PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in? Triathlon and marathon swimming are…

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods is playing all four majors for the first time since 2019, which at the start of the year would have been cause for great optimism. The results paint a…

SEATTLE — On Dec. 1, delirious Dawgs danced inside Allegiant Stadium. Purple confetti fell from the big barn’s roof, blanketing the Pac-12 logo at midfield. Conference commissioner George Kliavkoff (remember him?) congratulated Washington athletic director…

PITTSBURG — Iola’s Junior American Legion squad gave fans one last thrill for 2024 this weekend. The Post 15 Indians, in Pittsburg Friday and Saturday for their Zone Tournament, rallied from a 3-0 deficit to…

HUMBOLDT — The Factory Stocks put on quite a show for the Humboldt Speedway crowd Friday. With 23 entrants vying for the $1,000 grand prize — the largest of the year for that class —…

The Iola Recreation Department’s summer baseball and softball season came to a dramatic conclusion Friday. The final youth tournament of the season, in the Bitty Ball League, wrapped up with regular season champion Personal Service…

LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic did not manage to collect four Grand Slam titles before turning 22, the way Carlos Alcaraz has. None of the members of the so-called Big Three was…

LONDON (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova points out that she couldn’t possibly have known she could claim a Grand Slam singles title — until, that is, she actually did, three years ago at the French Open. So…

The Iola Seahorses hosted Chanute and Humboldt Wednesday in their final home meet of 2024. All three teams will be at Chanute on July 20 for the Southeast Kansas League Meet to wrap up the…

Bitty Ball League Iola Masnic Lodge 12, Manbeck Law Office 5. Hits for Iola Masonic Lodge.: Jentry Mueller, 4 s; Easton Mueller, 3 s; Arhcie Specht, 3 s, d; Easton Rutherford, 2, s, 2 d;…