INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers finally have their signature win. Even if it ended up being a white-knuckle finish. The Chargers squandered a 21-point third-quarter lead Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals before J.K. Dobbins&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/chargers/status/1858371720027230320" target="_blank">rushed for a 29-yard touchdown</a>&nbsp;with 18 seconds remaining to give Los Angeles a 34-27 victory. “Great team win! It was awesome,” a boisterous Harbaugh said as he started his postgame remarks. After its offense stalled for most of the second half, Los Angeles went 84 yards on four plays in 26 seconds on the decisive drive. Ladd McConkey, who had six receptions for a career-high 123 yards, had 28- and 27-yard grabs before Dobbins scored on a run up the left sideline for his second touchdown of the game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/pittsburgh-steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>&nbsp;insist they have no secret formula when it comes to stopping&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/jackson">Lamar Jackson</a>. That there is nothing mystical about their approach to the otherworldly Baltimore Ravens quarterback. They study film. Just like everybody else. They read their cues. Just like everybody else. They fight. Just like everybody else. And they win. Like just about no one else. “Forget the minutiae of what it is you do,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “You better play hard, fast and together or you have no shot.” They almost always do when Jackson is on the other side of the line of scrimmage. The latest proof came in an 18-16 victory over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/baltimore-ravens">the Ravens</a>&nbsp;on Sunday that included another 60-minute clinic on slowing down perhaps the most dynamic player in the league. Pittsburgh (8-2) held Jackson and the rest of the NFL’s top-ranked offense to season lows in points and yards (329) and season highs in mistakes, some self-inflicted, some not.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — James Harden now stands alone at No. 2 in 3-pointers. The Los Angeles Clippers guard connected on the 2,974th 3-pointer of his career Sunday night and broke a tie with Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen for the No. 2 spot on the NBA’s list. “It’s an unbelievable accomplishment and just a testament to the work that I’ve been putting in,” Harden said. “As I get older and chip away at an unbelievable career, you start to accomplish things like that and I don’t ever want to take it for granted.” Harden’s history-making shot came from the right wing with 6:09 left in the first quarter in a 116-105 victory over the Utah Jazz. The only player ahead of Harden on the list is Golden State’s Stephen Curry at 3,782. Curry and the Warriors are in Southern California to face the Clippers tonight.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 29 points to help No. 2 UConn beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday night, allowing longtime coach Geno Auriemma to tie the record for career victories in Division I men’s or women’s basketball. The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season with the Huskies (3-0), earned his 1,216th career win to match retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. Freshman Sarah Strong added 14 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for UConn. Indya Nivar had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (3-1), who shot 36% and made 7 of 24 3-pointers.

SUNDAY SCORES NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Miami 34, Las Vegas 19

<figure>
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 </figure>INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers finally have their signature win. Even if it ended up being a white-knuckle finish. The Chargers squandered a 21-point third-quarter lead Sunday night against the Cincinnati Bengals before J.K. Dobbins&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/chargers/status/1858371720027230320" target="_blank">rushed for a 29-yard touchdown</a>&nbsp;with 18 seconds remaining to give Los Angeles a 34-27 victory. “Great team win! It was awesome,” a boisterous Harbaugh said as he started his postgame remarks. After its offense stalled for most of the second half, Los Angeles went 84 yards on four plays in 26 seconds on the decisive drive. Ladd McConkey, who had six receptions for a career-high 123 yards, had 28- and 27-yard grabs before Dobbins scored on a run up the left sideline for his second touchdown of the game.PITTSBURGH (AP) — The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/pittsburgh-steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>&nbsp;insist they have no secret formula when it comes to stopping&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/jackson">Lamar Jackson</a>. That there is nothing mystical about their approach to the otherworldly Baltimore Ravens quarterback. They study film. Just like everybody else. They read their cues. Just like everybody else. They fight. Just like everybody else. And they win. Like just about no one else. “Forget the minutiae of what it is you do,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “You better play hard, fast and together or you have no shot.” They almost always do when Jackson is on the other side of the line of scrimmage. The latest proof came in an 18-16 victory over&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/baltimore-ravens">the Ravens</a>&nbsp;on Sunday that included another 60-minute clinic on slowing down perhaps the most dynamic player in the league. Pittsburgh (8-2) held Jackson and the rest of the NFL’s top-ranked offense to season lows in points and yards (329) and season highs in mistakes, some self-inflicted, some not.INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — James Harden now stands alone at No. 2 in 3-pointers. The Los Angeles Clippers guard connected on the 2,974th 3-pointer of his career Sunday night and broke a tie with Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen for the No. 2 spot on the NBA’s list. “It’s an unbelievable accomplishment and just a testament to the work that I’ve been putting in,” Harden said. “As I get older and chip away at an unbelievable career, you start to accomplish things like that and I don’t ever want to take it for granted.” Harden’s history-making shot came from the right wing with 6:09 left in the first quarter in a 116-105 victory over the Utah Jazz. The only player ahead of Harden on the list is Golden State’s Stephen Curry at 3,782. Curry and the Warriors are in Southern California to face the Clippers tonight.GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 29 points to help No. 2 UConn beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday night, allowing longtime coach Geno Auriemma to tie the record for career victories in Division I men’s or women’s basketball. The 70-year-old Auriemma, in his 40th season with the Huskies (3-0), earned his 1,216th career win to match retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. Freshman Sarah Strong added 14 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for UConn. Indya Nivar had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (3-1), who shot 36% and made 7 of 24 3-pointers.SUNDAY SCORES NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Miami 34, Las Vegas 19Indianapolis 28, NY Jets 27New Orleans 35, Cleveland 14Minnesota 23, Tennessee 13Green Bay 20, Chicago 19LA Rams 28, New England 22Detroit 52, Jacksonville 6Pittsburgh 18, Baltimore 16Seattle 20, San Francisco 17Buffalo 30, Kansas City 21Denver 38, Atlanta 6LA Chargers 34, Cincinnati 27

Monday's Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

By TODD MOORE Barton Sports Info

A turnover leading to a 9-2 start to Friday's third quarter sparked the Barton Community College women's basketball team to a 76-60 victory hosting Redlands Community College in the weekend's Best Western/Booster Club Classic.

Leading by five at the halftime break,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/simpson_brittany_jg44">Brittany Simpson</a>'s steal leading to a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/donanu_regina_yoh6">Regina Donanu</a>&nbsp;jumper &nbsp;to begin the frame with another turning into her transition layup starting the fourth quarter helped Barton roll to a 45-point point second half outburst cruising to the victory.

Barton improves to 3-2 on the year while handing Redlands their first loss in four outings. The Cougars picked up another win Saturday, downing Kansas Wesleyan's JV squad 98-42. The Coyotes played the early game on Friday, experiencing an 85-54 defeat to the top ranked Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College.&nbsp;

<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/onugha_vivian_7u24">Vivian Onugha</a>&nbsp;dished out a game high four assists to go along with a monster double-double performance of 17 points and a career high 20 rebounds in tying for the 7th most boards in program history.&nbsp; Grabbing 8 on the offensive glass, Onugha's 12 defensive boards along with Simpson's seven and Donanu's six helped keep Redlands from any second half, second chance points.

In addition to the rebounds, Simpson added 7 points with 3 assists and game high 4 steals while Donanu contributed 11 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals coming off the bench.

<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/eck_alaina_m8sz">Alaina Eck</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/smith_macie_q6c0">Macie Smith</a>&nbsp;each drained a pair of triples, Eck finishing with 15 points and 6 rebounds with Smith contributing 12 points.

<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/delisle_charolette_io5m">Charolette Delisle</a>&nbsp;posted a new career high of 10 points including a pair of And-1 opportunities with&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/hall_keyona_qz08">Keyona Hall</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/borissova_emilia_wcy9">Emilia Borissova</a>&nbsp;adding a pair of perfect free throw tosses helping Barton to a plus-5 point differential from the bench production. &nbsp;

Redlands was led in scoring by Mykyla Allen and Ellie Willard each scoring 13 points.

