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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger challenged his players at halftime of their NCAA Tournament game against Washington State on Saturday night to remember who they are, along with what had gotten them to the brink of the Sweet 16. It was a simple speech. And

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick and Brandon Saad tallied 2:05 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Jake Neighbours also scored for the Blues, who are 6-1 in their last seven games. Pavel Buchnevich

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Republican Gov. Mark Gordon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in schools and government meetings. Supporters said continuing to block guns from schools and meetings infringes on their Second Amendment rights. The legislation vetoed Friday night would not

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Stock up on groceries. Print off driving directions. And be very, very patient. Small towns and rural enclaves along the path of April’s total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the negotiations says the Tennessee Titans are finalizing a deal to send a pair of draft picks to Kansas City for cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday night on condition of anonymity because the deal still requires

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri GOP is suing to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan from the Republican ballot. The political party on Thursday asked a judge to ensure Darrell McClanahan stays out of the GOP primary. McClanahan paid party dues and signed up

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks will have a chance to make some wrestling history for Penn State. The two Nittany Lions passed their semifinal tests at the NCAA championships on Friday night, giving them a chance to join an exclusive club of four-time winners on Saturday night. Starocci needed an

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals super fan who legally changed his name to Rally Runner has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes. Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder and is scheduled to

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain has been found dead in a Tennessee river. Police say no foul play is suspected. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed on Friday that Strain’s body had been recovered from the Cumberland River about 8 miles west of downtown. Police

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Joel Hofer made 37 saves, Jake Neighbours scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games as they fight for the second and final Western Conference wild-card spot. The Blues moved a point ahead of Minnesota and within

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx announced Thursday they will retire the jersey of four-time WNBA champion Maya Moore, who cut short her playing career to help with her now-husband’s release in 2020 from a wrongful imprisonment, during the upcoming season. The ceremony will take place Aug. 24 prior to a game against the Indiana

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carter Starocci thought it a little odd that the selection committee gave him the No. 9 seed for the NCAA wrestling championships. So did most people. After all, Penn State’s star at 174 pounds has won three straight national championships. Now, after advancing to the quarterfinals Thursday night with a

STOCKTON, Mo. (AP) — A kayaker from Michigan died and two other people are missing after an outing on a Missouri lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the victim as 18-year-old Melodie Roberts of South Lyon, Michigan. Authorities have not released the names or other information about the two kayakers who are missing,

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — An independent investigation has found no evidence of bullying by the president of a historically Black Missouri university leading up to the suicide of another top administrator. Lincoln University curators called Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s January death tragic in an open letter Thursday. They say there’s no

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A third man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally. The Feb. 14 shooting killed a mother of two and injured nearly two dozen others. Twenty-year-old Terry Young, of Kansas City, Missouri, also was charged Thursday with unlawful

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed safety Mike Edwards to a one-year contract in adding a potential starter to a revamped secondary. Edwards has five seasons of NFL experience, and a two-time Super Bowl champion. He won a title during his rookie season in 2019 in

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is sticking to an eight-game league schedule for at least two more seasons. The league announced on Wednesday that teams will play eight SEC opponents in 2025 with one mandated game against a team from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 or a “major independent.” The SEC

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes before Missouri primary voters on Saturday, and much has changed since the last time he was on the state’s ballot seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. It’s the first Democratic presidential contest since the state canceled government-run presidential primaries in 2022 and turned the

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored three goals to lead the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Rantanen scored a goal in each period for his seventh career hat trick and first since April 6, 2023, at San Jose. Casey Mittelstadt also scored