KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson says his interview for the vacant head coaching job in Philadelphia went “great,” but he insists he is focused on the New England Patriots.

The Chiefs visit the reigning Super Bowl champions for a playoff game Saturday.

Pederson interviewed for the Philadelphia job Sunday. He started nine games at quarterback for the Eagles in 1999, and began his NFL coaching career under Andy Reid in 2009 as a quality control coach.

Pederson followed Reid to Kansas City in 2013 as his offensive coordinator.

The Eagles have also interviewed Tom Coughlin, Duce Staley, Pat Shurmur and Ben McAdoo. Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase also interviewed before taking the job in Miami.

HOUSTON (AP) – NFL owners voted Tuesday night to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to a new stadium just outside Los Angeles, and the San Diego Chargers will have an option to share the facility.

The Oakland Raiders, who also wanted to move to the area, were left out of the deal, but could move to Los Angeles if San Diego doesn’t, Commissioner Roger Goodell said.

The moves end the NFL’s 21-year absence from the nation’s second-largest media market.

The compromise- the Chargers and Raiders wanted to share a new stadium in Carson, California, and the Rams wanted to move to nearby Inglewood – was approved 30-2 after the other options did not get the 24 votes needed for approval.

The Chargers can continue to negotiate with San Diego for a new stadium deal, while keeping the option of joining at the Rams and owner Stan Kroenke at the $1.8 billion complex he is building.

The Rams -based in the LA area from 1946-94 – will play in a temporary facility – probably the Los Angeles Coliseum – until the new stadium is ready, most likely for the 2019 season.