After shooting just 23% in the opening ten minutes, Barton shot over 44% in each of the remaining three quarters including 50% in the third frame to double up the Cougars of Redlands.&nbsp; The lead increased to 20 points with 3:05 remaining as Smith and Eck triples sparked a 12-2 stretch sealing the victory.

<figure>
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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoA turnover leading to a 9-2 start to Friday's third quarter sparked the Barton Community College women's basketball team to a 76-60 victory hosting Redlands Community College in the weekend's Best Western/Booster Club Classic.Leading by five at the halftime break,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/simpson_brittany_jg44">Brittany Simpson</a>'s steal leading to a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/donanu_regina_yoh6">Regina Donanu</a>&nbsp;jumper &nbsp;to begin the frame with another turning into her transition layup starting the fourth quarter helped Barton roll to a 45-point point second half outburst cruising to the victory.Barton improves to 3-2 on the year while handing Redlands their first loss in four outings. The Cougars picked up another win Saturday, downing Kansas Wesleyan's JV squad 98-42. The Coyotes played the early game on Friday, experiencing an 85-54 defeat to the top ranked Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/onugha_vivian_7u24">Vivian Onugha</a>&nbsp;dished out a game high four assists to go along with a monster double-double performance of 17 points and a career high 20 rebounds in tying for the 7th most boards in program history.&nbsp; Grabbing 8 on the offensive glass, Onugha's 12 defensive boards along with Simpson's seven and Donanu's six helped keep Redlands from any second half, second chance points.In addition to the rebounds, Simpson added 7 points with 3 assists and game high 4 steals while Donanu contributed 11 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals coming off the bench.<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/eck_alaina_m8sz">Alaina Eck</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/smith_macie_q6c0">Macie Smith</a>&nbsp;each drained a pair of triples, Eck finishing with 15 points and 6 rebounds with Smith contributing 12 points.<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/delisle_charolette_io5m">Charolette Delisle</a>&nbsp;posted a new career high of 10 points including a pair of And-1 opportunities with&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/hall_keyona_qz08">Keyona Hall</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/borissova_emilia_wcy9">Emilia Borissova</a>&nbsp;adding a pair of perfect free throw tosses helping Barton to a plus-5 point differential from the bench production. &nbsp;Redlands was led in scoring by Mykyla Allen and Ellie Willard each scoring 13 points.After shooting just 23% in the opening ten minutes, Barton shot over 44% in each of the remaining three quarters including 50% in the third frame to double up the Cougars of Redlands.&nbsp; The lead increased to 20 points with 3:05 remaining as Smith and Eck triples sparked a 12-2 stretch sealing the victory.

Third quarter surge sparks Barton women to 76-60 victory over Redlands

Bolstered by the career high performance from&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/moss_brent_th5a">Brent Moss</a>, the 2nd ranked Barton Community College men's basketball team found itself in a dogfight Friday evening in holding on for a 75-72 victory over Northern Oklahoma College-Enid capping day one of the Best Western/Booster Club Classic.

Improving to 4-0, Barton concluded the Classic Saturday with a 96-53 win over Harry S. Truman College while NOC-Enid, who drops to 4-2 on the year, take on 15th ranked Hutchinson Community College in the 3:00 p.m. contest.&nbsp; The Blue Dragons rebounded from a Wednesday home loss to trounce Truman in the earlier contest 98-59.

Moss put together two solid halves to post personal bests of 27 points and 15 rebounds, none larger than securing the rebound from NOC-Enid's go-ahead attempt with 1:24 left before sinking a pair of pressure free throws after grabbing two of his eight offensive rebounds sixteen seconds later completing his 7-of-8 shooting from the stripe.

Neither team held a lead larger than eight points, NOC-Enid posting a seven point advantage six minutes into the contest with Barton's largest of eight points coming 74-seconds out of the halftime locker room.

Barton's statistical difference came at the free throw line as the Cougars pounded inside resulting in sinking 30-of-35 tosses to offset the minus-15 points from the Jets' 10-of-28 shooting from long range.

<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/sanogo_modibo_knhy">Modibo Sanogo</a>'s inside presence resulted in six trips to the stripe, sinking 10-of-12 on the way to a season high 16 points while grabbing 3 of his 5 rebounds from the offensive glass.

<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/kindell_keandre_xyju">Keandre Kindell</a>&nbsp;silently stuffed the stat sheet going 8-for-8 from the line towards his 12 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, dishing out a game high 7 assists, and provided countless big moment plays including a baseline jumper with 2:25 left pushing Barton's lead to three.

Four Jets reached double figures in being led by Oryne Stewart's 4-of-8 long distance shooting off the bench for 18 points.&nbsp; Dontrell Yearby and Jordan England added 11 points while Nate Brown contributed 10 points.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1731867870540.jpeg" alt="Modibo Sanogo" />
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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoBolstered by the career high performance from&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/moss_brent_th5a">Brent Moss</a>, the 2nd ranked Barton Community College men's basketball team found itself in a dogfight Friday evening in holding on for a 75-72 victory over Northern Oklahoma College-Enid capping day one of the Best Western/Booster Club Classic.Improving to 4-0, Barton concluded the Classic Saturday with a 96-53 win over Harry S. Truman College while NOC-Enid, who drops to 4-2 on the year, take on 15th ranked Hutchinson Community College in the 3:00 p.m. contest.&nbsp; The Blue Dragons rebounded from a Wednesday home loss to trounce Truman in the earlier contest 98-59.Moss put together two solid halves to post personal bests of 27 points and 15 rebounds, none larger than securing the rebound from NOC-Enid's go-ahead attempt with 1:24 left before sinking a pair of pressure free throws after grabbing two of his eight offensive rebounds sixteen seconds later completing his 7-of-8 shooting from the stripe.Neither team held a lead larger than eight points, NOC-Enid posting a seven point advantage six minutes into the contest with Barton's largest of eight points coming 74-seconds out of the halftime locker room.Barton's statistical difference came at the free throw line as the Cougars pounded inside resulting in sinking 30-of-35 tosses to offset the minus-15 points from the Jets' 10-of-28 shooting from long range.<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/sanogo_modibo_knhy">Modibo Sanogo</a>'s inside presence resulted in six trips to the stripe, sinking 10-of-12 on the way to a season high 16 points while grabbing 3 of his 5 rebounds from the offensive glass.<a target="_blank" href="http://bartoncc.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/kindell_keandre_xyju">Keandre Kindell</a>&nbsp;silently stuffed the stat sheet going 8-for-8 from the line towards his 12 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, dishing out a game high 7 assists, and provided countless big moment plays including a baseline jumper with 2:25 left pushing Barton's lead to three.Four Jets reached double figures in being led by Oryne Stewart's 4-of-8 long distance shooting off the bench for 18 points.&nbsp; Dontrell Yearby and Jordan England added 11 points while Nate Brown contributed 10 points.

Moss' career high night helps No. 2 Barton men hold off NOC-Enid in nailbiter

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season.

The Jayhawks (4-6, 3-4 Big 12) beat ranked opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time in school history. Neal surpassed 4,000 yards rushing in his career, finishing with 52 yards on the ground.

Jake Retzlaff threw for 192 yards for BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 6 College Football Playoffs). LJ Martin ran for 76 yards for the Cougars , who were held to a field goal in the second half.

Trailing 13-10 entering the fourth quarter, Kansas went ahead on Neal's 3-yard run.

Daniels quick-kicked on fourth-and-14 at the BYU 36 but, when Jakob Robinson dove to secure the ball, it squirted out of his arms. Quentin Skinner pounced on the loose ball at the 3 to set up the go-ahead score.

BYU drove to the Kansas 15 with two minutes left. The Cougars turned it over on downs when Chase Roberts was tackled 3 yards short of a first down with 46 seconds left.

Kansas: The Jayhawks took care of the ball and made smart decisions against an opportunistic BYU defense that ultimately forced only one turnover.

BYU: A turnover prevented a potential go-ahead score before halftime. A second one led to a late Kansas lead.

