Masoli accepts invite to visit Mississippi
Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has accepted an invitation from Mississippi coach Houston Nutt to visit the school this weekend, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Pres |
Snyder enjoying his Shrine Bowl experience
In the beginning of his prep career at Manhattan High, the rave behind Tate Snyder had all to do with his name. People wondered how good the grandson of Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder and |
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Open for business St. Joseph welcomes Chiefs
They trickled into training camp, some alone and others in motorcade-like clusters, into a place that's heavy on optimism and filled with eagerness. The Chiefs arrived Thursday at Missouri Western |
17ers stay alive with 9-1 win over Dodge City
After losing the opening round game on Wednesday, the American Legion Senior Manko 17ers headed into Thursday afternoon's game with host Dodge City with their backs against the wall. But with Spenc |
Clemente signs with Israeli team
Professional basketball in Israel is typically an up-and-down game. The style of play is fast-paced and the scoreboard reflects it. That pace won't change for Maccabi Rishon LeZion, a professiona |
Tebow, Broncos agree to contract
Tim Tebow missed some practices but none that counted before agreeing to a contract with the Denver Broncos on Thursday. The two-time national champion from Florida and 25th pick in the NFL draft |
T.O. practices with Bengals for first time
Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, received a white jersey with his favorite number, and got a smattering of applause for doing even the simplest thing. Every catch was an event. A few th |
Aide: Pitino gave him $3,000 for pregnant woman
Rick Pitino asked a longtime aide to give $3,000 to a woman now accused of trying to extort millions from the Louisville men's basketball coach after she claimed Pitino got her pregnant in a one-nigh |
Wigginton's sac fly leads O's over Royals
Ty broke the tie between two struggling American League clubs. Ty Wigginton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning broke the game's final tie and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 o |
Texas Rangers add Cantu
The AL Westleading Texas Rangers added another bat for the playoff push, acquiring Cantu from the Florida Marlins for two minor league pitchers. Cantu had two singles, scored twice and made an err |
Nationals trade Capps to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS
In the middle of another tight division race, the Minnesota Twins acquired All-Star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals late Thursday night for prized catching prospect Wilso |
Padres get Tejada from Orioles
Miguel Tejada is coming to San Diego, and his new teammates can't wait to get him in the lineup. The NL West-leading Padres obtained the 36-year-old Tejada and more than $1.15 million from the Bal |
Astros deal veteran Oswalt to Phillies
There's a new Roy in town - and he's an ace, too. Three-time All-Star Roy Oswalt gave his OK to a trade from Houston to Philadelphia on Thursday, becoming the latest star pitcher to join the hard-c |
Police: Ex-NBA player Wright shot to death
Former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday. Police wouldn't ans |
NCAA adds to Arizona's self-imposed sanctions
The NCAA
added to self-imposed sanctions by Arizona's men's basketball program on Thursday, vacating 19 wins from the 2007-08 season and removing an additional scholarship for violations involving H |
Young, Repko homer as Twins beat KC 6-4
OK, so what if they did all their damage against a couple of lastplace clubs?
The Minnesota Twins don't care. Hitting 12 home runs while going 6-1 on a seven-game road swing to Baltimore and Ka |
Red River Rivalry moving to December?
If the Big 12 truly does get rid of the football title game once the conference slims down to 10 teams, there is a possibility that the league will still have a marquee matchup on the schedule for Cha |
BIG 12 MEDIA DAYS New chapter
KU's Gill working to build better relationships
Like Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville, the University of Kansas' new football coach Turner Gill had to do a little house cleaning once he arrived on the job in Lawrence. Gill was replacing Mark Mangi |
17ers drop opening round game at state
A microcosm of the Amercian Legion Senior Manh a t t a n M a nk o 17e rs' f o rt un e s Wednesday night transpired in their final at-bat. The 17ers trailed Olathe South 62 entering the bottom of t |
Family, friends mourn for NBA player Wright
Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memp |
AL
Rays beat Tigers; Blue Jays shutout O's
Rays starter Jeff Niemann (9-3) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings, and Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer in the eighth to lead Tampa Bay to the 7-4 win over Detroit on Wednesday night.
