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The Wichita Wild learned on Monday night that they will host a game in the 2nd round of the Indoor Football League playoffs.  The right to host the game came about after the Rochester Raiders defeated the Richmond Revolution by a score of 26-24 on Monday.  With Richmond eliminated, Wichita is the second highest remaining seed in the United Conference.  Sioux Falls is now the highest seed and will host Chicago on Saturday. The Wild and Raiders will meet for the first time ever on Friday night at Hartman Arena.

Well Wichita State basketball fans, looks like you have an activity planned for Sunday! This Sunday, Wichita State will host a Selection Sunday watch part at Koch Arena.  Doors to the arena will open at 4 p.m. and the selection show will start at 5 p.m.  All of the players and coaches will be present to see where the Shockers will be going for the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Oprah will be going big for her final shows. The queen of daytime TV plans to tape some of her last episodes at the United Center in Chicago. Workers are transforming the arena after last night’s Chicago bulls basketball game. Those shows will air on the 23rd and 24th. Oprah's last new episode will air right here on KWCH on May 25th at four o’clock PM.      

It would be a lot easier to just forget how badly Kansas played against T.C.U. the first time around but it's best to remember where they went wrong. It was ugly from the opening tip for KU; the Jayhawks didn't score until the 12:43 mark in the first half after starting 0-4 with 6 turnovers.  Kansas was shooting just under 6 percent in the first half on 1 of 17 shooting until Jeff Withey hit the Jayhawks' second field goal of the game with 4:47 remaining in the matchup.  That's not just bad, that's obscene.  Kansas also faced its worst deficit of the season in that game when they were down 16 points to the Horned Frogs.  Their 13 point first-half perofrmance was the worst by a Bill Self coached Kansas team.

The Kansas City Chiefs welcome the Seattle Seahawks to Arrowhead Stadium Friday night. The game will be the third preseason matchup for each team. The Chiefs are 1-1 while the Seahawks are 2-0. Programming Note You can watch the Chiefs game live on KSCW, channel 33 & Cox cable channel 5, starting at seven o'clock. KWCH 12 will air the Chicago Bears vs. the N.Y. Giants. That game also starts at seven o'clock.  

Wichita will be at the center of the nation's bowling world once again. The United States Bowling Congress awarded the 100th women's Championships to Wichita. You'll have to wait 6 years for the tournament though. The USBC Women's Championships will be from April to June 2019. It's expected to bring more than 30,000 bowlers to the Air Capital, and generate $14-million dollars in revenue for south-central Kansas. "Our bid focused on our central lovation, our great bowling community and Wichita's wonderful hospitality," said Mayor Carl Brewer.

Saturday was the very first game on the newly-formed Salina Bombers schedule. They played the Wichita Wild. Fans flocked to the Bicentennial Center for a chance to catch the indoor football game. "We want to see what it's going to be like, we've seen it on T,V of course, but when you go to a real football game it's different," Com Russell said before his very first indoor football team. " Once the fans entered the arena they were entertained with music before the game started.

Prairie Dunes will be the host course for the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championship with Wichita State serving as the host institution, it was announced today by the NCAA Golf Committee.   "Wichita State is honored to host the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships at Prairie Dunes," said Wichita State Director of Athletics Eric Sexton. "We look forward to again working with the staff at Prairie Dunes and the City of Hutchinson to help provide the student-athletes, coaches, families and fans a great and memorable experience.

On Saturday night the Wichita State Shockers will honor their senior players as they host Southern Illinois at Koch Arena. Look for Chynna Turner to have a big game.  Earlier this season Turner scored a then season-high 22 points in the Shockers 72-59 win in Carbondale.  Alex Harden had 15 points and 7 assists in that game for the Shockers. Jody Adams' team got off to the best start in school history for the women's team and currently sits at 12-2 atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings.

The 15th-ranked Wichita State Shockers (19-2, 8-1) look for their 19th consecutive home victory on Tuesday night as Indiana State (13-7, 6-3) visits Koch Arena. Wichita State is coming off a 34-point victory over Bradley at home this past Saturday.  Indiana State beat Northern Iowa in Terre Haute by three points on that same day. The Shockers have won 8 of the last 9 meetings against the Sycamores and have won 8 home games in a row against Indiana State.  The last time that Indiana State pullled off a win at Koch Arena was back in 2004.

Canton had it's first Canton High School Rodeo in more than 15 years this weekend. More than 200 participants from all over the state of Kansas flocked to the high school and junior high rodeo. "The competition is pretty tough," said Timber Allen Brand, national junior breakaway champion. "You have to work at it all week long. " The central location was a major draw to the KHSRA. "Travel expenses are a big, big thing in rodeo," said Shawn Hollenbeck, national director.

The U.S. Air Force will host a public information meeting to highlight the new Air Force KC46A refueling tanker. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Hughes Metroplex. Earlier this year McConnell AFB was the only base to be named a finalist for the Formal Training Unit (FTU) and the First Main Operating Base (MOB1). Others competing for tanker bases include Altus AFB (OK), Fairchild AFB (WA), and Grand Forks AFB (ND). City officials say the public's input is crucial as the US Air Force tries to gauge community interest in the project.

Saturday was the very first game on the newly-formed Salina Bombers schedule. They played the Wichita Wild. Fans flocked to the Bicentennial Center for a chance to catch the indoor football game. "We want to see what it's going to be like, we've seen it on T,V of course, but when you go to a real football game it's different," Com Russell said before his very first indoor football team. " Once the fans entered the arena they were entertained with music before the game started.

Wichita will be at the center of the nation's bowling world once again. The United States Bowling Congress awarded the 100th women's Championships to Wichita. You'll have to wait 6 years for the tournament though. The USBC Women's Championships will be from April to June 2019. It's expected to bring more than 30,000 bowlers to the Air Capital, and generate $14-million dollars in revenue for south-central Kansas. "Our bid focused on our central lovation, our great bowling community and Wichita's wonderful hospitality," said Mayor Carl Brewer.

It would be a lot easier to just forget how badly Kansas played against T.C.U. the first time around but it's best to remember where they went wrong. It was ugly from the opening tip for KU; the Jayhawks didn't score until the 12:43 mark in the first half after starting 0-4 with 6 turnovers.  Kansas was shooting just under 6 percent in the first half on 1 of 17 shooting until Jeff Withey hit the Jayhawks' second field goal of the game with 4:47 remaining in the matchup.  That's not just bad, that's obscene.  Kansas also faced its worst deficit of the season in that game when they were down 16 points to the Horned Frogs.  Their 13 point first-half perofrmance was the worst by a Bill Self coached Kansas team.

On Saturday night the Wichita State Shockers will honor their senior players as they host Southern Illinois at Koch Arena. Look for Chynna Turner to have a big game.  Earlier this season Turner scored a then season-high 22 points in the Shockers 72-59 win in Carbondale.  Alex Harden had 15 points and 7 assists in that game for the Shockers. Jody Adams' team got off to the best start in school history for the women's team and currently sits at 12-2 atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings.

Did you know that all of the sky is NOT falling for Kansas basketball teams? ON the heels of Wichita State losing three in a row and Kansas' unbelievable loss to bottomfeeder TCU, #13 K-State has won three straight heading to their home game with Iowa State, Saturday at 5 p.m. After squeaking past Oklahoma last Saturday by only two points, they muscled up on Texas Tech on the road boosting them to this weekend's tilt. The Wildcats (17-4) lost to the Cyclones last time around but that was in Ames at the Hilton Coliseum, a place that isn't so easy to even compete, let alone win. The same could be said for Bramlage Coliseum but with Bruce Weber running the show and not Frank Martin and his bombastic personality on the bench, the attitude at the Octagon of Doom may not be the same.

For What it's Worth on this January 28 -- Thirteen teams in front of Wichita State lost seventeen times last week, so it'll be interesting to see what kind of bump they get in the national polls today. My guess is that they'll come in at #15 - the Shocks have two good RPI tests this week at home with Indiana State(55) on Tuesday and on the road with UNI(96) Saturday. Blood in the water--- Bradley Coach Geno Ford on WSU: “What Wichita State does better than any team in our league - is when they smell blood in the water-- they take it to another level of energy.” The Shockers might have just as well been vampires over the last 23 minutes against the Braves; some of their best extended minutes of the season.

The 15th-ranked Wichita State Shockers (19-2, 8-1) look for their 19th consecutive home victory on Tuesday night as Indiana State (13-7, 6-3) visits Koch Arena. Wichita State is coming off a 34-point victory over Bradley at home this past Saturday.  Indiana State beat Northern Iowa in Terre Haute by three points on that same day. The Shockers have won 8 of the last 9 meetings against the Sycamores and have won 8 home games in a row against Indiana State.  The last time that Indiana State pullled off a win at Koch Arena was back in 2004.

The K-State Wildcats are just a day away from their big Fiesta Bowl game against Oregon.  Today, Coach Bill Snyder hosted a press conference from Arizona to share his thoughts on the game. You can watch a replay of the Fiesta Bowl Head Coach Press Conference using the link below. (Note: Oregon Coach Chip Kelley went first, to watch Snyder's portion, scroll about halfway through the video) Fiesta Bowl Coach Press Conferences Bruce Haertl and Jenn Bates are in Arizona to cover the big game.  Be sure to check out their updated blog here: Fiesta Bowl Blog Stay with Eyewitness Sports for updates throughout the week.