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Kansas holds off Washburn in exhibition opener

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Jayhawk faithful received their first chance to welcome Kansas basketball’s group of newcomers inside game-atmosphere Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night as the third-ranked Jayhawks defeated Washburn, 92-74.

Senior guard Frank Mason III led the Jayhawks in scoring, nearly reaching a triple-double, with 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Junior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk drained four 3-pointers to finish with 16 points, while freshman guard Josh Jackson poured in 14 second-half points.

Josh Jackson

Jackson was in the starting lineup for Wednesday’s contest, highlighting five Jayhawks who made their debut. Joining Jackson who ran under the tunnel to James Naismith Court for the first time were freshmen Mitch Lightfoot and Udoka Azukuike, and juniors Dwight Coleby and Tucker Vang.

“It was good for our freshmen to get an eye-opening experience,” Kansas head coach Bill Self said. “I’d say we labored; it wasn’t a great outing by our freshmen but certainly I don’t know that that is all bad because it opens their eyes to things we need to do a lot better.”

Kansas shot 54 percent from the floor, while holding the Ichabods to 38 percent shooting. The majority of Washburn’s 45-to-44 rebounding advantage came from pulling down 19 offensive boards off the glass.

Washburn struck first with a 3-pointer by David Salach just under a minute into regulation. KU junior Devonte’ Graham responded by making the first bucket of the season for the Jayhawks – a 3-point to tie the game at three. Azubuike was the first player off the bench for Lucas, who committed two fouls in the first two minutes of the game. The 7-footer from Nigeria contributed early with a blocked shot, followed by a dunk on the opposite end of the floor to put Kansas up, 7-3.

KU’s defense began to clamp down in the lane as Kansas began to pull away in the first half. Kansas held a 7-6 lead before going a 13-2 run to take a 20-8 lead at the 11:11 mark on a layup by sophomore guard Legerald Vick.

Washburn didn’t have a solution for Mason’s dribble-drive penetration, converting on a number of contested layups to pad the Jayhawks’ double-digit lead.

Graham connected with sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr., for a dunk to give Kansas a 26-16 lead at the 8:01 mark of the first half.

Jackson registered his third foul at the 5:37 mark of the first half, which limited his first-half playing time to nine minutes.

Lightfoot got fouled going to the bucket on three-straight possessions and converted three of his six free throws during that stretch as Kansas maintained a 39-28 lead.

Mason continued to go aggressive to rim as the first half was coming to a close, making an and-1 layup, 44-29. A late Washburn 5-0 flurry with a minute remaining in the first half cut KU’s lead to 10, but Graham and Mykhailiuk restored KU’s cushion to 16 points with a pair of 3-pointers with under 35 second to go in the half.

Mason headlined the opening half with 11 points, eight assists and four rebounds as Kansas went into the locker room with a 50-34 lead. The Jayhawks shot 61 percent from the floor in the first half.

Washburn started the second half on a run 9-2 run, cutting KU’s 16-point lead down to nine points with 17:01 left to play.

Jackson began to show glimpses of his offensive prowess which garnered him so much attention during the recruiting process as one of the top prospects in the country. The Detroit native scored his first basket as a Jayhawk on a layup with 13:50 reminding in the game, putting Kansas up 62-49.

Kansas pulled away in the closing stages of regulation with an 11-0 run, capped off by a pair of free throws by Mykhailiuk with 4:26 remaining which gave KU a 85-63 lead.

Fan-favorite, senior guard Tyler Self, checked in the game late and scored two points before ushering in a 92-74 victory for the Jayhawks.

NEAR-TRIPLE DOUBLE IN EXHIBTION
Frank Mason II stuffed the stat sheet for a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds assists and nine rebounds on Tuesday. Mason would have become the first Jayhawk to record a triple-double during exhibition play since Jeff Withey posted 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks exactly five years ago on Nov. 1, 2011, against Pittsburg State.

STARTING LINEUP
KU’s starting lineup featured senior guard Frank Mason III, junior guard Devonte’ Graham, freshman guard Josh Jackson, sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. and senior center Landon Lucas.

KANSAS-WASHBURN SERIES 
Kansas leads the regular-season series with Washburn, 30-3, and the exhibition series, 8-0. The series dates back to 1906. Since, 1944, Kansas has won 10-straight games against Washburn which includes seven exhibition contests.

