http://www.kansascity.com/165/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Kansas State University 60 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:26:53 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/716509.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/716509.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:15 CDT Year three for Josh Freeman is one of change. Freeman, a Kansas State junior quarterback, is tending to the little things, such as progressions, footwork and reads. He watches film of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, seeking nuances he can call his own. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/716515.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/716515.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:35 CDT •2007 RECORD: 5-7 overall, 3-5 Big 12 (fourth in North) •KEY RETURNERS : QB Josh Freeman, DE Ian Campbell, S Chris Carney and S Gary Chandler http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/715758.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/715758.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:40 CDT The spread offense has been a boon to the Big 12, helping teams like Missouri and Kansas transition from also-rans to national title contenders. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/715516.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/715516.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:49 CDT Wildcat quarterback Josh Freeman knows his Big 12 counterparts are good but he rates himself as "the best guy." The Ray-Pec product returns as K-State's signalcaller this fall. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/715447.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/715447.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:16 CDT Wildcats football coach Ron Prince talks about last year and looks ahead to the coming football season Tuesday during a Big 12 Media Day interview. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/714589.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/714589.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:05 CDT Two months ago, I spent two hours talking life and football with Ron Prince inside an Atlanta hotel conference room and lobby. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/698898.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/698898.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:06 CDT Kansas State made it official Wednesday, announcing that 6-foot-9 forward Curtis Kelly has transferred to the program from Connecticut. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/697302.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/697302.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:49 CDT ORLANDO, Fla. | Michael Beasley griped about some calls, tumbled after missing layups, then shook his head in disappointment after a rebound bounced off his outstretched hands. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/695622.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/695622.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:26 CDT EUGENE, Ore. | The Nike slogan that this city was “Home of the Hardest Team to Make” got the perfect visual when Kansas State graduate Christian Smith dived at the finish line of the men’s 800 meters. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/690053.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/690053.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:23 CDT MIAMI | Michael Beasley's first official practice with the Miami Heat ended quickly. Beasley was struck in the chest by an inadvertent elbow during a defensive drill about 45 minutes into Miami's first summer-league workout session Wednesday, and the No. 2 overall pick in last week's NBA draft was taken to a doctor for observation. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/688104.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/688104.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:31 CDT The last three players to pose for pictures at a news conference while holding Celtics jerseys in front of them were Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/686230.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/686230.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:31 CDT The coach behind perhaps the greatest turnaround in college football history and the president who hired him will walk together into the Kansas State Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/684803.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/684803.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:41 CDT This one little scenario portrayed a side of Jonathan Beasley outsiders may not have known. Montana State football coach Rob Ash was in his office a few months ago when Beasley knocked, entered and blathered. Beasley, known in his Kansas State years as a little less talk and a little more action, couldn’t contain his emotions, even though his loyalty now is to the Bobcats as their wide-receivers coach. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/682784.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/682784.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:29 CDT Kansas State picked up an oral commitment from another high school defensive end. Adrian Mims from Hickman Mills joins Josh Johnson from Raymore-Peculiar as the second area defensive end to say he would play for the Wildcats. He is the third player overall to make an oral commitment to Kansas State. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/682793.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/682793.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:43 CDT Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel is the Big 12 male athlete of the year, and Nebraska volleyball star Sarah Pavan won the female award for the second straight year. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/681542.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/681542.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:01 CDT Michael Beasley “falling” to No. 2 in the NBA draft is not an indictment of what he accomplished at Kansas State or even a product of Beasley being 2 inches shorter than his 6-foot-10 program height. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/681536.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/681536.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:40 CDT NEW YORK | Michael Beasley wore a purple tie. He sat next to Kansas State assistant coach Dalonte Hill in the green room of the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, alongside his mom, Fatima Smith, a one-year Manhattan, Kan., transplant. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/681351.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/681351.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:16 CDT Note: These players have made oral commitments to schools fpr 2009 but have not yet signed. Source: Rivals.com http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/679591.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/679591.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:36 CDT NEW YORK | Michael Beasley is scared. He’s never felt this anxious before. He wants to explain why. His eyes get bigger. http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/679592.html http://www.kansascity.com/165/story/679592.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:49 CDT *Does not project second-round selections. KEY — ESPN: ESPN.com; DE: DraftExpress.com; NBA: NBADraft.net; SN: Sporting News; SI: SI.com