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HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team had its hands full Tuesday evening to open the 2024 season. The Lady Cubs hosted Jayhawk-Linn and Pittsburg’s St. Mary’s-Colgan, both of whom — like Humboldt — are expected…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are heading in the wrong direction with the season’s final month underway. On Tuesday, the Royals dropped their seventh consecutive game, on “Bark at the Park” day,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce spent the offseason jetting around the world, following his girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift, to multiple stops on her Eras Tour. He popped up on TV, showed up…

NEW YORK — For a moment Tuesday afternoon, Emma Navarro’s storybook run at the US Open appeared to be at risk. The New York City-born Navarro won the first set of her quarterfinal match against…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Clay Holmes lost the feel for his sinker, his control and perhaps his job as the New York Yankees closer. The two-time All-Star allowed a single and two walks before Texas…

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa — Allen Community College volleyball went 2-2 to wrap up a busy week to start the 2024 season Friday and Saturday. The Red Devils began on the right foot, sweeping past both…

Area high schools wrapped up the preseason Friday with participation in their respective jamborees. Iola went to Columbus, Humboldt to Burlington, while Marmaton Valley and Crest both hosted other schools for their respective scrimmages. The…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs insist that they are not thinking about last year’s opener against Detroit, when they celebrated their latest Super Bowl triumph with a flag-raising ceremony and were…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched seven sharp innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday. Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor each hit two-run homers for AL Central-leading…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson threw two touchdown passes and Kansas State got contributions from all three phases of the game to lead the No. 18 Wildcats to a season-opening 41-6 win over UT…