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Wildcats Fall to Iowa State

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PowerCatSolomon Young scored a season-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Iowa State to an 87-79 win over Kansas State on Wednesday night.

Deonte Burton added 17 points, Naz Mitrou-Long Long had 16, Monte Morris 15 and Matt Thomas 14 for the Cyclones (16-9, 8-5 Big 12).

Barry Brown had 21 points for Kansas State with Wesley Iwundu adding 16 with 13 rebounds.

Iowa State built a 19-point lead and led 42-26 at the half before withstanding a furious second half rally from the Wildcats (16-10, 5-8), who got as close as six.

After shooting 34 percent (12 of 35) in the first half, Kansas State shot 58 percent (18 of 31) in the second. An 11-0 run got them within striking distances, 49-42 with 12:27 to play, but the Cyclones pushed the lead back to 15.

Twice the Wildcats got within six, the last time with 4:09 to play, but in the final 1:03 Iowa State was 11 of 12 from the foul line. The Cyclones made 18 of 22 free throws in the second half to finish 22 of 26 for a seven-point advantage.

Kansas City Royals sign LHP Travis Wood to 2-year deal

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royalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have signed left-handed pitcher Travis Wood to a two-year contract, with a mutual option for the 2019 season.

The deal is worth $12 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity earlier this week.

The 30-year-old Wood made a career-high 77 appearances with the Chicago Cubs last season, posting a 4-0 record and a 2.95 ERA. He held lefties to a .128 average.

A 2013 National League All-Star, Wood spent the last five seasons with the Cubs after arriving in a trade with Cincinnati in 2011. He owns a career record of 43-52 with a 4.00 ERA in 259 games (133 starts). Since transitioning to the bullpen in 2015, he’s 7-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 122 appearances.

The Royals also placed pitcher Brian Flynn on the 60-day disabled list with a back injury.

Saint Xavier Boys Pick Up 14th Win

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St. Xavier Rams LogoThe Saint Xavier High School boys basketball team improved to 14-2 on the season with a 70-68 win over Flint Hills Job Corps on Tuesday night at the Bradley Gym.

The Rams went undefeated on their home court this season.

Blue Jays, Lady Jays Fall to Topeka West

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small-blue-jayA. J. Range scored 18 points for the Junction City Blue Jays ( 4-13 ) from his post position, but it wasn’t enough as Topeka West defeated the Blue Jays 63-50 in the capitol city on Tuesday night.

Junction City coach Nate Schmitt noted when the Blue Jays get him the ball Range does a fantastic job. “We were doing that early on in the game. We were sticking to the game plan, we were having some success. He’s a college basketball player, he’s 6’4, over 200 pounds and when he gets the ball he does a pretty good job of scoring it. I just wish that we could get it to him more, but I thought he did an excellent job.

In the girls varsity game Topeka West rolled past Junction City ( 3-14 ) 51-35 . The Chargers outscored Junction CIty 26-15 in the second half to break open that game. Ally McKenzie led the Lady Jays with 15 points.

Junction City teams play at Seaman on Friday night.

 

Tuesday Night High School Basketball Scores

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Tuesday’s Scores
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Abilene 48, Hays 44

Andale 54, Clearwater 44

Andover Central 61, Andover 48

Argonia 58, South Haven 54

Arkansas City 56, Valley Center 49

Ashland 70, Rolla 35

Baxter Springs 69, Riverton 35

Berean Academy 58, Bennington 42

Blue Valley 63, Bishop Miege 60

Bonner Springs 58, KC Bishop Ward 29

Buhler 57, Augusta 32

Burlingame 73, Mission Valley 32

Burlington 83, Santa Fe Trail 63

Burrton 58, Hutchinson Central Christian 52

BV North 63, St. James Academy 51

BV West 47, Blue Valley Southwest 39

Central Plains 64, Ness City 57

Centre 56, Canton-Galva 43

Chanute 53, Coffeyville 47

Chaparral 54, Medicine Lodge 41

Chase County 58, Madison/Hamilton 42

Cherryvale 60, Fredonia 55

Circle 57, El Dorado 29

Conway Springs 40, Cheney 38

Council Grove 65, Riley County 39

Derby 64, Salina South 50

Doniphan West 61, Axtell 39

Erie 56, Eureka 35

Eudora 65, DeSoto 52

Frankfort 56, BV Randolph 50

Frontenac 72, Columbus 53

Garden City 43, Dodge City 36

Garden Plain 57, Douglass 56

Goddard-Eisenhower 53, Maize South 51

Great Bend 47, Hays-TMP-Marian 40

Hartford 63, Rural Vista 43

Haven 54, Kingman 37

Hesston 49, Hoisington 44

Highland Park 59, Topeka Seaman 50

Hillsboro 55, Halstead 40

Hodgeman County 56, Ingalls 43

Holcomb 51, Scott City 44

Holton 44, Atchison County 28

Horton 59, Oskaloosa 48

Humboldt 65, Bluestem 42

Hutchinson Trinity 57, Ell-Saline 50

Independence 69, Parsons 51

Inman 52, Marion 29

Iola 63, Osawatomie 49

Jackson Heights 60, Valley Falls 33

Jayhawk Linn 58, Pleasanton 45

Jefferson West 41, Sabetha 32

Kapaun Mount Carmel 81, Wichita Northwest 72

KC Piper 58, Basehor-Linwood 50

KC Schlagle 61, Atchison 52

KC Sumner 74, KC Harmon 61

KC Turner 68, Tonganoxie 55

Labette County 53, Girard 50

Lakeside 40, Wilson 38

Lawrence Free State 66, SM South 57

Lebo 67, Crest 39

Liberal 69, Cimarron 37

Lincoln 38, Thunder Ridge 31

Little River 51, Goessel 44

Logan 34, Hill City 33

Louisburg 60, Baldwin 58

Lyndon 62, Waverly 44

Macksville 59, Otis-Bison 49

Manhattan 66, Topeka 51

Marysville 62, Centralia 44

Maur Hill – Mount Academy 53, McLouth 34

McPherson 84, Winfield 50

Meade 51, Southwestern Hts. 47

Moundridge 53, Remington 30

Nemaha Central 68, Hiawatha 38

Newton 56, Hutchinson 47

Northeast-Arma 79, Yates Center 50

Northern Valley 60, Palco 18

Norton 79, Hoxie 52

Olathe East 65, SM Northwest 55

Olathe North 57, Leavenworth 53

Olathe South 60, SM West 55

Olpe 49, Northern Heights 41

Ottawa 72, Paola 57

Pawnee Heights 71, Bucklin 46

Phillipsburg 65, Concordia 42

Pittsburg 61, Fort Scott 28

Pittsburg Colgan 73, Southeast 51

Plainville 78, Ellinwood 39

Pratt 56, Nickerson 32

Rawlins County 71, Golden Plains 27

Riverside 42, Royal Valley 35

Rock Creek 68, Chapman 57

Rock Hills 48, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 22

Rose Hill 62, Wellington 55

Salina Central 66, Wichita Campus 27

Salina Sacred Heart 62, Beloit 49

Sedgwick 54, Sterling 51

Shawnee Heights 83, Topeka Hayden 71

Silver Lake 62, Wellsville 56

SM East 71, Olathe Northwest 59

SM North 59, Lawrence 55

Smoky Valley 50, Lyons 43

Solomon 40, Herington 27

South Barber 52, Fairfield 39

Southeast Saline 63, Ellsworth 53

St. John 59, South Central 23

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 66, Pike Valley 38

St. Mary’s 74, Osage City 41

St. Paul 55, Oswego 50

St. Thomas Aquinas 58, Gardner-Edgerton 44

St. Xavier 70, Flint Hills Job Corps 68

Stafford 74, Cunningham 60

