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Kansas survives, La Salle surprises in Kansas City
Bill Self didn't have much to say to his team at halftime, not with Kansas playing as poorly as it had all season and North Carolina just 20 minutes ...
Second-half run sends Kansas past Tar Heels
Top-seeded Kansas was on the ropes, turning the ball over about as often as it was putting up shots, and had allowed North Carolina to build a ...
Mom of boy killed by Ala. airport sign unconscious
As airport officials tried to figure out how a 300-pound arrival-departure panel fell off the wall and onto a family, the mother of a boy who was ...
Midwest sees spring transform into winter weather
Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks eastward mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high ...
Snowstorm takes aim at Plains, Midwest
An early spring snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at Denver International Airport and closed several roads Saturday as it ...
KC fights violent crime with carrot-stick program
Despite decades of initiatives to stem violent crime, Kansas City residents continue killing each other at a rate five times higher than the national ...
North Carolina tops Villanova 78-71 in NCAAs
First his North Carolina players gave Roy Williams a tough, hard-fought, milestone victory. Then they surprised their coach with a specially made gift ...
No. 13 seed La Salle beats No. 4 K-State, 63-61
John Giannini kept calling timeouts as La Salle's big lead kept slipping away, an 18-point halftime advantage wiped out by fourth-ranked Kansas ...
Storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow in Midwest
A major weekend storm could give new meaning to March Madness for the thousands of fans in Kansas City for the men's college basketball tournament, ...
Storm could bring up to foot of snow in Midwest
The Midwest is gearing up for its third major storm in a month, with up to a foot of snow expected barely a week after some cities saw record highs.
Robinson film screenings to help KC Negro Leagues
Kansas City was announced Wednesday as the host site for the only advance public screenings of a film chronicling the rise of Jackie Robinson, a nod ...
Correction: Missouri-Missing Mom story
In late versions of a March 19 story about the disappearance and reemergence of a Missouri woman and her daughter, The Associated Press misspelled the ...
Louisville top overall seed in NCAA tournament
Good luck filling out those brackets. The No. 1 seeds are set for the NCAA tournament, but very little has gone as expected in this college basketball ...
'That's 1 MILLION times bigger than 9 TRILLION!'
Welcome back to BracketRacket. Think of it as one-stop shopping for all your NCAA tournament needs. We'll have interviews with celebrity alumni drawn ...
No. 7 Kansas beats No. 11 K-State for Big 12 title
One by one, Kansas players headed to the top step of the ladder to cut down the nets, with Jeff Withey carefully nipping at a piece of nylon and then ...
Dumervil, Jennings top Day 4 of NFL free agency
Elvis Dumervil was staying with the Denver Broncos. And then, he wasn't. On another busy day of NFL free agency, the highlight — or lowlight — came ...
Falcons get Steven Jackson; Matt Cassel to Vikings
The Atlanta Falcons replaced Michael Turner with another proven, productive running back. Steven Jackson, the top running back in free agency, agreed ...
McLemore leads No. 7 Kansas past Texas Tech 91-63
Top-seeded Kansas wasn't about to let itself get lulled into a sense of apathy by playing an early afternoon game in the Big 12 tournament. It helped ...
IRS: Tax glitch affects about 660K returns
A tax-preparation glitch affecting about 660,000 tax returns will delay refunds by as long as six weeks, with customers of the nation's largest tax ...
Gonzalez back to Falcons; Fitzpatrick cut by Bills
The Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl. The NFL champions lost two key components of their defense, linebackers Paul ...
Catholic newspaper draws rebuke from bishop
A newspaper known for unflinching coverage of the Catholic church scandal was rebuked by a bishop in its own backyard after calling for his ouster in ...
Storm brings deaths, travel problems, power losses
A Midwest snowstorm packing heavy snow and strong winds left six people dead in Kansas, hundreds of vehicles crashed or stranded in Wisconsin, and ...
AP Source: 49ers to send Smith to KC
Alex Smith quietly stayed behind the scenes after losing his job and watched from the sideline as San Francisco returned to the Super Bowl for the ...
2nd major snowstorm paralyzes parts of Midwest
For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop ...
Subcontractor in deadly KC blast lacked permit
A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn't have an approved ...