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BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School was able to dodge the snowflakes Thursday and get in a round of games to open the 2025 season at Burlington. Alas, the Mustangs came up short in both the…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Thursday found themselves in a position they hadn’t been in all season: Trailing by multiple scores. And in a College Football Playoff semifinal no less.…

NEW YORK — Lamar Jackson wasn’t in a mood to celebrate. Sure, his Baltimore Ravens had just clinched the AFC North with a Week 18 victory over the Cleveland Browns, but Jackson arrived at the…

YATES CENTER — Ben Cook was cooking early, while Gavin Busteed busted things open late for Yates Center High Wednesday. The Wildcat freshmen played critical roles, first as Yates Center built a sizable lead, and…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Zeke Mayo scored 23 points and No. 11 Kansas held Arizona State to 13 in the second half of a 74-55 victory Wednesday night. Hunter Dickinson added 15 points and 12…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — As a rule, golf isn’t played inside, at night, off large divots of grass as “Boogie Oogie Oogie” blares over loudspeakers and fans are urged by a microphone-wielding emcee to…

OSWEGO — Host Oswego High got the early jump on Marmaton Valley Tuesday, and then took complete control in the third quarter. Oswego’s 69-46 victory gave the Wildcats their second loss of the 2024-25 season.…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt sits in front of his locker, smiling and laughing through the final grind of a demanding season. The discomfort is way better than a…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alijah Martin scored 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16 and No. 8 Florida thumped top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 on Tuesday night to knock off the last unbeaten team in Division I basketball.…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Matusz, the left-handed pitcher who spent eight seasons in the major leagues, mostly with the Baltimore Orioles as they returned to prominence a decade ago, has died. He was 37. The…