EXHIBITION WINNING STREAK 
Kansas has won 44-straight exhibition contests in Allen Fieldhouse. The last home loss in exhibition play was 93-82 to Australia on Nov. 29, 1993.

SVI FOR THREE
Junior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk drained four 3-pointers to finish with 16 points – a career high during exhibition play for the Ukraine native.

RUNS
In the first half, Kansas held a 7-6 lead before going a 13-2 run to take a 20-8 lead at the 11:11 mark on a Legerald Vick layup. Washburn started the second half on a run 9-2 run, cutting KU’s 16-point lead down to nine points with 17:01 left to play. Kansas pulled away in the closing stages of regulation with an 11-0 run, capped off by a pair of free throws by Mykhailiuk with 4:26 remaining which gave KU a 85-63 lead.

NOV. 1 
Kansas is 3-0 all-time on Nov. 1. All three wins have been exhibition contests.

KANSAS IS …
78-9 all-time in exhibition games … 46-2 in exhibition play under Bill Self, including a 27-0 mark inside Allen Fieldhouse … 56-4 in exhibition games inside Allen Fieldhouse.

NEXT UP
Kansas concludes its two-game exhibition slate against Emporia State this Sunday night (7 p.m., JTV/ESPN3) inside Allen Fieldhouse.

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FHSU women’s soccer remains No. 21 in latest NSCAA Division II poll

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State women’s soccer remains No. 21 for the second consecutive week in the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday (Nov. 1). The Tigers went 2-0 last week to earn a share of the MIAA Regular Season Championship with the nation’s No. 4 ranked team, Central Missouri.

The Tigers (14-3-1) and Jennies (16-1-0) are the only MIAA teams inside the top 25 in the latest poll. As far as region rankings are concerned, the Tigers look to continue to apply pressure on the No. 2 ranked team in the region, Minot State (15-1-1), which remains No. 11 in the latest national poll. Fort Hays State handed Minot State its only loss of the season back in September on a neutral field.

Fort Hays State begins MIAA Tournament play on Wednesday at home against Missouri Western. The Tigers are the No. 2 seed in the tournament, while the Griffons are the No. 7 seed. The highest seed remaining after Wednesday’s four first round matches will host the remainder of the conference tournament.

Below is the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll for November 1, 2016.

Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Western Washington University 1 17-0-1
2 Grand Valley State University 2 16-1-1
3 West Chester University 3 17-0-0
4 University of Central Missouri 4 16-1-0
5 Columbus State University 5 15-2-0
6 Colorado School Of Mines 10 16-2-0
7 University Of Bridgeport 13 14-3-0
8 University of California-San Diego 8 16-2-0
9 St. Edward’s University 7 14-1-1
10 Saint Leo University NR 12-3-1
11 Minot State University 11 15-1-1
12 Adelphi University 6 14-2-1
13 Kutztown University 14 15-3-0
14 Limestone College 16 15-1-0
15 Rockhurst University 15 16-1-2
16 Lee University NR 13-3-1
17 University of North Georgia 19 12-1-3
18 Truman State University 18 14-1-3
19 Sonoma State University 20 12-2-2
20 Nova Southeastern University 9 8-2-3
21 Fort Hays State University 21 14-3-1
22 LIU Post 22 13-2-2
23 Colorado State University-Pueblo 24 12-3-1
24 Notre Dame College 25 14-1-2
25 Rollins College 12 9-2-3

Also receiving votes: Lenoir-Rhyne University (6), Barry University (5), Edinboro University (4), Azusa Pacific University (2), Minnesota State University-Mankato (2), Ashland University (1)

AP source: Chiefs’ Charles goes back on IR with knee issue

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is going back on injured reserve after developing swelling in his surgically repaired right knee, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Chiefs had not announced the move.

The designation means the four-time Pro Bowl running back will miss at least eight weeks, so he could return for the end of the regular season and the playoffs.

Charles only had 12 carries for 40 yards in three games this season.

The Chiefs, already thin at running back after Spencer Ware sustained a concussion Sunday, signed former Titans second-round pick Bishop Sankey on Tuesday.

They cut linebackers Sam Barrington and Sio Moore.

