FOX Sports Kansas City will broadcast 11 Kansas State men’s basketball games in 2009-10 season, the school and network announced on Wednesday.  The television schedule opens on Sunday, Nov. 8 with the lone exhibition game against Pittsburg State at Bramlage Coliseum, which tips at 3 p.m.  In addition to the Gorillas, the Wildcats will play Loyola Chicago on Friday, Nov. 13, Western Illinois on Sunday, Nov. 15, IUPUI at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Saturday, Nov. 28, Fort Hays State on Tuesday, Dec. 1, UNLV at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday, Dec. 12, Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday, Dec. 21, Cleveland State on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and South Dakota on Sunday, Jan. 3 in non-league action on FSN Kansas City.  The conference portion of play begins with a road game against Baylor on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and follows with a home game against Nebraska on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The addition of the 11 games on FOX Sports Kansas City completes a comprehensive television schedule for the Wildcats with a total of 28 telecasts, including all 16 conference games.  The team will have 10 nationally-televised games, all on the ESPN family of networks.  The squad will also have seven regular-season league games broadcast as a part of the Big 12 Conference Television network, which replaced the former ESPN Plus regional package a year ago. Ben Boyle (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (analyst) will call all the action on FOX Sports Kansas City.

- Manhattan girls golf won the Centennial League Tournament by the slimmest of margins.  The Indians and Hayden each shot 343 at Cypress Ridge in Topeka.  MHS won the tiebreaker because of their fifth place score, Theresa Jardine shot 92, while Hayden’s fifth score was 100.  Washburn Rural finished 3rd with a 345.  Individually for Manhattan High, Michelle Woods was 3rd with an 80, Brooke Thilges came in 5th with 84, Jenna Cruisenberry finished 8th with an 88, and Blake Singelsen carded a 91 for 11th.  Emily Isaacson of Washburn Rural won the Centennial League title with a 77.

- Manhattan High volleyball went 1-1 at a triangular at McPherson on Tuesday night as a 16-match winning streak was broken.  The Indians beat McPherson 25-15 and 25-16, but lost to Maize 25-14, 13-25, and 25-15.  MHS is 21-2 on the season.  The Tribe is off until next Tuesday at Emporia.

- Manhattan High boys soccer bounced back from last week’s loss to # 2 Washburn Rural, with a 5-0 shutout of Wichita South.  Richie Potts scored two goals, and Kurt Nolan, Connor Fox, and Victor Bedros all chipped with a goal apiece.  Jared Rogers saved three Wichita South shots in goal. The Indians are 7-2 on the season, while Wichita South is 1-6.  MHS will host Emporia this Thursday at Anneberg Park at 6:15.

- Manhattan High girls tennis placed second at the Topeka West Invitational.  Erin Kruse was second in singles and Alicia Moran was third.  The Indians’ top two doubles teams came in third.

- Rossville swept a dual from Riley County, winning the first match 25-15 and 25-10, and the second 25-12 and 25-9.  The Falcons are now 3-12 and 1-3 in Mid-East League action.

- Blue Valley volleyball wasn’t able to pick up a win at home on Tuesday night, but went to three sets in two of the matches.  The Rams fell to Washington County, 17-25, 25-13 and 25-15, Clifton-Clyde 18-25, 25-23, and 25-13, and Valley Heights, 25-22 and 25-19.

- Rock Creek volleyball split a dual with Silver Lake.  The Eagles prevailed in the opener 25-17 and 25-18, while the Mustangs grabbed the second 25-15 and 25-23.

- Manhattan Christian College swept Central Christian College, an NAIA team, 25-15, 25-18, and 25-13.  Ally Woodbury led the Crusaders with 12 kills, while Kirsten Cranford added 9.

A.J. Burnett pitched well in an encouraging playoff tuneup and the New York Yankees rallied for two runs in the ninth inning, beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory.

Little-used Juan Miranda got the game-winning hit off ex-Yankee Kyle Farnsworth (1-5), an infield single that caromed off the reliever’s leg and into foul territory between home
plate and first base.

