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Jerome Tang changes tone after Kansas State basketball loss to TCU
Jerome Tang presser after Kansas State basketball loss to Iowa State
Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang didn’t have much of an explanation for the Wildcats’ 95-61 loss to Iowa State.
In the days after Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang held a contentious press conference following the Wildcats’ 34-point home loss to Iowa State, the coach had a different tone after his team’s latest loss.
Kansas State lost 84-82 at TCU on Saturday, Feb. 7, blowing a 10-point lead with 5:26 remaining in the game and allowing the Horned Frogs to score the game’s final seven points. The Wildcats led by as many as 18 in the first half and led for all but the final seven seconds of the game.
The loss was K-State’s fourth in a row, dropping them to 1-9 in Big 12 play and 10-13 overall.
Rather than the, at times, combative tone Tang had after the Wildcats’ loss on Feb. 1, the program’s largest defeat under his leadership, the coach accepted more accountability, saying that he and his staff didn’t give his players enough in order to hold on to victory.
“I’m hurting for them, but I’m frustrated because there are things I feel like I can do better, and I’m going to have to figure that out,” Tang said. “It’s just a process, man. This is not how we intended, but this is where we’re at. Life is 10% about what happens to you and 90% how you respond. We’re going to respond the right way.”
Kansas State entered the game dealing with flu-like illnesses throughout the roster, including standout point guard PJ Haggerty, who didn’t start warming up until minutes before. Dorin Buca was added to the team’s availability report late due to illness, but he was able to go. Khamari McGriff, who missed the Wildcats’ previous four games, also dealt with sickness, but made his first appearance since the Wildcats’ Jan. 17 loss at Oklahoma State.
On top of that, K-State remained without Elias Rapieque, Abdi Bashir Jr., and Mobi Ikegwuruka, while Andrej Kostic was ruled out after rolling his ankle during an individual workout earlier in the week. At one point, Tang said the Wildcats were considering playing only five players against the Horned Frogs. They got minutes from eight players, while two fouled out and one finished with four fouls, resulting in a 36-8 free-throw discrepancy.
Still, Kansas State had a chance to win, but couldn’t hold on.
“I know we were very stagnant and playing too much one-on-one,” Tang said. “We didn’t get the body movement or ball movement. In the first half, it was turnovers… Our margin for error is too small for us to make those kinds of mistakes or ever relax or think we’ve got this, because it’s never going to be easy for us.”
Tang wasn’t asked directly about a “message for the fans,” as became the talking point throughout the week, even though he didn’t feel the need to give one after the loss to Iowa State.
But he had a message of sorts ahead of the Wildcats’ next home game, taking place Wednesday, Feb. 11, against Cincinnati at Bramlage Coliseum.
“We have to bring this kind of focus and energy to Bramlage,” Tang said. “Our fans deserve that right now. It’s gonna help our opponents, too, but our fans deserve this kind of focus and energy. We’re gonna do a great job as a staff of having them locked in.”
Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com
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On the road again: Arkansas baseball heads to Kansas after brief stop in Fayetteville | Whole Hog Sports
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (WIBW) – An early-morning police chase on Wednesday came to an end when the vehicle being pursued crashed out in Montgomery County in southeast Kansas, officials said.
The crash was reported at 2:48 a.m. Wednesday at the south junction of US-75 and US-400 highways. The location was about six miles north of Independence.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2006 Infiniti M35 four-door sedan was headed south on US-75 as it fled from law enforcement officers.
The Infinit’s driver failed to yield at the stop sign at the US-75 and US-400 highway junction and traveled across US-75 at a high rate of speed.
The car then left the roadway to the east, where it struck a signpost and a fence before coming to rest off the east side of the roadway.
The Infiniti’s driver, Darrius B.S. Scott, 26, of Independence, was transported to Wilson Medical Center for treatment of suspected minor injuries. The patrol said Scott was wearing his seat belt.
Additional details weren’t immediately available.
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Kansas City, Kansas, homeowners capitalize on World Cup with streamlined short-term rental licensing process
KSHB 41 reporter Rachel Henderson covers neighborhoods in Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. Share your story idea with Rachel.
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Kansas City, Kansas, is making it easier for homeowners to get short-term rental permits as the city prepares to host the FIFA World Cup 2026 matches this summer.
The Unified Government loosened its short-term rental requirements ahead of the World Cup and launched a new digital licensing system starting in February.
KCK homeowners capitalize on World Cup with short-term rental licensing process
With three weeks left before the World Cup begins, about 10 applications remain under review out of more than 70 applications for short-term rentals.
Kalin Callewaert is a real estate agent navigating the process for the first time.
She received her special use permit from the Unified Government a week ago.
“The short-term rental situation was outside of my comfort zone,” Callewaert said. “This was just a really good opportunity because it’s supposed to bring more volume.”
Now that her property has been approved, Callewaert can begin marketing it — though she has some uncertainty about demand.
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“What I’m hearing in the community is that there’s not as much traffic as what they were initially anticipating,” Callewaert said. “So I don’t know, I just have to hope for the best.”
She says that could have an impact on short-term rental pricing, meaning people who rent may pay less.
KCK Mayor Christal Watson, who is also new to her role, sat down with me Tuesday afternoon.
The updated requirements were in the works before her term began, but she supports them.
“I’m still floating the newbie mayor right now,” Watson said jokingly.
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She emphasized the changes are about efficiency, not weakening oversight.
“Not so much in laxing it so they’re taking advantage of our policies, but just doing it in a manner that expedites the process,” Watson said.
The hosting period goes from May 4, 2026, until July 31, 2026.
Visit the Unified Government’s website to learn more about the steps to obtain a short-term rental license.
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