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Royals sign veteran Madson to minor league deal

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have signed veteran right-hander Ryan Madson to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training.

The 34-year-old Madson hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2011, when he was 4-2 with a 2.37 ERA and 29 saves for the Phillies. He signed a one-year deal with Cincinnati for the following season, but he was forced to undergo Tommy John surgery in spring training.

Madson attempted a comeback with the Angels last season but made only one appearance for Class-A Inland Empire before hurting his elbow again.

Madson is 47-30 with a 3.59 ERA and 52 saves in 491 big league appearances.

Panthers stifle Cardinals; Ravens shut down Steelers

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(AP) — A record-setting defensive performance has helped the Carolina Panthers advance to the NFC’s divisional playoffs.

The Panthers held Arizona to 78 yards, intercepted Ryan Lindley twice and recorded four sacks in a 27-16 triumph over the Cardinals. Carolina broke the NFL playoff record for fewest yards allowed, set by the 1958 Giants against Cleveland. The Panthers didn’t allow a touchdown after Marion Grice scored on a one-yard run to put the Cardinals ahead 14-10 with 2:58 left in the first half.

Cam Newton threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns in his first postseason victory. Jonathan Stewart ran for 122 yards and a TD to help Carolina earn its first playoff win in nine years.

Carolina advanced to the postseason by winning the NFC South with a 7-8-1 record.

Lindley had just 82 passing yards for the Cardinals, who lost five of their last seven games following an NFL-best 9-1 start.

Defense also played a major role in Baltimore’s AFC wild-card win at Pittsburgh. The Ravens surrendered 387 total yards but held the Steelers to one touchdown in a 30-17 victory for Baltimore.

The Steelers had to settle for field goals while the Ravens were building a 20-9 lead. Pittsburgh finally reached the end zone on Ben Roethlisberger’s 6-yard pass to Martavis Bryant with 11:01 remaining. The Ravens regained control of the game on Joe Flacco’s 21-yard scoring pass to Crockett Gillmore with under eight minutes to play, one play after Terrell Suggs picked off Roethlisberger.

Flacco was 18 of 29 for 259 yards and no interceptions as the Ravens earned the right to play the Patriots in New England next weekend. He has seven road playoff victories, more than any quarterback since the 1970 merger.

Roethlisberger passed for 334 yards but had two interceptions and was sacked five times.

Tigers hold off Missouri Southern for key conference win

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Craig Nicholson scored 21 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Fort Hays State Tigers to an 80-70 win over Missouri Southern in front of 2,508 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. Royce Williams added a career-high 18 points and eight rebounds and Dom Samac scored 12 as the Tigers improve to 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA. Missouri Southern has their three-game win streak snapped and drops to 8-5 on the year and 2-2 in the conference.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

 

FHSU took advantage of cold shooting by the Lions in building a 14-point first half lead and were up 38-26 at the half. After building the lead back to 14 early in the second half, they watched Southern use a 15-4 run to pull within two with 6:46 to play. The Tigers would answer with a 9-4 run and never led by less than seven the rest of the way

Royce Williams Postgame Interview

 

FHSU shot just 45-percent for the game and 5-of-20 from beyond the arc. MSSU hit just 32-percent from the floor and were 5-of-24 from  3-point range. The Lions hit 29-of-33 freee throws and were led by Taevaunn Prince who scored a game-high 38 points.

Game Highlights

 

The Tigers are back at home Monday night against Southwest Baptist.

Lady Tigers hold off Southern second half rally for 10th straight win

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Fort Hays State used an early 18-0 run to take control and defeats No. 22 Missouri Southern 89-70 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. FHSU has now won 10-straight and improves to 11-1 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA. The Lions have dropped three straight and are now 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

FHSU led by 23 at the half and by as many as 25 early in the second half before MSSU responded with an 11-0 run to pull within 13. The Lady Tigers answer with a 17-8 run and never led by less than 15 the rest of the way.

Kate Lehman scored 20 in the first half and led the Lady Tigers with a season-high 31 points and moves into fifth on the Tigers all-time scoring list with 1,529 career points. Chelsea Mason added 15, 13 of them in the second half.

Game Highlights

 

FHSU shot 51-percent from the floor including 8-of-19 from beyond the arc. Southern hit 26-of-27 from the free throw line and was led by Nic Hartzog’s 23 points.

FHSU is back at home Monday night against Southwest Baptist at 5:30pm.

Oklahoma State pulls away to beat Kansas State

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By JOHN TRANCHINA

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Phil Forte scored 20 points — seven of those during a decisive seven-minute stretch in the second half — and Oklahoma State kicked off the Big 12 Conference schedule with a 61-47 victory over Kansas State on Saturday.

Le’Bryan Nash scored 11 points and had six rebounds for the Cowboys (11-2, 1-0 Big 12).

Thomas Gipson scored 14 points to lead Kansas State (7-7, 0-1), which lost its third straight contest.

Trailing 29-27 at halftime, Oklahoma State made a strong push early in the second half, going on a game-changing 25-4 run that included 15-straight points. The Cowboys built up a 54-37 lead after Jeff Newberry connected on a 3 from the left baseline with 11:16 to go.

The game hadn’t seen more than a six-point lead before that OSU run.

Holthus Hotline with the “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus

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Mitch takes a look back at Kansas City’s season-ending win over San Diego as well as a review of the 2014 season and looks ahead to 2015.

The Holthus Hotline can be heard every Saturday at 8:30am throughout the Chiefs season on your home for Kansas City Chiefs football, KFIX (96.9-FM).

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UCLA holds off Kansas State in Alamo Bowl

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By TIM PRICE
Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Quarterback Brett Hundley led No. 14 UCLA to a 31-6 halftime lead and the Bruins held off No. 11 Kansas State 40-35 on Friday night in the Alamo Bowl.

Kansas State (9-4) scored 22 of the first 25 points in the second half, cutting it to 34-28 on quarterback Jake Waters’ 1-yard run with 4:54 left.

Paul Perkins countered for UCLA (10-3) with a 67-yard run with 2:20 to go. Waters threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett with 1:21 left, but UCLA recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.

Perkins ran for 194 yards on 20 carries.

Lockett had 13 catches for 164 yards for Kansas State.

Waters was 31 of 48 for 338 yards, but was sacked seven times — twice by Butkus Award winner Eric Kendricks — and threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.

Hundley ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries and passed for 136 yards.

New Year’s Day bowl game summary

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(AP) — Connor Cook threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Keith Mumphery with 17 seconds to give seventh-ranked Michigan State a 42-41 victory over No. 4 Baylor in the Cotton Bowl.

Melvin Gordon ran for an Outback Bowl-record 251 yards and three touchdowns, and Rafael Gaglianone kicked a 25-yard field goal in overtime to give 17th-ranked Wisconsin a 34-31 victory over No. 19 Auburn.

No. 16 Missouri rolled to a 33-17 triumph over Minnesota in the Citrus Bowl as Marcus Murphy ran for 159 yards.

Related: Oregon, OSU will face off in title game.

Oregon, Ohio State advance to national championship game

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(AP) Third-ranked Oregon and No. 5 Ohio State have played themselves into the Jan. 12 national championship game in Arlington, Texas.

Marcus Mariota threw for two touchdowns and ran for another while the Ducks scored three touchdowns off turnovers to beat No. 2 Florida State 59-20.

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ 42-35 triumph over No. 1 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

No. 16 Wichita St beats Drake in MVC opener

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By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron Baker scored 23 points, including 13 straight down the stretch, and 16th-ranked Wichita State opened league play with a 66-58 win over Drake on Wednesday.

Tekele Cotton had 17 points for the Shockers (11-2, 1-0 MVC), who answered a Christmas Day loss to George Washington with their 22nd straight Missouri Valley conference victory.

But Wichita State struggled for much of the night against the team with the worst record in the Valley. The Shockers didn’t take their first double-digit lead, 56-46, until there was 5:49 left.

Baker’s layup with 1:02 remaining gave Wichita State a 64-57 lead, and Drake turned it over on the next possession.

Jacob Enevold had 12 points with 15 rebounds for Drake (3-10). The Bulldogs shot just 33 percent from the field.

Second half rally comes up short as K-State falls at home to Georgia

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By ADAM SUDERMAN
Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Charles Mann had 17 points and Marcus Thornton had 11 points as Georgia knocked off Kansas State 50-46 on Wednesday.

Mann led the Bulldogs in scoring for a second consecutive game and fourth time this season.

With the loss, Kansas State has dropped back-to-back non-conference home games for the first time since 1987. Thomas Gipson led Kansas State with 19 points, including a 7-of-10 performance from the free-throw line.

After falling behind by as many as 15 points, Kansas State built a 46-43 lead with 2:50 left.

However, a 3-pointer from Nemanja Djurisic thwarted its momentum, giving Georgia a 47-46 lead with 1:05 left.

The Bulldogs made three of their four final free throws and scored the game’s final seven points to clinch the road victory.

Kansas State’s 12 first-half points were the second fewest in school history.

NFL: Suh will be allowed to play in playoff game

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NEW YORK (AP) — Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh can play in Detroit’s wild-card game after his one-game NFL suspension was reduced to a $70,000 fine.

Suh originally was suspended for stepping on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ left leg twice in Sunday’s loss to Green Bay for the NFC North title.

Hearing officer Ted Cottrell heard Suh’s expedited appeal and rescinded the suspension.

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