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Kansas Prep Scores, 6th Ld-Writethru,1533
Tuesday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Mulvane 45
Anderson County 49, Prairie View 35
Andover 66, Valley Center 59, OT
Andover Central 57, Derby 56
Attica 59, Hutchinson Central Christian 54, OT
Augusta 57, Rose Hill 44
Basehor-Linwood 57, Lansing 42
Beloit 60, Chapman 31
Bennington 46, Ell-Saline 28
Berean Academy 48, Marion 40
Blue Valley Southwest 50, BV North 36
Blue Valley Stillwell 63, Bishop Miege 51
Bonner Springs 70, KC Bishop Ward 34
Burlingame 58, Marais des Cygnes Valley 45
Burlington 75, Neodesha 52
BV West 58, BV Northwest 50
Caldwell 52, Udall 41
Cedar Vale/Dexter 67, Flinthills 63
Central Plains 63, Dodge City 43
Centralia 60, Frankfort 45
Centre 38, Goessel 37
Chaparral 49, Belle Plaine 39
Chase County 44, Northern Heights 36
Cheney 73, Wichita Independent 65
Coffeyville 43, Chanute 41
Colby 45, Goodland 33
Concordia 73, Marysville 63
Conway Springs 56, Douglass 46
Cunningham 66, Burrton 59
Doniphan West 40, Wetmore 29
El Dorado 66, Winfield 54
Elkhart 78, Deerfield 60
Ellinwood 66, St. John 36
Erie 48, Caney Valley 42
Eureka 57, West Elk 50, OT
Fredonia 80, Humboldt 72
Garden Plain 52, Wichita Trinity 42
Girard 85, Columbus 26
Goddard 55, Arkansas City 50
Goddard-Eisenhower 78, Maize South 68
Halstead 73, Nickerson 53
Hartford 56, Lebo 45
Hays 90, Great Bend 44
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Trego 46
Herington 36, Council Grove 3
Heritage Christian 68, McLouth 45
Hesston 62, Kingman 35
Hiawatha 53, Holton 45
Hillsboro 61, Smoky Valley 56
Hogan Prep, Mo. 64, KC Harmon 52
Holcomb 52, Scott City 36
Hoxie 62, Wichita County 52
Hugoton 71, Ulysses 27
Ingalls 46, Fowler 35
Inman 54, Remington 47
Jackson Heights 63, Jefferson North 36
Johnson-Stanton County 62, Walsh, Colo. 34
Junction City 67, Highland Park 49
KC Washington 57, KC Schlagle 56
Kiowa County 62, Pawnee Heights 30
Larned 55, Lyons 40
Lawrence 82, SM West 70
Lawrence Free State 48, Leavenworth 34
Liberal 67, Garden City 45
Lincoln 66, Tescott 42
Little River 49, Elyria Christian 35
Logan 51, Golden Plains 45
Louisburg 49, Frontenac 41
Lyndon 60, West Franklin 50
Macksville 71, LaCrosse 50
Maize 54, Salina Central 43
Manhattan 56, Washburn Rural 52
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 49, Pleasant Ridge 37
McPherson 68, Buhler 61
Meade 55, Southwestern Hts. 46
Medicine Lodge 56, Bluestem 38
Minneapolis 31, Clay Center 28
Moundridge 57, Canton-Galva 36
Newton 42, Hutchinson 39
Norwich 40, South Barber 38
Olathe East 53, SM East 44
Olathe North 73, SM Northwest 56
Olathe South 53, SM South 46
Olpe 48, Southern Coffey 30
Osage City 73, Mission Valley 43
Oswego 65, Uniontown 62
Ottawa 74, Baldwin 35
Oxford 53, South Haven 52, OT
Paola 56, Eudora 53
Parsons 64, Independence 46
Pike Valley 47, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 37
Pittsburg 61, Fort Scott 58
Pratt 60, Haven 35
Pratt Skyline 58, Pretty Prairie 27
Quinter 68, Western Plains 48
Riverton 51, Galena 45
Rossville 56, Rock Creek 43
Royal Valley 45, Perry-Lecompton 33
Rural Vista 69, Peabody-Burns 37
Sabetha 46, Nemaha Central 44
Salina Sacred Heart 59, Republic County 41
Salina South 46, Wichita Campus 33
Sedan 64, Central Burden 37
Sedgwick 47, Hutchinson Trinity 43
Shawnee Heights 70, Topeka Hayden 66
Solomon 32, Wakefield 30
South Central 64, Bucklin 20
South Gray 60, Satanta 55
Southeast Saline 72, Russell 54
Spearville 49, Ness City 36
Spring Hill 41, DeSoto 31
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 51, Osborne 42
St. Mary’s 69, Riley County 42
St. Thomas Aquinas 57, Gardner-Edgerton 55, 2OT
Sterling 55, Hoisington 47
Syracuse 40, Moscow 37
Topeka 71, Topeka West 68
Topeka Seaman 56, Emporia 44
Triplains-Brewster 45, Rawlins County 42
Troy 56, Onaga 40
Valley Falls 46, Horton 34
Valley Heights 74, Clifton-Clyde 61
Veritas Christian 77, Christ Preparatory Academy 40
Victoria 62, Stockton 48
Wabaunsee 51, Silver Lake 35
Wamego 72, Jefferson West 52
Washington County 72, Linn 22
Waverly 51, Madison/Hamilton 46
Wellington 51, Clearwater 45
Wichita Collegiate 79, Circle 66
