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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gavin Williams pitched seven sharp innings, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Monday. Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor each hit two-run homers for AL Central-leading…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson threw two touchdown passes and Kansas State got contributions from all three phases of the game to lead the No. 18 Wildcats to a season-opening 41-6 win over UT…

NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals by shaking off a slow start and coming through in the clutch at the end of tiebreakers that decided the first two sets,…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt’s Marilyn Davis was the guest of honor at the Aug. 24 vintage baseball game held at Walter Johnson Field. Davis, who was deemed Miss 1860 Baseball Queen, threw out the first pitch…

A decision by Osawatomie High School administrators to forfeit its varsity football this season will have a ripple effect for fellow Pioneer League opponents, including Iola. The school announced in a Facebook post Thursday that…

FORT SCOTT — Iola High’s Brooklyn Holloway and Briley Prather are getting into the swing of things rather nicely. Holloway took fourth and Prather sixth at a Uniontown junior varsity invitational, hosted by Fort Scott’s…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his right thumb while trying to make a play at first base in the eighth…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on eight first-half carries and No. 22 Kansas beat Lindenwood 48-3 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Kansas…

Avery Johnson was recruited to be the starting quarterback at Kansas State, and one of the nation’s top dual-threats did nothing to dissuade Wildcats coach Chris Klieman from turning the team over to him after…

NEW YORK (AP) — After double-faulting to fall behind two sets to none — a deficit he’s never overcome — in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday night, Carlos Alcaraz slung his…