In a crowded hearing in Topeka last week, Kansas lawmakers drilled a lawyer for the Kansas City Chiefs on the deal to bring the NFL team across the state line. Democratic state Rep. Rui Xu found himself in an unusual spot at this meeting: He agreed with conservative colleagues on a hot-button ...
TOPEKA — Lawrence girls basketball lost 75-72 to Topeka High in the second round of the Capital City Classic at Topeka High School on Friday. This was the second time these two teams have faced each other in January. Last time, the Trojans won by nearly 20 points in Lawrence as the Lions ...
EMPORIA — For the second time in three games, the Free State girls basketball team nearly let a double-digit advantage slip away. However, timely defensive stops late in the game helped the Firebirds hang on to defeat Topeka West 47-42 in the consolation semifinals of the Glacier’s Edge ...
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee in her final downhill race on Friday before the Olympics and said she hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Games. "This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there's one thing ...
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from federal safety officials who also concluded that while an experienced pilot was at the controls, no one else on board was qualified to be the ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team did well to recover from a 1-2 start to league play with four straight wins, including two on the road, entering its midweek open date. Now, at least in some sense, the real work begins. “Everybody’s going to go through a hard phase of their schedule,” ...