Miranda raised his arms in jubilation as he crossed the bag and the AL East champions rushed out of the dugout to celebrate as if they’d just won a playoff series.

Following the team’s major league-best 15th walk-off win, Burnett pasted Miranda with a whipped cream pie in the face as the rookie was interviewed on television in front of the dugout.

More K-State fans will be able to see the Wildcats play Iowa State this Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium.  Cox Cable will offer the game on their Cox Kansas channel 22 to Kansas viewers with a 2:00 pm kickoff.  The game is being televised by Fox College Sports, which also can be seen on Direct TV channel 617, and on Dish Network’s multi-sport package.  The game will also air live on Sports Radio 1350 and our sister station 101.5 K-Rock.

K-State athletic department officials also confirmed on Tuesday that the October 10th game at Texas Tech will kick off at 6:00pm.  The game was not selected to air by the Big 12’s national over the air or cable TV partners.

Terence Newman dove into the end zone, threw the ball into the air and exhaled. The Dallas Cowboys were headed to victory and their maligned defense was the main reason for it.

Newman returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown with 5:07 left, cracking open a tight game and sending the Cowboys to a 21-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night.

Dallas (2-1) came into this game without a takeaway or a sack, the latter number an especially sorry stat for last year’s NFL leaders. But the Cowboys harassed Jake Delhomme into three sacks, two interceptions and a fumble and, most importantly, forced him and the Panthers (0-3) into four straight three-and-outs to start the second half. Two sacks and the fumble came on Carolina’s final drive.

K-State wide receiver/return man Brandon Banks joined some exclusive company on Saturday, becoming only the 11th player in NCAA history to return two kickoffs for in the same game.  He also totaled 305 all-purpose yards, the 5th highest total in school history.  For his efforts, Banks was named the Big 12 special teams player of the week.  K-State coach Bill Snyder says Banks is right there with some of the great returners of Wildcat past.

K-State and Iowa State football square off this Saturday at 2:00 pm at Arrowhead Stadium.  Sports Radio 1350 will have Powercat Gameday at 10:00 am live from our exclusive tailgate outside the stadium.

The Kansas High School Activities Association released classifications for the winter and spring seasons, along with football classifications for 2010 and 2011.  In football, Rock Creek will drop from 4A to 3A, Blue Valley will rise up to eight man division one from two, while Frankfort and B & B drop down to eight man division two from division one.  Silver Lake will stay in 3A football, but will jump up to 4A in the other sports.  St. Marys becomes a 3A school in everything but football after being in 2A, and Clifton-Clyde will drop down from 2A to 1A.

K-State senior center Luis Colon fractured his left hand in a recent workout, and will miss the next 4 to 6 weeks.  Wildcats coach Frank Martin says it’s unfortunate that Colon has to deal with this injury at the start of his senior season, but the most important thing is that he’s healthy and ready for the season.  Colon is one of two players who made all 34 starts a year for K-State, averaging 4.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.  He is one of three seniors for the Wildcats, as he’s seen action in 91 contest during his career, with 52 starts.

The Manhattan Christian College men’s soccer team is still the # 1 ranked team in the NCCAA division two rankings.  6-1-1 MCC is next in action on Friday at home against Providence College. The MCC women’s soccer team leaps up four spots to # 4, and the MCC volleyball remains # 3 in the latest poll.

Manhattan High holds steady at # 5 in 6A in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association rankings.  The Indians will next be in action on Saturday in the Tonganoxie Invitational.  Washburn Rural is also ranked # 3 in 6A.  Seaman and Shawnee Heights are both receiving votes in 5A.  Hayden and Abilene remain # 2 and 3 in 4A.  Wamego at 13-6 is also receiving votes.  Rock Creek is # 4 in 3A as the Mustangs are off to a 15-2 start.  Onaga is up one spot to # 2 in 2A, while St. Marys receives votes.  Centralia and B & B are # 4 and # 5 in 1A, while Frankfort is receiving votes.