A 21-year old Kansas State basketball player Thomas Gipson III, was arrested Wednesday in Geary County on suspicion of Driving While Driver’s License was Revoked, and Speeding.

That information was confirmed by Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf, who reported that Gipson was stopped at 11:56 a.m. near the U.S. Highway 77 and I-70 intersection in a Chevrolet Trailblazer for allegedly speeding 80-miles-per-hour in a 65-mile-per-hour speed zone. After authorities ran a check on Gipson’s driver’s license, he was then arrested.

Gipson was booked at the Geary County Detention Center, and then released on $1,000 bond. No court date has been announced in the case.

This past season for the 20-13 Wildcats, Gipson started 28 games and averaged 11.5 points. He is a three-year letterman for Kansas State, and will be a senior this upcoming season.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs offered a preview during recent 11-on-11 training camp practices of what could be in store for unsuspecting quarterbacks this season.
Pro Bowl linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston, first-round draft pick Dee Ford and fellow pass-rusher Josh Martin all trotted onto the field at the same time, leaving defensive tackle Dontari Poe as the lone down lineman in a unique scheme designed to create pressure.

Elsewhere in the NFL, similar personnel groups are known as “NASCAR packages” – the idea is that they overwhelm the opposing offense with their speed.

“We call it the ‘dog front,”‘ Hali said. “A bunch of dogs going after (the quarterback).”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jon Lester pitched six strong innings and Josh Donaldson homered twice and drove in four runs as the Oakland Athletics beat Kansas City 11-3 Tuesday night, snapping the Royals’ eight-game winning streak.

Lester has won all three of his start since the A’s acquired him in July 31 trade for All-Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Lester struck out nine and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks.

The Royals have won 11 of 13 with both losses to Lester, who is 9-3 with a 1.84 ERA in 13 career starts against Kansas City.

Donaldson homered in the seventh and eighth off left-hander Bruce Chen for his third multi-homer game of the season.

Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie allowed six runs on 11 hits in 4 2-3 innings.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry left the Chiefs’ practice for the second time this training camp on Tuesday as he continues to be bothered by tendinitis in his right heel.

Berry missed a few days of practice last week with the heel injury. He eventually returned to workouts but did not play in the Chiefs’ preseason opener against Cincinnati.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that the team will continue to monitor Berry and rest him as needed, though it’s unclear when he’ll return. Kansas City plays at Carolina on Sunday.

Defensive end Mike Catapano also left practice with the same illness that has sidelined him for much of training camp. Kicker Ryan Succop remained out with groin inflammation.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have acquired outfielder Josh Willingham from the Twins for minor league pitcher Jason Adam in an attempt to bolster their offense for the stretch run.

The move was made shortly before the Royals, winners of seven straight, opened a four-game series against AL West-leading Oakland on Monday night. Kansas City had climbed into the second wild-card spot and was just a half-game behind Detroit in the AL Central entering the day.

Willingham was hitting just .210 for the Twins this season, but his 12 homers in limited at-bats were appealing for a Royals club that has struggled to find power.

He hit a career-best 35 homers with 110 RBIs two years ago.

Adam is 5-9 with a 4.67 ERA with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha this season.

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The K-State volleyball season is less than a month away, and K-State Athletics officials announced that single-match tickets for the Wildcats’ 13-match home schedule, which starts on September 4, will go on sale on Monday, August 18.

The Wildcats will host the annual K-State Varney’s Invitational inside Bramlage Coliseum to kick off their home schedule. K-State will play three matches in as many days, starting with the tournament opener at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 4 (vs. Arkansas), followed by a 7 p.m. match onFriday, September 5 (vs. Middle Tennessee St.), and ending with a 7 p.m.match on Saturday, September 6 (vs. UCF).

Fans can catch all of the Varney’s Invitational action with the Bramlage Bundle that includes a ticket to all three Wildcat matches. The ticket bundle can be purchased for $10 for youth, military personnel, and senior citizens or $14 for adults, saving as much as $10 for the entire weekend.

The Varney’s Invitational also has several exciting promotions. September 4 is Ladies Night, which features a $15 ticket package that includes one general admission ticket, one custom K-State Mason jar, 5 minute massage from Bella’s Academy, and one drink voucher for either beer, wine or water, and hors d’oeuvres, all of which is valued at $30. The Ladies Night event starts one hour prior to the start of the match in the Legends Room. The deadline for purchasing Ladies Night ticket packages is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2.

Also during the Varney’s Invitational, the Wildcats will hold Military Appreciation Night on Saturday, September 6. Military personnel can purchase a $3 ticket by showing their military I.D, a savings of $4. The Wildcats will also sign autographs after the match.

Many value-packed ticket deals return in 2014, including the popular Wildcat 4 Pack, which features four general admission tickets and four hot dog, chips and soft drink vouchers for $34, a savings of nearly $30. The Wildcat 4 Pack is available for the September 4, September 6, October 8 and November 1 matches. Also, four Wildcat Weekends are on tap this season. Fans can purchase $3 tickets by showing their respective game ticket from a home football or women’s basketball game, with the first Wildcat Weekend slated for the Big 12 opener against Baylor on Saturday, September 27 (FB vs. UTEP ticket). Other Wildcat Weekend dates includeSaturday, November 1 vs. Texas Tech (FB vs. Oklahoma St. ticket),Saturday, November 22 vs. TCU (WBB vs. Hampton ticket), and Senior Night on Saturday, November 29 vs. West Virginia (FB ticket vs. KU).

