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By The Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Patrick Cartier’s 14 points helped Colorado State defeat UMKC 84-61. Nique Clifford scored 13 points for the Rams and Joel Scott finished with 12 points. Anderson Kopp led the way for the Kangaroos with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

By The Associated Press AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Keenon Cole scored 19 points as Lindenwood beat Omaha 72-70 on Friday. Cole added eight rebounds for the Lions (2-3). Jaylon McDaniel scored 12 points while going 4 of 8 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. Isaac Ondekane shot 3 of 6

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two transgender boys are suing the University of Missouri over its decision to stop providing gender-affirming care to minors over concerns that a new state law could create legal issues for its doctors. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court. It alleges that the university is discriminating against the

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have jettisoned two more arbitration-eligible players in two separate trades with Kansas City, sending right-handers Kyle Wright and Nick Anderson to the Royals. Atlanta acquired right-hander Jackson Kowar in the Wright deal. Anderson was traded for $100,000. A day earlier, Atlanta dealt pitcher Mike Soroka and infielder Nicky Lopez

By The Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — Led by TJ Long’s 16 points, the Vermont Catamounts defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 78-68 on Friday in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Catamounts are now 4-0 on the season, while the Billikens fell to 4-1.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A man has been found guilty in the death of a woman whose remains were found inside a duffel bag along a rural road in northwest Missouri. Ariel Starcher was killed at a Kansas City hotel. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that Marcus Brooks was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder

By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Hoffman scored two goals, and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1. Givani Smith had a goal and an assist for San Jose, which had dropped three in a row. William Eklund and Luke Kunin also scored in the Sharks’ highest

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit has challenged the constitutionality of Missouri’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot. The trial in the case is expected to begin Friday. Voting rights advocates suing to overturn the law say getting the records needed to obtain

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Honor scored 16 points and Sean East II’s three-point play with 9.9 seconds remaining gave Missouri its first lead of the night and the Tigers held on — after rallying — to beat Minnesota 70-68. Minnesota’s Cam Christie missed a 3-pointer with time expiring. Mike Mitchell Jr. gathered the carom but

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ethan Taylor had 21 points in Air Force’s 76-58 victory against Lindenwood on Thursday night in the Air Force Classic. Taylor shot 4 for 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 10 of 14 from the free throw line for the Falcons (2-2). Jeffrey Mills scored 17 points and

By The Associated Press CONWAY, S.C. — Led by Sincere Parker’s 22 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 79-69 on Thursday. The Billikens are now 4-0 with the win and the Cowboys fell to 2-1.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a pregnant woman who was shot in the head at a Missouri mall last week has died. Police in the Kansas City suburb of Independence confirmed her death Thursday. She had been on life support following a Friday shooting at Independence Center. Police say she was shot in the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Taylor Clarke will earn $1.25 million in his one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals that avoided salary arbitration. The 30-year-old was 3-6 with a 5.95 ERA in two starts and 56 relief appearances last season, when he earned $1.15 million. Clarke is 15-15 with a 5.03 ERA in

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious and lengthy labor dispute. A vote-tracking spreadsheet on the union’s website shows that with

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said during a hearing that Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone” in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban. But attorneys for the state countered Thursday that just because

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Led by Yacine Toumi’s 20 points, the Evansville Purple Aces defeated the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 76-57 on Wednesday night. The Purple Aces are now 3-0 with the win and the Redhawks fell to 0-3.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Welcome to life in the Southeastern Conference, where you can coach against each other one day and be fired the next. Or the day after that. Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher and Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett are the SEC’s first head coaches to lose their jobs this season, but there

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Voting on a tentative contract agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union that ended a six-week strike against the company appears too close to call after the latest tallies at several GM factories were announced Wednesday. The union hasn’t posted final vote totals

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn scored 25 points, true freshman Ja’Kobe Walter had 23 and 15th-ranked Baylor overwhelmed Kansas City 99-61. Nunn, the junior transfer from VCU, scored 14 points in a row during a 5 1/2-minute stretch of the first half, which Walter ended by scoring the