<figure>
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 </figure>PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season.The Jayhawks (4-6, 3-4 Big 12) beat ranked opponents in back-to-back weeks for the first time in school history. Neal surpassed 4,000 yards rushing in his career, finishing with 52 yards on the ground.Jake Retzlaff threw for 192 yards for BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 6 College Football Playoffs). LJ Martin ran for 76 yards for the Cougars , who were held to a field goal in the second half.Trailing 13-10 entering the fourth quarter, Kansas went ahead on Neal's 3-yard run.Daniels quick-kicked on fourth-and-14 at the BYU 36 but, when Jakob Robinson dove to secure the ball, it squirted out of his arms. Quentin Skinner pounced on the loose ball at the 3 to set up the go-ahead score.BYU drove to the Kansas 15 with two minutes left. The Cougars turned it over on downs when Chase Roberts was tackled 3 yards short of a first down with 46 seconds left.<h2>Takeaways</h2>Kansas: The Jayhawks took care of the ball and made smart decisions against an opportunistic BYU defense that ultimately forced only one turnover.BYU: A turnover prevented a potential go-ahead score before halftime. A second one led to a late Kansas lead.<h2>Poll implications</h2>BYU will likely drop out of the Top 10.<h2>Up next</h2>Kansas: Hosts Colorado on Saturday.BYU: At Arizona State on Saturday.

Kansas upsets No. 7 BYU 17-13, handing the Cougars their first loss of the season

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, Jordyn Tyson had 12 catches for 176 yards and two of the scores, and Arizona State held off No. 20 Kansas State 24-14 on Saturday night in the Sun Devils' first trip to their new Big 12 rival.

Cam Skattebo returned from an injury to run for 73 yards, and the Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2) built a 21-0 halftime lead, before Kenny Dillingham's team held on for a third straight win to remain in contention for the Big 12 championship game.

“Everybody keeps saying, 'Oh, there's a reason they're winning and it's not because they're good,'” Dillingham said. “That has to bother you. This is the first week I really dove into that. I was pulling things out to show the guys for motivation this week. We really dove into people not believing in the football team, and not believing in the guys, and I think they responded."

Avery Johnson threw for 258 yards with two interceptions and a touchdown run for Kansas State (7-3, 4-3, No. 16 CFP), which had been 4-0 at home this season and 15-3 over the past three. D.J. Giddens ran for 133 yards and Joe Jackson had a TD run.

“I told the guys, “I'm going to take ownership of this on my own,'” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. ”The whole program is on me. I didn't do a good enough job with the game plan. I didn't do a good enough job with the players."

The bumbling Wildcats, who turned the ball over three times and failed to get the snap down on two field-goal tries, sure didn't look like a conference title contender that had last week off to prepare for the Sun Devils.

Johnson was picked off on the second play of the game, and Arizona State marched 49 yards with Leavitt hitting Tyson for the touchdown. On the next series, Dylan Edwards and Giddens were stuffed on consecutive carries, giving the Sun Devils the ball back on downs. And on the Wildcats' third series, Jayce Brown fumbled the ball away after a catch.

“Props to our defense for creating takeaways and putting us in a situation where we didn't have to go the length of the field,” Leavitt said. “We just executed on offense.”

Indeed, Arizona State capitalized on all the mistakes. Leavitt found Tyson for the second time from 30 yards out for a 14-0 lead, then hit wide open Chamon Metayer from 16 yards out to make it 21-0 early in the second quarter.

“Momentum is a real thing,” Sun Devils defensive back Xavier Alford said. “We wanted to come in here and make it our place.”

The cacophony of errors continued for the Wildcats: They had a 67-yard TD reception negated when offensive lineman Andrew Leingang blocked too far downfield. Johnson overthrew wide open Ty Bowman on a would-be 69-yard connection. And with first-and-goal at the Arizona State 5, they not only failed to get into the end zone but fumbled away the field-goal snap.

Arizona State headed to halftime serenaded by the sound of Kansas State fans booing their own team.

The Wildcats tried to rally late, beginning with Johnson's touchdown with 2:51 left in the third quarter. They got the ball back and needed just 1:19 to score again and get the 2-point conversion. But the Sun Devils picked up a couple of first downs on their next possession, running enough clock to make Kansas State's comeback bid nearly impossible.

The Wildcats muffed one last field-goal try with just over 2 minutes left that would have made it a one-possession game.

“We're big on clock management. We're big on winning the details of the game,” Dillingham said over the thumping music of the visiting locker room. “When you talk about winning against good football teams, you have to talk about winning the margins.”

Arizona State was picked to finish last in the Big 12 but is very much alive in the title chase. The Sun Devils face seventh-ranked BYU, which along with No. 18 Colorado is ahead of them in the standings, at home next week.

Kansas State's Big 12 title chances essentially ended thanks to two straight dismal halves. The Wildcats allowed Houston to rally from a 19-10 second-half deficit in a 24-19 loss, then dug a first-half hole Saturday night that was far too deep.

Arizona State has a showdown with BYU on Saturday.

Kansas State plays its home finale Saturday against Cincinnati.

<figure>
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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, Jordyn Tyson had 12 catches for 176 yards and two of the scores, and Arizona State held off No. 20 Kansas State 24-14 on Saturday night in the Sun Devils' first trip to their new Big 12 rival.Cam Skattebo returned from an injury to run for 73 yards, and the Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2) built a 21-0 halftime lead, before Kenny Dillingham's team held on for a third straight win to remain in contention for the Big 12 championship game.“Everybody keeps saying, 'Oh, there's a reason they're winning and it's not because they're good,'” Dillingham said. “That has to bother you. This is the first week I really dove into that. I was pulling things out to show the guys for motivation this week. We really dove into people not believing in the football team, and not believing in the guys, and I think they responded."Avery Johnson threw for 258 yards with two interceptions and a touchdown run for Kansas State (7-3, 4-3, No. 16 CFP), which had been 4-0 at home this season and 15-3 over the past three. D.J. Giddens ran for 133 yards and Joe Jackson had a TD run.“I told the guys, “I'm going to take ownership of this on my own,'” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. ”The whole program is on me. I didn't do a good enough job with the game plan. I didn't do a good enough job with the players."The bumbling Wildcats, who turned the ball over three times and failed to get the snap down on two field-goal tries, sure didn't look like a conference title contender that had last week off to prepare for the Sun Devils.Johnson was picked off on the second play of the game, and Arizona State marched 49 yards with Leavitt hitting Tyson for the touchdown. On the next series, Dylan Edwards and Giddens were stuffed on consecutive carries, giving the Sun Devils the ball back on downs. And on the Wildcats' third series, Jayce Brown fumbled the ball away after a catch.“Props to our defense for creating takeaways and putting us in a situation where we didn't have to go the length of the field,” Leavitt said. “We just executed on offense.”Indeed, Arizona State capitalized on all the mistakes. Leavitt found Tyson for the second time from 30 yards out for a 14-0 lead, then hit wide open Chamon Metayer from 16 yards out to make it 21-0 early in the second quarter.“Momentum is a real thing,” Sun Devils defensive back Xavier Alford said. “We wanted to come in here and make it our place.”The cacophony of errors continued for the Wildcats: They had a 67-yard TD reception negated when offensive lineman Andrew Leingang blocked too far downfield. Johnson overthrew wide open Ty Bowman on a would-be 69-yard connection. And with first-and-goal at the Arizona State 5, they not only failed to get into the end zone but fumbled away the field-goal snap.Arizona State headed to halftime serenaded by the sound of Kansas State fans booing their own team.The Wildcats tried to rally late, beginning with Johnson's touchdown with 2:51 left in the third quarter. They got the ball back and needed just 1:19 to score again and get the 2-point conversion. But the Sun Devils picked up a couple of first downs on their next possession, running enough clock to make Kansas State's comeback bid nearly impossible.The Wildcats muffed one last field-goal try with just over 2 minutes left that would have made it a one-possession game.“We're big on clock management. We're big on winning the details of the game,” Dillingham said over the thumping music of the visiting locker room. “When you talk about winning against good football teams, you have to talk about winning the margins.”<h2>The Takeaway</h2>Arizona State was picked to finish last in the Big 12 but is very much alive in the title chase. The Sun Devils face seventh-ranked BYU, which along with No. 18 Colorado is ahead of them in the standings, at home next week.Kansas State's Big 12 title chances essentially ended thanks to two straight dismal halves. The Wildcats allowed Houston to rally from a 19-10 second-half deficit in a 24-19 loss, then dug a first-half hole Saturday night that was far too deep.<h2>Up Next</h2>Arizona State has a showdown with BYU on Saturday.Kansas State plays its home finale Saturday against Cincinnati.