Sylvan-Lucas 52, Osborne 42

Tescott 62, Natoma 33

Topeka Heritage Christian 94, Bishop Seabury Academy 76

Topeka West 63, Junction City 50

Trego 71, Ellis 63

Troy 59, Onaga 55

Uniontown 63, Altoona-Midway 15

Valley Heights 80, Wetmore 58

Victoria 61, Kinsley 47

Wabaunsee 62, Rossville 48

Wallace County 64, Syracuse 33

Wamego 84, Clay Center 42

Washburn Rural 61, Emporia 51

Washington County 52, Linn 32

West Elk 44, Cedar Vale/Dexter 43

West Franklin 58, Marais des Cygnes Valley 29

Wheatland-Grinnell 59, Oberlin-Decatur 52

Wichita Bishop Carroll 63, Wichita Southeast 55

Wichita Collegiate 79, Mulvane 53

Wichita North 62, Wichita West 39

Wichita South 67, Wichita East 52

Wichita Sunrise 77, St. John’s Military 37

Wichita Trinity 64, Belle Plaine 56

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Abilene 56, Hays 54

Andale 48, Clearwater 21

Anderson County 34, Central Heights 19

Andover Central 49, Andover 43

Argonia 47, South Haven 24

Augusta 46, Buhler 35

Axtell 47, Doniphan West 46

Baldwin 55, Louisburg 52

Baxter Springs 41, Riverton 31

Beloit 51, Salina Sacred Heart 24

Berean Academy 49, Bennington 18

Bishop Miege 51, Blue Valley 28

Bishop Seabury Academy 41, Topeka Heritage Christian 27

Bonner Springs 47, KC Bishop Ward 39

Burlington 41, Santa Fe Trail 12

Caldwell 44, Udall 35

Caney Valley 52, Dewey, Okla. 49

Central Plains 81, Ness City 32

Centralia 57, Marysville 41

Centre 44, Canton-Galva 34

Chanute 44, Coffeyville 20

Circle 64, El Dorado 29

Clay Center 52, Wamego 30

Concordia 48, Phillipsburg 20

Conway Springs 57, Cheney 45

Council Grove 58, Riley County 31

Cunningham 56, Stafford 23

Derby 59, Salina South 27

DeSoto 56, Eudora 31

Dighton 62, Greeley County 17

Dodge City 49, Garden City 29

Ell-Saline 45, Hutchinson Trinity 44

Ellinwood 53, Plainville 46

Ellis 62, Trego 51

Ellsworth 50, Southeast Saline 39

Elyria Christian 38, Peabody-Burns 21

Flinthills 49, Oxford 21

Fowler 70, Satanta 50

Frankfort 51, BV Randolph 34

Fredonia 56, Cherryvale 43

Garden Plain 47, Douglass 19

Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 46, Rock Hills 11

Goessel 38, Little River 30

Golden Plains 46, Rawlins County 30

Halstead 56, Hillsboro 29

Hays-TMP-Marian 65, Great Bend 36

Hesston 47, Hoisington 36

Hiawatha 40, Nemaha Central 36

Holton 59, Atchison County 29

Horton 50, Oskaloosa 35

Hoxie 60, Norton 42

Hugoton 69, Ulysses 32

Humboldt 47, Bluestem 26

Hutchinson Central Christian 54, Burrton 35

Iola 52, Osawatomie 15

Jefferson North 62, Pleasant Ridge 45

Jefferson West 42, Sabetha 24

Kapaun Mount Carmel 51, Wichita Northwest 40

KC Christian 60, Hyman Brand 34

KC Schlagle 42, Atchison 31

Kingman 52, Haven 32

Labette County 64, Girard 52

Lakeside 42, Wilson 38

Larned 55, Lakin 53

Lawrence 51, SM North 39

Lawrence Free State 69, SM South 45

Leavenworth 55, Olathe North 38

Lebo 57, Crest 50

Liberal 60, Cimarron 40

Macksville 49, Otis-Bison 33

Maize South 57, Goddard-Eisenhower 31

Manhattan 77, Topeka 49

Maranatha Academy 47, Heritage Christian 39

Marion 34, Inman 31

Marmaton Valley 30, Chetopa 21

Maur Hill – Mount Academy 53, McLouth 24

McPherson 65, Winfield 26

Mill Valley 63, BV Northwest 56, OT

Mission Valley 46, Burlingame 26

Natoma 43, Tescott 27

Newton 41, Hutchinson 30

Nickerson 38, Pratt 27

Northeast-Arma 67, Yates Center 30

Northern Valley 38, Palco 30

Norwich 51, Pratt Skyline 33

