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Mizzou-South Carolina football game set for night kickoff on September 9

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou will face South Carolina under the lights on Faurot Field in its Southeastern Conference opener on Sept. 9, as announced Wednesday by the league. The game is slated for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff on ESPN2.

Kickoff times and television designations for Mizzou’s remaining September contests will be solidified at a later date. The matchup with South Carolina gives Mizzou two games with television plans designated, including the regular-season finale in Fayetteville against SEC rival Arkansas, which will air at 1:30 p.m. CT on CBS.

Television selections for the games following September will be determined on a 12-day advance notice, with a potential for six-day advance selections made by the league office in conjunction with its television partners.

Mizzou is 4-3 all-time against South Carolina. The Gamecocks prevailed in last season’s meeting with a 31-21 victory, but Mizzou won the last matchup in Columbia, Missouri in 2015, downing South Carolina 24-10.

— Mizzou Athletics —

K-State’s first three football game times announced

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Highlighted by consecutive home games to open the season and a trip to Vanderbilt in week three, game times and television designations for Kansas State’s first three football games were announced by the Big 12 Conference and its television partners Wednesday afternoon.

K-State, which is opening the season with consecutive home games for the first time since 2013, kicks off the 2017 campaign against Central Arkansas at 6:10 p.m., in a game broadcast world-wide on K-StateHD.TV. For ordering information, log on to www.k-statehd.tv and click on the “Subscribe Now” button.

The following week, September 9, the Wildcats host Charlotte at 11 a.m., and the game will be aired by FSN. It marks the fourth-straight year Kansas State will play a member of Conference USA with three of those contests being played in Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

The Wildcats then travel to Nashville, Tennessee, on September 16, to face Vanderbilt at 6:30 p.m., in a game televised nationally by ESPNU. It is the first meeting between the Wildcats and Commodores since 1984 and the Wildcats’ first trip to an SEC opponent since playing at Auburn in 2007.

As in years past, all remaining Big 12 game times and television information will be selected on a 12- or six-day basis throughout the season.

Season tickets for the seven-game home slate in 2017 are on sale now through the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the main ticket office inside Bramlage Coliseum. Public single-game tickets will go on sale beginning June 19 exclusively for Ahearn Fund members, to all fans online only on June 20 and over the phone on June 21.

Television Selections for First Three K-State Football Games
Date Opponent TV Time (CT)
Sept. 2 Central Arkansas K-StateHD.TV 6:10 p.m.
Sept. 9 Charlotte FSN 11 a.m.
Sept. 16 at Vanderbilt ESPNU 6:30 p.m.

— KSU Athletics —

Game times announced for four Kansas football games

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Big 12 Conference released the early television broadcast assignments for the 2017 college football season, with Kansas being tabbed for live broadcasts in each of its first three games plus its Nov. 11 matchup with Texas.

Kansas, playing under third-year head coach David Beaty, will open the 2017 football season with a home game versus Southeast Missouri State on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. The KU-SEMO game will be broadcast live on the Jayhawk Network in the state of Kansas and the Kansas City metro area and is available outside of the state lines to a national audience on ESPN3. More information on the Jayhawk Network (JTV) and its affiliates is available at KUAthletics.com/TV.

The Jayhawks will host Central Michigan in their second contest of the season on Saturday, Sept. 9. KU-CMU will be televised on Fox Sports Net (FSN) with kickoff slated for 3 p.m.

Additionally, the Jayhawks have a road game at Ohio the third week of the season and the Mid-American Conference designated it for a 1 p.m. start time with a broadcast on ESPN3.

The Nov. 11 matchup at Texas has been set for 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network (LHN) and JTV.

Kansas made two appearances on FSN in 2016 and one on JTV. KU was featured on FOX Sports 1 in five of its 2016 games, ESPNU in two games, ESPN2 for one game and kicked off one time on a split ABC/ESPN2 window.

Following nonconference play, five Big 12 rivals will visit Lawrence, including West Virginia (Sept. 23/Jayhawks for a Cure), Texas Tech (Oct. 7/Homecoming, K-Club Weekend), Kansas State (Oct. 28/Sunflower Showdown), Baylor (Nov. 4/Salute to Service) and Oklahoma (Nov. 18/Senior Day, Youth Football Day).

Kansas Athletics is offering a Pick 3 Flex Pack ticket package for Jayhawk football games for the 2017 season. As part of the Pick 3 Flex Pack offer, fans have the chance to pick any three home games on the 2017 schedule for one low price. Select a Tier 1 ticket for any three home games for $180 or a Tier 2 ticket to any three home games for just $150. Flex Packs will be available for purchase to the general public starting Thursday, June 1.

