have had a long association with USA Basketball as a committee member, court coach and as an assistant to Coach (Gene) Keady for several championships. I appreciate the organization’s Board of Directors for giving me this special opportunity…
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0:00 – Skylar Thompson is so easy to root for 12:05 – Mason rips Wichita State for closing store 20:11 – Bruce Weber to coach U19 World Cup team 31:09 – Store names/NCAA could compensate for likeness 0:00 – Will the NCAA ever pay what athletes deserve? 13:57 – Bachelorette recap with Nats and Scott Wildcat 27:38 – RC Cola 31:59 – Jabroni of the Week
From K-State Athletics K-State sophomore Terrence Spurlin was named Big 12 Player of the Week while junior Chris Ceballos was tabbed Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Spurlin, a 6-foot-1 first baseman from Cypress, Texas, produced back-to-back three-hit games in the Wildcats’ three-game series with West Virginia over the weekend. Spurlin hit two home runs and drove in four in an 8-6 win over the Mountaineers on Saturday before a 3-for-4 effort in Sunday’s finale. Spurlin finished the week with a slash line of .545/.600/1.091 and six runs batted in, leading the Big 12 in…
0:00 – KSU hoops recruiting another wing – no more stretch four? 12:31 – Painful K-State buzzer beater moments 24:26 – Mitch’s concert game 33:33 – RC Cola: Good or Awful? 0:00 – John’s missed connection in New York City 9:00 – How to get the message out to students of KSU 22:09 – John Beilein to NBA/The Hat 30:42 – You Can’t Be Serious
(AP) Cole Irvin was outstanding in his major league debut and the Philadelphia Phillies scored six times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Sunday in the rubber match of their three-game series. J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run double and Odubel Herrera followed with a two-run single for Philadelphia. Irvin (1-0) threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Seranthony Dominguez and Juan Nicasio each tossed a scoreless inning to close it out for the 25-year-old lefty. Kansas City has lost 12 consecutive rubber games, a streak that…
From K-State Athletics The 20th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers used a four-run eighth inning in a 7-4 comeback victory over K-State in the series’ rubber game Sunday at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State (25-28, 8-13 Big 12) scored three unanswered runs, capped by two in the seventh, to take a 4-3 lead through seven innings. WVU’s (31-18, 13-11 Big 12) four-run eighth included RBI singles from Ivan Gonzalez and Brandon White sandwiched around two sacrifice flies. Cameron Thompson and Thomas Hughes each delivered two-out RBI singles in the seventh to hand the Cats their first lead of the game. K-State made it…
0:00 – Hot take out of the gate/Scary stadium experiences 15:23 – K-State bowl games/The jump-ball rule/random KSU wins 27:12 – ER and Batman 31:06 – Giveaways 38:11 – Match Game – Final Segment
0:00 – Some KSU football lifting numbers & 40 times/gym selfies 13:10 – Interview with Kellis Robinett from KC Star & Wichita Eagle 33:05 – The Hat (Worst teacher) 0:00 – The Texas Tech effect on K-State fan expectations 12:48 – K-State football coaches are showing creativity 23:11 – Last Chance U QB/The South is “a giant dump” 31:07 – You Can’t Be Serious
0:00 – K-State hoops miss on Caleb Grill/How good is KSU’s class? 12:35 – Recruiting expectations for Bruce Weber and hoops staff 33:26 – Silly question on message boards/hand soap or sanitizer? 0:00 – KSU football lands grad-transfer Jordon Brown from UNC 9:52 – Interview with Greg Barnes from Inside Carolina 19:31 – Phill Collins in the man/More random questions 30:12 – Jabroni of the Week
Manhattan High tennis won their regional and qualified all six players for the 6A state tournament last week. Dan Harkin won his second straight singles regional title. That capped off a week that also saw Harkin win the Centennial League title and earn Centennial League player of the year honors. This season Harkin has an overall record of 26-1 heading into the state tournament. Harkin finished 4th last year at state – the highest finish for an Indian since 1992. Congratulations to Dan Harkin of Manhattan High School, the Powercat Sports Grill/KMAN “Student Athlete of the Week!”