Our thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to all those affected by and battling the wildfires in south-central Kansas. There are often wildfires this time of year, but I cannot remember one this big in Kansas for quite some time. Due to the high winds fueling the fires the smoke was noticed as far away as Topeka (I noticed it at my house northeast of Manhattan), and a State of Emergency has been declared. Hopefully the cold weather today will help the fire-fighters finish that thing off.
Back to sports, one of those things that helps take our minds off the bad things in the world.