Season tickets for the seven-game home schedule are now on sale for as low as $110. Single game tickets will be available starting August 1.

For additional information regarding Kansas football tickets contact the Kansas Sales Team by calling 800-34-HAWKS or in-person at the Allen Fieldhouse ticket office. Tickets can also be purchased via KUTickets.com.

Kansas Athletics will also be offering group discounts and unique fan experiences to Kansas football games for any group, business or organization of 15+. To inquire about bringing your group to Memorial Stadium, please contact the Group Sales Department at 785-864-6221 or dpaul@kuathletics.com.

2017 Kansas Football Schedule
Date Opponent Time TV
Sept. 2 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 6 p.m. JTV
Sept. 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3 p.m. FSN
(Family Weekend/Band Day)
Sept. 16 at Ohio 1 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 23 WEST VIRGINIA* TBA TBA
(Jayhawks for a Cure)
Oct. 7 TEXAS TECH* TBA TBA
(Homecoming/K Club Weekend)
Oct. 14 at Iowa State* TBA TBA
Oct. 21 at TCU* TBA TBA
Oct. 28 KANSAS STATE* TBA TBA
(Sunflower Showdown)
Nov. 4 BAYLOR* TBA TBA
(Salute to Service)
Nov. 11 at Texas* 5 p.m. LHN/JTV
Nov. 18 OKLAHOMA* TBA TBA
(Senior Day/Youth Football Day)
Nov. 25 at Oklahoma State* TBA TBA

— KU Athletics —

Kickoff times set for five Nebraska games

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Nebraska has learned the start times for five of its 2017 football games as part of announcements on Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference and its television partners, as well as the Pac-12 Conference.

The game times announced Wednesday include four of Nebraska’s first five games of the season, as well as its Friday, Nov. 24 regular-season finale with Iowa.

The kickoff times include Nebraska’s home games against Northern Illinois, Rutgers and Iowa. The Sept. 16 matchup with Northern Illinois at Memorial Stadium will kick at 11 a.m. CT and be telecast on FS1. The following week, Nebraska will play host to Rutgers on Homecoming in Lincoln, with the Huskers and Scarlet Knights to kick off at either 2:30 or 3 p.m. CT, with the network to be announced at a later date.

Nebraska’s matchup with Big Ten West Division rival Iowa on the Friday after Thanksgiving will start at 3 p.m. CT, with FS1 providing the national television coverage.

Game times for Nebraska’s first two road games were also announced on Wednesday. The Huskers’ Sept. 9 matchup at Oregon will kick at 3:30 p.m. CT (1:30 p.m. PT), with the game televised nationally on FOX. The kickoff time for NU’s Friday, Sept. 29 game at Illinois has also been set. The contest from Illinois’ Memorial Stadium will begin at 7 p.m. CT with television coverage on FS1.

The new media rights agreements between the Big Ten and its television partners will allow for more national exposure for more teams on big national platforms. There will also be more games played in prime time as part of the new agreements, but in no case may a network select a game for prime time less than 12 days prior to it being played. In past years, the entire Big Ten prime time schedule was released in April, while the new agreement allows for games starting in Week 4 to be announced 12 days prior to game day.

Nebraska will likely also learn the kickoff time and television information for its Sept. 2 season opener against Arkansas State at Memorial Stadium in the near future.

Nebraska 2017 Game Times/TV Information
Sept. 9 at Oregon 3:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. PT FOX
Sept. 16 Northern Illinois 11 a.m. CT FS1
Sept. 23 Rutgers (HC) 2:30 or 3 p.m. CT TBA
Sept. 29 at Illinois 7 p.m. CT FS1
Nov. 24 Iowa 3 p.m. CT FS1

— NU Athletics —

Missouri’s Battle Line Rivalry set for November 24 at 1:30 p.m.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The fourth-annual Battle Line Rivalry, presented by Shelter Insurance, between Mizzou and Arkansas has been slated for Friday, Nov. 24, with kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. CT, as announced Tuesday. CBS will bring the Battle Line rivalry to a national audience for the fourth consecutive year on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Mizzou is 2-1 vs. the Razorbacks since the annual rivalry game was established, with both wins coming at Faurot Field. Mizzou prevailed in the most recent meeting with a come-from-behind, 28-24 victory last November. Head coach Barry Odom’s squad ripped off 21 unanswered points to complete a comeback and end the 2016 campaign with a thrilling win.

