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IRVING, Texas – Brett Yormark has been named the Big 12 Conference’s fifth Commissioner, as announced Wednesday by the league’s Board of Directors. Yormark succeeds Bob Bowlsby, who announced in April he was stepping away from the Commissioner’s chair after a decade with the Big 12. KEY COMMENTS NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver: “Brett is one of the most ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lon Kruger, who played and coached at Kansas State during an illustrious career in college basketball, was among nine individuals announced Wednesday (June 29) to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Kruger will be joined in the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction class by fellow coaches John Beilein (Erie Community College/Nazareth/Le Moyne/Canisius/Richmond/West ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Jordy Nelson Legends Classic Softball Game is back for its second edition this year, as the former K-State great and 11-year NFL veteran will be joined by former teammates and other Wildcat legends on Sunday, September 11 inside Tointon Family Stadium. The game will cap off an exciting weekend in Manhattan as it is ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Nationally ranked non-conference schedules are common for Kansas men’s basketball, and the 2022-23 slate will be no different. The Jayhawks have led the country in strength of schedule in two of the last four seasons and five times overall during coach Bill Self’s 19 campaigns at Kansas. Additionally, KU has placed in the top ...

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Fresh off of its first championship in team history, the Salina Liberty indoor football organization had a celebration Monday evening. The Liberty, who defeated the Omaha Beef 38-34 on Saturday in Champions Bowl VII, avenged their previous three losses in the championship game. Many speakers talked on stage at the corner of Santa Fe and Ash on ...

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VINNIE PASQUANTINO SELECTED FROM OMAHA, RONALD BOLAÑOS DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT.   KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have acquired right-handed pitchers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming from Seattle for first baseman Carlos Santana and cash considerations. Mills, who is on the 40-man roster, will be optioned to Triple-A Omaha. Fleming will be assigned to High-A Quad Cities. Additionally, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino has ...

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Kansas guards Ochai Agbaji and Christian Braun were among the 58 players selected in the 2022 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn Thursday night. Agbaji was the overall No. 14 choice of the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Braun was taken by the Denver Nuggets and was the No. 21 selection. “It’s life changing,” KU ...

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Pronounced uh-BYE-uh-mee ee-zhee-OH-luh   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued the process of building his first team on Friday morning (June 24) with the signing of graduate transfer Abayomi “Baybe” Iyiola (Ibadan, Nigeria/ Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academy (Ga.)/Stetson/Arkansas/Hofstra) to a Financial Aid Agreement with the program for the 2022-23 season. Iyiola is the seventh player to sign with the Wildcats since Tang ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas Head Baseball Coach Dan Fitzgerald announced his coaching staff today, assembling an experienced group with deep recruiting ties specifically to the Midwest and the larger national landscape. All three assistant coaches have served as recruiting coordinators for Division I baseball programs as well as coaching stints at the Junior College level. Name, Title Brandon ...

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TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FINAL HITS ERRORS ROYALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 ANGELS 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 x 5 8 0 One night after a career-high eight RBI, in a losing effort, Angels two-way star Shoehei Ohtani took the mound seeking to avenge the previous night's result. He did that, and then some. Shutting down the Royals' offense, striking out a career-high 13 batters over eight innings. The first two Royals of the game reached with hits, but ...

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Purple & Black, Led By Jacob Pullen, Henry Walker to Compete in TBT for $1M Purse WICHITA,  June 22, 2022 – The Basketball Tournament (TBT) – the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks – today revealed that Purple & Black, the Kansas State alumni team, has been admitted into TBT’s 64-team field. ...