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Chiefs shore up defense early, get some offensive help in later rounds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are either adhering to the well-worn cliche that defense wins championships or they have a whole lot of faith that quarterback Patrick Mahomes can return as good as ever from two torn ligaments in his left knee. The Chiefs loaded up on defense ...

Cole Ragans strikes out 11 in 6 innings as Royals blow out Angels 12-1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six sharp innings and Nick Loftin had a career-high four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Los Angeles Angels 12-1 on Saturday night. Ragans (1-4) allowed one run and five hits. It was the 15th quality start this season for the ...

Girls flag football now an official high school sport

There are a lot of ways flag football differs from tackle football, including field size, first downs and even the number of players in a game. But in Kansas, there’s now one more similarity between the two sports. The Kansas State High School Activities Association voted on Thursday to ...

Where former KU players are headed as undrafted free agents

After a pair of Jayhawks were selected in the later rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft, plenty more hoped to sign deals as undrafted free agents in the hours that followed. Three former Kansas players had their destinations revealed shortly after the conclusion of the draft: quarterback Jalon ...

KU softball wins series against Iowa State on Soles’ walk-off home run

Junior first baseman Anna Soles hit a walk-off home run in extra innings to deliver the Kansas softball team a 4-2 victory over Iowa State on senior day at Arrocha Ballpark. The result on Saturday afternoon gave KU its sixth series win of Big 12 play as the Jayhawks improved to 32-16 overall, ...

KU baseball claims series win at K-State in wild finish

Left fielder Brady Ballinger fouled off seven pitches and ultimately hit a three-run homer on the 11th pitch of his ninth-inning at-bat, and the Kansas baseball team weathered a wild final two innings to claim a series win over Kansas State with a 10-8 victory at Tointon Family Stadium on ...