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By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored a career high 25 points and Gradey Dick made three crucial baskets in the final 2 1/2 minutes to lead No. 4 Kansas past No. 7 Duke 69-64. The defending national champions extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to 14 games. Wilson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman says the team is considering several sites to build a replacement for the aging Kauffman Stadium. In a letter to fans posted on social media Tuesday, Sherman estimated the new stadium district could cost $2 billion. He says that would make it the most

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer With two weeks left in the regular season, six teams remain alive for the second spot in the Big 12 championship game and others are still trying to become bowl-eligible. Based on how the season has played out so far, it’s likely many of these final games will

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and first baseman Ryan O’Hearn agreed to a $1.4 million contract to avoid salary arbitration. It was one of  several moves that set the club’s 40-man roster ahead of the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 draft. O’Hearn hit just .239 with one homer and 16

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have narrowly rejected a proposal that would have given the Republican-controlled Legislature a bigger say over how the state regulates businesses and sets environmental and public health rules. The Associated Press called the election on Tuesday. The failed amendment to the Kansas Constitution

By MARGARET STAFFORD and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A former Kansas police detective and three other men have been charged in a federal indictment with operating a sex trafficking operation involving teenage girls in the 1990s. In a grand jury indictment unsealed Monday, former Kansas City, Kansas, Detective Roger Golubski, and Cecil Brooks, Lemark Roberson

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers was handed another legal loss Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out. The ruling by the three-judge panel from the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals hired Tampa Bay Rays field coordinator Paul Hoover to serve as the bench coach for Matt Quatraro on Monday, giving the new Kansas City manager a familiar sounding board on his initial staff. Hoover and Quatraro have known each other for more than 20 years, dating to their

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was ruled out for the rest of Kansas City’s game against the Jaguars after a scary hit by Jacksonville safety Andre Cisco left him in the concussion protocol. Smith-Schuster was coming across the middle to catch a pass from

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech outlasted the Kansas Jayhawks 43-28 on Saturday night backed by a two touchdown day by Tyler Shough. Shough went 16-for-25 for 246 yards and a touchdown in his first start since the opening week of the season. Texas Tech totaled 506 yards, 260 yards

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Will Howard threw for three touchdowns after Adrian Martinez exited with an injury, and No. 23 Kansas State buoyed its Big 12 title hopes with a 31-3 victory over Baylor. The defending conference champion Bears will need help to get back to the championship game.

By The Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Trevin Wade scored 14 points as Alcorn State beat Wichita State 66-57 on Saturday night. Wade was 5-of-9 shooting (2 for 3 from distance) for the Braves (1-1). Dominic Brewton was 6-of-11 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) to add 13 points. Keondre Montgomery was 3-of06 shooting,

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans have claimed key victories in state Supreme Court races that will give them an advantage in major redistricting fights, while Democrats notched similarly significant wins with help from groups focused on defending abortion access. The expensive fights over court control in several states in

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tydan Archibald scored 15 points as Tarleton State beat Kansas Christian 95-49. Archibald added three steals for the Texans (1-1). Garry Clark scored 14 points while going 7 of 9 from the field, and added five rebounds. Lajae Jones finished 6 of 8 from the floor to finish with 13 points.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas did exactly what was expected of the nation’s No. 5 team when the defending national champions played Omaha and North Dakota State to open the season: win in routs. The stakes are about to get a whole lot higher with Duke awaiting in the

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights supporters secured another win Thursday as voters in Montana rejected a ballot measure that would have forced medical workers to intercede in the rare case of a baby born after an attempted abortion. The result caps a string of ballot defeats, months after the Supreme

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press The Kansas State Board of Education is recommending that school districts end the use of Native America mascots and branding. The board approved a motion Thursday that asked districts with Native American mascots to retire them as soon as possible, but no longer than in three to five years. Board

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Dunlap needs just a half-sack to reach 100 for his career. And with Kansas City missing the suspended Frank Clark for one more week, he could well get it when the Chiefs play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The 33-year-old Dunlap nearly had