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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was out on bond when he crashed into and severely injured a teen athlete in St. Louis last year has been found guilty in the crash. Prosecutors say a jury convicted 22-year-old Daniel Riley on Thursday of second-degree assault and armed criminal action. He also was found guilty

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alexis Markowski had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Natalie Potts added 15 points and 11 rebounds and fifth-seeded Nebraska beat fourth-seeded Michigan State 73-61 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The Cornhuskers advance to play eighth-seeded Maryland, which defeated top seed and No. 4-ranked Ohio State 82-61

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Una Jovanovic scored a season-high 22 points, Sedona Prince made the go-ahead free throws with 29 seconds left and ninth-seeded TCU beat eighth-seeded Oklahoma State 68-66 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday. The Horned Frogs advance to take on top seed and 19th-ranked Oklahoma in

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Ryan Conwell’s 20 points, the Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Missouri State Bears 75-59 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Friday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sarah Andrews scored 13 points, Aijha Blackwell had 11 points and nine rebounds, and No. 17 Baylor beat Texas Tech 71-60 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament for its sixth straight victory. Baylor’s defense took over in the fourth quarter. The Bears scored 14 of the opening 17 points as

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of an old inmate whose family is demanding to know what happened. The Missouri Department of Corrections said 38-year-old Othel Moore died Dec. 8 at the Jefferson City Correctional Center after cells in

By JOSH BOAK, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his senior aides began barnstorming the country to aggressively sell

By NICK INGRAM and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Celebrities, artists and tens of thousands of fans proud to call themselves nerds are converging in Kansas City for the Missouri city’s 25th annual Planet Comicon. Devotees ranging from Harry Potter lovers to furries can test niche trivia skills, compete in Pokémon

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Isaiah Rivera scored 28 points, including eight in double overtime, as the UIC Flames defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis 84-82 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A’riel Jackson scored 12 of her 14 points in the third quarter, Jillian Hayes had 11 points and 12 rebounds and No. 11 seed Cincinnati beat UCF 67-62 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Hayes made just 1 of 6 from the field but hit 9 of

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Timo Meier scored three goals and added an assist on an empty-net goal by Erik Haula and the Devils beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1, giving New Jersey interim coach Travis Green his first win since replacing Lindy Ruff earlier this week. Linemates Nico Hischier

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer A person familiar with the agreement tells The Associated Press the Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back linebacker Drue Tranquill on a three-year, $19 million contract. The person requested anonymity because the team had not announced the deal on Thursday night. Tranquill will turn 29 in August. He signed

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jasmine Shavers scored a career-high 29 points to lead 12th-seeded Texas Tech to a 74-60 win over 13th-seeded Houston in the opening game of the Big 12 Tournament. Shavers was 10-of-18 shooting, including 4 of 8 behind the arc, to help the Lady Raiders end a nine-game losing streak and

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Malik Dia’s 22 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Valparaiso Beacons 86-61 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has fined Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins and St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist $2,000 each for embellishment. The punishments announced Thursday come after Cousins and Sundqvist were found to have embellished for a second time this season. The first time is a warning. Sundqvist’s fine was announced the

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JIM SALTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, and New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, a

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alston Mason had 22 points in Missouri State’s 60-35 victory over Murray State on Thursday in the opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Missouri State will take on top seed Indiana State in Friday’s quarterfinals. Mason shot 5 for 11 (3 for 6 from 3-point

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Another NFL free agency period is about to begin but buyers should beware that signing other teams’ veterans comes with plenty of risk. Some veterans will test the open market only to come back and re-sign with their old team. Every general manager in the league has a