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No movement on day NBA season would have started
NEW YORK (AP) - No KD vs. Kobe, no championship banner in Dallas.
La RUSSA RETIRES ON TOP
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tony La Russa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Texas Rangers.
Roethlisberger leads Steelers past Patriots, 25-17
PITTSBURGH - Ben Roethlisberger passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers finally found a way to beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 25-17 on Sunday.
Clemson, Kansas State fall in AP Top 25 rankings
NEW YORK (AP) - Clemson and Kansas State tumbled in The Associated Press college football poll after losing for the first time this season, and the top five teams in the rankings held their ground heading into the showdown between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama.
Juicy matchup in Steel City
If the Patriots are the NFL's team of the last decade, the Steelers are a close runner-up.
AFC West showdown hits Monday Night Football
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - It's no secret how the Kansas City Chiefs are winning these days. Even Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has noticed it.
No. 11 Oklahoma rolls over No. 10 Wildcats 58-17
MANHATTAN (AP) - Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles put Oklahoma's season back on track.
Texas blanks Kansas 43-0
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Freshmen tailbacks Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron combined for 255 yards rushing and four touchdowns as Texas ended a five-game home losing streak in the Big 12 with a 43-0 romp over Kansas on Saturday night.
Cardinals beat Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win series
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pushed to the brink, the St. Louis Cardinals saved themselves. A frantic rush to reach the postseason on the final day. A nifty pair of comebacks in the playoffs. Two desperate rallies in Game 6.
Beating OU could unmask Kansas State as serious title contender
With the game of the year a week away, and No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama taking the weekend off, the other national championship contenders will be jostling for position behind the SEC superpowers on Saturday.
EPIC WORLD SERIES GAME 6
ST. LOUIS (AP) - By the time David Freese stomped on home plate Game 6 had already been stamped among the greatest thrillers in baseball history.
Beasley suit alleges improper benefits at K-State
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley is accusing his former agent and an AAU coach of conspiring to forge a relationship with him from the age of 14 and giving his mother improper cash benefits while Beasley starred at Kansas State, all in an effort to land the basketball prodigy as a client.
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Big 12 teams beating up each other ahead of NCAAs
LAWRENCE - After two months spent mostly bludgeoning each other into submission, coaches in the Big 12 are starting to cast a wary eye toward the NCAA tournament.
Rangers’ Darvish, Texas shuts down Royals 11-7
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Yu Darvish struck out four in two innings of the spring opener for Texas, and Prince Fielder hit a towering solo homer as the Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 11-7 on Thursday.
Self supports No. 2 Shockers as No. 1 seed in tournament
LAWRENCE - Kansas coach Bill Self believes that unbeaten Wichita State deserves a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament - if it beats Missouri State on Saturday and then wins the Missouri Valley tournament.
Term ‘mid-major’ in hoops finally dies of old age
RIP, "mid-major." It was a good run.
STILL PERFECT
PEORIA, Ill. - Ron Baker scored 15 points to lead four Wichita State players in double figures and the second-ranked Shockers became the first Division I team to reach 30-0 in the regular season with a 69-49 victory over Bradley on Tuesday night.
10 straight Big 12 titles (and counting) at Kansas
LAWRENCE - Winning conference titles has become so commonplace at Kansas that there were no scissors or celebrations after the Jayhawks wrapped up a share of their 10th straight championship.
No. 1 Florida holds off Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Florida coach Billy Donovan knows his newly top-ranked Gators are an even bigger target for opponents. They just keep finding ways to finish off victories.
Wildcats edge Texas Tech 60-56
LUBBOCK, Texas - Wesley Iwundu was in the right place at the right time, recovering a loose ball and answering with a three-point play to take a 57-56 lead with 55 seconds to go and give Kansas State the final boost it needed and secure a much-needed 60-56 road win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
