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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs promoted Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator to replace the departed Eric Bieniemy on Friday, giving him the job he held before departing Andy Reid’s staff for an opportunity as the head coach in Chicago. Nagy spent two seasons directing the Chiefs’ offense with Alex Smith at

WICHITA, Kan. — Led by Kendric Davis’ 19 points, the Memphis Tigers defeated the Wichita State Shockers 83-78 on Thursday night. The Tigers are now 21-7 on the season, while the Shockers moved to 14-13.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers’ Major League Soccer season opener against Sporting KC has been postponed because of severe winter weather in the Portland area. The teams had been scheduled to play Saturday but instead will play Monday night. Portland was largely shut down Thursday after nearly a foot of snow fell, the

TOPEKA, Kan. — (AP) — Republican proposals pushing back on transgender rights advanced Thursday in the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill that would would ban transgender athletes from girls and women’s K-12, club and college sports. The Senate passed two bills and sent them to the House.

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ GOP-controlled Legislature has shown it’s likely to pass a bill eliminating the three extra days state voters get to return mail-in ballots after an election. But the vote totals Thursday in the Kansas House and Senate strongly suggest that election conspriacy theory backers don’t

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Eric Bieniemy brushed off questions about not getting an NFL head coaching job and says he’s embracing his new challenge as offensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders. Bieniemy at his introductory news conference also defended his decision to leave the Kansas City Chiefs after 10

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — When season tickets sales began for Major League Soccer’s newest team, St. Louis City SC leaders figured they’d be a hot ticket in a city with a deep love for the sport. Even they were caught off guard by the response: More than 60,000 deposits for

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City signed Peter Vermes to a five-year contract extension Wednesday that will keep its longtime manager with the Major League Soccer club through the 2028 season. Vermes is the fourth-winningest coach in MLS history. He will begin his 15th season with the

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas ethics commission has been investigating Republican campaign activities for at least a year. Now, the GOP-controlled Legislature is moving to reduce the agency’s power and legalize practices apparently under scrutiny. Republicans back a bill to overhaul the Governmental Ethics Commission and rewrite campaign

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 25 points, Markquis Nowell added 14 points and 10 assists, and No. 14 Kansas State beat ninth-ranked Baylor 75-65 on Tuesday night. Cam Carter added 10 points for the Wildcats, who trailed 34-31 at the break but used an 18-4 second-half charge

GODDARD, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Goddard police officer shot and killed a man who refused numerous orders to drop a weapon as he walked toward the officer. Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter said 39-year-old Michael James Trask, of Lake Afton, died in the shooting Monday near Goddard. Investigators determined the weapon he was

By John Hanna AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing ahead with trying to eliminate most ballot drop boxes in elections. A measure on drop boxes cleared a Senate committee Tuesday, despite a split among top Republicans. The panel voted 5-4 to approve a bill that would limit each of

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on West Virginia public college and university campuses is heading to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice. The state House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favor of the legislation Tuesday. The vote

By John Hanna AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing ahead with trying to eliminate most ballot drop boxes in elections. A measure on drop boxes cleared a Senate committee Tuesday, despite a split among top Republicans. The panel voted 5-4 to approve a bill that would limit each of

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to step into a legal fight over state laws that require contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel. The justices on Tuesday rejected an appeal on behalf of an alternative weekly newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas, that objected to a state law that reduces fees paid to

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gradey Dick scored 19 points, Kevin McCullar Jr. had 15 and third-ranked Kansas extended its winning streak to five games with a 63-58 win over No. 24 TCU. Jalen Wilson had 13 rebounds for the 23-5 Jayhawks. They began the night tied with idle

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 23 points, Liz Scott had a double-double, and No. 15 Oklahoma held off Kansas 86-80. A free throw by Zakiyah Franklin drew Kansas within 82-80 with 3:12 remaining. Neither team would score another field goal as Kansas missed its last nine shots and Oklahoma’s last field goal came

By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOWRY CITY, Mo. (AP) — At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a