With Pompeo out, GOP can’t dodge Kansas Senate race headache
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's declaration Tuesday that he won't run for Senate in Kansas returned some Republicans to worrying that th...
Undefeated Auburn, San Diego St rise in Top 25; Butler No. 6
San Diego State survived a big test by beating a talented Utah State team on the road. Auburn kicked off the SEC season by winning at Mississippi Stat...
Parity party has college basketball’s best on constant edge
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The season was barely a week old when Michigan State lost to Kentucky in the Champions Classic, a defeat of the nation's No. 1 team t...
Azubuike leads No. 3 KU to 60-53 win over No. 16 W Virginia
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Udoka Azubuike had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Devon Dotson and Marcus Garrett made crucial plays down the stretch, and third-ranked K...
Underclassmen thriving at the point in college basketball
Iowa State’s Tyrese Haliburton knows well the challenges that face young point guards in college basketball.
Gonzaga stays No. 1 in men’s AP Top 25; Oregon into top 5
A light holiday schedule led to a rare quiet week atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
Chiefs among playoff-bound teams with injury concerns
The Kansas City Chiefs will hope for good news about their depleted secondary during their first-round playoff bye week.
Chiefs top Bolts 31-21 to earn No. 2 seed, first-round bye
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mecole Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown, Damien Williams took a handoff 84 yards for another score, and the Kan...
More than dozen hurt in blast at Beechcraft plant in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. — More than a dozen people were injured Friday when a nitrogen line ruptured at the Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility in Wichit...
The Fun Guy: Kawhi Leonard is the AP’s male athlete of 2019
He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the pla...
Gonzaga becomes season’s 6th team to hit No. 1 in AP Top 25
Gonzaga is the latest No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll that has seen no stability on the top line.
Mahomes throws 2 TDs, runs for 1 as Chiefs beat Bears 26-3
CHICAGO — Patrick Mahomes threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Chicago Bears 26-3 Sunday night to s...
No. 1 KU falls to No. 18 Villanova on Samuels’ 3-pointer
PHILADELPHIA — Jermaine Samuels hit a winning 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds left to lead No. 18 Villanova to a 56-55 victory on Saturday over Kansas, th...
Kansas city’s move against paper strikes some as retaliation
TOPEKA, Kan. — A growing community near Kansas City has decided to stop publishing its legal notices in its hometown newspaper, describing the move as...
Mahomes flourishes in snow as Chiefs keep winning
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes leaned his head back with a smile stretching ear to ear, gazing up toward the sky as snow swirled around him, the y...
Halting 737 Max production will hit suppliers, airlines
As Boeing prepares to shutter much of a huge factory near Seattle that builds the grounded 737 Max jet, the economic hit is reverberating across the U...
Kansas faces test of holding onto No. 1 spot in AP Top 25
RALEIGH, N.C. — Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke and Louisville have each spent time at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll only to los...
Kansas becomes latest No. 1 in AP Top 25; Tar Heels fall out
It is Kansas’ turn at No. 1 in the Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, while another blueblood — North Carolina — is out for the first time in nearl...
49ers lose in wild finish but end six-year playoff drought
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Chiefs roll to 23-3 victory over Broncos at snowy Arrowhead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce were on the receiving end of many of his bigge...
Chiefs head into Patriots showdown with ground game in flux
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will head into arguably their biggest game of the season Sunday in New England with the very real possibilit...
Patriots-Chiefs rematch headlines Week 14
Beating the New England Patriots has been the primary focus for the Kansas City Chiefs since losing the AFC championship game last January.
Chiefs and Patriots plenty familiar ahead of Sunday showdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have been dominant against the AFC West since Andy Reid’s arrival in 2013, winning so often against their mo...
Chiefs rout Raiders 40-9 to seize AFC West control
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown, Juan Thornhill returned a pick 46 yards for another score, and the K...
No. 4 Kansas beats Dayton 90-84 in overtime for Maui title
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Devon Dotson scored 31 points, Udoka Azubuike had seven of his 29 in overtime and No. 4 Kansas outlasted Dayton 90-84 to win its thi...
Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill weathering roller coaster season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It would be an understatement to say that Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has had an eventful year, one marked by the highest of h...
Big 12 rivalries include Bedlam, Red River and ‘Farmageddon’
Bedlam and “Farmageddon” will close out the Big 12 regular season.
Maui Invitational and Battle 4 Atlantis headline week
Michigan State and Kansas missed each other in the season-opening Champions Classic.
As impeachment swirls, Trump nods toward Pompeo Senate run
TOPEKA, Kan. — President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to open the door for the top U.S. diplomat, Mike Pompeo, to leave his post to run for an open...