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No. 3 Mizzou gets revenge, rolls past Oklahoma State

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If seeking revenge for one of its only two losses this season was on No. 3 Missouri’s mind, the Tigers kept that goal in the locker room Wednesday night.

“Just business,” Missouri guard Kim English said after an 83-65 rout of Oklahoma State that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score suggested. “But we definitely remembered how we didn’t perform in Stillwater.”

Marcus Denmon scored 17 points, Ricardo Ratliffe and sixth-man Michael Dixon both had 15 points and English and Phil Pressey scored 13 apiece for Missouri (24-2, 11-2), which is tied with Kansas (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) for first place in the Big 12.

Keiton Page led Oklahoma State (12-14, 5-8) with 23 points, but 14 of those came in the game’s final 7 minutes once the outcome wasn’t in doubt. He hit 5 of 9 attempts from beyond the arc.

Missouri held Cowboys freshman Le’Bryan Nash to 11 points after he torched the Tigers for 27 in a seven-point win in Stillwater in January. Nash sat out 5 minutes early in the first half after picking up two quick fouls.

“It did frustrate me a lot,” Nash said. “As soon as I got that second foul, as soon as I went out, they went on their run. I fell like it was partly my fault because I got stupid fouls. If I would’ve stayed in the game, it would have probably been a different game.”

Missouri started slow, making just one of its first six shots as the Cowboys took an early 4-point lead. But the Tigers soon found their shooting touch and it fueled a 23-4 run over 9 minutes in first half that helped Missouri put the game away. They led 44-22 at halftime and by as many as 35 points with 7 minutes remaining before a late Oklahoma State run with several Missouri starters on the bench.

English, the primary Missouri defender on Nash, said he learned what not to do after the prolific scorer had a career night in their previous encounter.

“I really was focused on getting him off the blocks where he’s comfortable,” English said. “I sniffed out some of their plays early and didn’t let him get going early. With young, prolific scorers, if they make some baskets early, their jump shots get going, they get a little bit more moxie.”

Dixon scored all but two of his points in the first half, connecting on all six of his shots. Pressey continued his strong outside shooting, making both of his 3-point shots in the first half, one game after hitting four 3s in a win over Baylor. And Ratliffe, who leads the nation with a shooting percentage of 73.7 entering Wednesday’s game, had nine of his 12 rebounds in the first half while shooting 6 of 9 from the field for the game.

The Tigers, who start four guards along with the 6-foot-8 Ratliffe, had a 37-29 rebound advantage, their first after being outrebounded by an average of more than nine boards the previous five games. But for a change, the defensive matchup was favorable against a team that starts three guards and also has no starter taller than 6-8. That big man, redshirt freshman Michael Cobbins, had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cowboys.

Missouri’s lead was so large that coach Frank Haith was able to put little-used reserves Jarrett Sutton and Andrew Jones, a tight end recruited from the football team early in the hoops season to shore up a thin front line, into the game with nearly 5 minutes remaining.

Ratliffe’s rebounds included a second-half offensive grab that he immediately flipped into the basket while falling down and getting fouled. That play gave Missouri its largest lead of the game.

Denmon had 13 points in second half — 10 in the first 10 minutes — while going 3 of 7 from 3-point range.

The victory extended the school record of 101 for Missouri’s senior class.

But like his stone-faced public persona when asked about revenge as a possible motivation, English said the record is the byproduct of a more significant plan — one the Tigers hope will culminate in the school’s first Final Four and a national championship.

“Those are product goals. We’re stuck in the process,” he said, repeating what has become a near-mantra for Haith and his team. “You’re going to get some accolades along the way if you really consume yourself with getting better every day. That’s a testament to us just getting lost in preparation every week, especially this season.”

— Associated Press —

Western women’s road woes continue at Lincoln

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For the 33rd straight game senior guard Jessica Koch scored in double figures for the Griffons finishing with 16 points in the 68-56 road loss against the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Western got outscored 36-30 in the paint and outrebounded 18 to six on the offensive end falling to 6-17 overall and 4-13 in MIAA play. Western also sits at 0-9 on the road in MIAA play.

