Border Rivalry Boosts Kansas Missouri Showdown in Columbia
Kansas and Missouri meet amid a fierce border rivalry as Missouri prepares to exit for the SEC. Both top 10 squads battle for Big 12 supremacy with Thomas Robinson starring for Kansas and Frank Haith guiding Missouri. ESPN GameDay fuels anticipation as fans camp outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Kansas
Missouri
Teddy Roosevelt
Tigers
Frank Haith
Miami
Baylor
Thomas Robinson
Jayhawks
Robinson
State
Haith
SEC
West Virginia
Central Heights sweeps Wellsville in county rivalry
In Wellsville, Central Heights tops Wellsville 79-56 as the Vikings boys surge with 23 by Sluder and 18 by Leach while the CH girls beat the Eagles 43-29 led by Horstick with 13 and Wuertz 11. Wellsville’s Brown scores 16 in a losing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Central Heights
Viking Girls
Eagles
Viking
Osawatomie
Rusty Cannady
Josh Slader
Vikings
Sam Leach
Scott Lane
Katelin Horstick
Cecilia Wuertz
Cecilia
Katelin
Maggie Cotter
Lane
Kristin Patton
Box
Weilsville
Bonzo
Peacock
Patton
Koehn
McTaggart
Sparks
Hinman
Bell
Kraus
Cotter
Wuertz
Swendson
Horstick
Boys Box Weilsville
Breithaupt
Smith
Brown
Gardner
Moore
Kearney
Meyer
Rush
Silsby
O’dea
W. Davis
Hoskins
T. Davis
Sluder
Leach
Beckwith
Seyler
Erhart
Pfister
Gipson learns lesson sitting on bench at Cedar Hill
Kansas State forward Thomas Gipson recalls being benched by Cedar Hill coach Tim Thomas during his senior year. Gipson describes his attitude and behavior changing after the benching, leading to leadership roles, improved work ethic, and a scholarship offer from Kansas State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haith
Lawrence
Jayhawks
James Naismith
Missouri
Clemson
South Carolina
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Florida
Florida State
Miami
Kansas State
Gipson
Manhattan
Thomas Gipson
Cedar Hill
Tim Thomas
Marcus
Thomas
Girls Roundup: West Franklin Falls to Lebo 52 41
West Franklin trailed 27-21 at half and couldn’t convert late possessions as Lebo pulled away with free throws. Emily Reed and Sierra Miller each had eight points for West Franklin (5-11) while Lebo totaled 52 with balanced scoring led by Robertson 13 and Holmes 8. Osawatomie beat Anderson County 46-32 in Garnett, Porter scoring nine for Anderson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebo
West Franklin
Kyle Conley
Falcons
Emily Reed
Sierra Miller
Madison
Holmes
Ables
Scott
Hodges
Johnson
Robertson
van Arsdale
Reed
Harmon
Steele
Slavens
Lord
Yelland
Whittington
Miller
Osawatomie
Anderson County
Garnett
Paige Porter
Bulldogs
Wellsville
Fisher
Wright
Newport
Soucie
Whitley
Kilbourne
Furley
Stevenson
Adams
Porter
Pedrow
Rockers
Mersman
Martin
NFL's Super Bowl Dominance Defies Lockout Mood
The article notes Brady Mankins and Umenyiora, star players from the Patriots and Giants, facing off in a Super Bowl that could become the most watched TV event. It argues the NFL’s ratings rise despite labor disputes and recession, with 23 of 25 top fall telecasts reaching 20 million viewers. It highlights the sport's ubiquity across devices and venues and cites industry execs on the league’s broad appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Tom Brady
Logan Mankins
Osi Umenyiora
NFL
Brady
Mankins
New England Patriots
Umenyiora
New York Giants
Midas
Pilson
U.S
NBC Sports Group
Mark Lazarus
Patriots
Giants
Also Mentioned on This Page
Matt Bristow
The
Ottawa Herald
Central Heights High
Jordan Horstick
Wellsville High School
Nolan Rush
Herald Staff
Wade Davis
Jacob Brown
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!