FHSU men’s soccer No. 21 in latest NSCAA Top 25 poll

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State men’s soccer is ranked No. 21 in the latest NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll, released on Tuesday. The Tigers dropped just one spot in the poll, despite winning both of their matches last week.

Fort Hays State joins Lindenwood as the two teams from the MIAA and Central Region inside the top 25. Lindenwood is No. 12 this week, up one spot from last week’s poll. The Tigers and Lions will meet in the regular season finale on Sunday in St. Charles, Mo. FHSU is 12-3-1 overall and Lindenwood is 13-2-2 overall.

Below is the NSCAA Division II Top 25 Poll for November 1, 2016.

Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Wingate University 1 14-0-0
2 LIU Post 2 15-0-1
3 Simon Fraser University 3 13-0-2
4 University Of Charleston 4 14-2-1
5 Lynn University 5 13-1-1
6 Rockhurst University 6 14-2-1
7 Adelphi University 9 14-1-1
8 Midwestern State University 11 15-2-1
9 Pfeiffer University 14 15-2-0
10 University of California-San Diego 10 13-2-2
11 Palm Beach Atlantic University 12 11-3-1
12 Lindenwood University 13 13-2-2
13 St. Edward’s University 15 15-2-1
14 Saginaw Valley State University 22 14-3-1
15 Urbana University 17 11-3-1
16 Colorado Mesa University 21 13-1-4
17 Cal Poly Pomona 18 12-4-2
18 Lander University RV 12-3-0
19 Merrimack College NR 13-4-0
20 University Of Southern Indiana RV 12-2-3
21 Fort Hays State University 20 12-3-1
22 Florida Tech RV 10-3-1
23 Regis University 7 13-3-1
24 Mercyhurst University NR 13-4-1
25 Limestone College 8 13-2-0

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame College (4), Le Moyne College (4), Northwood University (Mich.) (3), Ouachita Baptist University (2), Dixie State University (2), University Of Tampa (1).

FHSU football holds weekly football press conference

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November 1, 2016

Fort Hays State head coach Chris Brown conducted his weekly press conference in advance of the Tigers final home game vs. defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field. Brown and select players met with the media inside Lewis Field on Tuesday, a session that can be heard by clicking on the links below.

Head Coach Chris Brown

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Senior LB Alex Schmidtberger

Senior CB Raheeme Dumas

Sophomore QB Jacob Mezera

Chiefs defend treatment of Alex Smith’s injuries

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs defended their treatment of Alex Smith after their quarterback twice had his head slam into the turf in Indianapolis, saying Monday that he passed concussion tests both times.

Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said that Smith passed a battery of sideline tests and additional tests in the locker room following the first blow.

When Smith returned to the game and was wobbly after another hit, he again passed all of the standard concussion tests.

The training staff decided at that point to keep Smith from the game anyway.

Running back Spencer Ware did not pass the concussion protocol and was ruled out after taking a similar hit, which has prompted some to question the hardness of the turf in Indianapolis.

Listen to Tiger Talk with Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown

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Click below to listen to Tiger Talk with “Voice of the Tigers” Gerard Wellbrock and Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown as they review Saturday loss at No. 10 Emporia State and take a look ahead at this Saturday’s game in Hays against No. 1 Northwestern Oklahoma State.

Tiger Talk airs on Monday evening at 6 p.m. on Tiger Radio Mix-103.

FHSU women’s basketball drops exhibition opener at Kansas

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team put up a good fight against a tough opponent, but fell to Kansas Sunday afternoon in an exhibition contest, 98-71. A total of 2,412 fans were in attendance inside historic Allen Fieldhouse, many dressed in black and gold. The Tigers trailed by just six at the break before being outscored by 21 in the second half.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers took their only lead of the night two minutes into the contest when Nikola Kacperska knocked down the first bucket of the game. The Jayhawks scored 15 of the next 19 points to open up a nine-point lead and set the tone for the afternoon. A three-pointer from freshman Taylor Rolfs helped the Tigers close the gap to five later in the period, but KU rebounded to lead by eight after 10 minutes of play.