The Blue Tigers closed the first half on an 18-6 run claiming a 39-27 halftime lead. The MIAA’s leading scoring Koch played just 10 minutes in the half as she picked up two early fouls. She finished with five points in the frame. Fortunately, Ashleigh Curry came of the bench and connected on three long range shots keeping Western close. Curry and Alicia Bell combined for five three’s with Curry leading Western with nine points.

Western turned the ball over 13 times which turned into 11 Lincoln points. Lincoln had eight offensive rebounds leading to 11 points as Arriana Walker and Vivian Essuon led the way for Lincoln with 12 points apiece.

Lincoln shot 46.7-percent (14-30) from the field while the Griffons shot just 37.5-percent (9-24) in the half. The Blue Tigers made 7-of-8 free throws while the Griffons made 4-of-5.

The Blue Tigers came out in the second half on fire building its 12 points halftime lead to 18 at 51-33 after a Bre Dillard jumper with 14:39 to play. With the game looking out of hand the Griffons went on a 15-4 run in the next seven minutes cutting the Blue Tiger lead to seven at 55-48 after a lay-up by Charlonda Bozeman with 6:18 to play.

Unfortunately the Griffons struggled the rest of the game offensively getting outscored by five down the stretch falling 68-56. The Blue Tigers improve to 14-9 overall and 8-9 in MIAA action.

Western had three other players in double figures with Curry and Abby Stone finishing with 11 points apiece while Bell pitched in 10. Bell also led the squad with eight rebounds. Western struggled from the free throw line making just 7 of 14 attempts.

The Blue Tigers were led by Essuon and Walker as they both finished with double-doubles. Essuon had 20 points and 10 rebounds while Walker had 12 points and 10 assists.

Western will close out the road portion of their MIAA schedule on Saturday, February 18 when they travel to Kirksville, mo. to take on the Truman State Bulldogs. Game time is set for 1:00 pm from Pershing Arena.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest women lose big at Truman State

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Coming off an emotional overtime win the Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball desperately needed a win to keep hopes of a third consecutive MIAA tournament appearance alive, however, Truman State Bulldogs dealt the Bearcats a 79-52 loss Wednesday night.

The Bearcats fell to 5-20 on the year and 3-14 in league play while the Bulldogs improved to 14-9 overall and 8-9 in the MIAA. The Bearcats fall to TSU, who debut at No. 4 in the first South Central Region Rankings, will return home Saturday to try and avenge a road loss to Central Missouri.

Shelly Martin would score the game’s first points with a mid-range jumper, but the Bearcat lead would be short lived. Truman State would go on to score the next seven points, building a 7-2 lead and never look back.

The Bulldogs took a 36-23 lead into the locker room at halftime and shot nearly 50 percent in the second half to close out the 27-point win.

Northwest struggled offensively going 0-for-10 from behind the three-point line and only shooting 28 percent from the field as a team.

Senior Abby Henry scored a game high 16 points in the loss while Alexis Boeh chipped in 13 points off the bench.

Breanna Daniels shared game high honors with Henry adding 16 points of her own.

With losses from Missouri Western and Missouri Southern, the loss by Northwest does not mathematically eliminate them from the postseason play as they remain one game back of the eighth and final spot.

With the win Truman State clinched its ticket to Kansas City earning what could likely be the fifth seed.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Missouri State falls at No. 24 Wichita State

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When 7-foot center Garrett Stutz was 4 of 20 from beyond the 3-point line this season, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall heard the criticism.

“People argued he shouldn’t be shooting 3s,” Marshall said. “I told them it just wasn’t a big enough sample size.”

No one will be arguing after Wednesday night, when Stutz went 4 of 4 on 3-pointers attempts and scored 21 points to lead No. 24 Wichita State to its fifth straight victory, 73-58 over Missouri State.

Stutz, who was 7 of 8 from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds, said his long-range shooting surprised him, too.

“I was awful in warmups, honestly,” he said. “I was hoping nobody was paying attention.”

The Shockers (23-4, 14-2), who were playing their first game as a ranked team since 2006-07, clinched at least a tie for the Missouri Valley Conference title. Ben Smith had 14 points and David Kyles added 12 for Wichita State, 10 coming in a decisive second-half run.

Wichita State has won 13 of 14, the only loss coming in triple-overtime at Drake.