Mizzou and Arkansas have faced eight times in the programs’ storied histories and three times since the Tigers joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012. Mizzou owns a 5-3 edge in the all-time series. The two programs have met twice in bowl games, with Arkansas winning the 2003 Independence Bowl, 27-14, while Mizzou claimed the 2008 Cotton Bowl title, 38-7.

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Missouri State earns NCAA Tournament berth in Fayetteville Regional

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – For the 10th time in program history, the Missouri State Bears have been selected to play in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The Bears drew the No. 2 seed in the Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional as part of the 64-team NCAA field that was announced Monday morning.

Making their third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six seasons, the Bears (40-17) will face the Big 12 Conference Tournament champion Oklahoma State Cowboys (30-25) in opening-round action at 2 p.m. (CDT) Friday (June 2). The top-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks (42-17) and fourth-seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (42-14) will meet Friday evening at 7 p.m. in the other regional pairing. All Fayetteville Regional contests will be streamed live online through ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com).

In their last Championship appearance in 2015, the Bears swept the field as host of the Springfield Regional, defeating Canisius in the opening round before knocking off Iowa twice to earn their second Division I regional crown. Missouri State, No. 8 overall national seed, came within one victory of punching its ticket to the College World Series, dropping a hard-fought Super Regional series with Arkansas in three games.

The Bears captured the MVC regular-season crown for the fifth time in program history, posting wins in each of their first 18 Valley games this spring as part of a conference-record 22-game MVC regular-season win streak. MSU is 17-19 all-time in NCAA Division I Tournament play and has won at least two games in six of their last seven trips to a regional since 1996.

Missouri State was one of two Missouri Valley Conference teams selected for the NCAA Tournament, marking the third time in the last six seasons the league has earned multiple postseason bids. MVC Tournament champ DBU drew the No. 3 seed in the Fort Worth Regional and will face Virginia as its opening-round opponent.

Regional play continues through Monday (June 5) with a double-elimination format. The 16 regional winners will advance to the Super Regional round, which will be contested June 9-12, with the eight winners of the three-game, head-to-head series moving on to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Neb., June 17-28.

2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Schedule

Friday, June 2
Game 1 – No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Missouri State, 2 p.m. CT (ESPN3)
Game 2 – No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. CT (ESPN3)

Saturday, June 3
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

Sunday, June 4
Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m. (ESPN3)

Monday, June 5
Game 7 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)

— MSU Athletics —

Nebraska baseball selected for NCAA Corvallis Regional

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The Nebraska baseball team will make its 15th NCAA Regional appearance in program history, as the 64-team NCAA Tournament field was announced on Monday. The Huskers will be the No. 2 seed in the Corvallis Regional.

No. 1 overall national seed Oregon State will host No. 3 seed Yale and No. 4 seed Holy Cross in addition to the Huskers at Goss Stadium this weekend. Nebraska opens the double-elimination Regional format with Yale on Friday, June 2 at 3 p.m. (CT) on ESPN3. Oregon State and Holy Cross square off on Friday at 10 p.m. (CT) in the other Corvallis Regional opener.

Nebraska, who enters the NCAA Tournament with a 35-20-1 record, won the Big Ten regular-season title with a 16-7-1 mark during conference play. The Huskers are making their third NCAA Tournament appearance under sixth-year Head Coach Darin Erstad, who was named 2017 Big Ten Coach of the Year. Nebraska also qualified for the national tournament in 2014 and 2016 under Erstad.

The Huskers are led by two All-Big Ten first-team honorees and two third-team members. Juniors Jake Meyers (Utility) and Scott Schreiber (Designated Hitter) each earned first-team all-conference recognition, while Angelo Altavilla (Shortstop) and Jake Hohensee (Starting Pitcher) were each selected for the third team. Luke Roskam (Third Base) was a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team. Senior Jake Schleppenbach (Second Base), the lone Husker to play in all 56 games this season, earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after batting .455 with a home run during the tournament.

In its program history, Nebraska has had three College World Series teams (2001, 2002, 2005) and made a Super Regional in 2000. NU’s additional NCAA Tournament showings came in 1979, 1980, 1985, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 and 2016.

This year’s Super Regionals, consisting of the 16 Regionals winners, are set for June 9-11 or 10-12 on campus sites. The eight Super Regionals winners will advance to the College World Series, scheduled for June 17-27/28 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.

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Kansas AD Zenger signs extension through June 2021

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – University of Kansas Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger has signed an amendment to his contract that extends that contract to June 2021.

“I’m very pleased that I will have the opportunity to continue to represent this great university and work alongside the outstanding coaches and student-athletes we have here at KU,” Zenger said. “I have really enjoyed sharing in the tremendous accomplishments so many of our teams have achieved over the past several years. Likewise, we are committed to doing everything we can to raise the level of success of every one of our teams.

