LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard hit seven straight shots in one stretch, creating a run for the Clippers that his new teammates quickly joined. “It’s a great sign of leadership,” coach Doc Rivers said.…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada football coach Jay Norvell says he’s benching starting quarterback Malik Henry so he can focus on his studies. Norvell emphasized in a statement Tuesday the junior transfer who played at…

ACC president John Masterson took his school’s plans to build a new Activity Center before Allen County commissioners on Tuesday morning in an effort to gauge interest in a potential partnership. “When you go after…

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors slipped on shiny new rings, unfurled a championship banner, then got their title defense started with a hard-fought victory. Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 34 points, Pascal Siakam fouled…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Asked how his Washington Nationals figured out Gerrit Cole in the World Series opener, Juan Soto didn’t have to look far for an answer. “I’m glad I face him…

A school bus is a moving classroom, USD 257 bus driver Pat Spencer, of Gas, said. Drivers have to convince a group of children to behave, stay seated and follow the rules, while navigating through…

Boo Bash, Iola Kiwanis Club’s annual Halloween party for area youngsters, runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The event will be held in the newly refurbished Recreation Community Building at Iola’s Riverside Park. A…

David Toland, Kansas Secretary of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker Thursday at an economic development forum held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The Kansas Economic Development Policy Conference is at KU’s Memorial…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A secret cable. A disembodied voice. A coded threat. William Taylor, a career diplomat, went behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol on Tuesday and told a tale that added up to…

Ruth Ann Depriest, 72, passed away peacefully on Oct. 12, 2019, at her home in Olathe. Ruth was born Dec. 29, 1946, in Carthage Mo., the daughter of Nelson M. and Hazel Irene (Kunkler) Lemery.…