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Strange Hit at College Bowl: The Giant Pop-Tart

Kansas State won the Pop-Tarts Bowl, and the brand appeared to score, too

(Newser) - Kansas State beat North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday night, and if you think that's a weird sentence, things get weirder. The Pop-Tarts brand scored some serious social media buzz with one of the strangest mascot stunts on record. As USA Today explains, the bowl mascot...

Brawl Breaks Out Between NCAA Rivals: 'This Is Terrible'

It happened in final seconds of game between University of Kansas, Kansas State

(Newser) - "Just no point to it." That was one ESPN announcer's reaction to the end of the NCAA basketball game Tuesday between the University of Kansas' Jayhawks and Kansas State's Wildcats. NBC News reports that, with just seconds left, the Jayhawks' Silvio De Sousa was dribbling out...

Southern Miss Band Cuts 'Green Card' Chanters

Members lose scholarships, take sensitivity training

(Newser) - Five Southern Mississippi band members have been dropped from the group following an offensive chant at a game, GulfLive reports. The students have lost their scholarships and will have sensitivity training after they targeted Kansas State's Angel Rodriguez , shouting, "where's your green card?" Said a Southern Miss...

Southern Miss: Sorry About 'Green Card' Chant

Band members razzed Kansas State player

(Newser) - The University of Southern Mississippi has apologized after members of its band recited an offensive chant at a Kansas State player during the NCAA tournament. As KSU's Angel Rodriguez approached the free-throw line, some in the band chanted, "Where's your green card?" Video of the incident was...

Underdog Butler Gains Final Four
 Underdog Butler 
 Gains Final Four 
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Underdog Butler Gains Final Four

West Regional No. 5 seed topples K-State, will play 5 miles from campus

(Newser) - Butler has earned a trip home for the Final Four. Gordon Hayward made a driving layup with under a minute to go, and the fifth-seeded Bulldogs used the same tenacious defense they exhibited all game in the closing seconds to knock off second-seeded Kansas State , 63-56, in the West Regional...

New Methods Help Make Beef Jerky Safer

Longer drying, higher temps kill off more E. coli, salmonella

(Newser) - Good news for meat lovers in a time of massive beef recalls: Researchers at Kansas State have found a way to make beef jerky safer from E. coli and salmonella, LiveScience reports. They found that a longer drying time would eliminate the pathogens in contaminated beef samples, offering a low-cost...

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