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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Top-ranked Houston relied on its defense to shut down TCU in a 60-45 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Emanuel Sharp led the Cougars in scoring with 14 points and Jamal Shead scored 12, but it was their defense that held

By NICK INGRAM and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Kansas City, where they should expect much tighter security measures than in past years due to last month’s deadly mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration.

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — It’s a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter didn’t get his firearm legally from a store or gun show, but instead obtained it from someone who did. It’s known as a straw purchase. A

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop Isaacs scored 22 points, Chance McMillian added 17 points and eight rebounds and No. 25 Texas Tech beat No. 20 BYU 81-67 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday. The No. 4 seed Red Raiders led by as many as

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of devices including catheters and syringes. The EPA says a rule finalized Thursday will reduce ethylene

ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Intense storms that swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday brought whipping winds, possible tornadoes — and what some described as “gorilla hail.” Hail is a product of thunderstorms and the size of this precipitation depends on the strength of the updraft, which is the upward flow of air in a

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Saint Louis University basketball coach Travis Ford is out after eight seasons. Athletic Director Chris May announced Ford’s ouster Wednesday night, following the Billikens’ season-ending loss to Duquesne in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. SLU finished 13-20 overall and 5-13 in the A-10. In a statement, Athletic Director

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling all over the world in 2024. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers play Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea. The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies meet in a two-game

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blue Cain had 19 points, Justin Hill scored 17 off the bench and 11th-seeded Georgia finished the game on a 12-0 run to beat No. 14 seed Missouri 64-59 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.Cain hit 6 of 12 shots, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range, for

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary. The Democratic matchup is between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dan Skillings Jr. scored 25 points to help Cincinnati beat No. 16 Kansas 72-52 in the Big 12 Tournament. The Jayhawks were missing the league’s top two scorers, Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. Dickinson dislocated his shoulder in a loss to Houston last

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Jimmy Clark III’s 20 points, the Duquesne Dukes defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 83-73 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in a key game in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Alexey Toropchenko, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad scored for the Blues, who kicked off

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 21 points, making four pressure-filled free throws down the stretch, and No. 10 seed Kansas State rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat seventh-seeded Texas 78-74 in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. The Wildcats advanced to play second-seeded Iowa State in the quarterfinals on

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emanuel Miller had 26 points and eight rebounds, Jameer Nelson Jr. added 14 points and No. 8 seed TCU beat No. 9 seed Oklahoma 77-70 victory in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. The Horned Frogs advanced to play top-ranked Houston on Thursday. TCU dealt the No. 1 seed Cougars

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adult women who left marriages they entered as minors are calling on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage. Research by the nonprofit group Unchained At Last shows Missouri is among the majority of states that have laws permitting 16- and 17-year-olds to be married. In

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — AL Rookie of the Year Gunnar Henderson and catcher Adley Rutschman had their contracts renewed by the Baltimore Orioles without an agreement for the second straight season. They’re among 12 players across the major leagues whose salaries were set by teams. Henderson will make $756,200