Arizona State holds on to beat No. 20 Kansas State 24-14 

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DALLAS(AP)— Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power, has died. He was 82.

USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died Friday. No cause of death was given.

Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the U.S. and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.

“A big impact and influence on my life,” Comaneci, who was just 14 when Karolyi coached her to gold for Romania at the 1976 Montreal Olympics,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCc1ex3pJWU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank">posted on Instagram</a>.

The Karolyis defected to the United States in 1981 and over the next 30-plus years became a guiding force in American gymnastics, though not without controversy. Bela helped guide Retton — all of 16 — to the Olympic all-around title at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and memorably helped an injured Kerri Strug off the floor at the 1996 Games in Atlanta after Strug’s vault secured the team gold for the Americans.

Karolyi briefly became the national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics women’s elite program in 1999 and incorporated a semi-centralized system that eventually turned the Americans into the sport’s gold standard. It did not come without a cost. He was pushed out after the 2000 Olympics after several athletes spoke out about his tactics.

It would not be the last time Karolyi was accused of grandstanding and pushing his athletes too far physically and mentally.

During the height of the Larry Nassar scandal in the late 2010s — when the disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor was effectively given a life sentence after pleading guilty&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-news-ap-top-news-lansing-in-state-wire-north-america-de31f08ab1fe435c88129d64bd1fbee4">to sexually assaulting gymnasts and other athletes</a>&nbsp;with his hands under the guise of medical treatment — over a dozen former gymnasts came forward saying the Karolyis were part of a system&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/0c67e962d7524c87a865d3c468bdd521">that created an oppressive culture</a>&nbsp;that allowed Nassar’s behavior to run unchecked for years.

Still, some of Karolyi’s most famous students were always among his staunchest defenders. When Strug got married, she and Karolyi took a photo recreating their famous scene from the 1996 Olympics, when he carried her onto the medals podium after she vaulted on a badly sprained ankle.

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Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who trained multiple Olympic gold medalists has died

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The boos from a crowd wanting more action were growing again when Jake Paul dropped his gloves before the final bell, and bowed toward 58-year-old Mike Tyson.

Paying homage to one of the biggest names in boxing history didn't do much for the fans that filled the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys on Friday night.

Paul won an eight-round unanimous decision over Tyson as the hits didn't match the hype in a fight between the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer and the former heavyweight champion in his first sanctioned pro bout in almost 20 years.

All the hate from the pre-fight buildup was gone, replaced by boos from bewildered fans hoping for more from a fight that drew plenty of questions about its legitimacy long beforehand.

The fight wasn't close on the judge's cards, with one giving Paul an 80-72 edge and the other two calling it 79-73.

“Let’s give it up for Mike,” Paul said in the ring, not getting much response from a crowd that started filing out before the decision was announced. “He’s the greatest to ever do it. I look up to him. I’m inspired by him.”

Tyson came after Paul immediately after the opening bell and landed a couple of quick punches but didn't try much else the rest of the way.

Even fewer rounds than the normal 10 or 12 and two-minute rounds instead of three, along with heavier gloves designed to lessen the power of punches, couldn't do much to generate action.

Paul was more aggressive after the quick burst from Tyson in the opening seconds, but the punching wasn't very efficient. There were quite a few wild swings and misses.

“I was trying to hurt him a little bit,” said Paul, who improved to 11-1. “I was scared he was going to hurt me. I was trying to hurt him. I did my best. I did my best.”

Tyson mostly sat back and waited for Paul to come to him, with a few exceptions. It was quite the contrast to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/katie-taylor-amanda-serrano-fight-a65985c40c86c45546ffe2060b0f70eb">the co-main event</a>, another slugfest between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano in which Taylor kept her undisputed super lightweight championship with another disputed decision.

Paul said he eased up starting about the third round because he thought Tyson was tired and vulnerable.

“I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn't want to hurt somebody that didn't need to be hurt,” Paul said.

It was the first sanctioned fight since 2005 for Tyson, who fought Roy Jones Jr. in a much more entertaining exhibition in 2020. Paul started fighting a little more than four years ago.

“I didn’t prove nothing to anybody, only to myself,” Tyson said when asked what it meant to complete the fight. “I'm not one of those guys that looks to please the world. I'm just happy with what I can do.”

The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 but&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-tyson-postponed-jake-paul-7383b668be4a94f5e6fe9037a84be87c">had to be postponed</a>&nbsp;when Tyson was treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight. His record is now 50-7 with 44 knockouts.

Tyson slapped Paul on the face during the weigh-in a night before the fight, and they traded insults in several of the hype events, before and after the postponement.

The hate was long gone by the end of the anticlimactic fight.

“I have so much respect for him,” Paul said. “That violence, war thing between us, like after he slapped me, I wanted to be aggressive and take him down and knock him out and all that stuff. That kind of went away as the rounds went on.”

The fight set a Texas record for combat sports with a gate of nearly $18 million, according to organizers, and Netflix had problems with the feed in the streaming platform's first live combat sports event. Netflix has more than 280 million subscribers globally.

“This is the biggest event,” Paul said. “Over 120 million people on Netflix. We crashed the site.”

Among the celebrities were basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal and former NFL star Rob Gronkowski, along with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, two foes with Tyson's heyday, greeted him in his locker room before the fight.

Tyson infamously bit Holyfield on the ear in a 1997 bout, and appeared to have one of his gloves in his mouth several times during the Paul bout. He was asked if he had problem with his mouthpiece.

“I have a habit of biting my gloves,” Tyson said. “I have a biting fixation.”

“I've heard about that,” the interview responded.

Mario Barrios retained the WBC welterweight title in a draw with Abel Ramos on the undercard. Barrios was in control early before Ramos dominated the middle rounds. Each had a knockdown in the 12-round bout.

