MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 19 points, Cam Carter added 16 and Kansas State defeated Kansas City 69-53. Desi Sills scored 10 of his 11 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes to help the Wildcats blunt a Roos rally. Shemarri Allen scored 21 points, including 16 in the second half when the Roos cut a 20-point deficit to 10, the final time with four minutes to go. Anderson Kopp added 13 points. A soaring dunk by Johnson put K-State up by 20 early in the second half. But a 3-of-17 shooting stretch by the Wildcats aided Kansas City’s comeback. The Roos were not able to get the margin to single digits with Sills putting in four layups.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Led by Jaykwon Walton's 20 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Richmond Spiders 56-53 on Thursday night. The Shockers are now 2-1 on the season, while the Spiders fell to 2-2.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State defeated No. 4 Iowa 84-83 on Thursday night after Gabby Gregory hit a free throw with four seconds left to put the Wildcats on top. Hawkeye Monika Czinano was fouled on the final possession, but after the review it was determined the time had expired before the foul. Iowa led for most of the game. Kansas State had the lead for just under two minutes. Iowa was the highest ranked opponent the Wildcats have beaten in school history. The Hawkeyes’ No. 4 ranking was their highest in nearly 30 years.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Guard Jose Perez has enrolled at West Virginia for the spring semester. Perez left Manhattan after coach Steve Masiello was fired. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins says Perez's eligibility status for games and practices will be determined at a later date. The fifth-year senior was chosen as the preseason Player of the Year in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. He averaged nearly 19 points and more than four assists and three rebounds per game a year ago. West Virginia will be his fourth school. Perez spent two seasons at Gardner-Webb and one each at Marquette and Manhattan.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kansas State backup quarterback Will Howard will get his second start of the season when the 19th-ranked Wildcats play at West Virginia on Saturday. Howard will start in place of the injured Adrian Martinez. Kansas State can earn a Big 12 title game berth with a win Saturday and a loss by Texas at Kansas. West Virginia backup quarterback Garrett Greene was solid in a win over Oklahoma in place of JT Daniels. Coach Neal Brown says Greene could play more.
WACO, Texas (AP) — TCU coach Sonny Dykes isn't having to find new ways each week to motivate his team. The fourth-ranked have already clinched a spot in the Big 12 title game, and they have to keep winning to make the four-team College Football Playoff. TCU is 10-0 and plays at Baylor on Saturday. Baylor is coming off a 31-3 home loss to No. 19 Kansas State. The 6-4 Bears have to win their last two games and get a lot of help just to get to back to the league title game. They were Big 12 champs last year, even with a loss to TCU.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bedlam won’t be quite the high-stakes showdown many expected at the start of the season. Plenty still will be on the line when No. 24 Oklahoma State visits Oklahoma. Both began the season with College Football Playoff aspirations and top 12 rankings. Both slipped after their quarterbacks were knocked out of action. Oklahoma State still could reach the conference title game with help. Oklahoma can become bowl eligible with a victory. It will be one of the last meetings between the rivals before Oklahoma leaves for the Southeastern Conference.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa and Iowa State will continue their annual football showdowns through at least 2027. The schools have announced a two-year extension of the CyHawk Series contract. Iowa and Iowa State have played annually since resuming the series in 1977. That excludes the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The teams first met in 1894 and Iowa holds a 46-23 advantage in the series. Iowa State won 10-7 in Iowa City in September.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco is the poster child for why NFL general managers don’t spend early draft picks on running backs, making the most of his opportunities as a seventh-round selection. In fact, Pacheco has eased past 2020 first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the unofficial Kansas City depth chart. He had season highs of 16 carries for 82 yards last week against Jacksonville, when Edwards-Helaire never got a chance with the ball in his hands. And so far this season, Pacheco has run for more yardage than 16 players that were chosen ahead of him in April's draft.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans usually expect a passing duel when Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs face Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers. That might not be the case on Sunday night, with both teams unsure of who will line up at wide receiver. The Chiefs won’t have Mecole Hardman and likely will be missing JuJu Smith-Schuster for the prime-time showdown. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams are questionable for the Chargers. Kansas City leads the AFC West and with a win, the Chiefs would take a three-game lead over the Chargers with seven games to play.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns to outduel Aaron Rodgers as the Tennessee Titans defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-17. Tannehill looked much sharper in his second game back after missing two games with an injured right ankle. He went 22 of 27 and had one interception as the Titans won for the seventh time in eight games. Rodgers went 24 of 39 for 227 yards with two touchdown passes to rookie Christian Watson. Green Bay has lost six of seven.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL is relocating the Bills' home game against the Cleveland Browns to Detroit on Sunday because of a lake-effect snowstorm set to hit the Buffalo region. The move to relocate the game comes before the storm even began. The forecast is for between 1 to 3 feet of snow in the region through the weekend. The switch in sites means the Bills will play back-to-back games in Detroit. They’re scheduled to play the Lions on Thanksgiving.
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has won the American League MVP award, and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt took the NL prize. After hitting 62 home runs this season to break the AL record, Judge easily beat out Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani in an MVP race some thought might be close. The 6-foot-7 outfielder received 28 of 30 first-place votes and two seconds for 410 points from a Baseball Writers’ Association of America panel. Ohtani, last year's winner, was picked first on two ballots and second on the other 28 for 280 points. Goldschmidt won the NL award for the first time after a couple of close calls earlier in his career. Padres third baseman Manny Machado came in second.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar has banned the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums. It was a sudden U-turn on the deal the conservative Muslim emirate made to secure the soccer tournament only two days before the opening game. The move was the latest sign of the tension of staging the event in the autocratic country where the sale of alcohol is heavily restricted. It’s also a significant blow to World Cup beer sponsor Budweiser and raised questions about how much control FIFA retains over its tournament. When Qatar launched its bid to host the World Cup, the country agreed to FIFA’s requirements of selling alcohol in stadiums. But the details were only released in September, just 11 weeks before the first kickoff. Friday’s statement from FIFA said non-alcoholic beer will still be sold at stadiums.
THURSDAY SCORES
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Tennessee 27 Green Bay 17
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final (21)Tulane 59 SMU 24
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (4)Kentucky 106 SC State 63
Final (10)Creighton 80 UC Riverside 51
Final (14)Arizona 104 Utah Tech 77
Final (15)TCU 95 Louisiana-Monroe 60
Final Arizona St. 87 (20)Michigan 62
Final Murray St. 88 (24)Texas A&M 79
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Sacramento 130 San Antonio 112
Final Brooklyn 109 Portland 107
Final L.A. Clippers 96 Detroit 91
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT New Jersey 3 Toronto 2
Final Boston 4 Philadelphia 1
Final OT Colorado 3 Carolina 2
Final Columbus 6 Montreal 4
Final Dallas 6 Florida 4
Final Tampa Bay 4 Calgary 1
Final Nashville 5 N-Y Islanders 4
Final Pittsburgh 6 Minnesota 4
Final Winnipeg 3 Anaheim 2
Final SO St. Louis 5 Washington 4
Final OT Seattle 3 N-Y Rangers 2
Final Vegas 4 Arizona 1
Final Detroit 7 San Jose 4