MADISON — Crest and Southern Coffey County punched their respective tickets to the substate playoff round Tuesday, with each school taking second in their regional competitions. The Lady Lancers, competing in the Kansas Class 1A-I…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders ended their season Tuesday with a tough loss at Burlington, 36-16, in a bowl game to determine the third-place finisher in the Pioneer League. “Burlington had our number this…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans, replenishing a position group that has been ravaged by…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and Gerrit Cole. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. No doubt, many of baseball’s biggest names will be center stage when the New York Yankees and…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Big 12 defenders are getting interceptions in bunches, with many getting the ultimate thrill of making it to the end zone. League players grabbed 21 interceptions over the weekend, and the Big…

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston crowd chanted “One more 3!” The Celtics did their best, firing up 13 shots from 3-point range in an attempt to break the NBA record for 3s in a game…

GALENA — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs took care of business Monday, and claimed a regional volleyball championship in the process. Humboldt won a trio of hard-fought matches, fending off Anderson County, 26-24 and 25-21, cruising…

GIRARD — Things were looking good early for Iola High’s volleyball team Monday. The Mustangs had shaken off a cold start, rebounding from an early 5-0 deficit against West Franklin to open the Class 3A…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade football team was locked in a back-and-forth affair with Burlington Monday for the first two quarters of the Pioneer League Championship Bowl. But as Iola’s offense cooled, Burlington’s kept…

LEON — Humboldt Middle School’s A team sealed the Tri-Valley League championship  Thursday with a hard-fought victory at Blustem. The Lady Cubs won in straight sets, 25-17 and 25-12. Mylan Sterling and Jadey Ellis led…