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K-State Basketball’s Perry Signs Exhibit-10 Deal with Toronto Raptors

Monday, July 1

-- K-STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Departing senior guard Tylor Perry has realized his dreams of a professional basketball career with the signing of an Exhibition-10 deal with the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night (June 27). Perry will be apart of... Read More.

K-State, Mittie Agree to New Contract Through 2028-29 Season

Monday, July 1

-- K-STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Following the fifth NCAA Tournament bid and the eighth overall postseason appearance under the direction of K-State women's basketball head coach Jeff Mittie, K-State Athletics and Mittie have agreed to a new five-year contract through the... Read More.

Rusty Laverentz is New Blue Dragon Assistant A.D.

Monday, July 1

-- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- HUTCHINSON, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) - Rusty Laverentz is the new assistant athletic director at Hutchinson Community College. Laverentz's main duties will be NJCAA compliance as well as game-operations and concessions at Gowans Stadium and the Hutchinson Sports Arena. "I am excited... Read More.

2024 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Class Announced, 12 to be Honored in Topeka

Monday, July 1

-- KANSAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME RELEASE -- Wichita, Kan. – Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Jim Dunning, Jr., announced today the selection of 12 individuals to be inducted, Sunday, Oct. 13 in Topeka. The class includes seven individuals who have ties to Olympic competition,... Read More.

Monarchs strike big early, rout Dirtbags

Sunday, June 30

By Brad Hallier The Hutchinson Monarchs scored seven first-inning runs Saturday, and then cruised the rest of the way in beating the Dirtbags 9-1 at Hobart-Detter Field on the team's annual Cancer Awareness Night. More than 400 fans attended the game and were treated to early... Read More.

Furphy and McCullar Selected on Day 2 of the 2024 NBA Draft

Thursday, June 27

-- KANSAS ATHLETICS RELEASE -- LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Kansas guard Johnny Furphy was the 35th overall selection and Kevin McCullar was selected 56th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft Thursday afternoon conducted from ESPN studios in New York City. Furphy was selected by the San Antonio... Read More.

Big 12 Announces 2024-25 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Conference Matchups; KU & K-State’s Conference Opponents Announced

Thursday, June 27

The Big 12 Conference announced the conference matchups for the upcoming 2024-25 men's & women's basketball seasons Thursday, June 27 in a new 16-team format. With the departure of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC and the addition of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah,... Read More.

Bugner’s double lifts Monarchs past Aviators

Thursday, June 27

By Brad Hallier Drew Bugner's two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 4-4 tie, and the Hutchinson Monarchs swept the Haysville Aviators in a two-game set, winning 6-4 on Wednesday at Hobart-Detter Field. The Monarchs raced to an early 3-0 lead, but... Read More.

Chiefs Pre-Camp Breakdown: Evaluating the QB Room Behind Patrick Mahomes

Wednesday, June 26

-- WRITTEN BY MATT McMULLEN - CHIEFS.COM -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Chiefs.com) - The Kansas City Chiefs are set to kick off training camp in less than a month, and with the annual trek to St. Joseph nearly here, we're going to spend the... Read More.

Singer Sets Up Royals for Key 8th-Inning Rally to Take Series

Wednesday, June 26

-- WRITTEN BY ANNE ROGERS - ROYALS.COM -- KANSAS CITY (Royals.com) -- For seven innings on Wednesday, the Royals’ offense was quiet and concerning. They had just four hits. There were only two situations with runners in scoring position. Frustration was mounting. And then Bobby... Read More.

K-State Baseball’s Culpepper Earns D1Baseball Second Team All-American Recognition

Wednesday, June 26

-- K-STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – K-State junior shortstop Kaelen Culpepper added to his impressive resume Wednesday morning, as he was named to the D1Baseball All-American Second Team. Culpepper, a native of Memphis, Tenn., becomes the first position player in school... Read More.

K-State Basketball: Purple Reign to Compete in $1 million TBT starting July 20

Wednesday, June 26

-- K-STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Purple Reign – Kansas State's men's basketball alumni team – will once again compete in the $1 million, winner-take-all The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in the Wichita Regional, July 20-24, at Koch Arena. The No. 4 seed Purple Reign... Read More.