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By The Associated Press Led by Grant Huffman’s 23 points, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 84-61 on Wednesday night. The Wildcats are now 12-7 on the season, while the Billikens fell to 8-11.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was back at practice after missing last weekend’s divisional playoff game with a calf injury. The Ravens listed Humphrey as limited Wednesday. It was a pretty encouraging injury report with Sunday’s AFC championship game against Kansas City coming up. Tight end Mark Andrews is still

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh worked on Andy Reid’s staff for several years in Philadelphia. Now they’ll face each other as head coaches for the first time in a playoff game when Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. This is Harbaugh’s fourth AFC

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson is reflecting on his past wins in his final State of the State address. Parson held up numerous income tax cuts and a $2.8 billion investment to expand Interstate 70 as among his accomplishments in a Wednesday speech. Parson took

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a petition by abortion access advocates as eligible for signature gathering in their long-standing attempt to get abortion rights on the 2024 ballot. Carson City District Judge James T. Russell made the ruling Tuesday. A ballot question that could

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has gone from having never played on the road in the postseason to having never lost on the road in the postseason. One successful night in Buffalo changed that narrative in a hurry. Now, he will try to make it two in

ST. LOUIS (AP) — American forward Nicholas Gioacchini has transferred to second-tier Como in Italy after one season with St. Louis in Major League Soccer. The 23-year-old scored 10 goals in 32 regular-season league matches. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Gioacchini spent the 2021-22 season on loan with Montpellier in France’s Ligue 1 and had

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer For the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, getting to the conference title game is becoming old hat. For the city of Baltimore and the Detroit Lions, being on this stage is a bit of a rarity. When the Chiefs visit the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Brandon Saad’s second goal of the night with 48 seconds left in the third period was the winner as the St. Louis Blues rallied to beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night. Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou also scored for St. Louis and Jordan Binnington made 32 saves. MacKenzie Weegar,

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 19 points and Texas A&M beat Missouri 63-57. Texas A&M scored half of its 30 first-half points from the free-throw line to build a five-point lead. Missouri opened the second with a 14-8 surge, on three 3-pointers and Connor Vanover’s alley-oop dunk, for a 39-38 advantage

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state Senate leaders have demoted several fellow Republicans from committee roles and taken away their parking spots. Sens. Bill Eigel and Rick Brattin on Tuesday said they were downgraded parking spots that are noticeably farther away from the Jefferson City Capitol. Those senators, along

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of Kansas lawmakers have launched an effort to direct the state’s attorney general to release information from an investigation of a police raid last year on a weekly newspaper. But it’s unclear whether their measure will get a hearing in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Thirty-five Democrats

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last weekend’s four NFL divisional round playoff games averaged 40.0 million viewers on television and digital platforms, the highest on record dating back to 1988. The viewer average is a 7% increase over last year and a 5% jump from two years ago. Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have become known for big-name stars such as Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. They are some of the best players in the NFL and have helped the Chiefs reach their sixth straight AFC title game. But the Chiefs wouldn’t be

By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is on the defensive after the state auditor claimed he violated state law by withholding records. Ashcroft is accused of failing to turn over cybersecurity reviews of Missouri’s 116 local election authorities. Ashcroft on Tuesday

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislators in Jackson County, Missouri, voted Monday to override the veto of Jackson County Executive Frank White and place the renewal of a sales tax on the April ballot to help fund a new ballpark for the Kansas City Royals. The tax of three-eighth

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion that Roe provided, there’s a flurry of activity as

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and utilityman Tommy Edman agreed to a $16.5 million,  two-year deal to avoid salary arbitration. The 28-year-old Edman was expected to get a significant bump from the $4.2 million he made last season, when the switch-hitter batted .248 with 13 homers and 47 RBIs while appearing in

By DENIS POROY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in Southern California as torrential rain swept through a large swath of the U.S. Over a three-hour period on Monday, a whopping 3 inches of rain fell near San Diego. During the winter, the region typically