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By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks defeated the Kansas City Kangaroos 82-69 led by B.J. Omot’s 30 points.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee had 21 points and 10 rebounds while becoming Kansas State’s career leader in blocked shots, and the No. 12 Wildcats rallied for a 61-58 victory over No. 10 Texas. The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Longhorns. Serena Sundell added 12 points and Jaelyn Glenn had 10

By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything from football playoffs to presidential campaigns. As

By JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states. The massive storm continues a week of strong winter weather for much of

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s professional sports teams have started gathering initiative petition signatures to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot. The petition drive announced Friday comes after sports betting bills have repeatedly stalled in the state Senate. Missouri is one of a dozen

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer This year’s NFL playoffs will feature a record number of Black men who have thrived in leadership positions they rarely were given the chance to hold in previous generations. Three Black head coaches have reached the playoffs, including Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Houston’s DeMeco Ryans.

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Keenon Cole put up 42 points as Lindenwood beat Southeast Missouri State 74-68 on Thursday night. Cole also contributed 11 rebounds for the Lions (7-9, 1-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Darius Beane scored 20 points while going 9 of 15 and 2 of 4 from the free

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Boden Skunberg’s 23 points, the North Dakota State Bison defeated the Kansas City Roos 92-91 in overtime on Thursday night. The Bison are now 8-9 on the season, while the Kangaroos dropped to 7-11.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had his third career hat trick, Jordan Binnington made 40 saves, and the St. Louis Blues beat the New York Rangers 5-2. Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for St. Louis. Adam Fox and Vincent Trocheck scored for the Rangers. The Blues have

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Bree Hall scored a career-high 21 points, Te-Hina Paopao added 15 and top-ranked South Carolina pulled away in the second half for an 81-57 victory over short-handed Missouri. The Gamecocks led by just five points in the third quarter before making the fourth quarter a breeze. The Gamecocks have won 65

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The quarterback matchup between Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa and Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes isn’t the only major storyline going into their AFC wild card game. Another question is how many fans will pay to watch one of the NFL’s important games of the season being carried exclusively on a streaming

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill has spent the past week trying to stay positive. The Miami Dolphins receiver rushed home from practice last Wednesday as firefighters doused the roof of his burning South Florida home with water. Investigators later found the fire was started by a child

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has hired Gavin Wilkinson for its front office. The MLS club is giving the former Portland Thorns president another opportunity following his 2022 firing after separate investigations into the club’s handling of player and coach misconduct. Longtime Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes will add the title of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and outfielder Dylan Carlson agreed to a $2.35 million, one-year contract Thursday to avoid arbitration, though the club could not reach a deal with versatile Tommy Edman. The 25-year-old Carlson has long been considered one of the Cardinals’ top young players, but is coming off a disappointing

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says he hasn’t even thought about retirement after longtime Seattle coach Pete Carroll stepped down on Wednesday and Bill Belichick parted ways with New England on Thursday. The 65-year-old Reid was asked about the possibility of his own retirement after

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and right-hander Brady Singer agreed to a $4.85 million contract Thursday, and fellow pitchers Nick Anderson, Carlos Hernández and Kyle Wright also agreed to deals, keeping Kansas City from going to arbitration this season. Anderson will make $1,575,000 after arriving from Atlanta, where he was 4-0 with a

By ANDREW DeMILLO and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. As legislatures begin their work for the

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jacobi Wood scored 19 points as Murray State beat Missouri State 77-53 on Wednesday night. Wood also added five rebounds and five assists for the Racers (7-9, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Quincy Anderson added 18 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for

By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson scored 27 points to lead the Saint Louis Billikens and Bradley Ezewiro made a dunk with 52 seconds left as the Billikens knocked off the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 88-85 on Wednesday night. The Billikens improved to 8-8 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 10-5.