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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Audi Crooks had 25 points, Addy Brown added 16 and fourth-seeded Iowa State romped to an 85-68 victory over top-seeded and No. 19 Oklahoma on Monday, giving the Cyclones a chance to defend their women’s Big 12 Tournament title. Emily Ryan added 12 points and 10 assists for the Cyclones

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs finalized a five-year, $158.75 million contract with Chris Jones on Monday, keeping the All-Pro tackle in the middle of their defensive line as they chase a record-setting third consecutive Super Bowl title. Jones will make $95 million guaranteed over the

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht has been chosen by Southeastern Conference coaches as player of the year after averaging a league-best 21.4-points per game. South Carolina’s Lamont Paris was picked as SEC coach of the year in voting by the 14 head coaches. The league announced the results on Monday. Kentucky’s Reed

By JIM SALTER Associated Press A century-old university near St. Louis will shut down next year. The president of Fontbonne University, in Clayton, Missouri, said Monday that the school will close due to declining enrollment and ongoing budget problems. Fontbonne was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1923, first as a

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State fired coach Dana Ford on Monday after six seasons without an NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bears were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament last week, giving them a 17-16 record. It was their fifth winning season under Ford, but their only postseason trip was a first-round

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 progressive groups are coming together to forcefully reject pro-Israel groups’ efforts to primary challenge liberal members who’ve been critics of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. The new coalition is called Reject AIPAC. It includes Jewish peace organizations and Arab American and Muslim groups that

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 27 points, Darnell Brodie had four of his 17 in the last 67 seconds and Drake defended its Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title for an NCAA berth with an 84-80 win over Indiana State on Sunday despite blowing an 18-point lead in the last 10 minutes. The second-seeded

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ayoka Lee had a double-double and became Kansas State’s all-time leader in rebounds, Serena Sundell added 14 points and eight assists and the No. 16 Wildcats beat West Virginia 65-62 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Lee finished with 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting with 11 rebounds, three

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press the Kansas City Chiefs and All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones had agreed on the framework of a five-year deal that includes $95 million guaranteed. The move keeps Jones with the Super Bowl champions ahead

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Trae Hannibal scored 24 points to lead five in double figures and LSU beat Missouri 84-80 on Saturday night.  Missouri (8-23, 0-18) ends its regular season winless in the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers have lost 21 of their last 22 games since beating Wichita State 82-72. Tyrell Ward added 14

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Célio Pompeu scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and St. Louis City rallied for a 2-2 draw with Austin FC. Pompeu, who had one goal in 26 appearances last season, has scored twice in three matches for St. Louis City (1-0-2) this season. Tomas Totland had an assist

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves for his 13th career shutout in his 200th career NHL game, Vincent Trocheck and Jimmy Vesey scored first-period goals and the New York Rangers defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-0. Chris Kreider and Kaapo Kakko also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Atin Wright had 20 points in Drake’s 72-67 victory over Bradley on Saturday night in a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal. Drake will play Indiana State for the tournament championship on Sunday. Wright added three steals for the Bulldogs (27-6). Tucker DeVries scored 17 points while shooting

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Madison Booker scored 21 points and Aaliyah Moore added 19 to help No. 6 Texas pull away from Kansas for a 76-60 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday. Texas (28-4) also got 15 points from Taylor Jones. Shay Holle scored

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robbie Avila had 21 points and Ryan Conwell had a double-double in Indiana State’s 94-72 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday night in a semifinal of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Avila shot 8 for 13, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Sycamores

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sahara Williams scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds and No. 19 Oklahoma advanced to its third straight Big 12 Tournament semifinal with a 69-53 win over TCU on Saturday. The top-seeded Sooners will play fourth-seeded Iowa State on Monday. Lexy Keys added 11 points for the Sooners (22-8), who

By The Associated Press OLEAN, N.Y. — Led by Terrence Hargrove Jr.’s 17 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies 73-65 on Saturday. The Billikens are now 12-19 on the season, while the Bonnies fell to 18-12.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Audi Crooks scored 23 points including the go-ahead basket with 41 seconds left and Emily Ryan made all eight of her free throws in the fourth quarter to help Iowa State wrap up a 67-62 win over No. 17 Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. The fourth-seeded