It didn’t take long for local standouts to make their marks on the young 2024-25 winter sports scene. The Iola Register’s readers are invited to vote on their favored nominees for the Male and Female…

PHOENIX — The Rate Bowl will feature the Kansas State Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Thursday. KEY MATCHUP The Wildcats rank fourth with 5.9 yards per carry, compared to the 4.9 per rush the…

Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on…

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — When Lindsey Vonn last raced on the World Cup circuit nearly six years ago, the constant pain in her knee left her in tears and led to retirement. Flash forward…

The first thing we learned from the opening round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is there really aren’t 12 teams good enough to compete for a national title. Indiana, SMU, Clemson and Tennessee…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas won the Big 12 title in 2023 on its way out the door to the Southeastern Conference. It was still swinging open when Arizona State waltzed in and won the league title…

CHERRYVALE — Iola High’s junior varsity wrestlers put forth another successful day on the mats Saturday to wrap up their pre-Christmas schedule. Seven Mustang grapplers, James Hunt, Kevon Loving, Tripp Mathes, Noah Anderson, Franklin Kerr…

COLUMBUS — Humboldt High’s wrestlers were at the Columbus Duals Saturday for their final meet of the pre-Christmas schedule. Officially, Humboldt lost team dual competitions to Gravette (Ark.), Pittsburg, Bentonville (Ark.), Joplin and Coffeyville-Field Kindley,…

Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. “NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix” begins with a two-hour pregame show at…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Zeke Mayo scored 25 points, Hunter Dickinson had 15 points and 13 rebounds and No. 8 Kansas defeated Brown 87-53 on Sunday. Mayo hit two of his five 3-pointers on consecutive…