6 years ago
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Behind a stellar night behind the 3-point line, No. 12/12 Kansas State captured the 2018 U.S. Virgin Island Paradise Jam Championship with an 82-67 win over former conference foe Missouri on Monday night in front of 2,274 fans at the UVI Sports & Fitness Center. K-State (5-0) earned the 14th ...

6 years ago
IRVING, Texas - Kansas senior Lagerald Vick posted back-to-back 30-point efforts as he has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week in a vote by a media panel which covers the league, the conference announced Monday. This is the second-straight week Kansas has taken home the Big 12 Player of the Week accolade ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - For the fourth time in 10 weeks Kansas freshman running back Pooka Williams Jr., was honored by the Big 12 Conference with its weekly football awards as he was tabbed Newcomer of the Week by the league office on Monday. Williams shined in Kansas' game at No. 6/6 Oklahoma as he produced 312 ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Thanks to a 4-for-4 effort last week in Kansas State’s 21-6 victory over Texas Tech, sophomore place kicker Blake Lynch has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. It is Lynch’s first-career weekly conference honor, while the Wildcats now have four player-of-the-week accolades this ...

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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – A 17-2 run to end the first half propelled No. 12/11 Kansas State past reigning Ivy League champion Penn, 64-48, on Sunday night in front of 2,460 fans at the UVI Sports & Fitness Center to advance to the championship game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. K-State (4-0) ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Despite another big scoring night from senior Markis McDuffie and a breakout performance from Dexter Dennis, Wichita State fell 90-86 to Alabama on Sunday afternoon in the Charleston Classic fifth-place game. McDuffie scored a game-high 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting and snagged eight rebounds. Dennis scored 15 of his career-high 19 points after halftime ...

6 years ago
CARSON, Calif. — This time, things went right for the Broncos. In their first game since Brandon McManus missed a game-winning field goal attempt against the Texans, McManus knocked in his only field-goal attempt of the game to give the Broncos a 23-22 come-from-behind win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton made huge ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Les Miles, a national championship-winning former coach at Louisiana State and Oklahoma State, has been named the new head football coach at the University of Kansas, Kansas Athletics Director Jeff Long announced Sunday. Miles will be formally introduced at a press conference today at 5 p.m.  He will then do a special "Hawk ...

6 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan won the KCAC championship for the first time in 16 years. KWU ran the table in the regular season, claiming a program-best 11 wins. The Coyotes have shattered multiple conference records. Add a postseason victory to the lengthy list of accomplishments. Quarterback Johnny Feauto orchestrated an 18-play, game-winning drive, the defense held the potent Langston ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Led by an all-around effort, including 367 yards of total offense and a defensive effort that held Texas Tech out of the end zone, Kansas State wrapped up its home schedule with a 21-6 win in front of 47,287 fans on Senior Day at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. K-State (5-6, 3-5 ...

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NORMAN, Okla. - Kansas freshman running back Pooka Williams Jr., rose to the occasion as the Jayhawks traveled to No. 6/6 Oklahoma, racking up 252 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground, while also adding a passing touchdown in the fourth quarter as KU fell to the Sooners, 55-40. On Oklahoma's first march down the ...