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Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in...
World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event. They were also a married couple with a son who finished fourth last week at the U.S. national championships in...
Emotions pour from tight-knit skating community following DC plane crash carrying athletes, coaches
The tight-knit figure skating community was rocked Wednesday when an American Airlines flight carrying athletes, parents and coaches from a development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. Sixty passengers and four crew members...
No. 11 Kansas State hosts Crooks and Iowa State
Iowa State Cyclones (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) New York; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State visits No. 11 Kansas State after Audi Crooks scored 22 points in Iowa State's 90-56 win over the UCF Knights. The...
Hausen leads balanced K-State scoring attack in 85-57 blitz of Oklahoma State
MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) — Brendan Hausen scored 18 points on 5-for-6 shooting, Coleman Hawkins scored 15 points and Kansas State routed Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night. Max Jones scored 14 points, Dug McDaniel scored 10 and the Wildcats (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) had 10 players...
Kansas unveils a mural honoring 'rebel women' who campaigned for voting rights
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has a new mural in its Statehouse honoring women who campaigned for voting rights for decades before the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted those rights across the nation. Gov. Laura Kelly and other state officials...
Capitol Federal: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $15.4 million. The Topeka, Kansas-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share. The holding company for Capitol Federal...
No. 11 Kansas State hosts Iowa State after Crooks' 22-point game
Iowa State Cyclones (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) New York; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State plays No. 11 Kansas State after Audi Crooks scored 22 points in Iowa State's 90-56 win against the UCF Knights. ...
Kansas hosts Texas Tech after Maupin's 24-point outing
Texas Tech Red Raiders (14-8, 3-6 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (13-7, 3-6 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Tech plays Kansas after Bailey Maupin scored 24 points in Texas Tech's 71-68 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls. ...
Oklahoma State plays Kansas State on 4-game road slide
Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-9, 2-6 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) New York; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -7.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma State travels to Kansas State looking to end its...
