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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — This is the best time of the year for Mark Bawers: Day after day of uninterrupted college basketball, all of it consequential. “I love how excited everyone gets — every…

The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety. The proposals will be presented to owners at the…

SEOUL, South Korea. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers following allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball star. Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was let go from the…

Over the past several years, Iola High and Crest have proven to be two of the standard-bearers for high school baseball in southeast Kansas. The Mustangs have twice advanced to the state championship, winning it…

It didn’t take long for Iola High’s softball team to hit high gear Tuesday. The Mustangs opened the season in fine fashion Tuesday, rolling past visiting Crest 21-6 and 15-0. “It was a fun way…

MIAMI, Okla. — Jena Hendrix’s big day lifted Allen Community College’s softball team to victory Tuesday. Hendrix went 2-for-3, including a three-run home run as the Red Devils rolled to a 9-5 victory over Northeastern…

Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been ruled out of the NCAA Tournament because of a bone bruise on his knee that caused him to miss six of the past 12 games, including the Jayhawks’…

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without…

FRONTENAC — Humboldt High’s baseball team ran into some tough pitching to open the 2024 season Monday. Frontenac’s Bryant Kitchen and Abram Frankenberry limited the Cubs to four singles in a 6-0 victory on a…

FRONTENAC  — A tough first inning put Humboldt High’s Lady Cub softball team in a hole too deep to escape. Host Frontenac plated nine runs in the first, and raced to a 12-0 lead after…