October brought a plethora of thrills and chills to the local sports scene, with athletes across the area shining brightest when the games mattered most. Four boys and four girls are again nominated for the…

The weekend was a productive one for Allen Community College’s basketball teams. The Red Devil men opened the 2024-25 campaign at home against the Friends University junior varsity squad Friday, pulling home a 90-76 victory.…

ARMA — Fresh off opening their 2024 season Friday, Marmaton Valley High’s basketball teams were right back in action Monday evening at Northeast. The Wildcat girls dropped a pair of contests, 24-16 in A team…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid watched as the Buccaneers drove down the field in the final minute of regulation, and Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass that put Tampa Bay within…

SEDAVI, Spain (AP) — Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, María Murgui still…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Zeke Mayo flashed a huge grin. The Kansas guard had just hit a deep 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of a Howard defender midway through the first half, as the Jayhawks pummeled…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, as Palestinians fled Israel’s assault. Some said they had hardly…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine’s defense minister said Tuesday. Another…

At Tennessee, they are adding a ‘talent fee’ to the price of sports tickets. At Arkansas, they will charge 3% more at the concessions stands. At Michigan and Michigan State, athletic directors sent letters alerting…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael was chugging past western Jamaica on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it headed toward Cuba. The storm was located 70 miles…