It was the first fight for the 29-year-old Barrios since he was appointed the WBC welterweight champ when Terence Crawford started the process of moving up from the 147-pound class.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The boos from a crowd wanting more action were growing again when Jake Paul dropped his gloves before the final bell, and bowed toward 58-year-old Mike Tyson.Paying homage to one of the biggest names in boxing history didn't do much for the fans that filled the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys on Friday night.Paul won an eight-round unanimous decision over Tyson as the hits didn't match the hype in a fight between the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer and the former heavyweight champion in his first sanctioned pro bout in almost 20 years.All the hate from the pre-fight buildup was gone, replaced by boos from bewildered fans hoping for more from a fight that drew plenty of questions about its legitimacy long beforehand.The fight wasn't close on the judge's cards, with one giving Paul an 80-72 edge and the other two calling it 79-73.“Let’s give it up for Mike,” Paul said in the ring, not getting much response from a crowd that started filing out before the decision was announced. “He’s the greatest to ever do it. I look up to him. I’m inspired by him.”Tyson came after Paul immediately after the opening bell and landed a couple of quick punches but didn't try much else the rest of the way.Even fewer rounds than the normal 10 or 12 and two-minute rounds instead of three, along with heavier gloves designed to lessen the power of punches, couldn't do much to generate action.Paul was more aggressive after the quick burst from Tyson in the opening seconds, but the punching wasn't very efficient. There were quite a few wild swings and misses.“I was trying to hurt him a little bit,” said Paul, who improved to 11-1. “I was scared he was going to hurt me. I was trying to hurt him. I did my best. I did my best.”Tyson mostly sat back and waited for Paul to come to him, with a few exceptions. It was quite the contrast to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/katie-taylor-amanda-serrano-fight-a65985c40c86c45546ffe2060b0f70eb">the co-main event</a>, another slugfest between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano in which Taylor kept her undisputed super lightweight championship with another disputed decision.Paul said he eased up starting about the third round because he thought Tyson was tired and vulnerable.“I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn't want to hurt somebody that didn't need to be hurt,” Paul said.It was the first sanctioned fight since 2005 for Tyson, who fought Roy Jones Jr. in a much more entertaining exhibition in 2020. Paul started fighting a little more than four years ago.“I didn’t prove nothing to anybody, only to myself,” Tyson said when asked what it meant to complete the fight. “I'm not one of those guys that looks to please the world. I'm just happy with what I can do.”The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 but&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-tyson-postponed-jake-paul-7383b668be4a94f5e6fe9037a84be87c">had to be postponed</a>&nbsp;when Tyson was treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight. His record is now 50-7 with 44 knockouts.Tyson slapped Paul on the face during the weigh-in a night before the fight, and they traded insults in several of the hype events, before and after the postponement.The hate was long gone by the end of the anticlimactic fight.“I have so much respect for him,” Paul said. “That violence, war thing between us, like after he slapped me, I wanted to be aggressive and take him down and knock him out and all that stuff. That kind of went away as the rounds went on.”The fight set a Texas record for combat sports with a gate of nearly $18 million, according to organizers, and Netflix had problems with the feed in the streaming platform's first live combat sports event. Netflix has more than 280 million subscribers globally.“This is the biggest event,” Paul said. “Over 120 million people on Netflix. We crashed the site.”Among the celebrities were basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal and former NFL star Rob Gronkowski, along with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, two foes with Tyson's heyday, greeted him in his locker room before the fight.Tyson infamously bit Holyfield on the ear in a 1997 bout, and appeared to have one of his gloves in his mouth several times during the Paul bout. He was asked if he had problem with his mouthpiece.“I have a habit of biting my gloves,” Tyson said. “I have a biting fixation.”“I've heard about that,” the interview responded.Mario Barrios retained the WBC welterweight title in a draw with Abel Ramos on the undercard. Barrios was in control early before Ramos dominated the middle rounds. Each had a knockdown in the 12-round bout.It was the first fight for the 29-year-old Barrios since he was appointed the WBC welterweight champ when Terence Crawford started the process of moving up from the 147-pound class.

Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don't match the hype

Barton Men 75 Northern Oklahoma College - Enid 72; Barton Women 76 Redlands 60

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Class 5A West Hays 28, Hutchinson 0 Goddard Eisenhower 44, Topeka Seaman 14 East St. Thomas Aquinas 23, Mill Valley 22 St. James Academy 45, Blue Valley North 6 CLASS 2A West Southeast of Saline 30, Hoisington 8 Beloit 19, Garden Plain 0 East Council Grove 31, Humboldt 8 Nemaha Central 33, Osage City 27 CLASS 1A West Conway Springs 35, Plainville 6 Valley Heights 37, Medicine Lodge 22 East Rossville 42, Jackson Heights 38 Centralia 46, St. Mary’s Colgan 14

8-MAN DI West South Central 60, Hill City 12 Hoxie 40, Wichita County 30 East Central Plains 38, Little River 32 Clifton-Clyde 46, Madison 0

8-MAN DII West Victoria 70, Hutchinson Central Christian 28 Dighton 44, Hodgeman County 22 Frankfort 46, Burlingame 38 Axtell 54, Osborne 8

6-MAN West Golden Plains 45, South Barber 38 Weskan 57, Ingalls 12 East Tescott 26, Peabody-Burns 13 Cunningham 52, Otis-Bison 6

CLASS 3A West Andale 52, Cheney 14 Holcomb 10, Scott City 7 East Wellsville 35, Prairie View 14 Topeka Hayden 56, Perry-Lecompton 6

CLASS 4A &nbsp;West Buhler 28, Wamego 14 Andover Central 58, Wellington 13 East Tonganoxie 21, Lansing 7 Bishop Miege 37, Chanute 13

Class 6A West Derby 63, Wichita East 28 Manhattan 49, Wichita Northwest 28 East Gardner Edgerton 44, Blue Valley Northwest 29 Blue Valley West 35, Shawnee Mission Northwest 20

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High school football scores - Sectional round

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Southeast Saline 30 Hoisington 8

Sunflower Sports Solutions Conor Nicholl previews all the Friday Sectional round playoff games including Hoisington at Southeast of Saline, Central Plains at Little River, and Cunningham at Otis-Bison.

- Barton Men's basketball coach Jeremy Coombs previews the Cougars Friday and Saturday matchups in this weekend's Best Western Angus Inn-Barton Cougar Booster Club Classic.

-&nbsp;Former Great Bend High standout and Newman University Hall of Famer Rubi Spray talks about her transition to running marathons.

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MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp; K-State used an efficient night from preseason All-American Ayoka Lee on Thursday night to throttle Creighton, 86-68, at Bramlage Coliseum.

The Wildcats have scored 80 or more points in the first three games of a season for the first time since 2004-05.

Lee led all scorers with 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting in just under 16 minutes of action. The fifth-year senior from Byron, Minnesota, is just 13 points from moving past Nicole Ohlde into second in program history for career points.

Joining Lee in double figures on Thursday evening were seniors Temira Poindexter and Serena Sundell with 12 points each, while senior Kennedy Taylor came off the bench to add 10 points and six rebounds.

Sundell approached a triple-double, as she filled the stat sheet with eight assist and seven rebounds.

Defensively, the K-State held the nation’s top scorer, Lauren Jensen at 27.5 points per game, to just nine points on 4-of-11 shooting.

- K-State (3-0) took control of the first quarter with a 12-5 run to build a 22-9 advantage at the end of the opening frame. Lee scored eight points in the opening quarter, while Jaelyn Glenn buried a pair of three-pointers.

- The Wildcats extended its lead to 18, 29-11, with 6:13 remaining in the second quarter. Poindexter started a 7-0 run with a layup with 8:17 to play. Lee followed with an old-fashioned three-point play and then added a layup.

- After K-State built its lead to 19 twice in the final two and a half minutes, Creighton (1-2) closed to within 16, 39-23, at halftime.

- The Bluejays cut the K-State lead to 13, 42-29, in the opening stages of the third quarter. The Wildcats battled back with a 6-0 burst to increase the lead back to 19, 48-29, and force a Creighton timeout with 7:01 left in the third.

- K-State would outscore Creighton in the third quarter, 29-23, as the Wildcats shot a season-best 73.3 percent from the field in the third frame. Sundell popped for 10 points in the stanza including eight of K-State’s final 13 points in the frame.

- Despite Lee scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter, the Bluejays would capture the final quarter, 22-18, to bring the final margin to 18.

- K-State shot a season-best 53.7 percent (36-of-67) from the field, which included a season-best from 3-point range of 43.8 percent (7-of-16).

- The Wildcats equaled their season-high with 24 assists and committed just eight turnovers.

- Creighton would shoot 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the field, boosted by a pair of efforts over 45.0 percent in the second half.

- K-State leads the series with Creighton, 16-5. The Wildcats are 20-11 against current members of the Big East Conference.

- K-State is 399-156 (.719) in its 37-season history inside Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats own a 232-30 (.885) record against non-conference opponents inside Bramlage.

- K-State owns a record of 251-95 (.725) as an AP ranked team. K-State is 14-5 (.737) all-time when ranked 10th in the nation.

- K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 647-370 (.636) in his 33 seasons as a head coach, including a mark of 193-135 (.588) in his 11 seasons at K-State. Mittie is 403-113 (.781) in games played in his home venue, including a 129-48 (.729) mark in Bramlage Coliseum.

- The Wildcats are 163-54 (.751) in games played in the month of November, including wins in 51 of its last 62 games in the month. Under Mittie, K-State is 49-11 (.817) in games during the 11th&nbsp;month.

