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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was so cold that Patrick Mahomes’ helmet shattered on a hit. Andy Reid’s mustache froze on the sideline. Fans and players alike huddled for warmth, trying their best to grit their way through the fourth-coldest game in NFL history. The Kansas City Chiefs

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored his second goal in overtime and Brad Marchand added two goals Saturday night, leading the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Marchand scored in the first period and had a power-play goal in the third. He now had

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had his helmet shattered on a hit from Miami Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott during Saturday night’s frigid AFC wild-card playoff game. With a game-time temperature of minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit, the game was the fourth-coldest in NFL history. It

By The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by N.J. Benson’s 22 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 74-64 on Saturday night. The Bears are now 10-7 with the win and the Purple Aces dropped to 10-7.

By The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Brown had 22 points in Tennessee State’s 75-60 win over Lindenwood on Saturday night. Brown also contributed six rebounds for the Tigers (9-9, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Jason Jitoboh scored 13 points and Jaylen Jones added 12 points. The Lions (7-10, 1-3) were led by Keenon

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and running back Raheem Mostert were active for the wild-card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs at frozen Arrowhead Stadium. Waddle had been dealing with an ankle injury and Mostert with knee and ankle issues. Both missed

By The Associated Press COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Led by Jayvis Harvey’s 19 points, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 70-59. The Golden Eagles are now 7-11 on the season, while the Redhawks moved to 6-12.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — South Carolina reserve Jacobi Wright scored 11 points and his fadeaway jumper over Missouri’s 7-foot-5 Connor Vanover with 13 seconds left in overtime served as the game winner and the Gamecocks beat the Tigers 71-69. B.J. Mack led South Carolina with 21 points. Noah Carter led Missouri with 23 points. Carter’s

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks defeated the Kansas City Kangaroos 82-69 led by B.J. Omot’s 30 points.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee had 21 points and 10 rebounds while becoming Kansas State’s career leader in blocked shots, and the No. 12 Wildcats rallied for a 61-58 victory over No. 10 Texas. The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Longhorns. Serena Sundell added 12 points and Jaelyn Glenn had 10

By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything from football playoffs to presidential campaigns. As

By JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states. The massive storm continues a week of strong winter weather for much of

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s professional sports teams have started gathering initiative petition signatures to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot. The petition drive announced Friday comes after sports betting bills have repeatedly stalled in the state Senate. Missouri is one of a dozen

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer This year’s NFL playoffs will feature a record number of Black men who have thrived in leadership positions they rarely were given the chance to hold in previous generations. Three Black head coaches have reached the playoffs, including Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Houston’s DeMeco Ryans.

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Keenon Cole put up 42 points as Lindenwood beat Southeast Missouri State 74-68 on Thursday night. Cole also contributed 11 rebounds for the Lions (7-9, 1-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Darius Beane scored 20 points while going 9 of 15 and 2 of 4 from the free

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Boden Skunberg’s 23 points, the North Dakota State Bison defeated the Kansas City Roos 92-91 in overtime on Thursday night. The Bison are now 8-9 on the season, while the Kangaroos dropped to 7-11.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had his third career hat trick, Jordan Binnington made 40 saves, and the St. Louis Blues beat the New York Rangers 5-2. Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for St. Louis. Adam Fox and Vincent Trocheck scored for the Rangers. The Blues have

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Bree Hall scored a career-high 21 points, Te-Hina Paopao added 15 and top-ranked South Carolina pulled away in the second half for an 81-57 victory over short-handed Missouri. The Gamecocks led by just five points in the third quarter before making the fourth quarter a breeze. The Gamecocks have won 65

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The quarterback matchup between Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes isn’t the only major storyline going into their AFC wild card game. Another question is how many fans will pay to watch one of the NFL’s important games of the season being carried exclusively on a streaming