Head coach Tony Hobson called a timeout midway through the second quarter after KU scored seven of the first 10 points in the frame. Whatever Hobson said in the huddle was effective, as the Tigers went on a 10-0 run over the next two minutes to close the gap to one score, 28-26. After a Jayhawk miss, FHSU had two chances to tie or take the lead but a pair of long-range attempts from Rolfs and Kacey Kennett rimmed out. The Crimson and Blue outscored the Tigers 9-5 over the last two minutes and change in the second quarter to head into the locker room with a six-point lead, 37-31. The teams were level with 26 rebounds apiece in the opening frame, but a shooting percentage of just 27.8 percent kept the Tigers from taking the lead.

The Jayhawks came out of the locker room with a vengeance, scoring 13-straight to extend the gap to 19, 50-31. Layups from Kennett, Madison Mittie and Tatyana Legette helped the Tigers close within 13, but the home team bounced back to build the lead back to 19 points. A triple from Kennett in the waning seconds of the quarter narrowed the deficit to 16 with one quarter to play, 65-49.

Kansas made it a 20-point game early in the fourth quarter before Kacperska rattled in six-straight points, four coming after she was fouled on a made three-pointer. Kennett then hit a jumper after a KU turnover and in just 76 seconds the lead had been trimmed to 12, 75-63. However, the Jayhawks missed just five shots after the 8-0 Tiger run, outscoring FHSU 23-8 over the last six minutes of the ballgame to secure the victory.

The Tigers were led in scoring by Rolfs, who dropped in 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The freshman played 22 minutes off the bench, adding two boards, two steals, one assist and one block. Legette and Mittie also reached double-figures in scoring, posting 10 points each. Legette grabbed a team-high seven rebounds with Carly Heim and Mittie each adding six boards. Heim dished out four of the team’s 20 assists, while Kacperska made a team-best four steals. A year after being one of the top teams in the country at forcing turnovers, the Tigers forced KU into 19 turnovers on the day. In total, 14 Tigers saw the floor with nine placing their name on the scoresheet.

Fort Hays State will have one more tune-up game before the regular season opens in two weeks when it travels to Omaha, Neb. for an exhibition contest against Creighton Thursday. First tip is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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FHSU women’s soccer blanks Washburn; claims share of MIAA regular season title

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HAYS, Kan. – The No. 21 ranked Fort Hays State women’s soccer team earned a share of the MIAA Regular Season Championship with Central Missouri on Sunday with a 3-0 win over Washburn. The Tigers closed the regular season with a program-record eight consecutive wins, moving to 14-3-1 overall and 8-6 in the MIAA.

The 14 wins in the season ties the single-season record at FHSU as the Tigers will look to break that mark in the MIAA Tournament starting Wednesday at home. FHSU posted its sixth shutout in the last seven matches and 11th overall for the season.

The Tigers broke a scoreless tie in the 53rd minute when senior Dani Harris took a loose ball, headed it over the defense and tracked it down to bury a goal in the lower right corner of the net. From there, the Tigers would not be denied the program’s first conference regular season title.

Silvana Romero added to the lead at the 70:26 mark with her second goal of the season. About 35 yards out, Reagan Lawler rifled a free kick that the sprawling Ichabod keeper was able to deflect. But the ball deflected right to Romero who was waiting to tap it in from five yards out.

Exactly 1:01 later Thaya Dwyer sealed the match, extending the lead to 3-0. After a sequence of events that resulted with the Washburn goalkeeper 20 yards away from the net, Jasmine Beaulieu gave a pass to Dwyer who sent long shot from 40 yards out into the back of the net.

The Tigers will be the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Tournament after Central Missouri defeated Missouri Western on Sunday to claim a share of the regular season crown. Both FHSU and UCM finished 10-1 in MIAA play, but UCM will be the No. 1 seed due to its win over FHSU in conference play. The Tigers will play host to No. 7 seed Missouri Western at 6 pm on Wednesday. The highest seed remaining after the first round matches hosts the remainder of the MIAA Tournament.

The FHSU women now have two MIAA Championships in the program’s sixth year of existence. The Tigers also won the MIAA Tournament title in 2012.

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Broncos hold off Chargers

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DENVER (AP) – The Denver Broncos took turns picking off and pummeling Philip Rivers in a 27-19 win over the Chargers. Denver picked off Rivers three times and and made two stands in the closing minutes to preserve the win.

Brady Roby’s 51-yard touchdown return in the second quarter put the Broncos ahead to stay. It came while Denver defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was run over by Chargers running back Melvin Gordon on the sideline.

The 69-year-old Phillips was alert and moving his arms and legs as he was strapped to a backboard and carted off the field.

No. 20 FHSU men’s soccer wins fifth straight

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HAYS, Kan. – The 20th-ranked Fort Hays State men’s soccer team picked up a 2-0 win over Northeastern State on Sunday to improve to 12-3-1 overall and 5-1 in the MIAA. The RiverHawks fell to 5-9-1 overall and 1-5 in the conference.

Mauricio Castorino put the Tigers up 1-0 in the 55th minute when he tallied his fourth goal of the season. Drew Wilson and Michael Cole used some quick one-touch passing to open up playing space then Cole sent the ball to Castorino who rifled a shot from 10 yards out to beat the diving keeper.

Maurizio Costa added an insurance goal in the 71st minute, extending the Tiger lead to 2-0. Tobias Patino sent a sent a ball to Costa who squared up and launched a missile from 25 yards out placed in the top right corner.

Micheal Yantz picked up the win between the pipes for FHSU, now 7-3-1 on the season. He stopped all five shots on goal from the RiverHawks to record his third shutout of the season.

The Tigers wrap up the regular season with two road matches next week when they head to Upper Iowa on Friday and Lindenwood on Sunday.

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Foles lifts Chiefs past Colts

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes in relief of the injured Alex Smith to help the Kansas City Chiefs hold off Indianapolis 30-14 on Sunday.

It was a rough game for the Chiefs, who lost Smith twice after hits to the head and finished the game with Charcandrick West as their only healthy running back.

Smith was checked for a concussion in the first half and cleared to return, which he did in the second quarter. He left again early in the third quarter after Clayton Geathers shoved Smith’s head to the turf as the quarterback tried to slide underneath the tackle.

Smith was then diagnosed with a concussion and did not return.

Somehow, both quarterbacks kept the Chiefs’ offense in sync.

Foles’ 14-yard TD pass to Travis Kelce early in the second quarter made it 10-0. Smith made it 17-7 at halftime with a 13-yard TD pass to Jeremy Maclin, and after Smith’s second departure, Foles hooked up with Tyreek Hill on a 34-yard scoring pass for a 24-7 lead.

This time, the Chiefs (5-2) prevented Andrew Luck from pulling off another comeback — similar to the previous time these teams met in January 2014.

Luck has three come-from-behind wins this season and tried to deliver another one Sunday. but never got close enough to make it a serious threat.

Foles was 16 of 22 for 223 yards with no interceptions.

Luck finished 19 of 35 with 210 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and one fumble lost for the Colts (3-5).

SOCIAL MEDIA CONCERN

The social media traffic about the hits on Smith came from all corners. Some fans questioned whether Geathers intentionally drove Smith’s head into the turf to knock him out of the game. Former Colts linebacker Gary Brackett wrote on Twitter that whoever cleared Smith to return should be fired, while the television announcers questioned the play call because of Smith’s previous injury. Even Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, piped in — questioning how many hits it takes to draw a flag. Smith took several hits to the head in last week’s game that weren’t called.

TROUBLE WITH TRAVIS

Travis Kelce exposed an old flaw in the Colts’ defense, covering tight ends. The Colts struggled with that all of last season, and Kelce took advantage again Sunday. He matched his season high with six receptions in the first half and finished with seven catches for 101 yards, both season highs.

SLOW START

After better starts each of the past two weeks, the Colts reverted to their old form against the Chiefs. Not only did they trail 17-7 at halftime, they were lucky it wasn’t worse given that Kansas City had a 4½-minute advantage in time of possession in the first half, settled for a 33-yard field goal and missed a 28-yarder.

INJURY REPORT

Chiefs: In addition to Smith, starting running back Spencer Ware missed the second half with a concussion. Ware started in place of Jamaal Charles, who was inactive because of swelling in his surgically repaired knee. Left guard Parker Ehinger also left in the second half with a right knee injury and did not return.

Colts: The Colts began the game without three starters and got hit even harder during the game. Pro Bowl cornerback Vontae Davis and right tackle Joe Reitz both left with concussions and did not return. Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton returned after hurting his hamstring, but struggled. And receiver Phillip Dorsett left with an undisclosed injury on the second to last play of the game.

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