Olathe East 43, SM Northwest 28

Olathe Northwest 73, SM East 54

Osborne 41, Sylvan-Lucas 33

Paola 59, Ottawa 33

Parsons 41, Independence 39

Pittsburg 43, Fort Scott 23

Pittsburg Colgan 35, Southeast 24

Pretty Prairie 35, Attica 21

Remington 50, Moundridge 37

Republic County 50, Minneapolis 37

Rock Creek 52, Chapman 44

Rose Hill 49, Wellington 33

Rossville 45, Wabaunsee 42

Royal Valley 68, Riverside 35

Rural Vista 49, Hartford 39

Salina Central 60, Wichita Campus 35

Scott City 47, Holcomb 45

Sedgwick 55, Sterling 43

SM West 48, Olathe South 46, OT

Smoky Valley 41, Lyons 40

South Barber 68, Fairfield 37

South Central 49, St. John 39

St. Francis 50, Cheylin 33

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 52, Pike Valley 30

St. Mary’s 65, Osage City 52

St. Paul 55, Oswego 50

St. Thomas Aquinas 54, Gardner-Edgerton 29

Stockton 74, LaCrosse 40

Sublette 36, South Gray 35

Thunder Ridge 58, Lincoln 15

Topeka Hayden 71, Shawnee Heights 70

Topeka Seaman 49, Highland Park 43

Topeka West 51, Junction City 35

Triplains-Brewster 61, Deerfield 18

Troy 40, Onaga 2

Uniontown 65, Altoona-Midway 15

Valley Center 45, Arkansas City 28

Valley Falls 47, Jackson Heights 33

Valley Heights 59, Wetmore 26

Wallace County 54, Syracuse 41

Washburn Rural 59, Emporia 54

Washington County 62, Linn 50

Waverly 57, Lyndon 18

Wellsville 71, Silver Lake 60

West Franklin 45, Marais des Cygnes Valley 28

Wheatland-Grinnell 56, Oberlin-Decatur 33

Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita Southeast 31

Wichita Collegiate 48, Mulvane 45

Wichita County 38, Johnson-Stanton County 35

Wichita South 50, Wichita East 29

Wichita Trinity 53, Belle Plaine 35

Wichita West 69, Wichita North 37

K-State Returns Home to Host Iowa State Wednesday

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GAME 26
IOWA STATE (15-9, 7-5 Big 12)
AT KANSAS STATE (16-9, 5-7 Big 12)
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 >> 6:10 p.m. >> Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) >> Manhattan, Kan.
TICKETS
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$25 (bench), $50 (chairbacks)
Wildcat 4-Pack: $75 (4 bench/GA)
12+ Groups: $15

COACHES
Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)
Overall: 408-218/19th season
At K-State: 95-63/5th season
vs. Iowa State: 3-7 (3-1 at home)

Iowa State: Steve Prohm (Alabama ‘97)
Overall: 142-50/6th season
At Iowa State: 38-21/2nd season
vs. Kansas State: 3-0 (1-0 on the road)

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State (16-9, 5-7 Big 12)
G: #3 Kamau Stokes (12.2 ppg., 4.3 apg.)
G: #5 Barry Brown (11.9 ppg., 3.3 rpg.)
G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (12.3 ppg., 5.9 rpg.)
F: #20 Xavier Sneed (8.6 ppg., 3.0 rpg.)
F: #32 Dean Wade (9.6 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

Iowa State (15-9, 7-5 Big 12)
G: #11 Monte Morris (16.0 ppg., 5.8 apg.)
G: #15 Naz Mitrou-Long (15.5 ppg., 4.8 rpg.)
G: #21 Matt Thomas (11.9 ppg., 4.3 rpg.)
G: #30 Deonte Burton (14.0 ppg., 6.8 rpg.)
F: #33 Solomon Young (3.4 ppg., 2.4 rpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Overall: K-State leads 137-86 (series began in 1909)
In Big 12 era: Iowa State leads 23-20 (6-14 on the road)
In Manhattan: K-State leads 80-26 (last meeting – 1/16/2016)
Current Streak: Iowa State, 3
Last Meeting: Iowa State, 70-65, in Ames, Iowa, on 1/24/2017
Weber vs. Iowa State: 3-7 (3-1 at home)
Weber vs. Prohm: 0-3 (0-1 at home)

