SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Michigan freshman quarterback Shane Morris will start in place of Devin Gardner in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.

Gardner sustained a turf toe injury in the Wolverines’ final regular-season game against Ohio State and showed up in Arizona wearing a protective boot.

Coach Brady Hoke announced Thursday that Morris will make his first college start against Kansas State after Gardner was unable to practice Wednesday.

Morris played in three games this season, attempting nine passes. He sat out most of his senior season in high school because of mononucleosis.

As a result of Gardner’s injury, Morris has worked with Michigan’s first-team offense leading up to Saturday night’s bowl game in Tempe.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two NFL Hall of Famers are among nine former Kansas City Chiefs players who have joined a lawsuit that contends the team hid the risks of permanent brain injuries from repeated concussions.

Cornerback Albert Lewis and defensive end Art Still were added Saturday to the lawsuit initially filed this month on behalf of five former Chiefs players. Also joining the suit are Dino Hackett, Todd McNair, Fred Jones, Tim Barnett, Walker Lee Ashley, Emile Harry and Chris Smith.

All 14 plaintiffs were on the team between 1987 and 1993, a period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL.

The amended lawsuit also adds claims that artificial-surface fields during part of that time contributed to concussions.

 

Kansas State used a pair of late comebacks in regulation and the first overtime, but it was not enough for the Wildcats to defeat Hampton on Saturday at the HU Convocation Center.

The Lady Pirates defeated the Wildcats 86-75 in double overtime.

K-State ( 5-4 ) saw three players double figures in the contest. Senior Katya Leick tallied K-State’s first double-double of the season and the first of her career with career-highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds. Ashia Woods joined Leick in double figures with 15 points. Freshman Leticia Romero added 14 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.

Hampton is now 9-3 on the season.

Junior Thomas Gipson and freshman Marcus Foster each scored 14 points, as Kansas State posted a 72-62 win over No. 21 / 15 Gonzaga on Saturday at Intrust Bank Arena.

With the win the Wildcats ( 8-3 ) ran their winning streak to a season-best six games.

Foster has now reached in double figures in 10 consecutive games. Gipson has reached double figures in seven of the last eight games this season.

The Wildcats forced the Bulldogs into a season-tying 12 turnovers, scoring 13 points off those miscues.

Kansas State will return to action Dec. 28 against Tulane ( 6-6 ) at the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at Barclays Arena.

 

The Junction City Blue Jay varsity wrestling team  did not wrestle on Saturday at Emporia as scheduled due to the snowy weather.

The Emporia High Wrestling Winter Classic was cancelled.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Nine Kansas State football players – including All-America selections Tyler Lockett, Ryan Mueller and Ty Zimmerman – earned postseason honors from Phil Steele, the publication announced Friday.

Lockett and Mueller each earned Second Team All-America accolades and Zimmerman was named to the fourth team, while all three picked up First Team All-Big 12 honors. Additionally, Lockett was named a Third Team All-Big 12 kick returner.

Offensive linemen B.J. Finney (first team), Cody Whitehair (second team) and Cornelius Lucas (third team) were named to the All-Big 12 teams. Running back John Hubert, linebacker Blake Slaughter and quarterback Jake Waters were also named third team all-conference players.

Lockett, one of the best all-around players in the nation, picked up his third All-America honor this postseason. The Tulsa, Okla., product ranks 11th nationally in all-purpose yards at 151.4 yards per game, which includes 104.2 receiving yards per game. Mueller, who was also named an All-American for the third time in 2013, ranks sixth nationally with a school-record tying 11.5 sacks, while he is 11th in tackles for loss with 18.5, a mark that leads the Big 12.

A product of Junction City, Kan., Zimmerman picked up his fourth All-America accolade after logging 69 tackles, including three for loss, and tallying three interceptions. He returned two of his interceptions for touchdowns, a mark that leads the Big 12.

Five of the other six players are multiple All-Big 12 honorees with the exception of Waters, who earned all-conference honors for the first time.

Kansas State prepares to take on Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, December 28, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The game kicks off at 9:15 p.m. (CT) and will be televised nationally on ESPN. Fans can order tickets through the K-State Athletics Ticket office online at www.k-statesports.com/tickets or by phone at 1-800-221-CATS. Fans are strongly encouraged to order through K-State’s official allotment to ensure that all Wildcat fans are seated in the official K-State sections of the stadium.