Anthony Downing had 17 points and Caleb Patterson added 14 for Missouri State (16-12, 9-7), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Wichita State had twice as many turnovers as Missouri State and took 22 fewer shots. But the Shockers shot 59.5 percent.

“They just have so many different pieces,” Bears coach Paul Lusk said. “And they’re unbelievable in transition.”

Wichita State led by as many as 10 points in the first half but Missouri State closed the half on a 12-4 run to trail 34-32.

Kyles scored 10 points and had two 3-pointers in less than 3 minutes during the 15-3 run that gave Wichita State a 56-42 lead with 10:17 remaining. The Bears never threatened after that.

Wichita State made 8 of 9 shots during one first-half stretch, and Stutz hit three 3-pointers in helping build a 30-20 lead.

“Stutz gives them a guy they can always throw it inside to,” Lusk said. “When he goes out and hits 3s, what are you going to do?”

Consecutive 3-pointers from Downing and Nathan Scheer sparked a 12-2 run that pulled Missouri State even at 32-all with 35 seconds to play in the half. Two free throws by Kyles gave Wichita State a slim 34-32 halftime lead despite shooting 60 percent.

“Our guys hung in there,” Lusk said. “We fought hard, battled.”

Stutz scored two quick baskets on a tip-in and dunk, and Demetric Williams swished a transition 3-pointer. Just 92 seconds into the half, the Shockers led 41-32 and forced a Missouri State timeout.

But the Bears went on another run to stay close, as Isaiah Rhine’s baseline jumper giving Missouri State seven straight points to get within two.

The Shockers answered with 3-pointers from Williams and Kyles, followed by a layup by Kyles off a steal by Joe Ragland — eight straight points in 60 seconds to put Wichita State ahead 49-39 with 12:39 remaining.

“We found our rhythm,” Smith said. “Our emotions have been pretty good, and we found good shots.”

Kyles made a contested 3-pointer and weaved his way through traffic for a transition floater with 10:17 to play, increasing the lead to 56-42.

Kyles had 10 points in less than 3 minutes, a point better than his season average.

“I thought our press was very effective,” Marshall said. “It helped turn the tempo in our favor.”

Three-pointers from Ragland and Stutz in an 18-second span made it 64-47 with 6:48 remaining.

Kyle Weems, Missouri State’s leading scorer, had 10 points (six below his average) on 4-of-14 shooting.

“Ben did a great job on Weems,” Marshall said. “That was huge. And to add 14 points when you’re working that hard on the other end, he was great.”

— Associated Press —

Chiefs sign defensive back Kyle McCarthy

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has signed free agent defensive back Kyle McCarthy. He spent the last two seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he saw action in 12 games with four tackles (two solo) and three special teams stops.

In 2011, he played in four contests with two solo tackles and one special teams stop. He had two tackles (one solo) and two special teams stops in eight games as a rookie in 2010 after originally entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Broncos.

He saw action in 50 career games (26 starts) at Notre Dame, totaling 240 tackles (147 solo) and eight interceptions returned for 108 yards. He started every contest in his final two seasons and became the first Fighting Irish defensive back to eclipse the 100-tackle mark in a season with 110 tackles (64 solo) in 2008 and 101 tackles (66 solo) in 2009.

McCarthy was a two-way standout at Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, where he received first-team all-state honors at quarterback and was named Tri-County Player of the Year as a senior.

— Chiefs Public Relations —

Kansas releases football schedule for 2012

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Kansas football will host new Big 12 Conference rival TCU in its 2012 conference opener and will travel to new league member West Virginia in its regular season finale according to the newly released schedule that was approved by the Big 12 Directors of Athletics Tuesday morning. Kansas, who will play six home games at Memorial Stadium in 2012, will open by hosting South Dakota State on Saturday, Sept. 1, in head coach Charlie Weis’ inaugural campaign.

In non-conference action, KU will host Rice on Sept. 8, following the opener versus South Dakota State. It will also travel to Northern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The 2012 Big 12 slate features a 10-team, nine-game, round-robin schedule. Dates are subject to change as adjustments are expected to accommodate television partners’ requests. Television selections for the first three weeks of the season and special dates are due to the Conference July 1.

