BUHLER, Kan. - The Hutchinson High School Basketball teams will open the new 2019-2020 season on the road at Buhler tonight for &nbsp;non-conference games. &nbsp;It is the season openers for both schools.

Catch all the action with the Eagle Radio Sports crew comprised of Glen Grunwald and Dan Naccaratto on KWBW Radio 1450 am/98.5 fm as well as on the Salthawk Sports Network at salthawksports@youtube.com

Girls tip off is at 6 pm with the Boys game to follow around 7:30 pm.

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 </figure>BUHLER, Kan. - The Hutchinson High School Basketball teams will open the new 2019-2020 season on the road at Buhler tonight for &nbsp;non-conference games. &nbsp;It is the season openers for both schools.Catch all the action with the Eagle Radio Sports crew comprised of Glen Grunwald and Dan Naccaratto on KWBW Radio 1450 am/98.5 fm as well as on the Salthawk Sports Network at salthawksports@youtube.comGirls tip off is at 6 pm with the Boys game to follow around 7:30 pm.Due to Video Operator Illness, the camera will be&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/NyfpbRwuB9k">GIRLS GAME ON YOUTUBE</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://radio.securenetsystem.net">AUDIO ONLY</a><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NyfpbRwuB9k" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><a href="https://youtu.be/NHMiW9UA3MM">BOYS GAME ON YOUTUBE</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KWBW-1450-s26216/">AUDIO ONLY</a><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NHMiW9UA3MM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

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Jayhawks'&nbsp;Udoka Azubuike.&nbsp;Photo courtesy&nbsp;<a href="http://kuathletics.com/">kuathletics.com</a>

LAWRENCE –&nbsp;No. 2/3 Kansas (7-1) will take the court at Allen Fieldhouse for the final time in 2019 when the Milwaukee Panthers (5-4) come to Lawrence on Tuesday. The Jayhawks and Panthers are slated to tip off from Allen Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. (CT) on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Dave Armstrong (play-by-play), Chris Piper (analyst) and Kennetra Pulliams (reporter) will call the action.

Under head coach Bill Self, Kansas won the only meeting with Milwaukee, 73-62, on Dec. 22, 2004, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. Milwaukee was coached by Bruce Pearl. Kansas All-America Wayne Simien injured his thumb the game before and did not play in the contest. Keith Langford paced Kansas with 21 points, while Alex Galindo added 14 and Russell Robinson 12 in the victory. Point guard Aaron Miles led KU with eight rebounds and nine assists in the win.

Kansas continues is homestand when it plays host to Kansas City in the Jayhawk Shootout at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday at 7 p.m. (Central). The game will be televised on Big 12 NOW on ESPN+.&nbsp;

Kansas is 7-0 all-time against Kansas City with the last meeting a KU 105-62 win on Dec. 6, 2016, in Allen Fieldhouse.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Jayhawks'&nbsp;Udoka Azubuike.&nbsp;Photo courtesy&nbsp;<a href="http://kuathletics.com/">kuathletics.com</a>LAWRENCE –&nbsp;No. 2/3 Kansas (7-1) will take the court at Allen Fieldhouse for the final time in 2019 when the Milwaukee Panthers (5-4) come to Lawrence on Tuesday. The Jayhawks and Panthers are slated to tip off from Allen Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. (CT) on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Dave Armstrong (play-by-play), Chris Piper (analyst) and Kennetra Pulliams (reporter) will call the action.TIPOFF<ol>
 <li>No. 2/3 Kansas takes a seven-game winning streak into its Dec. 10 battle against Milwaukee. KU has tallied a winning streak of 8-games or more 21 times during the Bill Self.</li><li>The Jayhawks are looking to become just the second NCAA DI team to claim 300 wins during this decade. KU sits at 299-67 in the 2010s, good for a .817 win percentage. The figure trails only Gonzaga (304-54, .849) and makes Kansas the second-winningest program since Jan. 1, 2010.</li><li>KU will play its 158th and final contest in Allen Fieldhouse in this decade on Tuesday. The Jayhawks have amassed a record of 150-7 (95.5 percent) on James Naismith Court during the 2010s.</li><li>The Jayhawks are coming off their eighth-straight win against a ranked foe in Allen Fieldhouse after defeating No. 20/21 Colorado, 72-58, on Dec. 7. The Jayhawks are 45-6 (88.2 percent) versus ranked foes in Allen Fieldhouse in the Bill Self era.</li><li>Kansas has won 12-straight games against non-conference foes in Allen Fieldhouse dating back to the 2017-18 season. KU is 126-5 (96.2 percent) versus non-league foes in Allen Fieldhouse in the Bill Self era.</li><li>KU is 4-0 in Allen Fieldhouse this season and has a 25-game homecourt winning streak, which is third-longest active nationally behind Tennessee (31) and Gonzaga (28). VCU is fourth at 18.</li><li>Kansas ranks fourth nationally in field goal percentage at 52.0 percent. KU is one of only 16 teams shooting above 50 percent in 2019-20.</li><li>Senior Udoka Azubuike leads the nation in field goal percentage at 80.3 percent. Azubuike also led the nation in 2017-18 at 77.0 percent.</li><li>Azubuike has a career 75.3 field goal percentage (341-for-453). The NCAA career record for field goal percentage (min. 400 attempts and four made per game) is 67.8 by Steve Johnson of Oregon State (1977-81).</li><li>Sophomore guard Devon Dotson leads the Big 12 in scoring at 19.5 points per game. He is vying to be the second-straight Jayhawk and fifth overall to lead the Big 12 in scoring as Dedric Lawson averaged 19.4 ppg in 2018-19.</li><li>KU is ranked No. 2 in the Dec. 9 Associated Press top-25. KU has been ranked in each of the last 206 AP polls, the longest streak in the nation. The Jayhawks have also been inside the top-10 in 91 of the last 106 AP polls.</li>
 </ol>THE KU-MILWAUKEE SERIESUnder head coach Bill Self, Kansas won the only meeting with Milwaukee, 73-62, on Dec. 22, 2004, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. Milwaukee was coached by Bruce Pearl. Kansas All-America Wayne Simien injured his thumb the game before and did not play in the contest. Keith Langford paced Kansas with 21 points, while Alex Galindo added 14 and Russell Robinson 12 in the victory. Point guard Aaron Miles led KU with eight rebounds and nine assists in the win.UP NEXTKansas continues is homestand when it plays host to Kansas City in the Jayhawk Shootout at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday at 7 p.m. (Central). The game will be televised on Big 12 NOW on ESPN+.&nbsp;Kansas is 7-0 all-time against Kansas City with the last meeting a KU 105-62 win on Dec. 6, 2016, in Allen Fieldhouse.&nbsp;

