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PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek is as good as it gets in tennis at the moment, especially at the French Open. Been that way for quite some time. So her unyielding success against Coco Gauff…

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — Geno Auriemma has been coaching basketball close to 50 years, and following sports longer than that. He’s well aware of the veteran-versus-rookie dynamic. But the Hall of Fame UConn women’s coach is…

Voting is open for the nominees up for the Iola Register’s Male and Female Athletes of the Month for May. Nominated on the boys side is Iola High’s Brennen Coffield, Marmaton Valley High’s Cooper Scharff…

Marmaton Valley High’s Daniel Fewins and Crest High’s Jerry Rodriguez and their respective head coaches will be in Beloit Saturday for the Kansas Eight Man-Division II All-Star Game.  Both Fewins and Rodriguez are 2024 graduates…

Youngsters pulled 211 fish out of Abbott’s Pond in north Iola Saturday as part of the annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs derby. Ninety-five children, ages 2-17, were a part of the festivities, sponsored…

TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate president and Kansas House speaker said Tuesday they were intrigued by the potential of putting together an incentive package capable of attracting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to…

PARIS (AP) — It would be foolish to count Novak Djokovic out of any match, no matter how dire the circumstances or how steep the deficit. He’s shown that, over and over again, as recently…

PITTSBURGH — Pardon me if I am confused about Major League Baseball’s stance on gambling. I tune into games on MLB Network and see gambling odds, up to the minute, sponsored by a prominent online…

Nine Allen Community College women’s basketball players will take their talents to four-year schools, as will at least one of the Red Devil men. The college announced this week the destinations of outgoing sophomores Sarang…

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday…