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Big 12 announces football early season kickoff times and TV selections

(Big 12) – The Big 12 along with its television partners ESPN and FOX Sports have announced early season and special date football selections across linear and digital platforms. The 2024 season marks the Big 12’s first as a 16-team league as it welcomes Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah. The season kicks off on […]

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Boerema’s Record-Breaking Day Advances K-State in Big 12 Tournament

ARLINGTON, Texas (K-State Athletics) – A record-breaking outing from left-hander Owen Boerema and an explosive seven-run fourth led No. 6 seed K-State to an 8-4 triumph over fourth-seeded West Virginia Wednesday in an elimination game at Globe Life Field. Boerema’s complete game set the record for the longest outing in the NCAA game held at […]

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Cats Fall in Opening Round Tuesday, 2-1

ARLINGTON, TX (K-State Athletics) – KU managed to outlast K-State in the opening round of the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Tuesday, as the Jayhawks held on for a 2-1 victory at Globe Life Field. “It was a well-played game,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “Disappointing from our perspective, obviously, but when you play […]

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Nine Wildcats Earn All-Big 12 Baseball Honors

MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State’s Brady Day was voted to the All-Big 12 First Team while Kaelen Culpepper and Tyson Neighbors received Second Team honors to highlight the Wildcats’ nine total selections, as the Big 12 Conference revealed its 2024 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards Monday. Additionally, Owen Boerema, Nick English, Brendan Jones, Raphael Pelletier, and Jackson […]

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Tang Signs Impact Wing Achor Achor

MANHATTAN, KS (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang continued to solidify his front court for the 2024-25 season with the signing of All-Southern Conference selection Achor Achor (Melbourne, Australia/Greenforest McCalep Academy/Chipola College/Samford) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Monday (May 20). A 6-foot-9, 227-pound wing, Achor arrives at K-State after spending the […]

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K-State’s Rovelto Announces Retirement After 32 Years as Director of Cross Country/Track and Field

MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – Legendary track coach Cliff Rovelto announced Tuesday (May 14) plans to retire at the end of the 2024 outdoor season after 32 seasons as Kansas State’s Director of Cross Country and Track and Field. “It has been an honor and blessing to have had the opportunity to coach at K-State for […]

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Early Deficit Proves Too Much in Loss at West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (K-State) – An eight-run deficit proved to be too much for K-State to overcome, as West Virginia claimed a 12-5 victory Sunday afternoon and picked up the series win at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark. K-State (29-21, 13-14 Big 12) posted a four-run sixth that trimmed its deficit to four runs after […]

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CS Fullerton transfer guard Max Jones signs with K-State

K-State men’s basketball has landed another guard out of the transfer portal. Cal State Fullerton’s 6’4? guard Max Jones committed to K-State on Thursday. Jones also received interest from New Mexico, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic and Loyola Chicago after entering the portal on March 21. Jones snuck into Manhattan for a midweek visit […]

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Four-Run Eighth Caps Wildcats’ Comeback Win

MANHATTAN, KS (K-State) – The K-State offense broke out with a four-run eighth inning, highlighted by a go-ahead two-run single from Danniel Rivera to complete the home-and-home series sweep of Wichita State, as the Wildcats won 6-3 Wednesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. “Really good atmosphere, I thought that game was great for college baseball […]

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