![Antonio Brown (22) watches as the ball goes out of bounds on a Manhattan offensive drive.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3640,2430,3640,1200/0-0-0/442645d6-5afd-4c61-b6ab-40013b1851e1/1/1/011420_merc_sprt_mhs_boys_bball_vs_emporia-18.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=fbc769c05cb95396b7e0a86bc73f32b43ec0c750e974e7e9be1d18f20dc9a75b)
![Kansas’ Silvio De Sousa (left) and Kansas State’s James Love III throw punches toward each other after De Sousa stood over Wildcat guard DaJuan Gordon following a block with one second remaining in Tuesday night’s game in La](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/b547c8aa-8dfc-4ec0-9420-cefcfcdb7d56/1/1/ku_kstate_smackdown-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
Kansas’ Silvio De Sousa (left) and Kansas State’s James Love III throw punches toward each other after De Sousa stood over Wildcat guard DaJuan Gordon following a block with one second remaining in Tuesday night’s game in Lawrence. The Big 12 suspended both De Sousa and Love on Wednesday. De Sousa will miss 12 games while Love will sit out eight contests. The second round of the Sunflower Showdown will take place on February 29, 2020 at K-State University.
![Tyce Hoover (8) sits alongside BJ Young (32) with the trophy for a group photo after defeating Junction City 31-28.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/40bc3027-0390-4c7a-b6e4-0d7d66be41f9/1/1/101119_merc_sprt_mhsvsjc-28.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
![Maximum Security leads the pack at the 145th Kentucky Derby in the first left turn but is disqualified after the race. This is the first time in history that the horse that crossed the finish line first was not the one that was declared the winner and Cou](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/ca78dd87-a81b-4e60-aa88-45ad4003c598/1/1/NickolasLOatley_SportsAction-4.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
![A mother and her two daughters watch as horses race at Churchill Downs during the 145th Kentucky Oaks.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/37967025-3460-479b-9681-47a36f7cec36/1/1/NickolasLOatley_SportsFeature-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
![Ohio University's Papi White dives for a pass during a regular season game against Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium. Before this game the Bearcats and Bobcats haven't played since 1981 when UC defeated OU 19-9. Cincinnati has wo](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/b81347d4-c41d-4642-b9a9-3fa9268ef9e1/1/1/NickolasLOatley_SportsAction-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=7a68d3fb1a4416ba225c7d13e14e078af47d1f95accc54bda755d0ad4021d4c9)
Ohio University's Papi White dives for a pass during a regular season game against Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium. Before this game the Bearcats and Bobcats haven't played since 1981 when UC defeated OU 19-9. Cincinnati has won the last 2 consecutive games of the rivalry.
![Manhattan’s Jeremiah Eustaquio (top) presses Cole Manrose against the mat.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/c1c8842d-8019-4372-80e3-f78f117e54c3/1/1/121419_merc_sprt_mhswrestling-12.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
![Derby fans and students stand for the National Anthem.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/b8ef553d-ca90-4c61-baff-0de1c4673f1e/1/1/111519_merc_sprt_mhsvsderby-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
![Kahlil Lewis (1) gets tackled by Marlin Brooks (22) on a reception. Cincinnati went on to defeat Ohio University 34-30.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/e07776ce-2b4b-425f-8e48-ce4531d263ee/1/1/NickolasLOatley_SportsAction-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=7a68d3fb1a4416ba225c7d13e14e078af47d1f95accc54bda755d0ad4021d4c9)
Kahlil Lewis (1) gets tackled by Marlin Brooks (22) on a reception. Cincinnati went on to defeat Ohio University 34-30.
![Hannah Davis scores the first goal of the game for K-State soccer against the Arkansas State Red Wolves making the game 1-1 before halftime on Thursday.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,2570,3443,1600,3443/0-0-0/68ff7bc4-5942-4a2f-9f4f-433b7736a751/1/1/082919_merc_sprt_kstatesoccer_06_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=be26d70ddf28d04d9c42e691b7adf030ad6f13833ec0e8e22d0212ebfa6ee782)
![Abraham Goodfellow (9) hangs on the field goal post at the Colonial All-Pro Football Camp in between drills on Monday, June 25, 2018.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3596,2460,3596,1200/0-0-0/a4f96aef-3330-4d9c-b490-625ea54bc670/1/1/Oatley_SportsFeature_-3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=7878779a004af11ffaf5e8a53a03e60d74b3505d52a01c06af4e8d8defdeff9f)
Training Camp Abraham Goodfellow (9) hangs on the field goal post at the Colonial All-Pro Football Camp in between drills.
![Peyton Williams (11) spikes the ball against Shelly Stafford (5) and Hannah Lockin (14).](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3531,2357,3531,1200/0-0-0/4c943e12-7836-40a2-9308-2c1fb1bcd4b2/1/1/112319_merc_sprt_kstatevballvsbaylor-14.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=47ced951623e3bd803de6c93aa85fa5af119dbe71b499336a44167e10b4ff11f)
![The Kings elementary school basketball team gets ready to take the basketball court at halftime during the Ohio University Women's basketball game against Kent State.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3640,2430,3640,1200/0-0-0/49bfc08c-b4dd-4370-a02d-dde4a7839df4/1/1/Oatley_Portrait_1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=fbc769c05cb95396b7e0a86bc73f32b43ec0c750e974e7e9be1d18f20dc9a75b)
The Kings elementary school basketball team gets ready to take the basketball court at halftime during the Ohio University Women's basketball game against Kent State.
![Bodybuilders stand on stage and show off for the judges at the 2019 Arnolds Sports Festival.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3520,2514,3520,1200/0-0-0/a0a6b118-8a3f-4d3e-a3ac-c91f7e94fcd5/1/1/NickolasLOatley_SportsAction-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=61573f0090e0a66c111119e15747e3b510415bb934e3dfccbba2d1951880237e)
Bodybuilders stand on stage and show off for the judges at the 2019 Arnolds Sports Festival.
![Skylar Thompson (10) is surrounded by a swarm of K-State fans after they defeat OU 48-41. K-State was fined $25,000 for the field being stormed after upsetting Oklahoma.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/7249da7c-6ea3-4b26-bc15-fd8e09fc1ddb/1/1/102619_merc_sprt_kstatevsou-34.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403497~hmac=6e0356e4ab7ab27c19ca2cd2f1d4691047697a26af560c77b4d5afddf15a155d)
Skylar Thompson (10) is surrounded by a swarm of K-State fans after they defeat OU 48-41. K-State was fined $25,000 for the field being stormed after upsetting Oklahoma.
![Donovan Dennis gets punched in the face by Stephen Shaw in the Heavyweight Round the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio on March 2, 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/3866a888-6621-469a-9ee0-57b32bdd1915/1/1/NickolasLOatley_SportsAction-3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=f338be01fdd19566ef164b862a7efb6919e263f10a4d3b1b6a1ecefd72933d1a)
Donovan Dennis gets punched in the face by Stephen Shaw in the Heavyweight Round the 2019 Arnold Sports Festival. Shaw went on to defeat Dennis.
![Jillian Harkin volleys the ball in her second game in the tournament after winning her first. Harkin will go 2-0 on the day and will end up placing third in the state for singles. She lost for the first time all season in the](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3640,2430,3640,1200/0-0-0/d51ad7f4-35f7-409a-9757-f13cb36f75c7/1/1/101819_merc_sprt_mhstennismeet-21.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=50c7eef51292a5e21dda4da64df6bb6c787012647c8fdbb3c855532a0777f876)
Jillian Harkin volleys the ball in her second game in the tournament after winning her first. Harkin will go 2-0 on the day and will end up placing third in the state for singles. She lost for the first time all season in the semifinals at Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka to the eventual state champion, senior Alisa Prinyarux of Blue Valley Northwest. Manhattan tied for fourth overall as a team.
![Ekow Boye-Doe (25) gets ready to run out of the tunnel and onto the field at Boone Pickens Stadium.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/d0a02099-8643-4536-a7c1-57536e3caa35/1/1/092819_merc_sprt_kstatevsosu_6_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=f338be01fdd19566ef164b862a7efb6919e263f10a4d3b1b6a1ecefd72933d1a)
![Nick Ast (17) hands the ball off to Tyler Burns (33) from the end zone during the fourth quarter.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/8bb0a7c3-5431-47a2-a488-427c24b668ea/1/1/110219_merc_sprt_kstatevsku-38.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=f338be01fdd19566ef164b862a7efb6919e263f10a4d3b1b6a1ecefd72933d1a)
![Students in the 3rd and 4th grade division are seen punting the ball at Anneberg Turf on Thursday.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3641,2430,3641,1200/0-0-0/cc84c76d-fab4-48d5-b3fb-b4f90745a588/1/1/100219_merc_news_puntpasskick_4_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=f338be01fdd19566ef164b862a7efb6919e263f10a4d3b1b6a1ecefd72933d1a)
Students in the 3rd and 4th grade division are seen punting the ball at Anneberg Turf.
![Ky Thomas (8) hurdles over Ty’Zhaun Jackson (22) and into the end-zone on Friday. There was offensive holding on the play and the touchdown was redacted.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,2430,3640,1600,3640/0-0-0/633ae35c-de78-4913-bdb5-0cb4ca9de71e/1/1/091319_merc_sprt_mhsvstopeka-6.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=abb3bc1257f671d2f3f0ce3a48b4c45d5b2b2e31b77c915fb17ffde0c9399900)
Ky Thomas (8) hurdles over Ty’Zhaun Jackson (22) and into the end-zone on Friday. There was offensive holding on the play and the touchdown was overturned.
![DaJuan Gordon (3) slam dunks the ball on a fast break towards the end of the second quarter.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,2430,3641,1600,3641/0-0-0/e195b9a4-524a-451c-91f4-eba9070bd5b4/1/1/011820_merc_sprt_kstatebballvswvu-27.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=d1ecfab5b1dfe397409b299e90d8c44effa863c6b2d476f8829de006b5414ae0)
DaJuan Gordon (3) dunks the ball on a fast break towards the end of the second quarter.
![K-State’s Mike McGuirl runs onto the court before playing against Monmouth.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/36b0e114-dca8-4eb3-85be-f800ff70c560/0/0/0/0,0,3640,2430,3640,1200/0-0-0/b7dace8a-97be-4197-83b1-e82eab58e472/1/1/111319_merc_sprt_kstatevsmonmouth-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040403498~hmac=50c7eef51292a5e21dda4da64df6bb6c787012647c8fdbb3c855532a0777f876)