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Oklahoma State, Kansas State in search of bounce-back effort
Oklahoma State enters its Big 12 home game against Kansas State on Tuesday in need of a conference win in Stillwater.,With Saturday's 69-50 loss at West Virginia, the Cowboys (8-5, 0-2) have lost two straight to open Big 12 play.,Super sixth man Marchelus Avery leads the Cowboys with 12.5 points per...
Kansas State looking to break road misery at TCU
Two teams sporting purple and hoping to get back on the NCAA Tournament bubble will square off Saturday as Kansas State travels to Fort Worth, Texas, for a Big 12 game against TCU.,Kansas State is coming off an impressive win over No. 16 Cincinnati on Wednesday, while TCU lost 90-81 at Arizona in th...
Kansas State holds off No. 16 Cincinnati behind Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas State knocked off No. 16 Cincinnati 70-67 on Monday night in Manhattan, Kan. ,The Wildcats (7-5, 1-0 Big 12) also got 17 points from Dug McDaniel and 13 from David N'Guessan.,Dan Skillings Jr., who was 3-for-15 from 3-point range entering Monda...
No. 17 Cincinnati kicks off Big 12 play vs. struggling Kansas State
Big 12 Conference play begins Monday as No. 17 Cincinnati travels to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State, and neither team resides where most people thought they'd be at this point.,Cincinnati (10-1), which was picked sixth in the preseason coaches' poll, is tied with No. 3 Iowa State for the best...
K-State adds another late comeback to beat Rutgers in Rate Bowl
Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns and added a third score receiving as Kansas State defeated Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday.,The Wildcats trailed by 17 points approaching the midpoint of the third quarter and won their fourth game this season when trai...
Jerome Tang Deserves Blowback for Ducking K-State's Rivalry With Wichita State
K-State head coach Jerome Tang deserves criticism for trying to end K-State's longtime rivalry with the Wichita State Shockers....
Kansas State, Rutgers balance bowl prep with December distractions
Take it from Kansas State and Rutgers. Bowl preparation isn't what it used to be. ,The teams will meet in the Rate Bowl on Thursday in Phoenix, but the list of matters rotating atop the priority list this month is deep and wide. ,Coaches have to balance prep time with recruiting and keeping track of...
Big second half sends Wichita State past Kansas State
Xavier Bell scored a season-high 24 points as Wichita State defeated Kansas State 84-65 Saturday night. ,Bell, who was coming off a 21-point game in a loss to Kansas City on Tuesday, netted 13 of his points in the second half on Saturday as the Shockers blitzed the Wildcats 55-32 after intermission....
Kansas State, Wichita State out to halt skids before break
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang likes to say, "The difference between a Christmas and a Merry Christmas is a win.", ,In the last game before the Christmas break for both teams, Kansas State travels down Interstate 135 to face Wichita State on Saturday evening. Both teams will be looking to make their...
Drake (10-0) pulls off OT road win over Kansas State
Bennett Stirtz scored eight of Drake's 10 points in overtime, including the game-winning 3-pointer, as the Bulldogs defeated Kansas State 73-70 in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday night at the Wildcat Classic., ,Drake (10-0) remains one of five undefeated teams in Division I. The Bulldogs were led by Mi...
Undefeated Drake travels to Kansas City to face K-State
Kansas State welcomes a once-familiar nonconference foe to Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday night it faces Drake in the Wildcat Classic at T-Mobile Center.,The Wildcats and Bulldogs have squared off 27 times previously, with 16 of those meetings coming early in the 20th century when both schools were me...
St. John's second-half outburst sinks Kansas State
Zuby Ejiofor totaled career highs of 28 points and 13 rebounds as St. John's dominated the second half in an 88-71 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12/Big East Battle Saturday in New York.,After a pregame ceremony to honor late Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca, the Red Storm (7-2) earned their ...
St. John's makes emotional return to court vs. Kansas State
The last chance for St. John's to bolster its nonconference resume comes at an emotional time.,In their first game since Lou Carnesecca passed away, the Red Storm host Kansas State in the Big 12-Big East Battle on Saturday in New York in the small arena named for the legendary coach.,The Red Storm (...
Top TE Linkon Cure chooses Kansas State over Oregon
Tight end Linkon Cure signed with Kansas State on Wednesday, spurning Oregon on National Signing Day.,He is the nation's No. 2 tight end, per the 247Sports composite.,Cure, from Goodland, Kan., committed to Kansas State on July 1. Still, over the past week, Wildcats fans had grown nervous that he mi...
Illinois assistant Dana Dimel, longtime college coach, dies
Dana Dimel, an assistant coach at Illinois and formerly the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday morning, his family announced. He was 62.,Dimel's agent, Pete Roussel, said on social media that Dimel passed away in his sleep.,The coach spent this season as a senior offensive assista...
Kansas State sets scoring record with 120-73 win over Pine Bluff
Achor Achor scored a season-high 21 points as Kansas State defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 120-73 on Sunday in Manhattan, Kan.,Kansas State (6-2) scored the most points in a game in school history. The Wildcats surpassed the old record of 116 points, accomplished two seasons ago at Texas, when Taj Mann...
Kansas State faces well-traveled and win-starved Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions look to end a six-game losing streak on Sunday when they take on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan.,The Golden Lions (1-7) have been on the road for all but one of their eight games this season. Each of their seven losses were by at least 12 points, but the most rec...
‘Farmageddon’ could help decide Big 12 championship
"Farmageddon" has never been bigger.,The rivalry between No. 24 Kansas State and No. 18 Iowa State is one of the longest continuously played series in college football. The two schools have played each other every year since 1917, making this the 108th straight season and the eighth-longest uninterr...
Kansas State beats Longwood for third place at Paradise Jam
Coleman Hawkins had a season-high 19 points to lead Kansas State past Longwood 80-64 and claim third place in the Paradise Jam on Monday in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.,Hawkins, whose previous high was 12 points, shot 5-of-7 from 3-point range. He also pulled down 10 rebounds, three boards shy o...
Kansas State looks for consolation in contest vs. Longwood
Kansas State and Longwood will vie for third place in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ,It's not how either team expected to spend early Monday evening.,The Wildcats (4-2) dropped a 67-65 decision to Liberty in the second semifinal Sunday night when three shots in the final...