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Halladay pitches eighth complete game of the season
-Roy
Halladay threw a six-hitter and top prospect Domonic Brown had two hits and two RBIs in his major league debut to lead Philadelphia to a 7-1 victory over Arizona on Wednesday night. Jayso |
Strasburg first felt tightness `couple days ago'
-Most of his
teammates already were out on the field for batting practice when Stephen Strasburg wandered into the home clubhouse at Nationals Park on Wednesday. Shut down for at least two d |
Valencia has 3 RBIs, Twins batter KC 11-2
Milestones and historic firsts just keep piling up for both the happy Minnesota Twins and the battered Kansas City Royals. Danny Valencia became the first Twins rookie ever to have four hits in ba |
BIG 12 MEDIA DAYS Ready to roll
No QB decision yet for Kansas State
Probably not coming as a surprise to Kansas State fans, head coach Bill Snyder hasn't decided on a quarterback yet for the season opener at home on Sept. 4 against UCLA. Odds are it will be senior |
17ers kickoff state tournament in Dodge City
A week ago, the American Legion Manko Senior 17ers season looked to be at a point of desperation. They were headed into a deciding game three of their zone tournament finale with the Salina Falcon |
Tuberville hopes to get Tech off and running
The hits just keep on coming for former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. New Red Raiders coach Tommy Tuberville spent the better part of 10 minutes trashing Leach's offensive system that helped put Tec |
Feds seek records from `04 Armstrong case
Federal prosecutors investigating cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs. |
Indians beat Yanks, Rays edge Tigers
Josh Tom
lin took a shutout into the eighth inning against Alex Rodriguez and New York to win his major league debut with Cleveland, 41 on Tuesday night. Getting one more chance at hitting his 60 |
Rays 3, Tigers 2
James Shields gave up two runs over 6 2-3 innings, and Matt Joyce hit a tiebreaking RBI double for Tampa Bay. Shields (9-9) allowed nine hits, one walk and had seven strikeouts one day after team
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Red Sox 4, Angels 2
John
Lackey pitched into the eighth inning to win in his return to Angel Stadium, and Jed Lowrie's two-run double in the seventh that put Boston ahead. Darnell McDonald and Marco Scutaro scored |
Blue Jays 8, Orioles 2
Jose Bautista
hit two home runs, giving him a major league-leading 30, and Ricky Romero pitched 7 2-3 strong innings in Toronto's 11th straight win over Baltimore. It was the fifth multihomer |
White Sox 11, Mariners 0
Alexei
Ramirez, Andruw Jones and Paul Konerko homered for Chicago. Ramirez finished with three hits and three RBIs and Jones drove in three runs for the White Sox, who led 8-0 after three inning |
Rangers 3, Athletics 1, 10 innings
Nel
son Cruz hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to lift Texas. Rangers starter Cliff Lee struck out a career-high 13 and scattered five hits in a nineinning no-decision. With the |
Bengals reach deal with TO
A year after ured on HBO's
A year after they were featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks," the Bengals have scripted their own reality show. T.O. and Ocho. Two self-conscious stars, one NFL team. Ho |
Giants 6, Marlins 4
Juan
Uribe hit a tie-breaking home run leading off the eighth inning and Edgar Renteria added a two-run shot for San Francisco. Buster Posey extended his major league-leading hit streak to 20 ga |
Pirates 4, Rockies 2
Zach Duke
threw six solid innings to help Pittsburgh snap a four-game losing streak. Colorado lost reliever Huston Street to a freak injury before the game. The Rockies returned home from a 2-9 |
Dodgers 2, Padres 0
Pinch-hitter
Andre Ethier delivered a tworun single with two outs in the seventh off Jon Garland to give Los Angeles the win over the NL West-leading San Diego. Ethier didn't start in right fiel |
Reds 12, Brewers 4
Brandon to and Scott
Rolen all had four hits apiece for Cincinnati, which moved into a tie for first in the NL Central. The top four hitters in Cincinnati's lineup -Phillips, Orlando |
Astros 6, Cubs 1
Brett Myers
pitched a complete game and Lance Berkman hit his first grand slam for Houston since 2008. It is the 10th career complete game for Myers (8-6) and his first since May. He allowed |
Phillies 9, Dbacks 5
Ryan
Howard hit a tiebreaking tworun homer, and Jayson Werth and Cody Ransom also connected for Philadelphia in its season-high sixth straight win. The two-time NL champion Phillies moved within |
Mets 8, Cardinals 2
Shut out four
Shut out four times during a 2-9 road trip, New York came home and ended Adam Wainwright's career-best scoreless streak
at 26 innings. Wainwright (14-6) allowed a season-wor |
Nationals win without Strasburg on the mound
With
Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years. The 39-year-old journeyman allowed three singles in five scoreless |
Bengals owner wants to sign TO
-Bengals
owner Mike Brown is trying to produce his own reality show. Terrell Owens. Chad Ochocinco. Together in Cincinnati. Brown said on Monday that the team has discussed a contract with O |
Garza leads Rays over Detroit with no-hitter
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White Sox 6, Mariners 1
John Danks