KU will host TCU (Sept. 15), Oklahoma State (Oct. 13), Texas (Oct. 27) and Iowa State (Nov. 17) in Big 12 play and will travel to Kansas State (Oct. 6), Oklahoma (Oct. 20), Baylor (Nov. 3), Texas Tech (Nov. 10) and West Virginia (Dec. 1).

2012 Kansas Football Schedule

9/1 vs. South Dakota State
9/8 vs. Rice
9/15 vs. TCU
9/22 at Northern Illinois
10/6 at Kansas State
10/13 vs. Oklahoma State
10/20 at Oklahoma
10/27 vs. Texas
11/3 at Baylor
11/10 at Texas Tech
11/17 vs. Iowa State
12/1 at West Virginia

— KU Sports Information —

Chiefs finalize coaching staff for 2012 season

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that Head Coach Romeo Crennel has finalized his coaching staff for the 2012 season. New additions to the Chiefs coaching staff include: Jack Bicknell Jr. (Offensive Line), Jim Bob Cooter (Offensive Quality Control), Brian Daboll (Offensive Coordinator), Tom McMahon (Special Teams Coach) and Derius Swinton (Special Teams Quality Control).

Kansas City promoted Nick Sirianni to Wide Receivers Coach and retained the following coaches: Maurice Carthon (Assistant Head Coach), Mike Clark (Strength & Conditioning), Gary Gibbs (Linebackers), Bernie Parmalee (Tight Ends), Anthony Pleasant (Defensive Line), Brent Salazar (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Otis Smith (Defensive Quality Control), Emmitt Thomas (Defensive Backs), Adam Zimmer (Defensive Assistant/Assistant Linebackers) and Jim Zorn (Quarterbacks).

“We were able to add a handful of strong additions to an already talented group of coaches, and I am excited to get started,” said Crennel. “I am looking forward to sitting down as a staff, evaluating what we have, what we need, and moving forward towards the 2012 season.”

Below is a complete list of the Chiefs 2012 coaching staff.

NEWCOMERS

Jack Bicknell Jr. (Offensive Line) – Bicknell spent the last three seasons (2009-11) as the assistant offensive line coach with the N.Y. Giants, which included a victory in Super Bowl XLVI. Before entering the NFL coaching ranks, Bicknell was the assistant head coach/offensive line coach (2007-08) at Boston College, his alma mater. Prior to joining BC, Bicknell had an eight-year stint (1999-2006) as the head coach at Louisiana Tech. He was the offensive line coach at Louisiana Tech for two seasons (1997-98) after 10 seasons (1987-96) as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire, where he coached both the defensive (1987-92) and offensive (1993-96) lines. He broke into the coaching profession as a graduate assistant at Boston College (1985-86) following a playing career for the Eagles.

Jim Bob Cooter (Offensive Quality Control) – Cooter enters his first season as the offensive quality control coach with Kansas City in 2012. Before arriving in Kansas City, he worked on the offensive staff of the Indianapolis Colts (2009-11), most recently holding the title of assistant to the offensive coordinator for the 2011 season. Prior to joining the Colts, Cooter spent two years (2007-08) as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee. He was a quarterback at Tennessee (2002-06), appearing in six career games and earning academic All-SEC honors four times.

Brian Daboll (Offensive Coordinator) – Daboll joins the Chiefs after one season (2011) in Miami where he held the same position for the Dolphins. Prior to his time in Miami, Daboll spent two seasons (2009-10) as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. He also spent two seasons as the QBs coach for the New York Jets (2007-08) and seven seasons (2000-06) as an assistant with the New England Patriots.

Tom McMahon (Special Teams) – McMahon comes to Kansas City after a three-year stint (2009-11) with the St. Louis Rams as special teams coordinator. Prior to joining the Rams, he spent two seasons (2007-08) as assistant special teams coach for the Atlanta Falcons. Before joining Atlanta, McMahon spent one season at the University of Louisville (2006) after 11 seasons (1995-2005) at Utah State.

