http://www.themercury.com/news/ http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=e288ed30dc52426bae50aa3c5bdad0b5 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State tried to provide the Women's Big 12 Championship with its first upset Friday. But in the end, there was just way too much Kelsey Griffin to defend. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=bee9c4a699504d4f9fbce96fc83d4794 KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jamar Samuels scored 21 of his career-high 27 points in the first half, helping No. 9 Kansas State turn a rematch into a rout with an 83-64 win over Oklahoma State Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=4f0a310601a840f6bf4138138745eab7 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On any other day when Ashley Sweat has a sub-par game, it normally spells doom for Kansas State. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=9b3b51b7d34a4a03b85a6d13323a9a4e KANSAS CITY, Mo. Keiton Page scored 19 of his 24 points in a dominating first half, and Oklahoma State withstood a brief rally in the season's third Bedlam game to beat Oklahoma 81-67 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=34a80f5c52b94a9397f76700394d93e6 Not even the Kansas State women know which team will show up on Thursday morning against Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=2761ffadafad4ec1abb49f4234752946 Before the season started, there were doubters. Kansas State was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 Conference behind teams such as Texas and Oklahoma, who finished league play seventh and tenth respectively in the league. The Wildcats were unranked in the Top 25. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=925b2ae9fb4743a09e19e1ce69264713 Kansas State's stay in the Big 12 Tournament has been so brief the last two seasons that the Wildcats' coach can't even remember what hotel his team stayed at. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=2d574274fb6641c39104be99f5861fe5 Kansas State junior guard Jacob Pullen was rewarded for his standout season on Tuesday, as he was named a third team All-American by The Sporting News. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=7b042ff851d54ac29e826a22b49bc3c7 Every so often, there will be a game or two where Dominique Sutton marvels everyone with his talent. The Kansas State guard will slash to the basket for a score, post up and outmuscle his opponent in the paint, sky for numerous rebounds, and even occasionally knock down a few shots from the perimeter. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=c3dc13296a3c49ba887b2b09909685cc Kansas State senior forward Ashley Sweat was named to the All-Big 12 first team in an announcement by the Big 12 Conference on Monday afternoon. This is the second straight year Sweat has earned first-team honors. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=96900db8d6e741e4905edef7c1962dad ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The Kansas State women's golf team improved its score by seven strokes on Monday, carding a 306 (+18) in the second round of the Eagle Landing Invitational. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=968be5fded604b3ab581a98e0b0b6be3 Frank Martin sat at the table. The Kansas State coach's hands shook slightly while John Currie, the K-State athletic director, gave an opening statement. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=93b7dbbd490244c89538bb2f93727890 The press conference was over. Frank Martin had his new contract. Everything was great for Kansas State and its coach. Yet it was something following the press conference that grabbed my attention and helped me realize what this men's basketball program is about. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=1f03613db6144baba0a676ce0a12efb5 You know Jon Wefald, Tim Weiser and Bob Krause were smiling on Sunday. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=b842dc3a517349168d93974512d9c270 On the same day Frank Martin nearly doubled his yearly salary, the Kansas State coach was named Big 12 Coach of the Year by both the Associated Press and by the league's coaches on Sunday. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=b42c3f4738bd466fa867d6a23ad862e5 It's a done deal — Kansas State men's basketball coach Frank Martin has a new contract. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=21e4316318674742829532fae8ae83fd DeLAND, Fla. — Kansas State rode the right arms of Evan Marshall and James Allen to a 5-2 victory over Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in the Bright House Invitational at Melching Field. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=af324f882da947438c13d15922036bee On Senior Night, there are feel-good stories and tears shed. The ideal situation, like always, is to end the night with a win. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=c006d4728859444a9288835056aa5363 I could take the approach many probably took as they exited Bramlage Coliseum Saturday night and begin bashing Kansas State for its slightly embarrassing overtime loss to Cyclones, but I'll try to refrain. http://www.themercury.com/k-statesports/article.aspx?articleId=20970edc01454a9f84907a6adc368fb6 Bob Huggins, Frank Martin, Chris Merriewether and his family gathered at a small restaurant outside of his high school in Jacksonville, Fla. They were joined by five-star recruit Jason Bennett at the time. Huggins was making his recruiting pitch to Bennett, who was supposed to be the gem of Kansas State's recruiting class.