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David Hobbs, an employee at Art Castings of Colorado, touches up a wax mold of Jackie Robinson's head in Loveland, Colo. on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The original statue was cut off at the ankles and stolen from a park in Wichita, Kansas in January. The Colorado foundry cast that sculpture in 2019 and, luckily, still had the original plaster and rubber molds. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park

Metalsmiths in Colorado are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze after the theft of a beloved Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon set off a national outpouring of donations. It all started … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and THOMAS PEIPERT | 5/25/24

Nicklaus' ninth-inning homer lifts Oklahoma over Kansas 8-6 for spot in Big 12 Tournament title game

Jackson Nicklaus hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and top-seeded Oklahoma scored the final eight runs in an 8-6 victory over seventh-seeded Kansas to advance to the Big 12 … more

5/24/24

English hits a go-ahead homer in the eighth and Kansas holds off TCU to advance to Big 12 semifinals

Kodey Shojinaga had a three-run double to cap a nine-run first inning, Jake English hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth and No. 7 seed Kansas held on to beat ninth-seeded TCU 11-10 to advance to the … more

5/24/24

Jaxon Willits hits a 2-run HR, Oklahoma survives 7 errors to beat Kansas 7-5 at Big 12 Tournament

Jaxon Willits hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning, Scott Mudler went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and No. 1 seed Oklahoma survived its seven errors to beat Kansas 7-5 to advance to the … more

5/23/24

Myers went 3 for 4 and TCU registered 14 hits in a 9-4 win over Kansas State in the Big 12 tourney

Sam Myers went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, Kurtis Byrne also had three of TCU’s 14 hits and the ninth-seeded Horned Frogs beat No. 6 seed Kansas State 9-4 in the Big 12 Tournament. TCU continues in … more

5/23/24

Herrera, Aliya each score a goal, Clark has 5 saves as Dynamo beats Sporting KC 2-1

Héctor Herrera scored his first goal of the season and Ibrahim Aliyu added a goal in the 78th minute to help the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 and end a three-game losing streak. … more

5/11/24

FILE - Bronze feet are left behind after the statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., early Jan. 25, 2024. A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of the statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Man pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park

A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas. Ricky … more

5/10/24

Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas

A Kansas judge has ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was … more

5/10/24

Christopher Bell stops run of misfortune with pole qualifying run at Kansas Speedway

Christopher Bell put an end to a run of misfortune by qualifying on the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Bell turned a lap of 183.107 mph in his No. 20 for Joe Gibbs Racing, … more

By DAVE SKRETTA | 5/4/24

Kyle Larson (5) heads down the front stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Kyle Larson eyes Indy 500-Coke 600 double as busy May begins for him at Kansas Speedway

Kyle Larson's busy month of May is getting going at Kansas Speedway. He will be driving his No. 5 for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. That comes after two nights driving … more

By DAVE SKRETTA | 5/4/24

Denny Hamlin (11) crashes coming out of Turn 4 in the final laps as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) races past in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. signs multiyear extension with JTG Daugherty Racing for NASCAR Cup Series

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has signed a multiyear extension with JTG Daugherty Racing to drive the No. 47 in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team announced the deal on Thursday. Stenhouse won the Daytona 500 for … more

5/2/24

NASCAR Cup Series driver Erik Jones (43) collides driver Bubba Wallace (23) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Russell Norris)

Erik Jones cleared to return by NASCAR but will sit out Kansas race after back injury at Talladega

Erik Jones was cleared by doctors and approved to return by NASCAR on Thursday, but his Legacy Motor Club team will hold him out of this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway to allow him more time to … more

5/2/24

FILE- Fans fill Arrowhead Stadium as fireworks go off before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos on Nov. 13, 2011, in Kansas City, Mo. Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City's two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed over concerns about how it might look to taxpayers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Lawmakers want the Chiefs and Royals to come to Kansas, but a stadium plan fizzled

Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League … more

By JOHN HANNA and DAVE SKRETTA | 5/1/24

Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

AUTO RACING: Formula One goes to Miami, NASCAR to Kansas

Denny Hamlin is trying to help Joe Gibbs Racing keep up with the teams from Hendrick Motorsports. Hamlin tied William Byron for the most wins this season at three with his victory at Dover. It was … more

By The Associated Press | 4/30/24

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, left, and Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman talk before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Jackson County voters will decide on a ballot question to extend a sales tax to fund a new stadium for the Royals and stadium improvements for the Chiefs in an election held Tuesday, April 2. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Chiefs owner says leaving Arrowhead Stadium is an option after sales tax funding was rejected

The Kansas City Chiefs plan to explore options that include leaving Arrowhead Stadium after voters in Jackson County, Missouri, soundly rejected a sales tax initiative that would have helped to pay … more

By DAVE SKRETTA | 4/27/24

This Date in Baseball - Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run

This Date in Baseball, April 28 - Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run more

By The Associated Press | 4/27/24

FILE - Kansas center Hunter Dickinson (1) shoots as Gonzaga forward Braden Huff (34) defends during the first half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Kansas star center Hunter Dickinson on Friday, April 26, announced he would return for another season with the Jayhawks.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Hunter Dickinson announces his return to KU; UCLA signs Tyler Bilodeau from portal

Kansas star center Hunter Dickinson has announced he will return for a final season with the Jayhawks. Coach Bill Self also announced he has signed a fourth player from the transfer portal in Rylan … more

By The Associated Press | 4/26/24

US Figure Skating championships headed to Wichita, Kansas, next year with worlds on tap for Boston

The U.S. Figure Skating championships will be held in Wichita, Kansas. The event should provide a preview of the American team that will contest the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. The … more

4/23/24

Tomas Totland scores first MLS goal in stoppage time, St. Louis plays Sporting KC to 3-3 tie

Tomas Totland scored his first MLS goal in the second minute of stoppage time, João Klauss added a goal and two assists and St. Louis City rallied for a 3-3 tie with Sporting Kansas City. Kansas … more

4/21/24

Wisconsin guard AJ Storr (2) drives against James Madison guard Terrence Edwards Jr. (5) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this season

AJ Storr is transferring to Kansas after leading Wisconsin in scoring this past season. Storr said Thursday in an social media post that he was making this decision “with great excitement and … more

By The Associated Press | 4/18/24