Kansas State’s 2013 Postseason Honors from Phil Steele
B.J. Finney: First Team All-Big 12
John Hubert: Third Team All-Big 12
Tyler Lockett: Second Team All-America (WR), First Team All-Big 12 (WR), Third Team All-Big 12 (KR)
Cornelius Lucas: Third Team All-Big 12
Ryan Mueller: Second Team All-America, First Team All-Big 12
Blake Slaughter: Third Team All-Big 12
Jake Waters: Third Team All-Big 12
Cody Whitehair: Second Team All-Big 12
Ty Zimmerman: Fourth Team All-America, First Team All-Big 12

From Kstatesports.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Andrew Luck threw for 241 yards and a touchdown, Donald Brown ran 51 yards for another score and the Indianapolis Colts beat the Kansas City Chiefs 23-7 on Sunday in a potential preview of an AFC wild-card playoff game.

The Colts (10-5) took advantage of four turnovers by the Chiefs (11-4) to win for the fifth time in their last six tries against Kansas City. If Indianapolis ends up as the No. 4 seed and the Chiefs the No. 5 for the playoffs, they’ll meet again at Lucas Oil Stadium in two weeks.

Alex Smith threw for 153 yards for Kansas City, but he also lost a fumble and was picked off twice. He had thrown just six interceptions in the first 14 games.

Jamaal Charles ran for 106 yards and the game’s opening touchdown, but Kansas City failed to keep him involved as the Colts scored the final 23 points.

The Lady Jays had a tough opponent in Seaman High School Friday night as the Lady Jays fell 54-38 to the undefeated Lady Vikings.

Junction City managed to keep the game close going into halftime trailing 24-19 but strong offensive play by Seaman’s top scoring threat, Tatyana Legette in the second half proved to much for the Lady Jays.

“We got her in some foul trouble in the first half which helped us,” JCHS girls coach Nate Parks said of Legette. “She’s just very aggressive and its just hard to keep her off the boards and that’s what killed us.”

Legette finished the game with 17 points for Seaman, 12 in the second half alone.

The Lady Jays were led in scoring by senior Kori Kamm with 12 points. Followed by freshman Darja Russell with 10 points.

Parks said he wasn’t surprised by the freshman’s play,”I know that she has the ability, we’re trying to bring her in slowly not trying to put to much pressure as a freshman but inevitably shes going to be on the court more.”

The Lady Jays fell to 2-3 on the season.

In the boys game a tough first half led to a strong second half for the Blue Jays as they topped Seaman 57-51.

Seaman managed to keep it close with the Blue Jays in the first half by crashing the boards and getting multiple second chance shots. The Blue Jays lead going into halftime was 23-20.

The Blue Jays gave up a lot of rebounds in the first half and Seaman capitalized off that. But Junction City came out in the second half and put a stop to that.

In the second half the Blue Jays stepped it up on the defensive end putting more pressure on the Vikings which Head Coach Pat Battle said was key.

“We challenged our guys to go out there and rebound and box out and limit them to one shot and we did a great job of that,” Blue Jay Coach Pat Battle said. “That’s really what keyed things for tonight is how well we defended as well as how well we boxed out.”

Junction City was led in scoring by Jonathan Wilds who finished with 15 points. Danny Thornton added another 12 points for the Blue Jays all from three point range.

The Blue Jays moved to 3-2 going into Christmas break. “It’s the first time in a long time Junction City basketball has been above .500 going into Christmas. I think this win was really big with us,” Battle said.