pitched eight solid innings to win his fourth consecutive start, helping the White Sox beat Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. Juan Pierre and Alexei Ramirez each had three hits for th |
Red Sox 6, Angels 3
. -David
Ortiz hit two homers in the same stadium where he won the Home Run Derby nearly two weeks ago, and Clay Buchh o lz p it ch e d se v e n s tr o n g innings Boston's victory over Dan Haren |
Blue Jays 9, Orioles 5
-Jose Bautista
hit his major league-leading 28th home run, Aaron Hill and Adam Lind also connected and Toronto beat Baltimore for the 10th straight time. Hill hit a two-run homer in the fourth, |
Lidge, Phillies escape Rockies rally, win 5-4
Brad Lidge escaped another basesloaded jam in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies held off the Colorado Rockies 54 Monday to complete a fourgame sweep. Backup catcher Brian Schneider's |
Brewers 3, Reds 2
Pinch-hitter Jim Edmonds homered with two outs in the eighth after just missing a go-ahead shot on the previous pitch and Milwaukee rallied to beat Cincinnati. Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer in t |
Cubs 5, Astros 2
Geovany Soto drove in two runs and Alfonso Soriano had two doubles and an RBI to help the Cubs beat the Astros. Cubs starter Carlos Silva (104) yielded five hits and one run with four strikeouts. |
Marlins 4, Giants 3
-Dan
Uggla and Mike Stanton each hit
solo homers and Florida moved above the .500 mark for the first time since early June. Ricky Nolasco (11-7) struck out seven and allowed four hits and one r |
Epps, Cavello say they had no knowledge of MOU
Jim Epps remembers taking a phone call sometime in May. On the other line was Kansas State University attorney Pete Paukstelis and K-State Chief of Staff Charles Reagan. Paukstelis, while conductin |
Granderson homers twice as Yankees beat Royals
Alex
Rodriguez came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Sunday, wanting to do something special for the thousands of people who waited out a lengthy rain delay to see him hit hom |
SPORTS WRITER
KSU may have a real shot in case vs. Prince
Cole Manbeck
Last week, I took numerous trips to the Riley County Courthouse, repeatedly checking the file in regards to the case "Kansas State University, and K-State Athletics v. Ronald D. Prince, and IPP, L. |
KANSAS STATE Contradictory
Attorney says Prince failed to provide entire deal
If Ron Prince was so willing to provide both the employment agreement and Memorandum of Understanding like he stated recently in a May deposition obtained by The Mercury, then Brennan Fagan wants to k |
RIFLE & REEL
There's a brand new shooting range in Ogden
"I want shooting handguns to be an enjoyable time, for people to have fun doing it," said Barry AT, owner of Ogden's Best Gun Range. "I had sold guns but there was no place for the buyers to shoot. So |
A's edge White Sox; Rangers top Angels
Dallas Braden won for the first time in 10 starts since his perfect game May 9, ending a five-game losing streak in Oakland's victory over Chicago. Kurt Suzuki drove in three runs two days after re |
Rangers 6, Angels 4
Josh Hamilton drove in three runs, Tommy Hunter pitched into the seventh inning to remain unbeaten and the Rangers beat the Angels. AL West-leading Texas won three of four in the series to build a |
Mariners 4, Red Sox 2
Michael Saunders lined a two-run single off reliever Hideki Okajima in the eighth inning to give Seattle the lead, pinch-hitter Milton Bradley's squeeze bunt added another run and the Mariners rallied |
Rays 4, Indians 2
Reid Brignac hit a three-run homer that helped Wade Davis remain unbeaten in July, and Tampa Bay beat Cleveland. Brignac connected off Justin Masterson (3-9) in the second inning to put the Rays ah |
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 3, 1st game Tigers 6, Blue Jays 5, 2nd game
Ryan Raburn's three-run double in the eighth inning capped a four-run rally that carried injury-depleted Detroit past Toronto for a split of their day-night doubleheader. In the opener, Lyle Overb |
Twins 10, Orioles 4
Jason Kubel hit his seventh career grand slam, Kevin Slowey took a fivehitter into the seventh inning and Minnesota beat Baltimore to end a run of four consecutive road series losses. Kubel's driv |
Marlins beat Braves with fourth walkoff in last week
Wes Helms hit a bases-loaded RBI single with none out in the 11th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins earned their fourth walkoff win of the week, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-4. The Marlins wen |
Phillies 4, Rockies 3
Jimmy Rollins singled home the tying run in the seventh inning then put the Phillies ahead for good by scoring on a wild pitch. After a long rain delay, pinch-hitter Wilson Valdez started the seven |
Astros 4, Reds 0
Wandy Rodriguez allowed one hit in seven innings, Hunter Pence and Chris Johnson homered for the Astros. Michael Bourn drove in two runs with a double in Houston's three-run seventh to help the Ast |
Brewers 8, Nationals 3
Casey McGehee and Rickie Weeks homered and the Milwaukee Brewers scored five unearned runs off starter Ross Detwiler in beating Washington to complete a three-game sweep. Washington, who made two c |
Dodgers 1, Mets 0
Clayton Kershaw scattered seven hits over eight innings in his first start since appealing a fivegame suspension and Russell Martin hit a late RBI double in the Dodgers' victory over the punchless Met |
