LEON — It was a matter of survive and advance Monday for Humboldt Middle School’s Lady Cubs. “We did not have a pretty game, but we got the job done,” Humboldt head coach Eric Carlson…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James says he spent two days in disbelief after the Los Angeles Lakers traded away Anthony Davis, his close friend and teammate for 5 1/2 years. The top scorer in NBA…

Prices on the secondary-ticket market for Sunday’s Super Bowl in New Orleans are much less than last year’s big game and declining, but still high by historical standards. The average price for the Kansas City Chiefs-Philadelphia Eagles game at…

It was an arm injury, of all things, that convinced Iola High senior Elza Clift that she needed to continue playing softball at the college level. Clift, a mainstay pitcher for Iola pretty much since…

LA CYGNE — March Madness came early for Iola Middle School. The Mustang seventh-graders were at Prairie View Monday, and despite leading most of the night, Iola found itself on the short end of a…

LEON — Humboldt Middle School’s boys rode a hot start to a Tri-Valley League Tournament win Monday. The Cubs zipped out to an 18-11 lead after one quarter. After a slow second period, Humboldt kicked…

PRATT — A bases-loaded grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning spoiled a dazzling Allen Community College comeback. The Red Devil baseball team was in Pratt Saturday for a doubleheader to wrap up…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas had just turned the ball over in the first half against Iowa State on Monday night when it suddenly popped loose again along the sideline, and Jayhawks guard Dajuan Harris…

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic…

FREDONIA — Iola High’s Zoie Hesse capped one of the most exhilarating weeks of her high school wrestling career with more gold Saturday. Hesse, who two nights earlier defeated the state’s top-ranked Class 5A wrestler,…