Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to let his players ponder the possibility of facing North Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament after the Blue Devils had punched their Final Four ticket with a win over Arkansas.
The temperature was comfortable, the wind was down, and the Kansas weather provided a perfect day for McPherson High School to open its 2022 spring track and field season at McPherson Stadium on Monday afternoon by hosting the McPherson Invitational.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs were supposed to be quiet during free agency, given the perennial AFC West champions had most of their big names tied up in long-term contracts and they already were bumping up against the salary cap.
Four men have been charged with cyberattacks on energy sector facilities around the world — including Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Burlington, Kansas. The unsealing of indictments comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Moscow.
ANDALE – The McPherson baseball program has hopes of returning to the level of play they had a year ago when they set a team record for wins and they pointed themselves in the right direction on Thursday with a dominating doubleheader sweep of Renwick, 11-0 and 10-0, in their season opener.
MCPHERSON – Losing three of the four players that finished first and tenth at state in doubles last season could cripple many tennis teams, but not he McPherson boys as they look to reload from a lengthy list of prospects.
MCPHERSON – The McPherson baseball team in 2021 reached new heights as they shattered the record book for wins in a season with 18 to just four losses before ending the season in the state regional championship game with a one-run, 7-6 loss to Mulvane.
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Dear Dr. Roach: I was wondering if you could explain why some vaccinations seem to completely protect against a disease, while others do not. For example, smallpox was completely eradicated by vaccination, and the hepatitis B vaccine is good for life and 98% to 100% effective, according to the World Health Organization. Yet we need to have the flu vaccine each year. I understand that is partly due to different strains of flu that come through, and of course we have the coronavirus vaccine, which ... I hope you can see where this question is going. I think an understanding of the vaccines we have and how they work would be extremely beneficial to all. -- M.S.
Q: My father is slated to have robotic surgery to fix a leaky mitral valve in his heart. They say it’s going to be minimally invasive. What does that mean? And is it really safe to have a robot poking around inside a person’s heart? -- Gerry F., Franklin, Tennessee