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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have one more step to climb to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Jalen Brunson, after a couple rough games, looks ready…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark struggled early in her WNBA debut before finishing with 20 points and 10 turnovers as the Indiana Fever fell to the Connecticut Sun 92-71 on Tuesday night. Alyssa Thomas…

SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Velázquez put Kansas City ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night.…

OSAWATOMIE — Monday’s Class 3A Regional Golf Tournament was not for the faint of heart. A tough Osawatomie Golf Course was made even tougher as organizers did their darnedest to make the conditions even more…

A renewed focus at the plate and in the field paid off handsomely for Iola High’s softball team Monday. The Mustangs blasted out of the gates for nine first-inning runs and never looked back in…

RICHMOND — Coach Roland Weir’s challenge Monday was simple. He asked his Crest High players to think back 12 months, to a heart-breaking loss in last season’s regional championship, when the Lancers were deprived of…

HUMBOLDT — The cruel nature of postseason softball, where the slightest lapse can sink a season’s worth of dreams, did in Humboldt High Monday. The Lady Cubs, in a wild back-and-forth affair with Conway Springs,…

LYNDON — Yates Center High’s softball team fired the first salvo of its Class 2-1A Regional Tournament opener Monday, scoring in the top of the first to take a quick lead over Central Heights. But…

TOPEKA — An ankle injury nearly derailed the state tennis dreams for Iola High’s Ethan Riebel and Brody Thompson before they started Friday. Riebel tweaked his ankle in practice on Thursday, Mustang head coach Chris…

MORAN —  A 10-game winning streak to end the regular season showed just how far Marmaton Valley High’s baseball program has progressed. But an 11-4 loss to Erie Friday evening in the Class 2-1A regional…