Giants 3, Diamondbacks 2, 10 innings
Buster Posey had four hits to extend his hitting streak to 18 games and Travis Ishikawa hit a run-scoring single in the 10th inning, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunda |
Padres 6, Pirates 3
Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Denorfia homered, Wade LeBlanc won for the first time in six weeks and the firstplace San Diego Padres finished off its only series sweep in Pittsburgh since 1998. The Pa |
KANSAS STATE Money ball
Prince shocked by Krause trip
Ron Prince was busy recruiting and wasn't able to get to his phone. It was May 2009 and Prince was settling into his new position as the special teams coach at the University of Virginia. When the |
Wefald regrets making Krause athletic director
Like a golfer who duffs their first tee shot, Jon Wefald wishes he could have a mulligan. If he did, the former Kansas State president would have left Bob Krause as the vice president of institutio |
Langer opens 3-shot lead at Sr. British Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -Bernhard Langer took a three-shot lead in the Senior British Open after shooting a 2-under 69 in the third round at Carnoustie on Saturday. The German has yet to win on the U |
Pacquiao to fight Margarito on Nov. 13
Manny Pac
quiao has turned his attention to former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito for a November fight, after his promoter could not get a deal signed against former poundfor-pound king Floy |
Pressel takes 3rd-round lead at Evian Masters
Morgan Pressel
took a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Evian Masters on Saturday, closing with an eagle for a 5-under 67. The American began the day three strokes behind after a 72 Frida |
High flyers
Staff Photos by Rod Mikinski
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Bonds trial likely to take place in 2011
It
appears Barry Bonds' longrunning criminal case may not go to trial until next year. The legal team for Major League Baseball's home run king, the government lawyers prosecuting him and the ju |
Kaye Cowher, wife of former coach, dies at 54
Former
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher says his wife has died at 54. Kaye Cowher died of skin cancer Friday in her native North Carolina. Her death was confirmed by her husband Saturday.
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NASCAR
As attendance sags, Brickyard losing luster?
Any sports event that
draws an estimated crowd of 180,000 has to be considered a smashing success. Except when it drew 270,000 two years earlier. There will be empty seats at Sunday's Bric |
Royals hold on for 7-4 win over Yankees
-Robinson Tejeda's
evolution into a shutdown set-up reliever passed another major test Saturday afternoon when he worked two scoreless innings that steered the Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 victory ov |
Kahn fined for talk of Beasley's past drug use
The NBA fined Minneso
ta Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn $50,000 on Friday for his radio remarks about power forward Michael Beasley's past marijuana use. The league al |
Bullfighters devote lives to serve and protect cowboys
Skydiving?
Not a chance. X-games bike tricks?
Forget about it. Being inches away from a 2,000-pound raging bull that can throw a person into next week?
Sure. Why not?
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL Huggins falls, taken to hospital
Former Kansas State men's basketball coach and current West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is expected to make a full recovery after being hospitalized for broken ribs during a Las Vegas recruiting trip.< |
THE NFL Chiefs unveil the new Arrowhead
The Kansas City Chiefs unveiled the new Arrowhead Stadium on Friday.
Changes include a refurbished club level, upgraded bars, restaurants and concession areas, an expanded team store and a Founders |
WNBA Ohlde traded to the Tulsa Shock
Former Kansas State All-American Nicole Ohlde was traded from the Phoenix Mercury on Friday to the Tulsa Shock. The Shock sent veteran center Kara Braxton to the defending WNBA champion Mercury in |
Husker AD to be at Big Ten meetings
Nebraska isn't waiting until next year to get involved in the Big Ten. Athletic director Tom Osborne will be at the league's preseason meetings in Chicago early next month. Associate athlet |
Vikings coach doesn't know what Favre will do
This all seems so familiar. A year after Brett Favre didn't make up his mind about playing until the middle of August, the Vikings again are left to wonder what the future Hall of Fame quarterback |
Big inning lifts senior 17ers to zone title
After the fifth inning, the Salina Falcons' defense had finally slowed the American Legion Manko Senior 17ers' batters in 1-2-3 fashion, tied up the amount of hits on the scoreboard with 11 apiece an |
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Going, going, gone
On an odd night in the Bronx, Alex Rodriguez did what comes normal to him. He hit yet another home run on his march through the record book. The slugger hit No. 599 to help the Yankees pull away |
ROYALS TRADE CALLASPO
The Kansas City Royals traded infielder Alberto Callaspo to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in exchange for pitchers Sean O'Sullivan and Will Smith.