KU welcomes Milwaukee to Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:

Others receiving votes: Utah St. 160, Washington 144, Purdue 130, Indiana 13, Marquette 11, Liberty 9, Saint Mary's (Cal) 8,&nbsp;Texas 6, Florida 5, Penn St. 5, Georgetown 4, Richmond 3,&nbsp;West Virginia 3, LSU 2, DePaul 1, Duquesne 1, VCU 1.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:Record	Pts	Prv1. Louisville (55) 9-0 1591 12. Kansas (4)	7-1	1486	23. Ohio St. (5) 9-0 1464 64. Maryland 10-0 1428 35. Michigan 8-1 1286 46. Gonzaga 10-1 1235 97. Duke 9-1 1232 108. Kentucky 7-1 1170 89. Virginia 8-1 1060 510. Oregon 7-2 905 1311. Baylor	7-1	872	1812. Auburn 8-0 836 1413. Memphis 8-1 756 1514. Dayton 7-1 672 1915. Arizona 9-1 654 1216. Michigan St. 6-3 637 1117. North Carolina 6-3 615 718. Butler 9-0 529 2419. Tennessee 7-1 455 2120. Villanova 7-2 285 2321. Florida St. 8-2 253 1722. Seton Hall 6-3 250 1623. Xavier 9-1 216 —24. Colorado 7-1 210 2025. San Diego St. 10-0 197 —Others receiving votes: Utah St. 160, Washington 144, Purdue 130, Indiana 13, Marquette 11, Liberty 9, Saint Mary's (Cal) 8,&nbsp;Texas 6, Florida 5, Penn St. 5, Georgetown 4, Richmond 3,&nbsp;West Virginia 3, LSU 2, DePaul 1, Duquesne 1, VCU 1.

Kansas remains 2nd in AP Top 25 Poll

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles own a share of first-place in the NFC East after erasing a 17-3 halftime deficit against the lowly New York Giants.

Carson Wentz tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz in overtime to lead the Eagles to a 23-17 win over the Giants. Wentz threw for 325 yards and a pair of TDs, including a 5-yard toss to Ertz to tie it at 17-17 with 1:53 left in the fourth quarter.

Ertz racked up 91 yards on nine receptions for the Eagles, who played the second half without receiver Alshon Jeffery because of a foot injury.

Eli Manning looked good in the second quarter of his first start since Week 2, leading three scoring drives that put New York ahead by two touchdowns. Manning finished 15 of 30 for 203 yards, but he couldn't prevent the 2-11 Giants from suffering their team record-tying ninth straight loss.

The 6-7 Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak and moved into a first-place tie with Dallas. Philadelphia captures the division if it wins its final three games, including a matchup with Dallas in Week 16.

Pats say videotaping of Bengals wasn't intentional

UNDATED (AP) — The New England Patriots have acknowledged that a video crew working for the team shot the Cincinnati Bengals sideline during Sunday's game at Cleveland. Any videotaping of a sideline by another team is a violation of league rules that echoed the team's 2007 Spygate scandal.