GAME 26 – QUICK HITTERS
· Kansas State (16-9, 5-7 Big 12) returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats play host to Iowa State (15-9, 7-5 Big 12) at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2 looking to snap a 2-game losing streak.

· Wednesday’s tilt is a part of a special 4-game ESPN Crossover event, in which, college and NBA announcers switch places, as Dave O’Brien, Kara Lawson, P.J. Carlesimo and reporter Holly Rowe broadcast the game.

· K-State continues a stretch of playing the league’s Top 5 teams to start February, which began at home against TCU on Feb. 1 and continued with 3 straight Top 15 opponents (No. 2 Baylor, No. 3 Kansas and No. 13 West Virginia) for just the fourth time in school history. In games against No. 2 Baylor and No. 3 Kansas, the Wildcats played consecutive games vs. Top 3 foes for the first time since the 1964 Final Four.

· K-State still owns a 137-86 all-time edge against Iowa State, but the Cyclones have won 6 of the last 8 meetings, including a 70-65 win at home on Jan. 24. The Wildcats’ last win came at home, 70-69, on Feb. 28, 2015.

· After winning a close game at No. 2/3 Baylor and losing a tight contest to No. 3/2 Kansas, the Wildcats saw an early second-half technical spark a motivated West Virginia squad to an 85-66 win. The Mountaineers shot 50 percent, including 58.8 percent in the second half, with 50 of their 85 points coming in the paint to go with 25 points off of 19 Wildcat turnovers.

· K-State had to play without starter D.J. Johnson, who missed his first action in 51 games due to a sprained ankle that occurred against Kansas. Freshman Xavier Sneed performed admirably in his first career start, as he was one of five Wildcats to score in double figures with 10 points.

· Senior Wesley Iwundu led with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, while sophomore Kamau Stokes (12), freshman reserve Brian Patrick (11) and sophomore Barry Brown (10) joined Sneed in double digits.

· Patrick, playing significant minutes for the first time, set season-highs for points (11), field goals (4), 3-pointers (3) and minutes (18).

· Stokes, who leads with the team with 20 double-digit scoring games, has scored in double figures in 15 consecutive games, averaging 14.0 points to go with a 4.6 assists per game average in that span.

· The ability to get stops has been key, as K-State is allowing just 61 points per game on 38.9 percent shooting in their 16 wins compared to nearly 76.3 points on 47.9 percent in the 9 losses. In Big 12 play, the Wildcats are allowing 68.6 points in 5 wins and 78.3 points in the 7 losses.
THE OPPONENT: IOWA STATE (15-9, 7-5 BIG 12)
· Iowa State enters Wednesday’s game with a 15-9 record and a 7-5 mark in Big 12 play after sweeping the season series from Oklahoma with an 80-64 victory at home on Saturday… The Cyclones are 3-5 on the road this season, including 3-3 in Big 12 play.

· The Cyclones are averaging 80.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting, including 38.1 percent from 3-point range, on the season with 36.9 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 8.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game… They are allowing opponents 70.3 points per game on 41.9 percent shooting, including 34.3 percent from beyond the arc… The team is shooting 66.7 percent from the free throw line.

· Iowa State ranks 1st in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5) with a league-low 10.1 turnovers per contest.

· The Cyclones are one of the most experienced teams in the Big 12 with 4 senior starters led by All-American candidate Monte Morris, who leads the team in both scoring (16.0 ppg.) and assists (5.8 apg.)… He leads the Big 12 in both assists and assist-to-turnover ratio (5.8)… Fellow senior Naz Mitrou-Long also averages 15.5 points per game to go with a team-best 64 3-point field goals, while Deonte Burton (14.0 ppg.) and Matt Thomas (11.9 ppg.) also average double figures… Thomas also has 63 triples this season… Burton leads the Cyclones in rebounding (6.8 rpg.) and blocked shots (1.5 bpg.).