Derius Swinton (Special Teams Quality Control) – Swinton joins the Chiefs as the club’s special teams quality control coach after three seasons with the St. Louis Rams. In St. Louis, he served as the team’s quality control/special teams coach under newly-named Chiefs Special Teams Coach Tom McMahon. Prior to his tenure in St. Louis, Swinton was as a defensive graduate assistant (2007-08) with the University of Tennessee. He played free safety at Hampton University in Virginia from 2003-06.

COACHES RETAINED/PROMOTED

Maurice Carthon (Assistant Head Coach) – Carthon is an 18-year coaching veteran who will enter his fourth season with the Chiefs. Prior to joining Kansas City, Carthon spent two seasons (2007-08) as the running backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals. He also has previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns (2005-06), Dallas Cowboys (2003-04) and Detroit Lions (2002). Carthon owns 11 years of playing experience and was a member of two Super Bowl championship teams (1986, 1990) with the New York Giants.

Mike Clark (Strength & Conditioning) – Clark will begin his third season with the Chiefs and his ninth in the NFL. Before coming to Kansas City, Clark held the same position with the Seattle Seahawks for six seasons (2004-09). Prior to joining the NFL ranks, he enjoyed a 14-year stint (1990-03) leading strength and conditioning efforts for Texas A&M. He also coached collegiately at Southern California (1988-89), Oregon (1983-87), Kansas (1982) and Wyoming (1981).

Gary Gibbs (Linebackers) – A 29-year coaching veteran, Gibbs enters his fourth season in Kansas City. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Gibbs served a three-year stint (2006-08) as the defensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints. He entered the NFL ranks as linebackers coach with Dallas (2002-05). Gibbs broke into the coaching profession at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, as a graduate assistant in 1975 and was eventually promoted to linebackers coach (1978-80), defensive coordinator (’81-88) and head coach (1989-94). He also served as defensive coordinator at Georgia (2000) and LSU (2001).

Bernie Parmalee (Tight Ends) – Parmalee begins his third season in Kansas City and his sixth in the NFL. Before joining the Chiefs, he spent five seasons (2005-09) as an assistant at Notre Dame. Prior to that, he had a three-year stint (2002-04) with the Miami Dolphins in a variety of roles. Parmalee enjoyed a nine-year (1992-2000) NFL playing career with the Dolphins and the New York Jets.

Anthony Pleasant (Defensive Line) – Pleasant enters his third season coaching the Chiefs defensive line. He owns 14 years of playing experience as a defensive lineman, seeing duty in 202 regular season games (157 starts) with Cleveland (1990-95), Baltimore (1996), Atlanta (1997), the New York Jets (1998-99), San Francisco (2000) and New England (2001-03).

Brent Salazar (Assistant Strength & Conditioning) – Salazar begins his sixth season in Kansas City as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. Prior to joining the Chiefs, he spent one year (2006) as the assistant director of athletic performance at the University of the Pacific.

Nick Sirianni (Wide Receivers) – Sirianni was promoted to wide receivers coach after spending three years as the club’s offensive quality control coach. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Sirianni spent three years as the wide receivers coach at Indiana University – Pennsylvania (2006-08). Before his stint with the Crimson Hawks, he was the defensive backs coach at Mount Union and helped the Purple Raiders win the 2005 NCAA Division III National Championship.

Otis Smith (Defensive Quality Control) – Smith begins his third season as Kansas City’s defensive quality control coach after spending part of the 2009 season assisting the Chiefs defensive backs. Smith joined the Chiefs after serving as the assistant secondary coach with Philadelphia in 2008. He also served an NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship with Philadelphia (2007) and New England (2006) after 13 seasons as an NFL defensive back with Philadelphia (1990-94), the New York Jets (1995-96, 1997-99), New England (1996, 2000-02) and Detroit (2003).

Emmitt Thomas (Defensive Backs) – Thomas enters his third season as the Chiefs defensive backs coach in 2012. He is in his 32nd season as an NFL assistant coach and begins his 45th overall NFL campaign. Thomas spent 13 seasons playing cornerback for the Chiefs. Prior to joining the Chiefs coaching staff in 2010, he spent eight seasons coaching with the Atlanta Falcons (2002-09), including a stint as interim head coach for three games of the 2007 campaign. Thomas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2008.

