KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have won a record six straight AFC West titles and will be hosting their record fourth straight AFC title game when Cincinnati visits Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Already, the talk is beginning of a blossoming dynasty in Kansas City. But if the Chiefs are not yet there, what exactly will it take for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes to take the franchise into such a wholly subjective place? Perhaps a third straight Super Bowl trip with a win over the Bengals this weekend, or following up last year's loss to Tampa Bay with a second title in three years would do it.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ricky Council IV had a career-high 31 points as Wichita State narrowly beat Central Florida 84-79. Brandon Mahan led the Knights with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Izaiah Brockington scored 26 points to help No. 23 Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 84-81 in overtime. Tyrese Hunter had 18 points and Caleb Grill added 15 for the Cyclones, who snapped a two-game skid. Avery Anderson scored a career-high 34 points and Isaac Likekele had 13 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have lost two straight.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tanner Groves scored 21 points, brother Jacob Groves added 12 and Oklahoma rolled to a 72-62 victory over West Virginia. Oklahoma (13-7, 3-5 Big 12) ended a four-game skid while West Virginia (13-6, 2-5) stretched its losing streak to four. It was Jacob Groves’ first start and highest scoring game with Oklahoma, which started a pair of brothers for the first time since Blake and Taylor Griffin’s March 2009 start in the Elite Eight. Gabe Osabuohien played just 19 minutes but led West Virginia with 17 points. Oklahoma took the lead for good with 12:10 remaining in the first half.
UNDATED (AP) — The curious thing about the Big 12 this season is that while it might be the toughest conference in the country, boasting the defending national champion and three other Top 25 teams, it doesn’t have a single slam-dunk lottery pick. Kendall Brown of Baylor might be the best bet. With remarkable athletic ability, a fierce competitive nature and the ability to take over a game, Brown has surged up draft boards during his freshman season in Waco. And considering Brown doesn't turn 19 until May, his best basketball appears to be well ahead of him.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Aliyah Matharu scored 18 points, Audrey Warren had 16, and No. 9 Texas contained record-setting Ayoka Lee while beating Kansas State 66-48 for its fourth straight victory. Lee, a 6-foot-6 center, scored an NCAA record 61 points during a 94-65 win against No. 18 Oklahoma on Sunday. Texas, taller than Oklahoma, limited the nation’s leading scorer to 20 — 5.5 fewer than her average. She converted 9 of 20 shots from the field and grabbed 11 rebounds. Texas (15-3, 5-2 Big 12) outshot Kansas State (15-5, 5-3) 48.1% to 34.7.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 21 points and younger sister Aubrey broke out of a slump with 16 points to lead No. 13 Iowa State to a 77-62 win over Kansas. Ashley Joens, who moved within 85 points of breaking the school scoring record (2,149), had 11 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season and 41st of her career. Zakiyah Franklin led the Jayhawks with 14 points. Aniya Thomas opened the second half with a 3-pointer to pull Kansas within 40-36 but Ashley Jones scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Cyclones had a 23-11 advantage for a 63-44 lead.
UNDATED (AP) — Louisville has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Chris Mack and announced that assistant Mike Pegues will run the team the rest of the season. The mutual agreement was announced today following a special joint meeting of the school’s Board of Trustees and the University of Louisville Athletic Association board. Mack spent three-plus seasons with the Cardinals and failed to get the team to the NCAA tournament after their 2019 appearance.
UNDATED (AP) — Ryan Poles has been hired as the Chicago Bears’ general manager. Poles has spent the previous 13 seasons in the Chiefs’ front office. He was the team’s director of college scouting in 2017 when Kansas City drafted Patrick Mahomes with the No. 10 overall pick, three spots after the Bears took QB Mitchell Trubisky.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the process says the Minnesota Vikings have hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager. The team is taking an innovative turn by bringing in an analytics expert from Cleveland’s front office who once worked on Wall Street. The 40-year-old Adofo-Mensah was vice president of football operations for the Browns for the last two years.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (17)Providence 65 (21)Xavier 62
Final (18)Tennessee 78 Florida 71
Final (19)LSU 70 Texas A&M 64
Final (22)Marquette 73 Seton Hall 63
Final (23)Iowa St. 84 Oklahoma St. 81
Final VCU 70 (25)Davidson 68
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Cleveland 115 Milwaukee 99
Final L.A. Clippers 111 Orlando 102
Final Charlotte 158 Indiana 126
Final Atlanta 121 Sacramento 104
Final Miami 110 New York 96
Final Chicago 111 Toronto 105
Final Denver 124 Brooklyn 118
Final Memphis 118 San Antonio 110
Final Dallas 132 Portland 112
Final Phoenix 105 Utah 97
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final San Jose 4 Washington 1
Final Calgary 6 Columbus 0
Final SO Toronto 4 Anaheim 3
Final Chicago 8 Detroit 5
Final OT Colorado 4 Boston 3