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Baylor is the clear choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

HOUSTON (AP) ‚Äî Quarterback Skylar Thompson will return from an ankle injury to start for Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night, but LSU interim coach Brad Davis won’t say who will fill that role for the Tigers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Patrick Mahomes remained in constant communication with Travis Kelce last week, when the Chiefs tight end was trying to test out of COVID-19 protocols in time to play an important game against the Steelers.

Ask anyone when the year began which athletes would command the spotlight, in their sport and beyond, and Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka likely would have topped that list. Biles, widely acknowledged as the greatest gymnast the sport has seen, was expected to leave the Tokyo Olympics with another haul of gold.

MANHATTAN — In an era where the transfer portal has become an integral part of college football as we now know it, players contemplating a change of scenery would be wise to heed the words of Kansas State defensive back Russ Yeast.

DENVER – After a recent road win by the Dallas Cowboys, receiver Simi Fehoko tweeted, “Just trying to find my seat on the plane and was sacked by Micah. … Nobody is safe.” Everybody seems to have their head on a swivel for rookie linebacker Micah Parsons.

LAWRENCE — Kansas men’s basketball won’t open Big 12 Conference play this season as originally scheduled, announcing Monday in a release Saturday’s game against TCU “has been postponed due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols” within the Horned Frogs’ program.

NFL power rankings entering Week 17 of the 2021 season (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Packers (1): A Christmas miracle? Aaron Rodgers sounded awfully thankful to be part of this franchise after Saturday’s victory.

The legendary Oakland Raiders quarterback, Ken Stabler, once told me a story about John Madden when I was researching a book about Stabler’s life. In many ways, it was emblematic of who Madden was.