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Elko hits 2-run HR, Houser pitches 6 strong innings as White Sox beat Royals 4-1

CHICAGO — Tim Elko hit a two-run homer, Adrian Houser pitched six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Saturday. Chase Meidroth also went deep for the White Sox, who have won three straight for the second time this season. Houser (2-1) gave up a run ...

A $2.8 billion settlement will change college sports forever. Here’s how

A federal judge has approved terms of a sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that will upend the way college sports have been run for more than a century. In short, schools can now directly pay players through licensing deals — a concept that goes against the foundation of amateurism ...

Addition of Davis big for KU’s on-court, recruiting future

When the new members of the Kansas women’s basketball team were trying on their new gear, head coach Brandon Schneider heard one of them say, “It’s finally great to see my name on the back of the jersey.” Incoming freshman Jaliya Davis, an Overland Park native who starred at Blue ...