The North Texas Mean Green said Tuesday that defensive tackle Bryce English has transferred from Kansas State.
English is hoping to gain eligibility for the 2016 season as a redshirt freshman.
English is from DeSoto. English’s father, Lee, was a four-year letterman as a running back at North Texas from 1978-81.
TILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – Freshman Jawun Evans had 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help Oklahoma State upset No. 3 Kansas 86-67 on Tuesday night.
The Cowboys beat Kansas in Stillwater for the third straight time and the fifth in seven years.
Jeff Newberry scored 13 points and Jeffrey Carroll added 11 for the Cowboys, who had lost four straight. Oklahoma State shot 50 percent from the field, made 11 of 21 3-point attempts and outrebounded the Jayhawks 38-31.
Frank Mason III scored 14 points and Perry Ellis added 13 for Kansas (15-3, 4-2 Big 12), which has lost two of its past three and fell out of a tie for the Big 12 lead.
Oklahoma State made 23 of 26 free throws while Kansas made just 13 of 24.
The Cowboys (10-8, 2-4) nearly knocked off then-No. 2 Oklahoma six days earlier, but they missed a last-second shot and lost 74-72.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Wichita State and New Mexico State will play Feb. 15 in the makeup of a game between NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago that had to be postponed by weather.
The Shockers and Aggies were scheduled to play Dec. 28 in Wichita, but a snowstorm prevented New Mexico State’s flight from taking off. The Aggies were unable to book replacement flights.
Both teams will play in the middle of five-day gaps between games.
The Shockers, winners of seven straight, are 12-5 overall and 6-0 in the Missouri Valley. The Aggies are 11-8 overall and 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference.
Kansas Prep Scores
Monday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Lakeside 55, Chase 44
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Blue Valley Stillwell 73, Pembroke Hill, Mo. 49
Topeka Hayden 51, Benton, Mo. 50
Burrton Invitational Tournament
Berean Academy 59, Burrton 35
Pretty Prairie 55, Fairfield 49
Canton-Galva Tournament
Ell-Saline 37, Derby Invasion 29
Sedgwick 66, St. John’s Military 40
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Seneca, Mo. 48, Southeast 28
Flint Hills League Tournament
Council Grove 81, Northern Heights 56
Lyndon 56, Chase County 40
Osage City 67, Herington 32
West Franklin 53, Mission Valley 37
Halstead Tournament
Cheney 60, Moundridge 48
Hoisington Tournament
Minneapolis 65, Victoria 62, OT
Russell 43, Otis-Bison 38
McLouth Tournament
Bishop Seabury Academy 73, KC Christian 31
Northern Plains League Tournament
Lincoln 46, Tescott 38
Osborne 46, Rock Hills 31
Pike Valley 67, Wilson 56
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 66, Thunder Ridge 21
Sterling Tournament
Beloit 68, Remington 45
Hugoton 74, Smoky Valley 50
Tonganoxie Invitational
Wamego 63, DeSoto 49
Twin Valley League Tournament
First Round
Centralia 62, Axtell 39
Troy 66, Hanover 59
Washington County 70, Frankfort 39
Wilson County Classic
Fredonia 74, Bluestem 37
Girard 79, Caney Valley 52
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Jackson Heights 42, St. Mary’s 40
Sylvan-Lucas 67, Rock Hills 28
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Blue Valley Stillwell 48, Park Hill, Mo. 44
Topeka Hayden 61, Olathe North 38
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Southwestern Hts. 50, Wichita County 22
Hoisington Tournament
Minneapolis 58, Ellinwood 35
Russell 55, Otis-Bison 26
McLouth Tournament
KC Christian 27, Bishop Seabury Academy 16
Pleasant Ridge 54, Maranatha Academy 15
Mid Continent League Tournament
Play-In
Phillipsburg 45, Norton 32
Stockton 56, Smith Center 44
First Round
Hays-TMP-Marian 77, Plainville 40
Hill City 50, Trego 20
Northern Plains League Tournament
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 33, Lakeside 28
Pike Valley 61, Wilson 57, 3OT
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46, Natoma 19
Thunder Ridge 51, Lincoln 22
South Central Border League Tournament
Caldwell 49, Udall 46, OT
South Haven 36, West Elk 35
First Round
Flinthills 33, Central Burden 27
Sedan 52, Argonia 30
Southeast Cherokee Tournament
Baxter Springs 61, Southeast 42
Columbus 59, Erie 30
Parsons 44, Jayhawk Linn 12
Sterling Tournament
Beloit 52, Remington 45
Hugoton 63, Hutchinson Trinity 30
Tonganoxie Invitational
Jefferson West 55, Tonganoxie 20
Silver Lake 55, Eudora 27
Pool Play
Bonner Springs 44, Wamego 36
Twin Valley League Tournament
First Round
Axtell 50, Wetmore 39
Centralia 53, Clifton-Clyde 26
Frankfort 55, Washington County 53, OT
Wilson County Classic
Fredonia 68, Bluestem 45
Girard 57, Neodesha 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals finalized their $17.5 million, two-year deal with Lorenzo Cain on Monday, buying out the All-Star outfielder’s final two years of arbitration.
Cain will receive $6.5 million this season and $11 million next season.
The 29-year-old Cain is coming off the best year of his six-year career, hitting .307 with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. He also was second in the American League with 28 stolen bases, and he became the first Royals player since 2011 to eclipse 100 runs scored.
The result of that landed Cain third in voting for the AL MVP award.