- K-State's starting five consisted of guards: Zyanna Walker, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell; forward Temira Poindexter and center Ayoka Lee. This was the second time this lineup has started this season. This was the 116th&nbsp;career start for Lee, the 106th career start for Sundell, the 102nd career start for Jaelyn Glenn, the 90th&nbsp;career collegiate start and third at K-State for Poindexter and the third career start for Walker. With her 116th&nbsp;career start at K-State, Lee ties Laurie Koehn (2001-05) and Peyton Williams (2016-20) for 10th&nbsp;in program history for career starts.

- The Wildcats held a 39-23 lead at halftime on Thursday. Under Mittie, K-State is 153-19 (.890) when leading at halftime. The Wildcats have led at the half in all three games this season.

- K-State has scored 20-or more points in a quarter seven times this season. Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, the Wildcats are 135-62 (.685) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter of a game.

- K-State shot 50.0 percent or better in a quarter twice on Thursday night (first and third frames). The Wildcats have six quarters of 50.0 percent or better shooting this season.

- The Wildcats handed out 24 assists on Thursday. The 24 assists tied its season-high (Green Bay, Nov. 4, 2024). Over the last 17 seasons, K-State is 95-8 (.922) when handing out 20 or more assists in a game.

- K-State pulled in 42 rebounds on Thursday to outrebound Creighton (42-30). Over the last four seasons, K-State is 45-3 (.938) when holding the advantage on the glass.

- Lee needs 13 points to pass Nicole Ohlde (2000-04; 2,241 points) for second in school history for career points. Lee’s career point total stands at 2,229 and trails Nicole Ohlde (2000-04; 2,241) for second on the K-State career scoring list.

- Lee tallied her 53rd&nbsp;career game with 20 or more points. Lee recorded her 106th career game with 10 or more points. Lee has scored in every game of her career (116 games).

- Lee hauled in three rebounds on Thursday. Lee’s career total for rebounds stands at 1,125, improving upon her own school record for career rebounds. Lee is eighth in Big 12 history for career rebounds.

- Lee has shot 50.0 percent or better from the field in 79 career games. With her 13 made field goals on Thursday, Lee joined Ohlde as the only two players in program history with 900 or more career field goals made. Lee has now made 10 or more field goals in a game 31 times in her career.

- Lee improved her career blocked shot total to 313, improving upon her school record for career blocked shots. Lee ranks fifth all-time in Big 12 history for career blocked shots.

- Sundell notched her 73rd career game with 10 or more points. Sundell owns 1,293 career points and remains in 21st on the K-State career scoring list.

- Sundell’s eight assists on Thursday improved her career total to 566 and moved into third in school history for career assists, passing Mary Jo Miller (1988-92; 562). This was her 67th&nbsp;career game with five or more assists.

- Sundell pulled in seven rebounds on Thursday. This was her 42nd career game with five or more rebounds.

- Glenn made two 3-pointers on Thursday. This was her 50th career game with two or more connections from long range. She needs four connections to move into sole possession of 10th on the K-State career 3-point field goals made list.

- Poindexter tallied her 83rd career game with 10 or more points. She improved her collegiate point total to 1,621.

- Taylor registered her 46th&nbsp;career game with 10 or more points and her third at K-State.

- Taylor hauled in six rebounds on Thursday, her 56th&nbsp;career game with five or more rebounds.

- Taryn Sides pulled in five rebounds on Thursday, her fifth career game with five or more rebounds.

- Sides connected on two 3-point field goals on Thursday, equaling her season-high and marking her 10th&nbsp;career game with two or more connections from long range.

- Zyanna Walker owns 13 career games with two or more steals.

- Jaelyn Glenn dished out three assists. She needs 11 assists to move into 25th&nbsp;on the K-State career assists list.

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;–&nbsp; K-State used an efficient night from preseason All-American Ayoka Lee on Thursday night to throttle Creighton, 86-68, at Bramlage Coliseum.The Wildcats have scored 80 or more points in the first three games of a season for the first time since 2004-05.Lee led all scorers with 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting in just under 16 minutes of action. The fifth-year senior from Byron, Minnesota, is just 13 points from moving past Nicole Ohlde into second in program history for career points.Joining Lee in double figures on Thursday evening were seniors Temira Poindexter and Serena Sundell with 12 points each, while senior Kennedy Taylor came off the bench to add 10 points and six rebounds.Sundell approached a triple-double, as she filled the stat sheet with eight assist and seven rebounds.Defensively, the K-State held the nation’s top scorer, Lauren Jensen at 27.5 points per game, to just nine points on 4-of-11 shooting.HOW IT HAPPENED- K-State (3-0) took control of the first quarter with a 12-5 run to build a 22-9 advantage at the end of the opening frame. Lee scored eight points in the opening quarter, while Jaelyn Glenn buried a pair of three-pointers.- The Wildcats extended its lead to 18, 29-11, with 6:13 remaining in the second quarter. Poindexter started a 7-0 run with a layup with 8:17 to play. Lee followed with an old-fashioned three-point play and then added a layup.- After K-State built its lead to 19 twice in the final two and a half minutes, Creighton (1-2) closed to within 16, 39-23, at halftime.- The Bluejays cut the K-State lead to 13, 42-29, in the opening stages of the third quarter. The Wildcats battled back with a 6-0 burst to increase the lead back to 19, 48-29, and force a Creighton timeout with 7:01 left in the third.- K-State would outscore Creighton in the third quarter, 29-23, as the Wildcats shot a season-best 73.3 percent from the field in the third frame. Sundell popped for 10 points in the stanza including eight of K-State’s final 13 points in the frame.- Despite Lee scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter, the Bluejays would capture the final quarter, 22-18, to bring the final margin to 18.- K-State shot a season-best 53.7 percent (36-of-67) from the field, which included a season-best from 3-point range of 43.8 percent (7-of-16).- The Wildcats equaled their season-high with 24 assists and committed just eight turnovers.- Creighton would shoot 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the field, boosted by a pair of efforts over 45.0 percent in the second half.QUICK FACTS- K-State leads the series with Creighton, 16-5. The Wildcats are 20-11 against current members of the Big East Conference.- K-State is 399-156 (.719) in its 37-season history inside Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats own a 232-30 (.885) record against non-conference opponents inside Bramlage.- K-State owns a record of 251-95 (.725) as an AP ranked team. K-State is 14-5 (.737) all-time when ranked 10th in the nation.- K-State head coach Jeff Mittie owns a career record of 647-370 (.636) in his 33 seasons as a head coach, including a mark of 193-135 (.588) in his 11 seasons at K-State. Mittie is 403-113 (.781) in games played in his home venue, including a 129-48 (.729) mark in Bramlage Coliseum.- The Wildcats are 163-54 (.751) in games played in the month of November, including wins in 51 of its last 62 games in the month. Under Mittie, K-State is 49-11 (.817) in games during the 11th&nbsp;month.TEAM NOTES- K-State's starting five consisted of guards: Zyanna Walker, Jaelyn Glenn and Serena Sundell; forward Temira Poindexter and center Ayoka Lee. This was the second time this lineup has started this season. This was the 116th&nbsp;career start for Lee, the 106th career start for Sundell, the 102nd career start for Jaelyn Glenn, the 90th&nbsp;career collegiate start and third at K-State for Poindexter and the third career start for Walker. With her 116th&nbsp;career start at K-State, Lee ties Laurie Koehn (2001-05) and Peyton Williams (2016-20) for 10th&nbsp;in program history for career starts.- The Wildcats held a 39-23 lead at halftime on Thursday. Under Mittie, K-State is 153-19 (.890) when leading at halftime. The Wildcats have led at the half in all three games this season.- K-State has scored 20-or more points in a quarter seven times this season. Since the start of the quarter-system in 2015-16, the Wildcats are 135-62 (.685) when scoring 20 or more points in any quarter of a game.- K-State shot 50.0 percent or better in a quarter twice on Thursday night (first and third frames). The Wildcats have six quarters of 50.0 percent or better shooting this season.- The Wildcats handed out 24 assists on Thursday. The 24 assists tied its season-high (Green Bay, Nov. 4, 2024). Over the last 17 seasons, K-State is 95-8 (.922) when handing out 20 or more assists in a game.- K-State pulled in 42 rebounds on Thursday to outrebound Creighton (42-30). Over the last four seasons, K-State is 45-3 (.938) when holding the advantage on the glass.PLAYER NOTES- Lee needs 13 points to pass Nicole Ohlde (2000-04; 2,241 points) for second in school history for career points. Lee’s career point total stands at 2,229 and trails Nicole Ohlde (2000-04; 2,241) for second on the K-State career scoring list.- Lee tallied her 53rd&nbsp;career game with 20 or more points. Lee recorded her 106th career game with 10 or more points. Lee has scored in every game of her career (116 games).- Lee hauled in three rebounds on Thursday. Lee’s career total for rebounds stands at 1,125, improving upon her own school record for career rebounds. Lee is eighth in Big 12 history for career rebounds.- Lee has shot 50.0 percent or better from the field in 79 career games. With her 13 made field goals on Thursday, Lee joined Ohlde as the only two players in program history with 900 or more career field goals made. Lee has now made 10 or more field goals in a game 31 times in her career.- Lee improved her career blocked shot total to 313, improving upon her school record for career blocked shots. Lee ranks fifth all-time in Big 12 history for career blocked shots.- Sundell notched her 73rd career game with 10 or more points. Sundell owns 1,293 career points and remains in 21st on the K-State career scoring list.- Sundell’s eight assists on Thursday improved her career total to 566 and moved into third in school history for career assists, passing Mary Jo Miller (1988-92; 562). This was her 67th&nbsp;career game with five or more assists.- Sundell pulled in seven rebounds on Thursday. This was her 42nd career game with five or more rebounds.- Glenn made two 3-pointers on Thursday. This was her 50th career game with two or more connections from long range. She needs four connections to move into sole possession of 10th on the K-State career 3-point field goals made list.- Poindexter tallied her 83rd career game with 10 or more points. She improved her collegiate point total to 1,621.- Taylor registered her 46th&nbsp;career game with 10 or more points and her third at K-State.- Taylor hauled in six rebounds on Thursday, her 56th&nbsp;career game with five or more rebounds.- Taryn Sides pulled in five rebounds on Thursday, her fifth career game with five or more rebounds.- Sides connected on two 3-point field goals on Thursday, equaling her season-high and marking her 10th&nbsp;career game with two or more connections from long range.- Zyanna Walker owns 13 career games with two or more steals.- Jaelyn Glenn dished out three assists. She needs 11 assists to move into 25th&nbsp;on the K-State career assists list.

