Big year remains a blur for Saso
Yuka Saso finally had time to reflect on her breakthrough year, and it still felt like a blur. Winning the U.S.
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K-State players all in for Texas Bowl
MANHATTAN — In a bowl season filled with turmoil, Kansas State so far has been a model of stability. Take the Texas Bowl, where the Wildcats (7-5) will face LSU at 8 p.m.
Big 12 updates policy for ‘no contest’ in hoops
LAWRENCE — With cancellations occurring around the country for college programs in men’s and women’s basketball, the Big 12 Conference tweeted this past week its “Game Threshold/Game Postponement/Rescheduling Policy” has been updated for those sports.
Kansas basketball announces scheduling of Dec. 29 game against Nevada
LAWRENCE — Kansas men’s basketball is scheduled to get a midweek game again this week, as it announced Monday it will play Nevada on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse. The matchup against the Mountain West Conference’s Wolf Pack (6-4), which is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m., replaces a previously scheduled contest against Harvard that was supposed to be played this week.
IN BRIEF
Unvaccinated Colts QB Wentz goes to COVID-19 list Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz ran the risk all season of missing game action by not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Now his decision has come at a most inopportune time for his team.
McPherson girls roll by Buhler
MCPHERSON – With a mix between new and experienced players, the McPherson Bullpups girls basketball team blasted the Buhler Crusaders 63-15 on Tuesday night and found themselves on the right side of history with the number 33.
Santa already visited college athletes
I know the real Christmas is Saturday, but another Christmas arrived this past July. The one for college athletes.
Record 27 teams still in playoff hunt
While no team has clinched a postseason spot in the jam-packed AFC, there never have been more teams alive in the playoff hunt this late in a season. Only Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Houston and the New York Jets have been eliminated so far, with 27 teams still with at least a sliver of a postseason chance, tied for the most ever with three weeks left in the season.
Sanders faces toughest opponent yet
ATLANTA – If he were not a coach, celebrity Hall of Famer and superstar pitchman, Deion Sanders would be a great preacher. And not just any type of clergy person.
Re-ranking head coaching hires
Last winter, USA TODAY Sports ranked this season’s crop of first-year coaches based on best fit and the best chance for immediate and long-term success. With the 2021 regular season complete, let’s reassess how programs fared on the hiring circuit: