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Florida-Alabama sequel will be unlikely

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:28:38 -0500

Don't even think about it. It's tempting, yes. But there's next to no chance it happens. Florida vs. Alabama, Part II in the BCS national championship game? Kellen Moore and Boise State are now in good shape to get selected for a BCS bowl. "Can't we just play the first one?" said Florida cornerback Joe Haden. That might not be enough. Florida coach Urban Meyer summed up Sunday what many have been pointing to since September: No. 1 Florida vs. No.2 Alabama in th...

Conference Call: Oklahoma State on the rise in Big 12

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:43 -0500

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences—and the teams within each league. 5. Big 12 1. Texas 2. Nebraska 3. Oklahoma State 4. Texas Tech 5. Oklahoma 6. Missouri 7. Kansas State 8. Texas A&M 9. Iowa State 10. Kansas 11. Baylor 12. Colorado Rising Oklahoma State: 'Pokes better hope QB Zac Robinson is ready to play this weekend in Bedlam, considering what's on the line: beating Oklahoma for first time since 2002 and earning a BC...

Pullen and Clemente Power Kansas State

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:20:00 -0500

Kansas State 83, #21 Dayton 75Dayton falls for the second straight game, in a slightly disappointing end to a preseason tournament that started so nicely with that win over Georgia Tech. This was a fairly even game the entire way, and in the end the difference was Kansas State's star backcourt of Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente. Those two were good together last year, but they took it to another level by absolutely torching Dayton here. The two combined for 47 points, with only 26 shots t...

Kansas State upsets No. 18 Dayton

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:33 -0500

The Kansas State Wildcats defeated the No. 18 ranked Dayton Flyers 83-75 in the third place game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff Sunday. It’s the first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since 2000. Chris Johnson led the Flyers with 16 points and six rebounds. Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State. K-State [...]

Pullen, Clemente carry K-State past No. 18 Dayton

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:41:00 -0500

Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over No. 18 Dayton on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Kansas State holds early lead to upset Dayton

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:33:27 -0500

Jacob Pullen scored 26 points and Denis Clemente added 21 to lead Kansas State to an 83-75 victory over Dayton (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

Hayes' Week 12 picks: Ohio State dominance over Michigan will continue

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:54:51 -0500

Sporting News' Matt Hayes picks the 10 best games of the weekend and throws in his upset pick of the week as a bonus. Ohio State 27, Michigan 14: This will be another Buckeyes-Wolverines game in the mold of yesteryear: Neither team can throw the ball, and one team plays better defense. Iowa 20, Minnesota 10: Iowa has gone from the national championship conversation to Capital One Bowl talk in three weeks. A win would significantly improve Iowa's BCS hopes. North Carolina 24, Boston ...

Conference Call: Mountain West tops non-BCS leagues

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:58:51 -0500

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences—and the teams within each league. 7. Mountain West 1. TCU 2. Utah 3. BYU 4. Air Force 5. Wyoming 6. San Diego State 7. UNLV 8. Colorado State 9. New Mexico Rising TCU: The defense has been spectacular, but here's something way overlooked: The offense is fourth in the nation in scoring, and dual threat QB Andy Dalton is having a Heisman-type season. Falling San Diego State: Just when it looked like ...

For Kansas State's Grant Gregory, Message Is Never Give Up

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:16:00 -0500

by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Kansas State, Big 12The message never changes, but Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory finds a note in his inbox every week of the college football season. "Find a way to win." The words of encouragement find their way to Manhattan, Kan., from hundreds of miles away in Mobile, Ala., where Grant's father, Greg Gregory, is the offensive coordinator of upstart South Alabama. But even in distance, dad seems to know exactly what his son needs to hear...

Conference call: Aggies back from dead in Big 12

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:36:57 -0500

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences and the teams within each league. 5. Big 12 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma State 4. Texas Tech 5. Kansas State 6. Kansas 7. Texas A&M 8. Nebraska 9. Missouri 10. Iowa State 11. Colorado 12. Baylor Rising Texas A&M: One day Mike Sherman is fighting off firing rumors; the next, the Aggies are winning back-to-back games and need to win at Colorado this week to become bowl-eligible. Falling Colorado:...

What We Learned: Apple doesn't fall far from Bowden tree

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:18:49 -0500

Sporting News' Matt Hayes analyzes what Thursday's buzz means to college football. The gene pool Coaching and drawing up ball plays wasn't the only thing Terry Bowden inherited from his daddy. Apparently Terry learned the deft art of public relations from Bobby, too. Two weeks ago, Bobby Bowden appeared on The Tony Barnhart Show and not so subtly announced that, yes, his plan was to coach at Florida State next year. Earlier this week, Terry, the coach at North Alabama, not so s...

Conference call: TCU the best of the non-BCS?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:04:33 -0500

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences and the teams within each league. 7. Mountain West 1. TCU 2. Utah 3. BYU 4. Air Force 5. Wyoming 6. San Diego State 7. Colorado State 8. UNLV 9. New Mexico Rising TCU: Another rout of BYU has the Frogs primed to overtake Boise State as the nation's best non-BCS team. Who knows how far it goes after that. Falling Colorado State: No team has fallen harder, faster. That includes the annual elevator-shaft fa...

Conference call: K-State climbing in Big 12

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:01:30 -0500

Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences and the teams within each league. 6. Big 12 1. Texas 2. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma State 4. Kansas 5. Kansas State 6. Iowa State 7. Nebraska 8. Texas Tech 9. Texas A&M 10. Colorado 11. Missouri 12. Baylor Rising Kansas State: That's right, everyone. The team that lost at home to Louisiana-Lafayette leads the rock'em, sock'em North Division. Falling Missouri: We knew there had to be a step back...

Hayes' hot seat: Coaches facing the firing squad

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:45:06 -0500

Sporting News' Matt Hayes looks at five under fire for Week 8: We begin this week with the foundation of the hot seat: coaches feeling the heat. It's a brutally unfair business with huge rewards (multimillion dollar salaries) and unreal expectations (win or walk). Halfway through this season, there are five clear candidates staring at the inevitable with little wiggle room. Unfortunately for these five programs, the hottest potential coach on the move (Cincinnati's Brian Kelly)...

Luke Winn: K-State's Clemente on YouTube, the Kansas rivalry and why his team will win the Big 12

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:06:47 -0500

How long did it take Denis Clemente to make that shot that made him a YouTube star? The Kansas State guard tells Luke Winn all about that and more.

Denis Clemente Will Beat You At HORSE

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:15:47 -0500

If he makes that shot against you in HORSE, you just take the "H" and don't even bother shooting, right? The lucky shooter, if you aren't familiar with him, is Kansas State guard Denis Clemente. He's got more than a little game, if you didn't see the Wildcats last season, averaging 15 per night. Still, even after a pretty stellar season last year, I don't think anything he did came remotely close to that shot.

Where Michael Beasley won't Play

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:15:34 -0500

If I am Michael Beasley I would have a chip on my shoulder from all the mock-ery drafts being published. The lastest comes from HoopsWorld (this is Mock Draft version 3.0 for them) where they place Jerryd Bayless at the 2nd pick in the NBA draft.

A dilly of a pickle

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:31:02 -0500

Michael Beasley ponders if he should go pro. His decision may surprise you.

Beasley to the NBA

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:49:14 -0500

Kansas State's All-American freshman announced Monday that he will skip his final three seasons to enter the June 26 NBA draft, where he could be the No. 1 overall pick.

College Basketball: Beasley scores 44 points in Kansas State loss

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:15:20 -0500

Michael Beasley is going to be the first player drafted in the 2008 NBA Draft, but even he can't carry a team by himself. Despite Beasley putting up a Big 12 record 44 points the #25 Kansas State Wildcats lost to the Baylor Bears 92-86 last night in Waco, Texas.