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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award Thursday, taking 46 first-place votes. Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson finished second with 129 points, getting three first-place votes. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen came in third with

MACOMB, Ill. — Shemarri Allen scored 26 points to lead Kansas City over Western Illinois 76-64. Allen was 9-of-16 shooting with a 3-pointer and went 7 for 10 from the foul line for the Kangaroos (11-15, 7-6 Summit League). Rayquawndis Mitchell added 16 points and five rebounds, while Babacar Diallo scored 15. The Leathernecks (15-10,

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Jefferson ran away with the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. Minnesota’s All-Pro wide receiver got 35 first-place votes and earned 192 points, outdistancing runner up Patrick Mahomes by a significant margin. Jefferson led the NFL with 128 catches and 1,809 yards receiving

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — DeMeco Ryans will take the AP Assistant Coach of the Year award with him to Houston. The new Texans head coach received 35 first-place votes after guiding the league’s No. 1 ranked defense in San Francisco. Ryans, who spent the past two seasons as the

By DAVE SKRETTA and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NFL’s chief medical officer says the league is prepared for any emergency on game day, whether it’s a preseason exhibition or the Super Bowl between Kansas City and Philadelphia on Sunday. Dr. Allen Sills says that was underscored by the way medical

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — While the fight song for the Philadelphia Eagles may be “Fly, Eagles Fly,” the offensive formula that carried the team to the Super Bowl was more grounded. With a trio of capable running backs, one of the best running quarterbacks and a dominating offensive line,

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 DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Racial tensions in Mississippi echoed in Missouri Thursday, as Black Democratic lawmakers accused the state’s Republican House leadership of racism for shutting down a Black lawmaker’s speech and passing a bill that could strip power from the Black woman elected as prosecutor in St.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The attorney for a man who was executed this week is calling for an investigation, accusing Missouri officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were pending. Raheem Taylor was executed Tuesday night for the 2004 deaths of his girlfriend and her three children in suburban St.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The attorney for a man who was executed this week is calling for an investigation, accusing Missouri officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were pending. Raheem Taylor was executed Tuesday night for the 2004 deaths of his girlfriend and her three children in suburban St.

By BRUCE SCHREINER and JIM SALTER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs. beer barroom debate. New figures show that spirits surpassed beer for U.S. market-share supremacy, based on supplier revenues, a spirit industry group announced Thursday. The rise to the top for spirit-makers

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. The Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning Bacharach

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Legendary composer Burt Bacharach, whose orchestral pop style was behind hits like “I Say a Little Prayer,” dies at 94.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — When medical personnel rushed onto the field to save Damar Hamlin’s life after the Buffalo Bills’ defensive back collapsed during a game last month in Cincinnati, many people witnessing the horrifying scene did the only thing they could to help. They prayed. Players and coaches

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Donovan Clay scored 18 points to lead the Missouri State Bears and Jonathan Mogbo hit the game-winning dunk with 10 seconds remaining as the Bears defeated the Belmont Bruins 61-59 on Wednesday night. The Bears are now 13-12 on the season, while the Bruins fell to 17-9.