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MOUND CITY — Marmaton Valley High’s girls clamped down on defense and came away with a win Tuesday. The Wildcats zipped out to a 14-5 lead after one quarter and were never threatened from there…

BEIJING (AP) — Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short track speedskating race on Wednesday. She won in 2 minutes, 17.789 seconds, extending the tradition of Asian dominance…

With the Big 12 women’s basketball season coming down to its final few weeks, the conference championship race is one of the closest in over a decade. No. 6 Iowa State is currently sitting in…

BEIJING (AP) — Shred, white and flew. Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the Secret Garden slopestyle course and won the gold and silver medals at the Beijing…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and No. 6 Kansas saw all five starters score in double figures in a 76-62 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night. Kansas, which wore throwback…

HUMBOLDT— Humboldt Middle School’s boys basketball teams rounded out the season Monday against Caney Valley. Humboldt went 1-2, losing the C game 25-13 and B game 32-29. Strong performances from Mason Sterling and Collin Cook…

BUFFALO — A 14-3 second-quarter run lifted Marmaton Valley High’s girls to victory Friday. The Wildcats, behind the scoring of sophomore Janae Granere, broke open a 6-3 lead on the way to a 47-19 victory.…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee accused of providing the opioids that contributed to Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death told a colleague he watched the Angels pitcher do drugs the night…

LONDON (AP) — If forced to choose, Novak Djokovic said he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon, foregoing the chance to overtake Rafael Nadal’s record haul of 21 Grand Slams titles, rather than get…

BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin threw her head back and laughed at the thought of entering the maximum Alpine skiing events possible at the Beijing Olympics — six — which she confirmed Tuesday she’s intending…