Sports

Young athletes carry big dreams, of scoring the game-winning bucket, of pounding home the fine point in a volleyball match, or powering the winning home run in softball. Humboldt High’s Skylar Hottenstein is like that,…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade girls assured themselves of at least a tie in  the Pioneer League championship Monday, and they did so in convincing fashion. The Mustangs took a 26-0 lead at halftime over visiting…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Fifteen games and 327 days since the Chiefs last lost, on Sunday at Highmark Stadium they finally got stranded in a jam they couldn’t solve or escape. Punctuated, and nicely symbolized,…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Barnett forced the first fumble and returned the second for a touchdown on the definitive defensive play of the game for the Houston Texans. Joe Mixon did his thing, and…

HUMBOLDT — Things were looking rosy early on for Humboldt High Friday. The Cubs, hosting Council Grove in their Class 2A playoff game, had started like gangbusters. Cub senior quarterback Blake Ellis gave the home…

Her young team isn’t where Allen Community College head coach Leslie Crane wants it to be, at least not yet. That may mean bad news for the Red Devil women’s future opponents, because Allen keeps…

After a furious comeback against the defending national champs came up one point short Friday, Allen Community College’s men weren’t much interested in seeing any kind of drama develop a day later. The Red Devils…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After watching quarterback Josh Allen bounce off two Kansas City Chiefs defenders before crossing the goal line on a 26-yard run, Bills receiver Khalil Shakir joined the rest of the packed…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, Jordyn Tyson had 12 catches for 176 yards and two of the scores, and Arizona State held off No. 20 Kansas State…