Cain also started all 16 postseason games in center field, batting .258 with two doubles, a homer and 11 RBIs as the Royals won their first World Series championship since 1985.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Wayne Selden Jr. scored 11 points, Carlton Bragg and Cheick Diallo provided a lift off the bench, and No. 1 Kansas slogged its way to a 70-63 victory over TCU on Saturday.
Bragg had 10 points, as did Perry Ellis and Devonte Graham, while Diallo had nine points and nine rebounds to help the Jayhawks (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) bounce back from a loss at West Virginia.
It was the 33rd consecutive win at Allen Fieldhouse for Kansas, matching the fourth-best streak in school history. It was also the Jayhawks’ seven straight win over the Horned Frogs.
Michael Williams had 13 points and Brandon Parrish and Chauncey Collins scored 11 apiece for TCU (9-8, 1-4), which remained close for a while thanks to a flurry of early 3-pointers.
The Jayhawks eventually took the perimeter away, and their size and depth in the post made it nearly impossible for TCU to score. Diallo finished with five blocks in just 21 minutes.
Final Score: Kansas State 63, 17/18 Iowa State 76
Records: Kansas State 11-6, 1-4 Big 12 // 17/18 Iowa State 13-4, 2-3 Big 12
Attendance: 12,462
Next Game: Wednesday, Jan. 20 \\ at Baylor \\ 7:15 p.m. CT \\
Miscellaneous Notes
Team Notes
Player Notes
KANSAS STATE POSTGAME QUOTES
Head coach Bruce Weber
On Iowa State game plan….
“I do not think zone is really their thing. I do not think we attacked it well. We did not move, and we did not flash. I always blame myself, that I did not do a good enough job helping them learn. Some of it is basketball, not having that savvy feel. Some guys know how to attack the zone, some do not, and we have to do a better job teaching. Too many turnovers in the first half that gave them opportunities. One thing, they make their threes. [Georges] Niang had a big three, but they only made six. That is 18 points out of their 76, on the year they average eight, so that is 21 out of 85. They get a lot of points in the paint and that is what they did today, and they made big shots.”
On feeling of loss …
“You hope to make some progress. West Virginia stung, you had a game that you could have won. They [West Virginia] just played Oklahoma down to the wire, they beat Kansas and I thought we outcompeted them for a lot of the game. Tonight, and for Oklahoma, they outcompeted us. You thought it would have been a little better.”
On emotional level of the team…
“I think we let our offense, or lack of offensive execution and shot making effect our defense. Then we probably did not get our energy going. You cannot do that, you have to let the defense create the energy. We have some good young guys, they were very good the other night, tonight they were not quite as good. That is a part of the ups and downs you have with young people. They have to do a better job preparing. Justin [Edwards], I thought in the second half him and Wesley [Iwundu] stepped up their game and gave us something. In the first half, we did not get much out of anyone to be honest. Justin [Edwards], right before the end of the half got us going and gave us some energy.”
On playing from behind…
“I told them to keep fighting, we were down sixteen in the first half here last year. That is all you can do. Hopefully, we can execute a little better with some of the things we practiced. Moving the basketball, we held the ball. You cannot hold the ball against a zone because it shifts. You have to move it, get it side-to-side, weak side, attack the close out, make the next pass, flatten it out. I thought in the second half, we got inside a little better. We got it below the free throw line. You cannot attack the zone from the Wildcat, they just stand there and laugh at you. That is something I have to help them do a better job of.”
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Tom Brady hit Rob Gronkowski with two touchdown passes and reached over the goal line for another score Saturday to lead the New England Patriots into the AFC championship game with a 27-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
It’s the fifth straight trip to the conference title game for the defending Super Bowl champions.
The Patriots (13-4) will meet the winner of Sunday’s game between Pittsburgh and Denver for a spot in Super Bowl 50 as they try to become the first repeat NFL champs since they did it in 2003-04.
After spending the last two weeks recovering from knee and back injuries, Gronkowski had touchdown catches from 8 and 16 yards The All-Pro tight end had seven receptions for 82 yards.
Kansas City (12-6) had won a franchise-record 11 consecutive games, including 30-0 at Houston last week in the wild-card round.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with the situation says the Kansas City Royals and pitcher Ian Kennedy have agreed to a $70 million, five-year contract that includes an opt-out after the first two years.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because the deal will not be finalized until the 31-year-old Kennedy passes a physical.
The right-hander went 9-15 with a 4.28 ERA for the San Diego Padres last season. He has also pitched for the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Royals were in search of another starter to replace Johnny Cueto, who became a free agent after helping Kansas City win its first World Series since 1985.
In a grind it out type of game the Junction City Blue Jays ( 4-5 ) relied on their defense to defeat the Washburn Rural Junior Blues ( 2-7 ) in basketball Friday night at the Shenk Gym by a score of 46-37.
Blue Jay coach Pat Battle felt the defense keyed the win. “Thirty-seven points, and they’ve got some explosive there. They’ve got some kids who flat shoot it, and I thought our kids did a good job of communicating, working, and arriving when the ball arrived. We really emphasize that.”
Senior Ricardo Erans led the Blue Jays with 17 points while Jenner Hickel had 14 for Washburn Rural. It was the second consecutive win for Junction City, following a victory over Highland Park on Tuesday.
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In the girls varsity game Washburn Rural ( 6-2 ) jumped out on top of Junction City ( 0-9 ) 27-18 at halftime, and then opened up a big lead in the third quarter enroute to a 65-53 victory over the Lady Jays. Junction City cut the final margin down considerably in the fourth quarter after training by 23 points at the end of the third quarter.
Kealee Rains scored 16 points for Junction City, while A’kia Fain and Ally Mckenzie both had 11 for the Lady Jays. Carly Bachelor led Washburn Rural with 21 points.