It was early in the third quarter of Saturday afternoon’s Kaysinger Conference Boys Tournament Championship when Sacred Heart head coach Steve Goodwin told his bench all you needed to know about opposing guard Jackson Bailey’s performance up to that point.
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By Bryan Everson
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2/5/24
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WARRENSBURG — It was not a game for the offensive gurus, but Central Missouri men’s basketball and Lincoln found a way to reach overtime anyway.
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By Joe Andrews
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2/5/24
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WARRENSBURG — Central Missouri women’s basketball went into its matchup with Lincoln knowing it had to navigate the court without reigning MIAA Player of the Year Brooke Littrell for the second time in four seasons.
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By Joe Andrews
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2/5/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals agreed with shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. on an 11-year deal worth more than $288.7 million guaranteed, two people familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Monday, locking up one of baseball's young stars as the club tries to turn around its fortunes and persuade a weary fanbase to invest in a new stadium.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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2/5/24
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State Fair Community College women's basketball shot just 25.5% from the field when it lost 50-42 at Mineral Area College on Jan. 17.
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By Bryan Everson
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2/2/24
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WARRENSBURG — With around two minutes left, it seemed Smith-Cotton boys basketball had a shot at earning its first win against Warrensburg since 2017.
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By Joe Andrews
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2/1/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes remembers what Matt Nagy was like when he first arrived in Kansas City in 2017, just a fresh-faced rookie quarterback whose stardom was still very much in the future.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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2/1/24
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Stover refused to be overwhelmed by the support of Sacred Heart in Tuesday night’s Kaysinger Conference Boys Tournament semifinal, but keeping up with the three-point shooting was another matter.
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By Bryan Everson
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1/31/24
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WARRENSBURG — Some of Central Missouri men’s basketball's most consistent moments against Pittsburg State arrived in the second half.
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By Joe Andrews
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1/31/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce is happy to have Taylor Swift on the Kansas City Chiefs bandwagon heading to the Super Bowl.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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1/31/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It seems altogether fitting that Chris Jones will chase a third Super Bowl ring in Las Vegas in a couple of weeks.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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1/31/24
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Within less than four minutes of last Saturday afternoon’s Kaysinger Conference Tournament quarterfinal at Smith-Cotton High school, Stover junior Ashlyn Pinzke already had two personal fouls to her resume.
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By Bryan Everson
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1/30/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was a moment back on Christmas Day, long before the Kansas City Chiefs could even start thinking about playing in the Super Bowl again, when Patrick Mahomes broke the huddle in a game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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1/30/24
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Forget the seeding, the records, everything. Everything pointed to a wire-to-wire finish between No. 1 Cole Camp and rivals 8-seed Lincoln in Saturday afternoon’s Kaysinger Conference Boys Tournament quarterfinal at Smith-Cotton High School.
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By Bryan Everson
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1/29/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs kept making dumbfounding mistakes all season — dropped passes, penalties, miscommunication — and each time, Patrick Mahomes would confidently insist that they were oh-so-close to putting it all together.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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1/29/24
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Success at Wednesday’s West Central Classic girls swimming and diving meet held at the Heckart Community Center meant arguably more than ever.
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By Bryan Everson
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1/25/24
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The Kaysinger Conference, in the case of the boys’ division, at least, has rarely been a one-horse race in recent years.
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By Bryan Everson
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1/24/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Isiah Pacheco had just spent four quarters dodging the Buffalo Bills, and churning his way for nearly 100 yards rushing and a touchdown, when he was finally able to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs advancing to another AFC championship game.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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1/24/24
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had not even made it through two plays against Buffalo in the divisional round of the playoffs when Mike Edwards, already playing in place of injured safety Bryan Cook, clashed helmets with Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs and had to leave their game with a concussion.
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By Dave Skretta
AP Sports Writer
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1/23/24
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It’s not the destination, but it’s sure to be a highlight of the journey.
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By Bryan Everson
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1/22/24
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