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By Zach DeLoach zdeloach@themercury.com Kansas State women’s basketball beat out a handful of elite programs to snag a five-star recruit Friday afternoon. Jordan Speiser, the reigning Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year, committed to head coach Jeff Mittie’s program during her on-campus visit to Manhattan, picking the Wildcats over powerhouse schools like Connecticut, Iowa and […]

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The Kansas State men’s golf team put together its third-consecutive round of under-par golf on Tuesday, while senior Nicklaus Mason posted another round in the 60s as each recorded wire-to-wire victories at the Wildcat Invitational held at the par-72, 7,525-yard Colbert Hills Golf Course. The Wildcats posted their third-consecutive victory on their home course as […]

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by Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com Thanks to his 71-yard punt return touchdown to help fuel No. 13 Kansas State’s 31-7 victory over Arizona, sophomore running back Dylan Edwards has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. It is the second weekly conference honor in Edwards’ career […]

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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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