Month: October 2019

Baron Folk runs out of the Mustang tunnel on Aug. 24 during an inter-squad scrimmage. Tuesday night, the Mustangs took care of business with a 20-0 win at home over Louisburg.   

WASHINGTON —The Supreme Court justices sounded closely split Tuesday and a bit uncertain over whether to make it illegal under federal law for companies and public agencies to fire employees solely because they are gay,…

If the NBA really wanted to make a statement it should have never issued a statement, much less two. No need to complicate things when two team owners had already genuflected to the irate citizens…

Phil Mickelson has never played this much golf this late in the year since the PGA Tour began a new season in October instead of January. He’s never had this much of a reason. Mickelson…

Milky Way, Kit Kat, Almond Joy and Butterfinger were some of the answers to the roll call, “What is your favorite candy bar?” at the Oct. 7 meeting of the Prairie Dell 4-H Club. The…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The losing locker room sounds like the DMV. The most distinctive sound is feet shuffling across carpet. Quiet. Heads down. Nobody wants to be here. Does anything in sports move as…

Organizers of the Southern Coffey County Veterans Honor Flight program will be in Iola Saturday as part of its ongoing fundraiser for the next trip to Washington, D.C. The Neosho Lodge No. 27, based in…

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched a military operation today against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces withdrew from the area, with activists reporting airstrikes on a town on Syria’s northern border. Turkish…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski believes it’s time for college sports to get in step with the times when it comes to paying athletes, though the Duke coach said getting there raises a lot…

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger says he is retiring from soccer, ending an 18-year professional career. The 35-year-old midfielder made 121 appearances for Germany from 2004-16, and was in the team that…