Lee, No. 8 K-State women too much for Creighton in 86-68 win

By MIKE COURSON Great Bend Post

The Great Bend Bat Cat connection is working. Great Bend High School senior Carson Umphres had some options when choosing where to continue his baseball career. Utilizing some relationships made while playing for the the Bat Cats this summer, Umphres chose Northeast Texas Community College in Mt. Pleastant, 120 miles east of Dallas.

"When I went down there, I was very impressed with their dorms and their field, along with the coaching staff," Umphres said. "Their field is a nice, natural dirt field and they just put up a brand new outfield fence. The head coach is a very good person; a family-first, Christian guy. And they have an associates in engineering which will be accepted by almost all colleges. With recent Division I baseball rule changes, I knew junior college was going to be best for me. As well as it would better prepare me for a possible career in professional baseball as I have drawn draft attention this year."

The new assistant coach at NTCC is a former Bat Cat who stayed with the Umphres family while playing in Great Bend. Several Bat Cats have played at NTCC.  

Umphres batted .455 as a sophomore for the Panther baseball team. He drove in 25 runs that season with one home run, five triples, and eight doubles. Last season, he drove in 19 runs and batted .415 with two home runs and 13 doubles. Umphres also led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts after going 6-1 with a 2.02 ERA. He struck out nine and held Junction City hitless in five innings in one outing last season.

Great Bend finished last season at 18-9 but came up a just shy of the state tournament. Umphres hopes to change that next spring.

"I am going into this season with higher expectations than ever while also not being worried at all," he said. "We haven’t lost anything we can’t replace and our team chemistry will be better than ever. Obviously, losing in regionals stunk last year but it happens and we have this year to make it count. We definitely have a more versatile team this year with almost all of our players being able to play anywhere. 

"We have been doing offseason workouts and are about to start offseason hitting and pitching. I'm really looking forward to this team this year. One last ride with the kids I’ve grown up playing with really looking to leave a mark on GBHS baseball."

Trent Touchet played at Sam Houston State in college and played in Great Bend during the 2020 Bat Cat season. He spent the last two seasons at Louisiana Tech as a graduate assistant before taking on the assistant coaching job at NTCC. The Eagles posted a 33-24 record in 2024. 

Carson is the son of Chris and Terri Umphres.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1731679093591.jpeg" alt="Great Bend High School senior Carson Umphres, surrounded by parents Terri and Chris Umphres, signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Northeast Texas Community College next year." />
 <figcaption>Great Bend High School senior Carson Umphres, surrounded by parents Terri and Chris Umphres, signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Northeast Texas Community College next year.</figcaption>
 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostThe Great Bend Bat Cat connection is working. Great Bend High School senior Carson Umphres had some options when choosing where to continue his baseball career. Utilizing some relationships made while playing for the the Bat Cats this summer, Umphres chose Northeast Texas Community College in Mt. Pleastant, 120 miles east of Dallas."When I went down there, I was very impressed with their dorms and their field, along with the coaching staff," Umphres said. "Their field is a nice, natural dirt field and they just put up a brand new outfield fence. The head coach is a very good person; a family-first, Christian guy. And they have an associates in engineering which will be accepted by almost all colleges. With recent Division I baseball rule changes, I knew junior college was going to be best for me. As well as it would better prepare me for a possible career in professional baseball as I have drawn draft attention this year."The new assistant coach at NTCC is a former Bat Cat who stayed with the Umphres family while playing in Great Bend. Several Bat Cats have played at NTCC. Umphres batted .455 as a sophomore for the Panther baseball team. He drove in 25 runs that season with one home run, five triples, and eight doubles. Last season, he drove in 19 runs and batted .415 with two home runs and 13 doubles. Umphres also led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts after going 6-1 with a 2.02 ERA. He struck out nine and held Junction City hitless in five innings in one outing last season.Great Bend finished last season at 18-9 but came up a just shy of the state tournament. Umphres hopes to change that next spring."I am going into this season with higher expectations than ever while also not being worried at all," he said. "We haven’t lost anything we can’t replace and our team chemistry will be better than ever. Obviously, losing in regionals stunk last year but it happens and we have this year to make it count. We definitely have a more versatile team this year with almost all of our players being able to play anywhere. "We have been doing offseason workouts and are about to start offseason hitting and pitching. I'm really looking forward to this team this year. One last ride with the kids I’ve grown up playing with really looking to leave a mark on GBHS baseball."Trent Touchet played at Sam Houston State in college and played in Great Bend during the 2020 Bat Cat season. He spent the last two seasons at Louisiana Tech as a graduate assistant before taking on the assistant coaching job at NTCC. The Eagles posted a 33-24 record in 2024. Carson is the son of Chris and Terri Umphres.

Great Bend's Umphres signs to play baseball at Northeast Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Friendship is at the heart of how&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tyson-vs-paul-fight-efae4cab8a8731a938a3da3da54854ea">a fight came together</a>&nbsp;between 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

Friction helped build the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jake-paul-mike-tyson-boxing-d8d6f6f4a02747e2afa93e1a75f8c29b">hype for a bout</a>&nbsp;that is testing the formula for how boxing is delivered to the masses, a first-ever combat sports offering from the streaming platform Netflix rather than pay-per-view or traditional cable.

“I think they’re beloved fans of Mike Tyson,” Paul said, trying to explain the boisterous boos that have greeted him when the two have appeared together in recent months to hype the event.

