We are deep into an age of parity for the Triple Crown series. Fifteen horses have won the 15 runnings of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes since Justify won all three races in 2018.

Wrapping up a busy stretch of three tournaments in as many days, the Independence High School boys’ golf team headed west to Winfield on Thursday, May 2 and came home with another second place as a team after also securing the silver at Coffeyville on Tuesday. Class 6A Derby took the top spot with a low score of 313, while the Bulldogs came in second (341), just edging out McPherson in third (342).

a Kansas Jayhawks freshman guard Johnny Furphy declared for the NBA Draft on April 16. It was a decision that he’d pondered for a while.

After both sides earned Game 1 victories at Chanute on Tuesday, April 30, play in Game 2 had to be suspended due to weather for both the Independence High School softball and baseball teams. KSHSAA officials decided to call the games as completed as each had gone five full innings prior to the stoppage. That was good news for the Lady Bulldogs in a 14-9 win, but the IHS boys were denied a chance to mount a comeback in a 3-2 defeat.

Kansas City Royals veterans Salvador Perez and Seth Lugo received a special honor on Friday afternoon. Both players received monthly awards for their strong start to the 2024 season.

The starting field for the NASCAR Cup AdventHealth 400 will include nine drivers who have won cup races at Kansas Speedway. That group is led by Denny Hamlin, who won last year’s spring event, giving him a track-record four victories in the first 23 years of the 1.5mile tri-oval.

Kansas City Royals pitcher Kyle Wright sat at his locker. A few minutes prior, he had just finished working out and needed a second to collect his thoughts.

Kansas football landed its first spring transfer portal commitment on Thursday. And it’s a big one.

TORONTO — It looked like the Kansas City Royals were destined to be on the wrong side of history Wednesday afternoon in their eventual 6-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto starter Chris Bassitt was dealing.

■ Sophomore standout Small finishes first at both events Independence High School boys’ golf kicked off a busy slate earlier this week with backto- back Southeast Kansas League tournaments in Coffeyville on Tuesday, April 30 and at Oswego for the Labette County Invitational on Wednesday. At Coffeyville, the Bulldogs secured the silver medal as a team, then brought home the bronze from Oswego.