Both teams won’t return to the court until January 10th when they return to Topeka to take on Highland Park.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 53, Augusta 28
Andover 52, Goddard 32
Andover Central 59, Valley Center 54
Axtell 36, Clifton-Clyde 31
Baileyville-B&B 36, Frankfort 29
Beloit 64, Ellsworth 41
Berean Academy 55, Peabody-Burns 38
Buhler 55, Winfield 44
Burlingame 56, Madison 40
Burlington 59, Fredonia 56
Centralia 73, Linn 44
Chanute 59, Parsons 53
Cheney 53, Medicine Lodge 45
Cherryvale 59, Caney Valley 56
Cimarron 65, Elkhart 56
Circle 58, Clearwater 48
Coffeyville 69, Fort Scott 48
Concordia 61, Abilene 51
Conway Springs 71, Belle Plaine 49
Council Grove 57, Lyndon 51
Derby 55, Hutchinson 44
Eudora 65, Wellsville 40
Eureka 72, Yates Center 18
Garden Plain 51, Chaparral 43
Gardner-Edgerton 64, Blue Valley Southwest 53
Goddard-Eisenhower 71, Dodge City 57
Goessel 44, Wakefield 38
Halstead 59, Kingman 39
Hays-TMP-Marian 74, Ellinwood 47
Hesston 63, Nickerson 36
Highland Park 76, Topeka 53
Hillsboro 55, Lyons 36
Holcomb 73, Goodland 30
Holton 64, Perry-Lecompton 42
Hoxie 76, Rawlins County 53
Hugoton 67, Colby 53
Humboldt 56, Neodesha 24
Independence 63, Pittsburg 33
Inman 60, Hutchinson Central Christian 37
Jefferson West 67, Santa Fe Trail 50
Junction City 57, Topeka Seaman 51
Labette County 57, Girard 55, 2OT
LaCrosse 43, Otis-Bison 32
Larned 59, Hoisington 45
Lawrence 67, Lawrence Free State 48
Leavenworth 60, Bishop Miege 31
Little River 61, Ell-Saline 44
Macksville 70, Kiowa County 40
Maize 59, Wichita Campus 25
Maize South 60, Arkansas City 57
Manhattan 64, Emporia 35
Marais des Cygnes Valley 79, Waverly 34
Marysville 59, Chapman 49
McLouth 69, Oskaloosa 64
Moundridge 50, Sedgwick 33
Mulvane 62, Rose Hill 47
Nemaha Valley 51, Hiawatha 32
Ness City 60, Kinsley 37
Nixa, Mo. 54, St. James Academy 53
Northern Valley 58, Wheatland-Grinnell 38
Norwich 39, South Haven 33
Oakley 71, St. Francis 36
Olpe 55, Hartford 46
Osawatomie 53, Prairie View 48
Osborne 63, Ellis 55
Oswego 71, Erie 38
Ottawa 59, DeSoto 53
Perryton, Texas 61, Liberal 53
Pike Valley 52, Tescott 33
Pittsburg Colgan 63, Carl Junction, Mo. 54
Plainville 83, Hill City 65
Pratt 52, Haven 42
Pretty Prairie 69, Remington 54
Quinter 76, Greeley County 51
Republic County 59, Russell 36
Rock Creek 67, Wabaunsee 29
Royal Valley 46, Jackson Heights 24
Rural Vista 65, Elyria Christian 22
Sabetha 51, Riverside 26
Salina Central 59, Salina South 50
Salina Sacred Heart 61, Minneapolis 51
Satanta 63, Sublette 62
Scott City 53, Ulysses 32
Shawnee Heights 63, Topeka West 60
Silver Lake 58, St. Mary’s 30
Smith Center 52, Trego 44
Spring Hill 60, Paola 56
St. John 78, Cunningham 26
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 67, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 47
St. Mary’s Academy 68, Veritas Christian 55
Sterling 45, Smoky Valley 43, OT
Troy 51, BV Randolph 37
Uniontown 63, Pleasanton 59
Valley Heights 62, Doniphan West 58
Wamego 74, Clay Center 38
Washburn Rural 72, Topeka Hayden 66
West Franklin 68, Herington 35
Wichita Collegiate 73, Wellington 53
Wichita Defenders 63, Word of Life 55
Wichita Independent 75, Bluestem 41
Wichita Trinity 76, Douglass 74, OT
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Mission Valley vs. Chase County, ppd. to Jan 3.
Centre vs. Bennington, ppd. to Feb 24.
Jefferson North vs. Pleasant Ridge, ppd.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 53, Augusta 42
Andover 56, Goddard 27
Andover Central 51, Valley Center 38
Arkansas City 54, Maize South 43
Attica 40, Oxford 38
Axtell 55, Clifton-Clyde 33
Baileyville-B&B 48, Frankfort 36
Berean Academy 46, Peabody-Burns 15
Blue Valley Southwest 45, Gardner-Edgerton 37
Buhler 60, Winfield 48
Burlingame 46, Madison 45
Burlington 65, Fredonia 27
Carl Junction, Mo. 63, Pittsburg Colgan 38
Chanute 52, Parsons 35
Cheney 61, Medicine Lodge 33
Cherryvale 43, Caney Valley 41
Cimarron 76, Elkhart 33
Clearwater 46, Circle 43
Concordia 54, Abilene 49
Conway Springs 68, Belle Plaine 25
Council Grove 41, Lyndon 23
Douglass 47, Wichita Trinity 39
Ell-Saline 50, Little River 33
Ellsworth 63, Beloit 56
Erie 51, Oswego 41
Fort Scott 61, Coffeyville 52
Fowler 55, Pratt Skyline 44
Garden Plain 50, Chaparral 14
Goddard-Eisenhower 51, Dodge City 42
Golden Plains 50, Weskan 12
Greeley County 46, Quinter 40
Hesston 74, Nickerson 19
Hillsboro 55, Lyons 50, OT
Hoisington 45, Larned 34
Holcomb 75, Goodland 51
Holton 29, Perry-Lecompton 25
Hoxie 72, Rawlins County 38
Hugoton 52, Colby 37
Hutchinson 52, Derby 36
Independence 48, Pittsburg 47
Kingman 62, Halstead 47
Kiowa County 40, Macksville 21
Lakeside 56, Chase 33
Lawrence Free State 60, Lawrence 56
Lee’s Summit North, Mo. 58, SM West 27
Liberal 53, Perryton, Texas 39
Linn 41, Centralia 32
Maize 75, Wichita Campus 35
Manhattan 66, Emporia 40
Marais des Cygnes Valley 52, Waverly 46
Marysville 62, Chapman 48
Minneapolis 61, Salina Sacred Heart 37
Moundridge 45, Sedgwick 22
Mulvane 49, Rose Hill 37
Nemaha Valley 56, Hiawatha 31
Ness City 61, Kinsley 56
Northern Heights 55, Osage City 34
Norwich 47, South Haven 35
Olathe South 55, Truman, Mo. 40
Olpe 69, Hartford 14
Otis-Bison 43, LaCrosse 30
Ottawa 36, DeSoto 25
Paola 67, Spring Hill 46
Phillipsburg 45, Norton 40
Pike Valley 62, Tescott 33
Pleasanton 48, Uniontown 47
Prairie View 42, Osawatomie 11
Pratt 45, Haven 42
Remington 45, Pretty Prairie 17
Rock Bridge, Mo. 46, St. Thomas Aquinas 24
Royal Valley 46, Jackson Heights 24
Rural Vista 41, Elyria Christian 32
Sabetha 51, Riverside 10
Salina Central 54, Salina South 21
Santa Fe Trail 49, Jefferson West 33
Satanta 44, Sublette 34
Shawnee Heights 63, Topeka West 28
Silver Lake 60, St. Mary’s 32
SM Northwest 72, SM South 56
Southern Coffey 35, Lebo 34
St. John 43, Cunningham 28
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 46, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 24
Sterling 55, Smoky Valley 37
Tonganoxie 46, Anderson County 24
Topeka 44, Highland Park 39
Topeka Hayden 57, Washburn Rural 45
Topeka Seaman 54, Junction City 38
Trego 36, Smith Center 30
Troy 51, BV Randolph 37
Ulysses 37, Scott City 28
Valley Heights 64, Doniphan West 42
Wabaunsee 39, Rock Creek 31
Wamego 46, Clay Center 27
Washington County 62, Wetmore 31
Wellington 58, Wichita Collegiate 29
Wellsville 39, Eudora 19
Word of Life 56, Wichita Defenders 40
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BV North 56, Blue Springs, Mo. 29
Lee’s Summit North, Mo. 58, SM West 27
Olathe South 55, Truman, Mo. 40
Rock Bridge, Mo. 46, St. Thomas Aquinas 24
St. Teresa’s Academy, Mo. 52, McPherson 45, OT
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Mission Valley vs. Chase County, ppd. to Jan 3.
Centre vs. Bennington, ppd. to Feb 24.
Jefferson North vs. Pleasant Ridge, ppd

Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz has announced that Athletics Director John Currie has signed a contract extension through the 2019 academic year.

The agreement adds one year to his current contract, securing Currie’s services through June 30,2019. Schulz said that Currie’s annual salary will increase by $100,000 to $575,000 for the remainder of the 2013-2014 fiscal year through the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons. Currie’s salary will then increase to $600,000 in 2016-17, $625,000 in 2018-18, and $650,000 in 2018-19, while the extension also includes an enhanced retention incentive structure.

“Our athletics department has achieved unprecedented success the past four years under John’s tremendous leadership, ” said Schulz. “With continue excellence in the classroom, record fundraising, dramatic facility improvement benefiting all of our student-athletes and three conference championships last year, K-State is truly recognized as a national leader in intercollegiate athletics. John’s vision and partnership also have been critically important to the entire university family as we continue to work toward becoming a Top 50 public research university by 2025.”

“Mary Lawrence, our children and I are grateful and fortunate to call K-State and Manhattan home and are thankful for the opportunity to be a part of the K-State family,” Currie said. Thanks to the efforts of President Schulz and his K-State 2025 vision, our terrific coaches, staff, loyal fans and donors, and, most importantly, 430 dedicated student athletics, we continue to make great strides toward our vision of a Model Intercollegiate Athletics Program.”