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<section class="s-intro"><p class="slate-intro">Just a few links to share on this snowy spring day, in honor of which I bring you these famous words from The Daily Gopher, almost exactly a year ago:</p>
Just stop it, winter. We get it. You want us back. But I’m going to let you in on a secret that actually isn’t a secret. We hate you. We badmouth you to all of our friends. When people in other states display interest in getting to know you we make to let them know what a horrible season you are. We post photos with mean captions about you on social media. Frankly, we’re real jerks about it. I mean, it’s not your fault that you just love us so much that you can’t let us go. But it’s time, winter. It’s time to move on. How about we take a break and you go visit family in the southern hemisphere? Maybe we’ll give this relationship another try later. Like December later. We really don’t want to see you stalking us in September or October. That would be creepy.
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<section class="s-news"><p>Bruce Weber's contract has been extended through 2019. This is essentially a one year extension, with a salary of $2.5 million for that year, plus a $500,000 retention incentive for staying through the end of the contract. Weber's 47 wins in two seasons is a record for K-State over that time period.</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>Leti Romero's appeal was heard Wednesday afternoon, but as of this writing, there have been no further developments. It is K-State's policy to deny student-athlete release requests except in cases involving "an undue burden on the student-athlete." This policy is explicitly stated in the K-State Student-Athlete Handbook, and appears to be in line with NCAA bylaws.</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>If you really want to read about how Nebraska pummeled K-State, go here.
Next up for the BatCats, Baylor comes to Manhattan for a five-game homestand. Levi MaVorhis (RHP; 4-4, 2.76) takes the mound for K-State at 6:30 PM tonight to start the series off.</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>JC transfer Luke Hayes is coming along nicely for the O-line. This is good news indeed, but I'm a bit worried about all the conflicting reports of the team's progress we're getting. Classic Snyder misdirection?
According to the ESPN blog, K-State hopes to contend for the Big 12 this year.
The KC Catbackers are hosting Family Fun Night at Sporting Park on April 30. Bill Snyder will be there. Will you?</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>K-State finished third at the Big 12 championships, and now gets ready for the NCEA championships in Waco. K-State will take on Texas A&M in the first round. The winner will take on No. 4 Auburn in the next round.</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>The men's golf team put five players on the Academic All-Big 12 team. The five players are David Klaudt (MBA/Accounting), Tyler Norris (Finance), Daniel Wood (MBA), Kyle Weldon (Civil Engineering) and Alex Carney (Marketing).
The women's team has three Academic All-Big 12 players, including Gianna Misenhalter (Public Relations), Scotland Preston (Economics) and Carly Ragains (Business).</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>The track and field team will split up for the weekend, with the majority of the team headed to California for the Mt. SAC Relays, while the rest are in Lawrence for the Kansas Relays.
Last week's performance saw K-State move up the national rankings, with the men checking in at No. 42 and the women at No. 28 (a nine-spot jump). K-State is now No. 6 (men) in the region, with the women checking in at No. 2, behind only KU.</p>
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<section class="s-news"><p>Jason Kirk writes about a lengthy New York Times piece on Florida State and the Jameis Winston investigation fiasco, and concludes that, well, we don't know what happened.</p>
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