6 years ago
A jury on Wednesday convicted the three defendants accused of pay-for-play schemes to influence high-profile basketball recruits to attend Kansas, Louisville and NC State. Adidas employee James Gatto, former Adidas consultant Merl Code and Christian Dawkins, were found guilty on felony charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after a three-week criminal trial in federal court. Gatto, the ...

6 years ago
Basketball is just around the corner. Kansas and Kansas State are gearing up for the 2018-19 season, and both programs took a step closer to the season opener, attending the Big 12 Basketball Media Day. For the eighth straight season, Kansas topped the men's basketball Big 12 Preseason Poll, receiving all of the possible nine first-place votes. ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa will not participate in the Jayhawks' exhibition game Thursday night vs. Emporia State and will be withheld from competition pending the outcome of an eligibility review. "Information was presented during the current trial in New York - some of which we knew, some of which we didn't," ...

6 years ago
Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder met with members of the media Tuesday at the Vanier Family Football Complex to recap the bye week. K-State is coming off a 31-12 victory over Oklahoma State. K-State running back Alex Barnes rushed for 181 yards and four touchdowns. The Wildcats improved to 3-4 overall, 1-3 in the Big 12. KSU ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas redshirt junior Dedric Lawson has been named to the Associated Press (AP) 2018-19 preseason All-America team, as voted on by a 65-member national media panel, the AP announced Tuesday. Joining Lawson on the AP preseason All-America team are: Carsen Edwards (Purdue), Luke Maye (North Carolina), R.J. Barrett (Duke), Ethan Happ (Wisconsin) and ...

6 years ago
The 2018-19 fall sports season is officially underway for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show puts a spotlight on various programs, coaches and student athletes at KWU. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. If you’re a student, head ...

6 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. -  Demarco Prewitt and KC Carr of (9) Kansas Wesleyan University, and Steven Ford of (25) Avila University have earned this week's KCAC Offensive, Special Teams, and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The three student-athletes were selected for their performances on Oct. 20 by a vote ...

6 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. - For the third time in poll history Kansas men's basketball enters the season No. 1 by Associated Press (AP), as the AP released its poll Monday. Kansas received 37 of a possible 65 first-place votes from the AP panel. Kentucky is ranked second and had 19 first-place votes, while Gonzaga, Duke and ...

6 years ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the 17th time in school history, the Kansas State men’s basketball team earned a ranking in The Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll earlier today (October 22), placing 12th with 922 points. It was the highest preseason ranking since K-State started the 2010-11 campaign at No. 3, while it was the 12th ...

6 years ago
Class 5A Salina Central junior Kadyn Cobb was crowned as the individual champion after completing the race 20:41.25. Central finished third in the team standings to qualify for state as well. Freshman Cora White placed 10th with a time of 21:33.62. Brianna Torres was just outside the top 10 at No. 11. SC is going back ...

6 years ago
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 45-10, in convincing fashion at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night to move to 6-1 on the season. Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 28-of-39 passes for 358 yards and four touchdowns in the contest, leading Kansas City on scoring drives on six of their first eight possessions. It marked Mahomes’ ...