“And I’m the new kid on the block, the disrupter, loud mouth, polarizing figure,” Paul said. “And I’ve built my career as the heel. Naturally people want to root against me, and that’s great for the sport of boxing.”

Tyson's first sanctioned professional fight in almost 20 years&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-47348cf07fc56edfd74cf3e6f5e0d0e5">is set for Friday night</a>&nbsp;at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. A crowd of at least 60,000 is expected while Netflix offers the bout at no additional cost to more than 280 million subscribers globally.

The 27-year-old Paul is relatively new to the sport, the one-time social media influencer bringing a 10-1 record with seven knockouts mostly against mixed martial artists and journeymen boxers.

Asked about the friendship earlier in the week, Tyson said, “There's no feeling attached.” He proved it by slapping Paul as they faced off following the weigh-in Thursday night.

Tyson appeared to take offense to the way Paul approached him for the faceoff, but didn't bother explaining. “The talk is over,” Tyson, who checked in at 228 pounds, said when one of the hosts tried to ask a question.

“Now it's personal,” Paul screamed into a microphone before storming off the stage. Paul weighed 227 pounds.

Tyson was 50-6 with 44 knockouts when he retired after losing to Kevin McBride in 2005, saying he didn't have anything left to give the sport. He last fought in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. with no fans during the pandemic in 2020.

A fight originally scheduled for July 20 was postponed when Tyson had to be treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight.

Tyson said in a documentary chronicling the preparations for the fight that he lost 26 pounds in the process of recovering.

Promoter Nakisa Bidarian, who co-founded Most Valuable Promotions with Paul, said Tyson was cleared medically weeks ago. Bidarian sidestepped a question of how concerned he was for Tyson's health once he steps in the ring.

"I’m nervous for both men,” Bidarian said. “The reality is Jake’s never been hit by someone like Mike Tyson flush on the chin. And Mike hasn’t fought someone like Jake for a very long time. That’s what makes this interesting.”

Paul said he had a vision for the fight about two years ago and shared it with Tyson because he thought the Hall of Famer would understand — and be interested. It took about that long for the bout to come together.

Tyson appeared agitated at both hype events with fans in the Dallas area, first in the weeks before the originally scheduled fight and again at a news conference two nights before the bout.

He was more reflective in a smaller setting with reporters, suggesting he wasn't the same foul-mouthed, scowling fighter from his prime.

“I’ve been through so many ups and downs since my last fight with Kevin McBride,” Tyson said. “I’ve been in rehab. I’ve been in prison, been locked up. Never in a million years did I believe I’d be doing this.”

According to reports, Paul will get $40 million for the fight, a number he mentioned at another news conference in New York in August.

Tyson, who had two stints in prison over convictions in the 1990s for rape and assault and declared bankruptcy 21 years ago, will get $20 million. Tyson has said he isn't doing the fight for money.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1731676276473.jpeg" alt="Mike Tyson, front left, and Jake Paul, front right, face off during a news conference ahead of their fight, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" />
 <figcaption>Mike Tyson, front left, and Jake Paul, front right, face off during a news conference ahead of their fight, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</figcaption>
 </figure>ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Friendship is at the heart of how&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tyson-vs-paul-fight-efae4cab8a8731a938a3da3da54854ea">a fight came together</a>&nbsp;between 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.Friction helped build the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jake-paul-mike-tyson-boxing-d8d6f6f4a02747e2afa93e1a75f8c29b">hype for a bout</a>&nbsp;that is testing the formula for how boxing is delivered to the masses, a first-ever combat sports offering from the streaming platform Netflix rather than pay-per-view or traditional cable.“I think they’re beloved fans of Mike Tyson,” Paul said, trying to explain the boisterous boos that have greeted him when the two have appeared together in recent months to hype the event.“And I’m the new kid on the block, the disrupter, loud mouth, polarizing figure,” Paul said. “And I’ve built my career as the heel. Naturally people want to root against me, and that’s great for the sport of boxing.”Tyson's first sanctioned professional fight in almost 20 years&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-47348cf07fc56edfd74cf3e6f5e0d0e5">is set for Friday night</a>&nbsp;at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. A crowd of at least 60,000 is expected while Netflix offers the bout at no additional cost to more than 280 million subscribers globally.The 27-year-old Paul is relatively new to the sport, the one-time social media influencer bringing a 10-1 record with seven knockouts mostly against mixed martial artists and journeymen boxers.Asked about the friendship earlier in the week, Tyson said, “There's no feeling attached.” He proved it by slapping Paul as they faced off following the weigh-in Thursday night.Tyson appeared to take offense to the way Paul approached him for the faceoff, but didn't bother explaining. “The talk is over,” Tyson, who checked in at 228 pounds, said when one of the hosts tried to ask a question.“Now it's personal,” Paul screamed into a microphone before storming off the stage. Paul weighed 227 pounds.Tyson was 50-6 with 44 knockouts when he retired after losing to Kevin McBride in 2005, saying he didn't have anything left to give the sport. He last fought in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. with no fans during the pandemic in 2020.A fight originally scheduled for July 20 was postponed when Tyson had to be treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight.Tyson said in a documentary chronicling the preparations for the fight that he lost 26 pounds in the process of recovering.Promoter Nakisa Bidarian, who co-founded Most Valuable Promotions with Paul, said Tyson was cleared medically weeks ago. Bidarian sidestepped a question of how concerned he was for Tyson's health once he steps in the ring."I’m nervous for both men,” Bidarian said. “The reality is Jake’s never been hit by someone like Mike Tyson flush on the chin. And Mike hasn’t fought someone like Jake for a very long time. That’s what makes this interesting.”Paul said he had a vision for the fight about two years ago and shared it with Tyson because he thought the Hall of Famer would understand — and be interested. It took about that long for the bout to come together.Tyson appeared agitated at both hype events with fans in the Dallas area, first in the weeks before the originally scheduled fight and again at a news conference two nights before the bout.He was more reflective in a smaller setting with reporters, suggesting he wasn't the same foul-mouthed, scowling fighter from his prime.“I’ve been through so many ups and downs since my last fight with Kevin McBride,” Tyson said. “I’ve been in rehab. I’ve been in prison, been locked up. Never in a million years did I believe I’d be doing this.”According to reports, Paul will get $40 million for the fight, a number he mentioned at another news conference in New York in August.Tyson, who had two stints in prison over convictions in the 1990s for rape and assault and declared bankruptcy 21 years ago, will get $20 million. Tyson has said he isn't doing the fight for money."That old Mike Tyson ... he doesn’t have no more purpose in my life. He just doesn't exist,” Tyson said. “I’m having a good time in my life. I don’t have much time left, so I’m having the best time of my life.”Several states wouldn’t sanction the bout. Texas agreed to a fight that was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mike-tyson-jake-paul-boxing-76fb70731ebc0629ec710b2f9c28a42c">eight rounds instead of 10 or 12</a>, with two-minute rounds instead of three, and heavier gloves designed to lessen the power of punches.Paul has faced persistent questions about why he would fight someone so much older, regardless of Tyson's pedigree. His answers have been consistent.“I say talk to Mike and tell Mike that,” Paul said. “He’s the one that wanted it to be a pro fight and me, as a young person in this sport, is not going to (pass) up the opportunity to fight the GOAT of boxing. It’s like Ja Morant turning down a 1-v-1 against LeBron. It’s not going to happen.”There is a high-profile championship fight on the card — the co-main event of Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano.Paul said he wanted to give the women a spotlight after their slugfest at sold-out Madison Square Garden in 2022. It was the first time women headlined a boxing event at the famous venue.Taylor&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/7b3f16f78fc47262883d4cbbb2c9f844">won a split decision</a>&nbsp;that many questioned. Bidarian and Paul say the rematch for the undisputed super lightweight title will be the most lucrative women's sporting event in history.“A lot of people said the real main event is Taylor-Serrano,” Bidarian said. “I'm OK if you feel that way. Jake has said he's more excited about that fight than his own fight. But we wanted to ensure the most eyeballs got to see that fight. To be quite honest with ourselves, Paul-Tyson draws a bigger audience."