Wichita East 69, Wichita North 51
Wichita Heights 48, Wichita Bishop Carroll 46
Wichita South 66, Wichita Northwest 56
Wichita West 77, Kapaun Mount Carmel 74, OT
Yates Center 76, Cherryvale 69
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Anderson County 27, Prairie View 25
Atchison County 52, Riverside 32
Baldwin 70, Ottawa 38
Cambridge, Neb. 52, Northern Valley 42
Caney Valley 58, Erie 29
Central Heights 27, Osawatomie 12
Central Plains 55, Dodge City 45
Centralia 51, Frankfort 44
Chanute 57, Coffeyville 35
Chaparral 46, Belle Plaine 31
Chapman 40, Beloit 37
Chase County 39, Northern Heights 22
Cheney 40, Wichita Independent 38
Cherryvale 52, Yates Center 19
Circle 39, Wichita Collegiate 31
Colby 52, Goodland 47
Conway Springs 36, Douglass 16
Council Grove 54, Herington 24
Cunningham 47, Burrton 23
Derby 50, Andover Central 29
DeSoto 50, Spring Hill 27
Dighton 39, Wheatland-Grinnell 32
El Dorado 42, Winfield 32
Elkhart 78, Deerfield 60
Ell-Saline 39, Bennington 25
Elyria Christian 36, Little River 31
Emporia 50, Topeka Seaman 41
Eureka 49, West Elk 37
Fairfield 64, Stafford 46
Flinthills 69, Cedar Vale/Dexter 42
Fredonia 50, Humboldt 47
Frontenac 56, Louisburg 43
Galena 49, Riverton 34
Garden Plain 45, Wichita Trinity 32
Girard 61, Columbus 33
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 50, Pike Valley 36
Goddard 37, Arkansas City 26
Goessel 58, Centre 24
Golden Plains 51, Logan 47
Great Bend 62, Hays 55
Haven 49, Pratt 43
Highland Park 48, Junction City 46
Holton 72, Hiawatha 65
Hoxie 74, Wichita County 26
Hugoton 71, Ulysses 27
Hutchinson Central Christian 32, Attica 30
Independence 44, Parsons 30
Ingalls 63, Fowler 19
Jayhawk Linn 41, Chetopa 37
Jefferson North 39, Jackson Heights 29
Jefferson West 42, Wamego 36
Kapaun Mount Carmel 52, Wichita West 28
KC Christian 46, Bishop Seabury Academy 23
Kingman 53, Hesston 52
Kiowa County 51, Pawnee Heights 15
LaCrosse 57, Macksville 36
Lakeside 52, Thunder Ridge 39
Lansing 38, Basehor-Linwood 36
Larned 60, Lyons 44
Leavenworth 42, Lawrence Free State 40
Lebo 40, Hartford 30
Liberal 38, Garden City 31
Lincoln 53, Tescott 33
Maize South 72, Goddard-Eisenhower 64
Marion 40, Berean Academy 39
Marysville 67, Concordia 56
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 42, Pleasant Ridge 28
McPherson 53, Buhler 18
Meade 59, Southwestern Hts. 41
Medicine Lodge 56, Bluestem 38
Minneapolis 31, Clay Center 28
Mission Valley 50, Osage City 29
Moscow 43, Syracuse 36
Moundridge 46, Canton-Galva 33
Newton 38, Hutchinson 24
Nickerson 43, Halstead 41
Northeast-Arma 49, Pleasanton 39
Olathe East 56, SM East 36
Olathe North 50, SM Northwest 46
Oswego 42, Uniontown 30
Paola 51, Eudora 24
Pittsburg 52, Fort Scott 38
Quinter 54, Western Plains 21
Rawlins County 38, Triplains-Brewster 25
Remington 35, Inman 21
Republic County 48, Salina Sacred Heart 20
Riley County 51, St. Mary’s 20
Rose Hill 55, Augusta 34
Rossville 61, Rock Creek 60
Royal Valley 38, Perry-Lecompton 31
Russell 59, Southeast Saline 50
Sabetha 60, Nemaha Central 41
Salina Central 55, Maize 52
Salina South 38, Wichita Campus 28
Scott City 49, Holcomb 36
Sedgwick 35, Hutchinson Trinity 22
Silver Lake 56, Wabaunsee 33 SM North 50, Olathe Northwest 46
SM West 58, Lawrence 56
Smoky Valley 42, Hillsboro 33
Solomon 46, Wakefield 33
South Barber 59, Norwich 51
South Central 71, Bucklin 22
South Gray 60, Satanta 55
Spearville 65, Ness City 27
St. James Academy 50, KC Sumner 44
St. John 52, Ellinwood 35
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 73, Osborne 20
Sterling 46, Hoisington 29
Sylvan-Lucas 40, Natoma 25
Tonganoxie 54, KC Turner 20
Topeka 65, Topeka West 45
Topeka Hayden 57, Shawnee Heights 45
Trego 68, Hays-TMP-Marian 28
Troy 52, Onaga 30
Valley Center 57, Andover 37
Valley Falls 58, Horton 25
Veritas Christian 60, Christ Preparatory Academy 35
Victoria 50, Stockton 39
Washburn Rural 54, Manhattan 52
Washington County 58, Linn 41
Waverly 52, Madison/Hamilton 32
Wellington 60, Clearwater 23
Wellsville 50, Santa Fe Trail 40
West Franklin 61, Lyndon 35
Wetmore 43, Doniphan West 25
Wichita Bishop Carroll 41, Wichita Heights 28
Wichita East 55, Wichita North 35
Wilson 50, Chase 36