Other standout promos include Ace It Night (Sept. 16), Pack the Field House (Oct. 18), Cats for the Cure (Oct. 22) and Be the Hero Night (Nov. 12). A complete list of promotions for the entire 13-match home schedule is below.

Season tickets for the Wildcats’ entire 13-match home schedule, which start as low as $2.50 per match, are also available now.

Tickets can be purchased through www.k-statesports.com/tickets, by calling 1-800-221-CATS (2287), or stopping by the ticket office at Bramlage Coliseum, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

K-State, featuring seven returning letterwinners, four redshirts and nine newcomers, opens its 2014 campaign on August 29 in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the two-day Green Bay Country Inn & Suites Tournament.

 

The Sunflower Showdown men’s basketball matchup between Kansas and Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum will air nationally on February 23 at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.   It will mark the ninth consecutive season that the contest will air to a national audience, including the fifth year in a row on Big Monday.

On Big Monday in 2014 Kansas State defeated the No. 7 ranked Jayhawks 85-82, in overtime  behind 20 points from freshman Marcus Foster.

The Sunflower Showdown is one of nine Big 12 games scheduled to air on the league’s signature telecast, which begins Monday, January 5 when Texas hosts Oklahoma at 8 p.m. CT.

Other Big Monday games for the Big 12 include Oklahoma at Kansas Jan. 19, Texas at Iowa State Jan. 26, Iowa State at Kansas Feb. 2, Iowa State at Oklahoma Feb. 9, Kansas at West Virginia Feb. 16, and Baylor at Texas or Oklahoma at Iowa State on Mar. 2.

 

The Kansas State Wildcats have been chosen to finish fifth in the Big 12 this season.

In the Big 12 Conference volleyball preseason poll of conference coaches , K-State garnered 35 points. That was 10 points behind No. 4 Oklahoma and four points ahead of No.6 Baylor.

Defending conference champion Texas was voted No.1, earning all eight possible first-place votes. Kansas Was picked to finish second, and Iowa State third.

Kansas Stat entered camp returning seven letterwinners from last year’s 18-11 squad, including three starters. They include redshirt sophomore Katie Brand, senior Chelsea Keating, and sophomore Kersten Kober.

Brand was the lone Wildcat na,ed to the Big 12 Preseason Team. One of two setters selected, Brand is coming off a 2013 campaign in which she was the only Big 12 freshman to average more than 10 assists per set. She also led all Big 12 setters in kills, blocks and points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez each homered and Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 Sunday to extend their winning streak to seven games.

The Royals, who won 10 in a row in June, have put together two winning streaks of seven or more games this season for the first time since 1985, the last time they were in the playoffs.

Gordon hit a two-run shot off Tim Lincecum (9-8) in a four-run first. The inning also included Billy Butler’s run-producing double and Perez scoring on a wild pitch.

Perez homered off Juan Gutierrez with Nori Aoki aboard in a three-run third. Aoki reached base four times – two walks and two singles – and stole three bases.

Jarrod Dyson went 3 for 3 and also swiped three bases. The Royals’ seven steals was one shy of the club record set on August 1, 1998.

 

 

12:40 p.m. UPDATE WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Tony Stewart says “there aren’t words” to describe his sadness over the accident that killed Kevin Ward Jr.

In a statement released by spokesman Mike Arning, Stewart says “my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and everyone affected by this tragedy.”

The three-time NASCAR champion hit Kevin Ward Jr. on Saturday night as Ward walked toward Stewart’s car following an on-track incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.

Stewart says “It’s a very emotional time for all involved, and it is the reason I’ve decided not to participate in today’s race at Watkins Glen.”

The decision was an about-face for his racing team, which said earlier Sunday that Stewart would be behind the wheel of his No. 14 Chevrolet when the green flag waved. Regan Smith drove Stewart’s car instead.

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UPDATE 9:23 a.m.  WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Tony Stewart will not race Sunday following the death of a sprint car driver who was struck and killed by Stewart at an upstate New York dirt track.

Greg Zipadelli, competition director for Stewart-Haas Racing, said the three-time NASCAR champion “feels strongly” he should not race at Watkins Glen following Kevin Ward Jr.’s fatal accident.

Regan Smith will replace Stewart in the car.

Ward had climbed from his car on the darkened dirt track and was trying to confront Stewart when he was struck Saturday night.

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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — A manager for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart’s racing team says Stewart will race in an event Sunday in upstate New York.The decision comes hours after Stewart struck and killed a driver who was walking on a dirt track during a race on Saturday night.

A video of the crash at Canandaigua Motorsports Park showed driver Kevin Ward Jr. stepping toward Stewart’s car before being hit and hurtled 50 feet. It appeared Ward was trying to confront Stewart when he was struck.

Team manager Greg Zipadelli says Stewart will race in NASCAR’s event Sunday at Watkins Glen, calling the race “business as usual.”

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — A spokesman for Tony Stewart calls the death of a fellow driver he struck and killed at an upstate New York dirt track a “tragic accident.”

The three-time NASCAR champion hit Kevin Ward Jr. on Saturday night as Ward walked toward Stewart’s car following an on-track incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.

In a statement released Sunday morning, a representative for Stewart says, “our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.” The statement says Stewart’s team is still trying to sort through the details of the accident.

Stewart is scheduled to race later Sunday in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen.