K-State Sports

By Zach DeLoach zdeloach@themercury.com Keenan Garber seemed to materialize out of nowhere. Clearly, Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita didn’t see him when he unfurled a deep ball to Malachi Riley in the end zone. But Garber, who originally was covering the outside receiver on a shorter route, anticipated Fifita’s aim and dashed across the field to […]

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Despite a strong defensive effort, Kansas State soccer fell short of No. 19 Colorado, 1-0, in the Wildcats’ conference opener Thursday night at Buser Family Park. Thursday opened the new-look Big 12 season, with new member Colorado (7-1-0, 1-0-0 Big 12) joining along with Utah, Arizona and Arizona State. The Buffaloes left the Big 12 […]

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Kansas State volleyball opened their home schedule with a win Thursday, topping Lipscomb 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-22) in the first game of The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Classic at Morgan Family Arena. The Bison (3-4) held the Wildcats (2-4) a .051 hitting percentage in Set 1 to grab an early 1-0 […]

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By Parker Eaves sports@themercury.com The first top-20 matchup at Bill Snyder Family since 2014 is on tap for this Friday when No. 20 Arizona comes to town to take on No. 14 Kansas State. Both teams have faced an FCS team and a Group of 5 team with and have come away 2-0, although not […]

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By Tim Everson teverson@themecury.com
Kansas State sophomore forward Macaleab Rich was cited for possession of marijuana on Tuesday.
Police pulled Rich over at the intersection of Claflin Road and Sunset Avenue in Manhattan just before noon.

He was al…

Uncertainty about the health of Utah star quarterback Cam Rising wasn’t enough to sway voters in Week 2 of the Big 12 Power Rankings. The Utes tightened their grip on the top spot, receiving 12 of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media that regularly covers the Big 12, including Mercury sports […]

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Led by individual winner Carla Bernat, the Kansas State women’s golf team earned a wire-to-wire victory at the Powercat Invitational with a strong showing during Tuesday’s final round at the par-72, 6,439-yard Colbert Hills Golf Course. The Wildcats fired a final-round score of 9-under par 279 – the fourth-lowest team round in school history – […]

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By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com The No. 14 Kansas State Wildcats had to shuffle some pieces along the offensive line in Saturday’s win over Tulane after senior right tackle Carver Willis and senior left guard Hadley Panzer left because of injury. Willis did return but Panzer did not, and as of Monday, the Wildcats aren’t sure […]

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