· Iowa State is led by second-year coach Steve Prohm, who has a 142-50 record in his 6th season as a head coach and a 38-21 mark with the Cyclones… He led Murray State to 3 postseason appearances and 2 regular-season conference titles from 2011-15.

BREAKING DOWN THE SERIES
· This will be the 224th meeting between the two schools with K-State leading the series, 137-86.

· The 223 meetings are the 3rd-most against one opponent behind Kansas (286) and Missouri (236).

· The 137 wins are the most against one opponent ahead of the 126 vs. Nebraska and 120 vs. Missouri.

· Iowa State leads the series, 23-20, in the Big 12 era, including 6 wins in the last 8 meetings.

· K-State has an 80-26 record at home in the series with 3 wins in the last 4 meetings at Bramlage Coliseum.

· The Cyclones are looking to sweep the season series for the second consecutive season after winning 70-65 at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 24, 2017… The last Wildcat win in the series came at home, 70-69, on Feb. 28, 2015.

LAST MEETING: IOWA STATE 70, K-STATE 65
· Kansas State could not complete the comeback from a 20-point deficit, as Iowa State held on late for a 70-65 victory in front of a sold-out crowd of 14,384 fans at Hilton Coliseum… It marked the sixth straight setback to the Cyclones in Ames.

· Down 46-26 just 44 seconds into the second half after Matt Thomas connected on his seventh 3, the Wildcats slowly chipped away at the deficit… The team used a 20-3 run over a more than an eight-minute span to take a 58-57 edge on a layup by Barry Brown with 5 minutes to play… Kamau Stokes set up the play with a steal of Nick Weiler-Babb just 5 seconds earlier.

· The Cyclones got key buckets from Thomas and Monte Morris on subsequent plays to regain the lead at 61-58 with 4:07 left… The Wildcats were able to close to within two points twice down the stretch, including 67-65 on another Brown layup with 24 seconds left, however, key free throws from Naz Mitrou-Long and Deonte Burton sealed the game, 70-65.

· Wesley Iwundu led five Wildcats in double figures with 15 points on 5-of-9 field goals, while Stokes registered double digits with 12 points… Xavier Sneed tallied 11 points, while Brown and senior D.J. Johnson each added 10.

Wildcat Great Collin Klein Hired as New Quarterbacks Coach at K-State

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kleinMANHATTAN, Kan. – One of the greatest quarterbacks to ever don a Kansas State uniform, Collin Klein has been hired as the Wildcats’ new quarterbacks coach, head coach Bill Snyder announced Tuesday. Klein replaces Del Miller, who announced his retirement on Monday following a 45-year coaching career with 20 years of service at K-State.

A 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist who guided the Wildcats to the Big 12 Championship, Klein returns to Manhattan after serving one year as the quarterbacks coach on Mark Farley’s staff at Northern Iowa.

“Shalin and I are very excited to come back home,” said Klein. “I’m very grateful to Coach Farley and UNI for the experience and opportunity they provided me this past year. Looking ahead, I am eager to get to work with and develop the great young talent at K-State. I am thankful to Coach Snyder for the opportunity to return to a place that I love while learning and growing under his leadership. I also want to express my thanks to Coach Miller, who helped be grow as both a quarterback and a person, and I want to build upon the success he has enjoyed coaching quarterbacks at K-State. We are thrilled to be back as a part of the Manhattan community and Wildcat Family.”

Klein was an assistant director of recruiting operations and quality control coach under Snyder in 2014 before taking over as an offensive graduate assistant the following year.

“Following Del will not be the easiest thing for one to do, but Collin – having been tutored under Del’s guidance – will do well,” Snyder said. “Fortunately, Del will remain with us through the spring to continue to mentor Collin during the out-of-season program and in spring practices. Collin will serve as the quarterback coach and Andre Coleman will coordinate the passing game along with Dana Dimel.

