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K-State women end with 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nastja Claessens had 14 points, eight rebounds and a key block in the closing seconds and Kansas State ended the game on a 21-0 run to beat No. 21 Texas Tech on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas State (17-16), the No. 12 seed, advances to ...

Chiefs release Jawaan Taylor, saving $20M under salary cap

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs released veteran right tackle Jawaan Taylor, whose track record of penalties often overshadowed his otherwise solid play in Kansas City, hours after agreeing to trade cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday. While the decision to trade ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Marley Doleman and Zane Shaw

The boys and girls wrestling seasons concluded over the weekend, and basketball began postseason play, bringing the winter sports season close to its conclusion. With those developments have come game-winning playoff performances for local athletes across sports. Here are this week's selections ...

Jayhawks collect first-round win in Big 12 tournament, 56-35 over UCF

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two months to the day after Kansas women’s basketball took down UCF in regular-season play, the Jayhawks did it again in the postseason. Kansas defeated the Knights 56-35 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday night at the T-Mobile Center. Freshman ...