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Josh Hoover, big plays push TCU past Kansas

Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns as TCU picked up its first Big 12 win of the season 38-27 against Kansas Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo.,The Horned Frogs playmakers were explosive as JP Richardson had an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown, Jack Bech had 10 receptions for...

Christopher Bell speeds to third consecutive Kansas Speedway pole

KANSAS CITY, Kan.--For once, Chistopher Bell thinks he has a car that's race-worthy as well as lightning fast in qualifying at Kansas Speedway.,Navigating the 1.5-mile track in 30.111 seconds (179.336 mph) in the final round of Saturday's time trials, Bell edged Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs (1...

Corey Heim surges late at Kansas Speedway for sixth win

Corey Heim won the Kubota Tractor 200 on Friday night in Kansas City, Kan., in the fastest truck, but he needed help from fellow playoff driver Ty Majeski to secure the victory in the NASCAR Truck Series Round of 10 elimination race at Kansas Speedway., ,Majeski ran out of fuel approaching the white...

Cup Series roars into Kansas to begin Round of 12

It seems hard to fathom the idea considering where Bristol Motor Speedway stood in the pantheon of racetracks 20 years ago, but NASCAR is probably thrilled to have its premier series move away from the short track during the most heightened part of 2024.,"Thrilled" and "Bristol" once went hand-in-ha...

Coming off tough losses, Kansas and West Virginia square off in Morgantown

Kansas and West Virginia limp into their Big 12 opener after letting late leads get away last weekend.,That adds importance to Saturday's contest in Morgantown, W.Va., when the Jayhawks (1-2) and Mountaineers (1-2) each seek a rebound victory.,"This will be a very good test for us in a lot of differ...

Kansas G Shakeel Moore (broken foot) out up to 8 weeks

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore had surgery to repair a broken foot and could miss up to eight weeks, according to the school. He sustained the injury in a recent pickup game.,The Jayhawks open their 2024-25 season Nov. 4 against Howard and are expected to be ranked at or near No. 1 in the preseason poll...

Illinois scores late, forces 4 turnovers to stun No. 19 Kansas

Kaden Feagin plunged for the go-ahead touchdown with 9:34 left and Illinois forced four turnovers to earn a 23-17 victory over No. 19 Kansas in front of a sellout crowd Saturday night in Champaign, Ill., ,Xavier Scott picked off two passes from Jalon Daniels -- and returned one for a touchdown -- wh...

QB Jalon Daniels leads No. 19 Kansas against Illinois

Last year, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels got to play just three games before he suffered what developed into a season-ending back injury., ,Illinois was one of the unfortunate three foes to face him., ,Daniels threw for two touchdowns in the first quarter last Sept. 8 - and wound up 21 of 29 for ...

No. 22 Kansas scores 4 TDs in 2nd quarter to crush Lindenwood

No. 22 Kansas scored four touchdowns in the second quarter en route to a 48-3 wipeout of FCS school Lindenwood on Thursday night in Kansas City, Kan. It was the season opener for each team., ,Devin Neal rushed for 112 yards and the first two scores of the game for the Jayhawks (1-0). After his 5-yar...

No. 22 Kansas, full of optimism, opens against Lindenwood

No. 22 Kansas begins its nomadic schedule against Lindenwood on Thursday in Kansas City, Kan.,The Jayhawks are rebuilding their stadium from scratch, so they won't play on campus all season.,Their opponent is facing an FBS program for the first time in its history. Lindenwood is entering its third s...

Chiefs president in talks with Kansas, Missouri about stadium plans

Chiefs president Mark Donovan kept the door open to moving the team over the border to Kansas if a new stadium in Missouri continues to meet resistance. ,"Every option is on the table," Donovan said of the Chiefs' approach to planning for a new stadium. ,The Chiefs are committed to home games at Arr...

Terrence Shannon Jr.'s lawyers allowed to use video evidence

Lawyers for former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. learned Friday that they can use video evidence they believe will back their contention that another man, not their client, might have raped a woman in Lawrence, Kan., in September.,The defense team for Shannon, who was suspended from the team fo...

Kansas G Elmarko Jackson (knee) to miss next season

Kansas sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson will miss the 2024-25 season after tearing his patellar tendon during a workout, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self announced Wednesday. ,Jackson will have surgery in the coming days with a recovery process that's expected to take a full year. The 6-foot-3 guard suf...

Report: Kansas extends AD Travis Goff through 2031

Kansas and its athletic director, Travis Goff, have agreed on a new seven-year contract that runs through 2031, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,The deal comes with a significant pay raise, per the report. ,Since arriving in 2021, Goff has hired Lance Leipold as football coach and has overseen a $450 milli...

Missouri prosecutors charge 2 adults in Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting [Update]

Updated Feb. 20: Missouri prosecutors have officially filed murder charges against two adults after last week’s shooting that killed one and injured 22 during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade....

Chiefs' Super Bowl parade shooting not terrorist attack: police

The Wednesday shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade that left one dead and at least 21 injured began as a personal dispute, according to a statement from Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves. ...

Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and the 1-team baseball Hall of Famers by franchise

The 2024 Hall of Fame inductions added two names to a very exclusive list. With Joe Mauer and Todd Helton’s nomination to Cooperstown, the two join 53 other players as the only in MLB history to make the Hall of Fame after spending their entire careers on one team. Listed by team, here are the reale...

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Chiefs superfan accused of bank robbery is on the run after removing ankle monitor

Xavier Babudar, the Kansas Chiefs superfan accused of robbing an Oklahoma bank, allegedly removed his ankle monitor and no-showed a court appearance, leading to a $1 million bond warrant, according to multiple reports. ...

LeBron James found the 'LeBron James of feet' to okay his return

lebronWe’ll refrain from the Rex Ryan jokes. LeBron James returned yesterday to the Lakers…for some reason, to aid the Lakers’ chase to get dog-walked in the first round, at best. James had been told by two doctors that he should have surgery on his foot, only to find a doctor who would tell him wha...