“Collin is a great person: caring, loyal, hard working, responsible and disciplined,” Snyder continued. “He will be received well by his peers, players and support staff, as will his lovely wife Shalin. Collin has a love and passion, not only for football, but even more so for guiding youth toward successful lives. Our program has always been centered around achieving success in five different areas of a young man’s life: becoming the best they possibly can with their faith, their family, as a person, a student and a football athlete. Collin represents those priorities as well as any player we have ever had.”

“I feel very fortunate and thankful that this position is going to a young man that I mentored in Collin Klein,” Miller added. “He holds the same values that I do and I appreciate. He’s a good person. He will be a good teacher, motivator and recruiter. I think our players will be in good hands.”

During his lone season in Cedar Falls, Klein tutored a pair of quarterbacks that split reps in Eli Dunne and Aaron Bailey. Dunne finished the year throwing for 1,175 yards and seven touchdowns, which was highlighted by a 418-yard, two-touchdown outing against Missouri State en route to FCS National Performer of the Week honors. Bailey totaled 882 yards and six touchdowns through the air, while he rushed for six scores.

During his previous two seasons on staff at K-State, Klein helped guide Jake Waters to a school-record 3,501 passing yards in 2014 and assisted Joe Hubener and Kody Cook in leading the Wildcats to a bowl in 2015 by splitting time at quarterback.

The 2012 Johnny Unitas Award winner, Klein finished his Wildcat career ranking in the school’s top 10 in 34 different game, season and career record categories. He was the first quarterback from a Power 5 school since 1998 to rush for at least 20 touchdowns and pass for 10 scores in consecutive seasons after doing so in 2011 and 2012. Klein led the Wildcats to a combined 21-5 record as the starting quarterback in 2011 and 2012, which culminated with a No. 1 national ranking, Big 12 Championship and Fiesta Bowl berth in 2012.

Klein obtained his undergraduate degree from K-State in December 2011 in business financial services and controllership. He is married to the former Shalin Spani, a former Wildcat women’s basketball player and the daughter of Kansas State and College Football Hall of Famer Gary Spani.

Chiefs Announce Moves for Coaching Staff

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chiefs logoThe Chiefs have promoted Brad Childress to assistant head coach and announced that Matt Nagy will take over as the sole offensive coordinator in a minor shake-up of Andy Reid’s staff.

Childress and Nagy served as co-offensive coordinators last season. Their new roles were announced Monday.

Childress takes over from David Culley, who served as assistant head coach and wide receivers coach last season. Culley left in the offseason to be the quarterbacks coach in Buffalo.

The Chiefs already have hired Greg Lewis to work with wide receivers.

Nagy began his coaching career with Reid in Philadelphia, then followed him to Kansas City as the quarterbacks coach. Last year was his first as co-offensive coordinator.

Royals and Wood Agree to Two Year Contract

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kcr twoKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Kansas City Royals and left-hander Travis Wood have agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal is pending a physical.

The 30-year-old Wood has spent the past five seasons with the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, where he posted a 2.95 ERA while working exclusively out of the bullpen last year. But he will be given an opportunity to earn a job in the Royals’ starting rotation this spring.

Wood will be reunited with two other members of last year’s Cubs championship team in Kansas City. Outfielder Jorge Soler arrived in a trade for closer Wade Davis and right-hander Jason Hammel agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract.

 

Big Rally Lifts KU to Win Over West Virginia

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jayhawkFrank Mason III had 24 points, including two free throws to cap a frantic comeback from 14 down in the final three minutes of regulation, and No. 3 Kansas stunned No. 9 West Virginia 84-80 in overtime Monday night to assume control of the Big 12 race.

Devonte Graham added 18 points, hitting two of his five 3-pointers in the extra period, and Josh Jackson added 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Jayhawks (23-3, 11-2) avenged a loss in Morgantown while extending their lead over fourth-ranked Baylor to two games in the league standings.

Esa Ahmad scored 20 points and Tarik Phillip had 18 for the Mountaineers (20-6, 8-5), who appeared to have the game locked up when they led 64-50 with 2:58 left in the second half.

Kansas answered with some more Allen Fieldhouse magic.

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