Oct 01, 2024

910 KINA Sports Headlines — October 1

Posted Oct 01, 2024 2:16 PM

BY SALINA POST

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Hello and happy Tuesday, everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine…

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On Monday, Kansas Wesleyan’s Josh King-Bradley earned his first weekly KCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week honor

King-Bradley had a monster game for the Coyotes, recording seven tackles, which included three sacks for a total loss of 28 yards. He had a total of 4.5 tackles for loss in the game for a total loss of 32 yards. KWU's defense held previously unbeaten Bethel without a touchdown and limited the Threshers to just two field goals. KWU held Bethel to 46 yards rushing and only 213 yards of total offense on the day.

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Monday also saw the announcement that following his five total touchdowns in Kansas State’s 42-20 victory over No. 20 Oklahoma State, quarterback Avery Johnson was named both a Manning Award Star of the Week and to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 List

Johnson set career highs in passing across the board against the Cowboys, going 19-of-31 through the air for 259 yards and three touchdowns, while he added 60 rushing yards on five attempts with another two scores.

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And finally Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor. The NBA said he died surrounded by his family.

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