OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Tucker Tharp and Michael Suiter each had two hits and two RBIs, leading Kansas to a 7-2 victory over third-seeded West Virginia at the Big 12 tournament Thursday night. The sixth-seeded Jayhawks (32-24) broke open a close game with five runs over the final three innings. Kevin Kuntz drove in a [...]
Top-seeded Kansas State defeated No. 8 seed Texas Tech 4-3 in pool play at the Big 12 Baseball Tournament in Oklahoma City. The Wildcats got three runs in the fourth inning enroute to the win. Blake McFadden ( 6-2 ) picked up the pitching win after giving up three runs on five hits and striking [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster hurt his hamstring early in Thursday’s voluntary workout, while defensive back Neiko Thorpe and linebacker Mike Catapano also picked up minor injuries. Coach Andy Reid said after the week’s final organized team activity that McCluster had a “mild” hamstring injury. There’s a chance he’ll be [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have signed safety Sanders Commings, the fifth of their eight draft choices to agree to terms on a contract. Commings was the Chiefs’ fifth-round draft pick out of Georgia. He played primarily cornerback in college, starting 35 games and making 154 tackles. But he’s been playing [...]
Due to rain in the Oklahoma City metro area Thursday morning, Kansas State’s opening round game of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship has been delayed. The top-seeded Wildcats were scheduled to open against Texas Tech in pool play at 12:30 p.m. Thursday following the conclusion of the Oklahoma – Baylor game. Kansas State [...]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Wide receiver Nick Harwell is transferring to Kansas after spending three seasons at Miami of Ohio, where he set the school record with 219 yards receiving in a game as a freshman. Kansas coach Charlie Weis announced his decision in a statement Wednesday. Harwell missed three games last season with a [...]
Brad Korn, who spent the last year as director of basketball operations at Kansas State, will become an assistant coach at Missouri State for the upcoming season. Korn will begin his new role at MSU on June 3. Missouri State University men’s basketball head coach Paul Lusk made the announcement. A former Southern Illinois player [...]
Kansas State junior center B. J. Finney is one of 44 players nationally and three from the Big 12 Conference named to the 2013 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List, the award committee has announced. Finney was a First Team All Big 12 selection last season for Kansas State. The two-time team captain has started all [...]
HOUSTON (AP) – Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras walked with the bases-loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid. The Royals trailed 3-0 [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The Big 12 is delaying the start of its baseball tournament in Oklahoma City after this week’s deadly tornado. The league announced Tuesday that the tournament will change from a double-elimination format to pool play and start on Thursday instead of Wednesday. Conference spokesman Bob Burda says Oklahoma City leaders asked [...]