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The Kansas City Chiefs are off to a 9-0 start in traveling to play the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Chiefs could match a team record for best start to a season, while the Bills haven’t won nine of their first 11 since 1992. Kansas City has won 15 straight overall going back

AP Sports Writer Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization plan approved. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go ahead during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston. Diamond will emerge out of bankruptcy with significantly less debt, but also less teams and

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff ruled out leading scorer Tage Thompson and starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from playing in Buffalo’s home game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Both remain listed day to day and in position to return Saturday, when the Sabres travel to play the Philadelphia Flyers. Thompson,

No. 23 South Carolina is back in the rankings and looking for more when it faces No. 24 Missouri on Saturday. The Gamecocks have suddenly become the team that almost no one in the SEC wants to face. They’ve won their past three Southeastern Conference games including the past two over ranked opponents in Texas

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Led by Damarion Walkup’s 23 points, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the Crowley’s Ridge 93-38 on Wednesday night. The Redhawks are now 1-2 on the season.

AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen shrugs off the hype being generated in advance of AFC East-leading Buffalo hosting Patrick Mahomes and the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Allen referred to it as just one regular-season game of 17 on the schedule. He then shed light on his

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs got three of their key players back from injuries Wednesday when wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster joined running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu on the practice squad ahead of this weekend’s trip to Buffalo. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said there’s a chance Smith-Schuster

AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — NIL money has added a new variable to the long-held practice of college coaches trying to flip recruits who have given verbal commitments to other schools. The NCAA rules providing college athletes the ability to earn revenue from their name, image and likeness provide new artillery for recruiting

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The homes of Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were broken into within days of each other last month, law enforcement reports show. “Obviously it’s frustrating, disappointing,” Mahomes said before practice on Wednesday. The break-ins, which were first reported by TMZ, happened just

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says defenseman Mattias Samuelsson is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. Ruff called the severity of the injury “pretty strong.” He didn’t specify the nature but said Samuelsson is not expected to need surgery. Samuelsson was hurt in a 7-5 loss to Montreal on Monday, when

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said in a statement Tuesday. Nelly, 49, whose birth name

AP Pro Football Writer Falling behind by a double-digit deficit is typically a death knell for most NFL teams. For Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, that’s the situation that makes them thrive. Mahomes and the Chiefs rallied from 14-3 down to beat the Denver Broncos 16-14 on Sunday. Kansas City improved to 19-14

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — David Pastrnak scored with 1:47 to play and the Boston Bruins scored three third-period goals to come back for a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Morgan Geekie and Charlie McAvoy also scored for the Bruins who trailed 2-0 after two periods. Boston had been outscored 16-5 in

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. USC says a family member informed them that Long died of natural causes Sunday in Whitefish, Montana. No further details were provided. Long’s gold-medal performance in Tokyo included a then-Olympic record

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Turner has started one club match in eight months. Turner was the starter for the United States at the 2022 World Cup and this year’s Copa America, and he was in goal for Mauricio Pochettino’s first two matches as national team coach. Now 30, he left the New England Revolution

Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Curtis Jones came off the bench to score 20 points and Milan Momcilovic added 16 to lead No. 7 Iowa State in an 82-56 rout over Kansas City on Monday night. Jones, who played a key role as Iowa State’s sixth man last season, has scored 20 or more

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Vincent Brady II’s 21 points helped Missouri State defeat Missouri Southern State 90-61 on Monday night. Brady had six rebounds and three steals for the Bears (1-1). Dez White shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Caleb Grill matched a career best with eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points to lead Missouri to an 84-77 victory over Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington used a 19-8 run to pull to 70-68 with 5:15 remaining. Mason Williams made two 3s and scored eight points and Andrew Cook had