What’s in a journey? For Allen’s Xavier Evans, it’s 1,200 miles and a stop at one of the most well-known sports schools in the country. Evans, a freshman forward from Arlington, Va., has been making…

He began another game in a life of games with an emotion he never showed. “I can’t believe I’m sitting here,’’ Dick Vitale said Tuesday night. He was crying, the tears falling, his face a…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji had 18 points and Christian Braun added 16 as No. 4 Kansas beat North Texas 71-59 in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday.…

No. 4 Cincinnati is riding a successful formula to the College Football Playoffs: Beat everyone on its schedule and wait out the other contenders in front of the Bearcats in the rankings.  The Bearcats (11-0,…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Joseph and Walter Clayton Jr. made key free throws in the final seconds to lift Iona over No. 10 Alabama 72-68 in an opening-round game at the ESPN…

Marmaton Valley Junior High squeezed one more night of basketball action before breaking for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, for the Wildcats, MVJH was swept by Jayhawk Middle School in Mound City. The A team lost 36-13. The…

Fresh off a weekend sweep in Dallas, Allen returned home for one final game before the Thanksgiving break against Baker University’s junior varsity team out of Baldwin. Allen led from the tip-off; its size and…

On a cold night at ACC, the action inside was hot as the Lady Red Devils returned home for the first time in two weeks on Tuesday for a rematch with Seminole State out of…

TJ Taylor already is one of the most decorated wrestlers in Iola High School history. Now the IHS senior needs to dust off some space on his trophy shelf — this time for football. Taylor…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paul Pierce and Antawn Jamison forged a lasting friendship when they arrived in St. Louis in April 1995 for the McDonald’s All-American Game, the traditional showcase for the best high…