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Matthias Schrader/APChris Nilsen's family set their clocks to rise in the predawn hours to watch him compete in Tokyo, and say they're thrilled with his performance. -
Thaddius Bedford/Trapshooter Derrick Mein has one more shot at an Olympic medal in Tokyo when he teams up with Kayle Browning, who won a silver medal in the women's competition. Then he has his sights set on Paris in 2024.
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Kara Eaker tested positive at a training camp near Tokyo. Last month at the Olympic Trials, Eaker said she had been vaccinated. Her teammate, Leanne Wong, who is also from the Kansas City area is in quarantine. -
Kara Eaker is the athlete who tested positive, her mother and her gym in Missouri confirmed on Monday. The women's team is continuing to prepare for the Games, according to USA Gymnastics.
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The University of Kansas may have set a precedent with legal safeguards in the contract for its new head football coach Lance Leipold.
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The board of the school heard opposition Thursday to the firing of coach Ricky Oliveras earlier this month.
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Two local gymnasts, Kara Eaker and Leanne Wong, had strong performances at the 2021 U.S. Championships last weekend, which were largely a repeat of their 2019 showings that earned them 2nd and 3rd place medals behind Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.
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As the coronavirus pandemic forced UMKC to suspend some of its athletic programs, golf coach J.W. VanDenBorn turned to private donors to raise money to keep his team on the greens.
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When the NCAA Men's basketball tournament was canceled and the NBA suspended its season last March 12, it was clear to the entire country that the coronavirus had ushered in a dramatic shift in Americans' daily lives.
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Jeff Long Out As KU Athletics Director Shortly After School Parts Ways With Football Coach Les MilesMiles was fired after an investigation of his years at LSU revealed inappropriate conduct with students.
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A damaging investigation alleging inappropriate behavior with female students during his years at LSU is raising questions about the future of KU head coach Les Miles.
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The Chiefs were favored to win Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. But a Super Bowl championship back-to-back win hasn't happened in 17 years — and wouldn't happen this year either.
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The Chiefs "Run-It-Back" tour ran into NFL superstar quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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As Latino communities across the country continue to grow, more football fans are tuning in to Spanish-language broadcasts of the Chiefs and other NFL franchises.
