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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carlos Dunlap signed with the Kansas City Chiefs because the longtime NFL defensive end was tired of losing. Six times he had appeared in the playoffs and yet he never won a game. Now, Dunlap might book-end his first playoff victory with one in the

By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of an oil pipeline says a faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek. Canadian-based TC Energy also estimated Thursday that the

WICHITA, Kan. — Led by Taylor Hendricks’ 23 points, the UCF Knights defeated the Wichita State Shockers 72-67 on Wednesday night. The Knights improved to 14-9 with the win and the Shockers fell to 12-12.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay says five Topeka police officers will not face charges after they shot and killed a man in October. Kagay says the officers action’s were justified when they fired 34 shots at 33-year-old Taylor Lowery at a Kwik Shop parking lot. Investigators said Lowery charged at

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Any success that the Kansas City Chiefs have in slowing down Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl probably rests on the shoulders of Chris Jones. The All-Pro defensive tackle is having the finest season of his career, and his two sacks in

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Damar Hamlin has been named winner of the NFLPA’s Alan Page Community Award and made a brief appearance in Phoenix during Super Bowl week to receive the award. Hamlin read a brief statement with his parents on stage with him at the Phoenix Convention Center. The

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes says he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired left-hander Anthony Misiewicz from their cross-state rival Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, St. Louis designated right-hander James Naile for assignment on the Missouri native’s 30th birthday. The 28-year-old Misiewicz split last season between the Mariners and Kansas

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer This year’s Super Bowl features a rare matchup of the NFL’s top two teams from the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were the league’s only 14-game winners, marking just the sixth time since the 1970 merger that the squads with sole possession of the

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Herman Jones, who faces federal lawsuits over sexual harassment and retaliation, will retire this summer. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that Jones will step down July 1 after a 45-year career in law enforcement. He became patrol superintendent in 2019. Some Republican lawmakers have suggested making the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It’s likely the only time football fans will see Kansas City’s Chad Henne or Philadelphia’s Gardner Minshew during the Super Bowl will be on the sideline. But this is the NFL and sometimes things don’t go according to plan. That’s why the backup quarterbacks for the

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 18 points and No. 12 Kansas State finished strong, snapping a two-game skid by beating No. 17 TCU 82-61. The Wildcats outscored TCU 17-2 to end the game. Kansas State improved to 19-5 and moved within a game of first-place Texas in a

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 18 points and No. 12 Kansas State finished strong, snapping a two-game skid by beating No. 17 TCU 82-61. The Wildcats outscored TCU 17-2 to end the game. Kansas State improved to 19-5 and moved within a game of first-place Texas in a

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges filed after a school resource officer was shot and wounded at a Kansas high school last year. Jaylon Elmore appeared for a preliminary hearing Monday and was bound over for trial. He was a senior at Olathe East High School on March 4

BY JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York stockbroker-turned-Islamic State group militant has been convicted of becoming a sniper and trainer for the extremist group during its brutal reign in Syria and Iraq. A Brooklyn federal court jury reached a verdict Tuesday in the trial of Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, a

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House. Club for Growth President David McIntosh says his group has invited a half dozen potential Republican presidential candidates to its donor

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 36-year-old man remains in jail after authorities said he intentionally set a grass fire near the Kansas governor’s mansion that burned 6 acres. The Topeka Fire Department said police arrested the man while firefighters worked to put out the blaze Monday afternoon. Authorities said the man was seen lighting the

By JOSH FUNK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The man who entered an Omaha Target with an AR-15-style rifle and began firing before he was killed by police had been repeatedly sent to psychiatric hospitals because of his schizophrenia. And Joseph Jones’ family had tried to take guns away from him

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer No. 22 North Carolina State has climbed back into the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. The Wolfpack’s rise has come after an offseason overhaul by coach Kevin Keatts. N.C. State added experience through the transfer portal and changed the coaching staff behind Keatts. N.C.