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Thomas named Preseason All-Big 12
Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas continues to earn preseason accolades as the senior was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team Thursday. Thomas also checked in at No. 16 in NationalChamps.n |
Georgia's Green says he's never been to Miami
A party on Miami's South Beach and sports agents were once again hot topics at the Southeastern Conference media days, with South Carolina and Georgia taking center stage on Thursday. Gamecocks coa |
Three aces this week
Colbert Hills Golf Course saw two holes-in-one this week. Willy Evans posted one on Tuesday from 100 yards out on hole No. 9 on the par-3 course using a pitching wedge. There were no reported witn |
Season tickets on sale
With nine lettermen returning from the team that put together one of the greatest seasons in school history and boasting frequent Top 10 preseason predictions, K-State Athletics announced official tic |
Arkansas State AD: Postseason ban unlikely
Arkansas State athletic director Dean Lee said Wednesday he doesn't expect an ongoing NCAA inquiry to result in a postseason ban for any of his programs. The school released a statement after the J |
Dodgers 2, Mets 0
Hiroki Kuroda threw eight outstanding innings, and Matt Kemp drove in both runs for Los Angeles. It was the Dodgers' second consecutive 2-0 win, having edged San Francisco a night earlier. The |
Giants 3, D-backs 0
Matt Cain pitched eight sharp innings in a combined three-hitter for San Francisco. Andres Torres hit a solo homer off Rodrigo Lopez (5-9) and rookie Buster Posey extended his hitting streak to 16 |
Brewers 3, Pirates 2
Yovani Gallardo came off the disabled ist and pitched six shutout nnings for Milwaukee. Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks both homered for the second time in the series for the Brewers, who allowe |
Braves 8, Padres 0
Tim Hudson dominated San Diego again, Alex Gonzalez finished his first homestand in Atlanta with four hits and the Braves rolled to an easy win over the Padres. Gonzalez had hits in his first fou |
Nationals 7, Reds 1
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer off Edinson
Volquez, who had a rough time in his second start since elbow surgery, and the Nationals earned a four-game series split. Volquez (1-1) dominated Colora |
Marlins 3, Rockies 2
Ronny Paulino hit the winning single with the bases loaded and none out in the ninth inning to send the Rockies to their fifth loss in seven games since the All-Star break. Pinch hitter Emilio Bon |
NL
Phillies snap Cardinals' 8-game win streak
Placido Polanco homered leading off the 11th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies survived another poor offensive showing with a 2-0 victory that ended the St. Louis Cardinals' eight-game winning str |
Red Sox 8, Mariners 6 13 innings
Seldom-used Eric Patterson doubled home two runs with two outs in the 13th against Garrett Olson (0-3) and Boston overcame Seattle's fiverun ninth against Manny Delcarmen and closer Jonathan Papelbon. |
Twins 5, Orioles 0
Carl Pavano s pitched a five-hitter for his career-best seventh straight vic b ory and Minnesota beat the ncensed Baltimore Orioles. h Pavano (12-6) struck out four f and walked o |
Tigers 5, Blue Jays 2
Miguel Cabrera started a three-run eighth inning with an RBI double and Justin Verlander settled down after a rocky start to go eight innings in Detroit's victory over Toronto. Verlander (12-5) st |
AL
Cliff Lee picks up first win as a Ranger
Cliff Lee pitched into the ninth inning to beat fellow All-Star Jered Weaver, and Texas edged Los Angeles, 3-2, to give the AL West leaders a six-game lead over the second-place Angels. Lee (9-4) |
Bryant agrees to contract with Cowboys
With all the stories about Dez Bryant being a character risk, and then with him picking the same agent his buddy and fellow receiver Michael Crabtree had during a holdout that lasted nearly until Hall |
John Elway ready to step back into NFL
John Elway is ready to get back into the NFL. The Hall of Fame quarterback who retired in 1999 after winning his second straight Super Bowl in Denver is planning to attend some of the Broncos' trai |