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Jaysean Paige scored 26 points, Devin Williams had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 11 West Virginia beat top-ranked Kansas 74-63 on Tuesday night.

West Virginia (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since 1982, when it started 24-1.

Perry Ellis scored 21 points for Kansas (14-2, 3-1), which committed a season-high 22 turnovers, shot 42 percent from the field and was held to its lowest point total of the season.

West Virginia led 39-27 at halftime and never let the Jayhawks get closer than six points in the second half.

West Virginia fans stormed the court and sang John Denver’s “Country Roads” after the Mountaineers’ first win over a top-ranked team in 33 years.

Kansas State opened up their two game home stand with an 83-70 win over Texas Tech Tuesday night, giving them their first win in Big 12 play this season.

The offensive struggles that has plagued the Wildcats for most of the season seemed to be non-existent for the most part in the victory. Kansas State had five players in double figures with Wesley Iwundu and Kamau Stokes leading the Wildcats with 17 points a piece. The Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, Barry Brown finished with 15 points followed by Justin Edwards with 11 and Dean Wade with 10.

After opening Big 12 play on a 0-3 losing streak Head Coach Bruce Weber said he knew it wasn’t time to panic.

“After the Oklahoma game, that’s one thing I told the coaches, we can’t panic. We’ve lost to West Virginia, who is now a top 10 team, you lost to Oklahoma who was 1/2 in the country, and Texas on the road who was just beating Iowa State,” said Weber. “We had to critique some things, we had to change some things, execute a little better. But we had to keep their spirits up, keep their energy up, I think that was the most important thing.”

Kansas State improved to 11-5 on the season and 1-3 in Big 12 play. They will now host No. 17 Iowa State Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. The Cyclones are coming off a 94-91 OT loss to Texas Tuesday.

The Tuesday night boys and girls high school basketball schedule finds:

–Junction City at Highland Park

–Chapman visiting Beloit

–Concordia at Marysville

–Wamego at Jefferson West

–Riley County hosts St. Marys

–Rock Creek at Rossville

–Manhattan at Washburn Rural

–Topeka High hosts Topeka West

–Hayden hosts Shawnee Heights

–Emporia plays at Seaman

–Rural Vista goes to Peabody

–Blue Valley-Randolph visits Axtell

–Council Grove at Herington

TEXAS TECH (11-3, 1-2 Big 12)

AT KANSAS STATE (10-5, 0-3 Big 12)

Tuesday, January 12,  7:10 p.m. CT Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, Kan.

 

 

 

TICKETS

kstatesports.com

(800) 221.CATS

$15 (bench), $35 (chairbacks)

Wildcat4Pack: $50 | $10 (12+group)

 

COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)

Overall: 385-198/18^th season

At K-State: 72-43/4^th season

1. Texas Tech: 6-1

 

Texas Tech: Tubby Smith (High Point ’73)

Overall: 549-266/25th season

At Texas Tech: 38-40/3rd season

1. Kansas State: 1-3

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (10-5, 0-3 Big 12)

G: #3 Kamau Stokes (9.0 ppg., 3.1 rpg.)

G: #14 Justin Edwards (12.6 ppg., 5.9 rpg.)

G: #25 Wesley Iwundu (13.1 ppg., 4.3 rpg.)

F: #32 Dean Wade (10.8 ppg., 6.1 rpg.)

F: #41 Stephen Hurt (6.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg.)

 

Texas Tech (11-3, 1-2 Big 12)

G: #0 Devaugntah Williams (14.0 ppg., 3.8 rpg.)

G: #12 Keenan Evans (7.9 ppg., 3.0 rpg.)

G: #20 Toddrick Gotcher (11.9 ppg., 4.4 rpg.)

F: #11 Zach Smith (9.8 ppg., 6.4 rpg.)

