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No easy draw for KU in Big 12 tournament

The result of Saturday’s BYU-Texas Tech game at the Marriott Center gave Kansas a boost to the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tournament. That allowed the Jayhawks to avoid the high likelihood an immediate date with Iowa State on Thursday. As their reward — such as it is — they now have a ...

A US-Canada gold medal match looms at the Paralympics

MILAN — Three weeks after the United States and Canada clashed in the Olympic hockey finals, they are on course to face off for gold again. This time at the Paralympics. The U.S. is looking to cement itself as the top hockey nation. Canada is determined to prevent its neighbors from doing ...

Big 12’s Yormark says SCORE Act is the best path forward

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark called his meeting with President Donald Trump and other high-level officials from the NCAA, its member institutions and the CEO of the U.S. Olympic team "very constructive," and underscored his belief that the SCORE Act is the best path ...

Lions add RB Isiah Pacheco as the new backup to Jahmyr Gibbs, AP source says

Detroit has reached an agreement to add running back Isiah Pacheco as a replacement for David Montgomery after the Lions traded Jahmyr Gibbs' backup before free agency started, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday. Pacheco spent his first four seasons in the running back rotation ...