Rice County Sports

Jayhawks to Travel to Illinois for Maui Strong Exhibition Game

Saturday, October 28

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – No. 1 Kansas men’s basketball will face No. 25 Illinois in an exhibition contest on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. The meeting was originally scheduled as a secret scrimmage, but KU head... Read More.

Fifth Set Strikes Again, 19th Ranked Cougars Drop Second Straight Match in 3-2 Loss at Colby

Thursday, October 26

COLBY, Kan. (BartonSports.com) – It took five sets again and a season low offensive efficiency to knock off the 19th ranked Barton Community College volleyball team as the Cougars failed to hold a two set advantage in falling 3-2 at Colby Community College. Read More.

KSHSAA Covered Week 8 High School Football Rankings

Thursday, October 26

KSHSAA COVERED FOOTBALL RANKINGSCLASS 6ATeam ... Record1. Washburn Rural (1) … 8-02. Gardner-Edgerton (2) … 7-13. Olathe North (3) … 7-14. Manhattan (4) … 7-15. Derby (5) … 7-1Others – Free State 6-2, Garden City 5-3, Lawrence 6-2, Olathe East 6-2, Olathe South... Read More.

Chiefs Linebacker Nick Bolton Has Surgery on Fractured Wrist

Thursday, October 26

BY DAVE SKRETTAUpdated 1:06 PM CDT, October 25, 2023 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Nick Bolton had surgery in Los Angeles on his fractured wrist this week, though coach Andy Reid said Wednesday he was not sure whether the linebacker would land on... Read More.

Kansas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Set for National Spotlight on Homecoming

Thursday, October 26

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Kansas will kick off its 111th Homecoming in the national spotlight as the Kansas Jayhawks host the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 11 a.m. on FOX.GAME NOTESFOX’s Big... Read More.

K-State Hosts Houston on Homecoming

Thursday, October 26

Game 8 Houston at rv/rv K-State Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023Kickoff: 11 a.m. Location: Manhattan, Kan. Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) Series: First Meeting TV: ESPN2 (watch) Lowell Galindo (Play-by-Play) Kirk Morrison (Analyst) Stormy Buonantony (Sidelines) Radio: K-State Sports Network; k-statesports.com (Listen) Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) Stan Weber (Analyst) Matt Walters (Sidelines) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Ch. 135 or 199; SXM App 953 X Updates: @KStateFBTHE TOP... Read More.

Five Storylines to Watch for at State Cross Country

Wednesday, October 25

By Brad Hallier While some sports can take an hour (volleyball), two hours (soccer), three hours (football) or even four hours (golf), cross country is over within less time than an average Hulu show.The final races of the season will be conducted Saturday at the... Read More.

Power Rankings Week 8 | Where do the Chiefs Rank Following Sunday’s Victory?

Tuesday, October 24

By Matt McMullen, Chiefs.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 31-17, for their sixth-straight victory on Sunday while moving up in the various NFL "power rankings" from around the web.Kansas City claimed the No. 1 spot in NFL.com’s... Read More.

Beebe Named Outland Trophy National Player of the Week

Tuesday, October 24

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Coming off a game in which Kansas State rushed for 343 yards and produced 587 total yards of offense in a 41-3 victory over TCU, senior left guard Cooper Beebe has been named the Outland Trophy National Player of... Read More.

Twelve Jayhawks Appear on NBA Opening Day Rosters

Tuesday, October 24

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KUAthletics.com) – Kansas men’s basketball standouts Udoka Azubuike, Christian Braun and Andrew Wiggins will be part of opening night in the NBA on Tuesday, Oct. 24, when the Denver Nuggets play at the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns play at... Read More.

Dragons Maintain No. 1 Spot in NJCAA Rankings

Tuesday, October 24

By Hutchinson CC Sports Information HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson Community College football team remains atop the latest NJCAA Division I Football Rankings, released on Monday. Now 7-0 after a 27-18 home victory over Garden City on Saturday at Gowans Stadium, the Blue Dragons received 9... Read More.

State Volleyball Pairings Announced

Monday, October 23

By Lucky Kidd KANSAS — Pairings have been announced for KSHSAA state volleyball tournaments Friday and Saturday.Andale and McPherson qualified for the 4A state tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Andale, which won the substate they hosted, is seeded 5th and will play Eudora at 3:30... Read More.