C: #32 Norense Odiase (10.1 ppg., 4.9 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: K-State leads 21-11 (series began in 1955)

In Big 12 era: K-State leads 14-10 (9-2 at home)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 13-2 (last meeting – 1/14/2015)

Current Streak: Texas Tech, 1

Last Meeting: Texas Tech, 64-47, in Lubbock, Texas, on 2/4/2015

Weber vs. Texas Tech: Weber leads 6-1 (3-0 at home)

Weber vs. Smith: Weber leads 9-4 (5-1 at home)

 

QUICK HITTERS

• Kansas State (10-5, 0-3 Big 12) returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday night, as the Wildcats play host to Texas Tech (11-3, 1-2 Big 12) at 7 p.m. CT. The contest begins a 2-game homestand for the squad, as they host No. 17/18 Iowa State (12-3, 1-2 Big 12) at 3p.m. CT on Saturday.
• K-State will be looking to snap a 3-game losing streak, which is the longest since dropping 5 straight from Jan. 27-Feb. 11, 2015. The Wildcats are 0-3 in Big 12 play for the first time since losing their first 4 league games in 2008-09. The 3 losses have come by a combined 17 points.
• K-State’s 5 losses have come by 10 points or less this season, including 2 by 4 points or fewer. Four of the 5 losses have also come to ranked foes, including No. 9/8 North Carolina (70-80), No. 25 Texas A&M (68-78), No. 19/17 West Virginia (83-87, 2OT) and No. 2/1 Oklahoma (76-86), while all 5 have come to teams with RPI of 35 or better this season.
• According to Paul Bessire of @predictmachine, K-State has the 4th-toughest remaining schedule in the country, which includes 11 games vs. teams with RPIs of 40 or better. Eight of the top 9 toughest schedules belong to Big 12 teams, including 3rd-place Texas Tech.
• K-State is 8-1 in home venues this season, including 7-1 at Bramlage Coliseum. The double-overtime loss to No. 19/17 West Virginia ended an 11-game homecourt winning streak, which dated back to last season.
• K-State and Texas Tech will be meeting for the 33rd time Tuesday with the Wildcats holding a 21-11 advantage, including a 14-10 mark in the Big 12 era. K-State has won 6 in a row at Bramlage Coliseum. The teams split the season series a year ago with the Wildcats winning 58-51 at home on Jan. 14 and the Red Raiders winning 64-47 at home on Feb. 4.
• After starters dominated much of the scoring output in the early going, the bench has stepped up in the last 5 games, where they are averaging 28.8 points per game on 51.0 percent shooting (50-of-98), including 30.3 points per game in Big 12 play on 50 percent shooting (31-of-62).
• Much of this bench scoring has come from freshman Barry Brown, who is averaging 14.6 points on 47.3 percent shooting (19-of-39) in the last 5 games. He became the 3rd Wildcat to be honored with a Big 12 weekly award on Monday, including the 2nd freshmen, after being named Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. Brown, who has led the team in scoring 4 times in the last 5 games, averaged 17.0 points on 48.1 percent shooting (13-of-27) at Texas and No. 2/1 Oklahoma.

 

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TOM GILBERT
Associate Director for Athletics Communications | K-State Athletics

Release from K-State Athletics

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder, who on December 8 became just the fourth active head coach to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, confirmed today that he will be on the sidelines as head coach of the Wildcats in 2016.

 

“Following our bowl game against Arkansas, I had a chance to visit with my family, and they collectively wanted me to do what I wanted to do and none were against my decision to return as long as I am having a positive impact on the young people in our program, my health is in order and as long as I am wanted by the University and the wonderful Kansas State fan base,” Snyder said.

 

“We are all grateful for the incredible leadership of Coach Snyder, and I was delighted when he affirmed to me that he plans to continue,” Athletics Director John Currie said. “We look forward to him leading the Wildcats into Palo Alto for our 2016 opener on September 2.”

Snyder will enter his 25^th season at K-State in 2016 and has accumulated a 193-101-1 overall record with the Wildcats. The hall of fame coach will be the second-winningest active coach among FBS head coaches in 2016, while he has recorded the most wins of any active coach at one institution.

Following the 2016 Purple/White Spring Game, which will be held on April 23, the Wildcats open the 2016 season on September 2 at Stanford on the heels of their sixth straight bowl appearance and riding a 27-game home sellout streak.  The 2016 season will also mark the completion of Phase IIIB of the Bill Snyder Family Stadium master plan culminating $180 million in improvements to the stadium.  To join the K-State season ticket waiting list, contact the ticket office at 1-800-221-CATS or click here. Tickets for both the 2016 season and spring game will go on sale later this spring.