Adam Zimmer (Defensive Assistant/Assistant Linebackers) – Zimmer begins his third season as Kansas City’s defensive assistant and assistant linebackers coach. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Zimmer spent four seasons in New Orleans (2006-09) assisting current Chiefs linebackers coach Gary Gibbs, who served as the Saints’ defensive coordinator. Zimmer earned a Super Bowl ring with New Orleans following the Saints’ victory in Super Bowl XLIV.

Jim Zorn (Quarterbacks) – Zorn enters his second season in Kansas City as the club’s quarterbacks coach in 2012. Before joining the Chiefs, Zorn spent the 2010 campaign as the Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach and he served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins (2008-09). He is entering his 16th season as an NFL coach and he spent 11 seasons as an NFL quarterback with Seattle (1976-84), Green Bay (1985) and Tampa Bay (1987).

— Chiefs Media Relations —

K-State announces 2012 football schedule

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Kansas State finalized its 2012 football schedule Tuesday, announcing a seven-game home schedule and a nine-game conference slate that includes matchups with new Big 12 Conference members West Virginia and TCU.

The Wildcats’ 12-game slate includes eight opponents who were bowl eligible in 2011, four of which will visit Bill Snyder Family Stadium, while six others have already appeared in various 2012 preseason Top 25 polls. The Wildcats will travel to both West Virginia and TCU in 2012 for matchups with the Big 12 Conference’s newest members.

“We are pleased to have our 2012 slate and appreciate the patience of our fans. We worked very hard to meet our goal of having seven home games and are optimistic that we can continue this pattern,” Athletics Director John Currie said. “Our fans will have every opportunity to be a part of an exciting 2012 season as we begin a new era of Big 12 football with the addition of TCU and West Virginia to our league. We look forward to what will surely be an electric atmosphere at Bill Snyder Family Stadium this fall.”

K-State will open the season with three straight home games as Missouri State visits Bill Snyder Family Stadium on September 1 for the season opener and the fourth-annual K-State Family Reunion. Miami will make its return trip to Manhattan the following week as the Wildcats and Hurricanes will square off on September 8 before North Texas treks to Manhattan on September 15 for the final non-conference contest of the year.

The Wildcats will open Big 12 Conference play on the road September 22 at Oklahoma before enjoying a bye week on September 29. In-state rival KU will travel to Manhattan the following week for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on October 6 before K-State hits the road for two straight games.

The Cats will travel to Ames, Iowa, on October 13, to square off with Iowa State before making their first trip to Morgantown, W.V., since 1931 on October 20 to face new Big 12 member West Virginia.

K-State then returns home for consecutive weeks as Texas Tech (October 27) and Oklahoma State (November 3) visit Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Back-to-back road trips to the state of Texas follow as the Cats face TCU in Fort Worth on November 10 and Baylor in Waco on November 17. K-State and TCU have not met on the football field since a 1986 matchup in Fort Worth.

Following its second bye week of the season on November 24, K-State will close out the regular season December 1 at home as Texas visits Manhattan.

K-State returns eight starters on offense, six on defense and both kickers from its 10-3 squad that advanced to the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in 2011. The Wildcats will be led by All-America candidates Collin Klein (QB) and Arthur Brown (LB), while 2011 Walter Camp All-Americans Nigel Malone (DB) and Tyler Lockett (KR/WR) also return.

2012 K-State Football Schedule

9/1   vs. Missouri State
9/8   vs. Miami (Fla.)
9/15  vs. North Texas
9/22  at Oklahoma
10/6  vs. Kansas
10/13 at Iowa State
10/20 at West Virginia
10/27 vs. Texas Tech
11/3  vs. Oklahoma State
11/10 at TCU
11/17 at Baylor
12/1  vs. Texas

— KSU Sports Information —

Royals exercise contract option on Yost for 2013

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The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday that the club has exercised the 2013 option year with manager Ned Yost.  Consistent with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Yost was named the 16th full-time manager in Royals history on May 13, 2010.  He then signed a two-year extension through 2012 with an option for 2013 on July 31, 2010.

The Royals have accumulated a 126-163 (.436) record since he took over the club.  He is 583-665 (.467) in an eight-year managerial career with Milwaukee (2003-08) and the Royals.

— Royals Media Relations —

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