“This is home for me, and I truly believe we’re poised for even more success in the near future,” Zenger continued, “and I can’t wait to share in that excitement as well.”

Zenger’s base pay will increase from $619,000 to $700,000.

“Since Sheahon’s arrival in Jan. 2011 Kansas Athletics has enjoyed success on and off the field,” said KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray Little. “We’ve had a team win a national championship, two teams reach NCAA Final Fours and multiple NCAA Tournament appearances by other sports. We’ve seen some $90 million in construction and renovation, from Rock Chalk Park to Memorial Stadium to the DeBruce Center. And academically, Athletics’ Graduation Success Rate and APR marks put us in excellent standing with the NCAA. I am confident that under Sheahon’s leadership Athletics will experience even more success in the coming years.”

KU head men’s basketball coach Bill Self is happy for Zenger and the department.

“Sheahon’s focus since he’s been here is to give the coaches what they need to be successful,” Self said. “We’ve got a bunch of teams doing really well, we’ve added great new facilities, and I can see things getting even better in the next few years.”

— KU Athletics —

Northwest’s Cox and Laures earn All-America honors

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Northwest Missouri State University track and field ‘s Ryan Cox and Shelley Laures each earned All-America honors on Saturday at the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championships.

– Cox capped his Bearcat career with a third place finish in the men’s 1,500, running 3:50.57.

– Laures earned a seventh place finish in the javelin, breaking a school record with a throw of 151-9 on her second attempt.

– Teammate Nicole Hopkins threw 131-8 to finish 18th in the women’s javelin.

– Cox again slowly moved up the field, running the first 300 in 48.45 to put him in eighth place. After getting into fourth place over the next two laps, Cox moved up one spot on the final lap, which he ran in 55.83.

– Laures threw 121-11 on her first attempt before marking 151-9 on the second attempt. On her first throw of the finals, she had a distance of 146-1.

– The meet was held at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

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Tigers get eliminated from SEC Tournament by South Carolina

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HOOVER, Ala. – South Carolina hit four homers as it eliminated Mizzou Baseball from the SEC Tournament with a 10-2 win Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. With Mizzou trailing 3-0 in the fourth inning, junior Alex Samples (Bridgeport, Texas) just missed a game-tying homer off the top of the wall for an RBI double. South Carolina’s Carlos Cortes then hit a three-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to sink the Tigers. Mizzou sits at 36-23 on the year, winning its most games since 2008, and will now await its NCAA Tournament fate. The selection show is Monday (May 29) at 11 a.m.

Mizzou junior RHP Cole Bartlett (Williamsburg, Ind.) took the loss, pitching on short rest. He allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits with four strikeouts and two walks. He surrendered three homers, including the Cortes shot that put the game away. South Carolina’s Will Crowe earned the win, improving to 6-5 on the year. Cortes was the story for the Gamecocks, hitting a pair of three-run homers in the game.

After Mizzou failed to take advantage of a two-base error in the bottom of the first, Carolina drew first blood, getting a solo shot from DH Alex Destino on a 3-2 pitch that went over the home bullpen in right field. It was Destino’s 10th homer of the year. The Tigers then botched a double-play ball with one out, putting runners on second and third after the error. That led to an RBI infield single to give the Gamecocks a 2-0 lead early.

After Crowe retired the first two batters in the third inning, Mizzou mounted a rally that was sparked by a Connor Brumfield (Columbia, Mo.) walk. Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) singled and Robbie Glendinning (Scarborough, Australia) walked to load the bases for Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.). Crowe got Bond to go 0-2 and then struck him out two pitches later to strand the bases loaded.

South Carolina carried the momentum from escaping that jam into the fourth inning as Jonah Bride hit a one-out solo homer to give the Gamecocks a 3-0 lead.

Mizzou got on the board and nearly tied the game in the bottom of the fourth as Samples hit a 1-2 pitch off the top of the wall in left field, missing a game-tying three-run homer by inches. It turned out to be an RBI double as Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) scored from third on the play. Brumfield then struck out to strand a pair as Mizzou left six men on base through six.

Cortes then delivered the big blow, a three-run homer to right field, putting the Gamecocks on top, 6-1. That turned out to be the decisive homer as South Carolina hung four more runs in the sixth as it advanced to the next round to face either Kentucky or LSU in an elimination game. Junior Nelson Mompierre (Miami, Fla.) hit a ninth-inning pinch-hit homer for the second consecutive game.

— Mizzou Athletics —

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