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KU softball improves in second weekend in Florida

The Kansas softball team took a step forward during the Jayhawks’ second straight weekend event at South Florida, winning four out of five games — headlined by a 7-2 victory over the host Bulls to avenge their previous loss — to improve to 7-4 on the young season. KU beat Indiana State ...

Brazil skier gives South America its 1st Winter Olympics gold

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The party in Brazil this week isn't limited to the annual Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro. Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivered the first gold medal by a South American athlete at the Winter Olympics by surging to victory in the giant slalom. The ...