The Patriots said on their website that a three-person crew for a web series titled "Do Your Job" "inappropriately filmed the field from the press box" as part of a feature on the scouting department. The filming took place "without specific knowledge of league rules," according to the team statement. 

The Pats also said that while it was granted credentials for the crew from the Browns, their failure to inform the Bengals and the NFL was an unintended oversight. When confronted, the team said the crew "immediately turned over all footage to the league and cooperated fully."

— The Dallas Cowboys have waived struggling kicker Brett Maher and replaced him with eight-year veteran Kai Forbath. Maher is the only kicker in NFL history with three field goals of at least 60 yards. But the Cowboys couldn't count on him for the shorter ones that are often more critical. 

— Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri will finish this season on injured reserve with an injured left knee. The Colts say Vinatieri will have surgery for an injury he attempted to play through all season. He missed a league-high 14 kicks this year, including six extra points.

— Bears linebacker Roquan Smith is out for the season, according to coach Matt Nagy. Smith suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Sunday's win over the Cowboys. 

— Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley and cornerback Desmond Trufant will miss the rest of the season after getting hurt in a win over Carolina. Coach Dan Quinn confirms that both players are done for the year and are expected to make full recoveries.

UNDATED (AP) — The Boston Celtics' starting front court is back to full health with the return of Gordon Hayward for Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Gordon Hayward had 14 points and the Celtics remained unbeaten at home with a 110-88 victory over the sinking Cavs. He was in action for the first time since breaking a hand in a game Nov. 9. 

Hayward also had five rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes.

Kemba Walker led Boston's balanced scoring with 22 points, while Jaylen Brown furnished 20 points and seven rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 19 points with 11 boards for the Celtics, who have won four in a row overall and are 10-0 at TD Bank Garden.

The Cavaliers have lost seven straight games and 13 of 14.

— The Bucks ran their winning streak to 15 games as Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH'-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON'-poh) delivered 32 points and 15 rebounds in a 110-101 victory over the Magic. Khris Middleton scored 20 points and Dante DiVincenzo added 12 points off the bench as Milwaukee ended Orlando's four-game win streak.

— Pascal Siakam (see-A'-kim) finished with 22 points and Norman Powell furnished six of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Raptors hung on to end a three-game skid, 93-92 at Chicago. Zack LaVine (lah-VEEN') had 20 points for the Bulls before going scoreless in the second half, including a missed runner in the closing seconds.

— Paul George scored 36 points in his first trip to Indianapolis with the Clippers and Montrezl (MAHN'-trehz) Harrell added 26 to power Los Angeles past the Pacers, 110-99. Booed repeatedly early in the game, George finished with a season-high seven 3-pointers as the Clippers won for the fourth time in five games.

— Nemanja Bjelica (neh-MAHN'-yah bee-ah-LEETS'-ah) drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Sacramento past the Rockets, 119-118. Buddy Hield (heeld) had 26 points to lead the Kings, who had six players score in double figures as they won their second straight since a three-game skid.

— Devin Booker scored 26 points and Kelly Oubre (OO'-bray) Jr. added 24 on his 24th birthday to lead the Suns' 125-109 verdict over the Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio finished with 16 points and 14 assists to help Phoenix stop a four-game home losing streak. 

— The Thunder earned a 104-90 win over the Jazz as Dennis Schroder (SHROO'-dur) scored 27 points off the bench. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 20 points and Chris Paul added 16 with seven assists to help Oklahoma City deal Utah its sixth loss in eight games.

— Derrick Rose provided 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including a 14-foot jumper in the lane with 0.3 seconds left to send the Pistons to a 105-103 win over the Pelicans. Rose scored 11 of Detroit's first 13 points in the final period for a 92-84 lead before New Orleans rallied to tie it.

— Ja Morant returned to Grizzlies' lineup and scored 26 points to lead a 110-102 victory over the Warriors. Dillon Brooks added 17 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 as Memphis won for just the second time in 11 games.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Houston Rockets won't get a do-over after officials wrongly disallowed a slam dunk by James Harden in a double-overtime loss to the Spurs. 

The NBA has denied the Rockets' protest of last Tuesday's game, which the Spurs won 135-133. A successful protest would result in part of the game being replayed. The league said it has disciplined the officials who got the call wrong and botched the aftermath by not allowing Houston to challenge the ruling.

NEW YORK (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Ohio State teammates quarterback Justin Fields and defensive end Chase Young join LSU quarterback Joe Burrow as Heisman Trophy finalists. 

Burrow is the clear front-runner to win the Heisman on Saturday night in New York after a record-breaking season, leading the 13-0 Tigers to the top seed in the College Football Playoff. LSU hasn't produced a Heisman winner since Billy Cannon in 1959.

Fields and Young are the first teammates to be finalists since Oklahoma had quarterback Baker Mayfield and receiver Dede Westbrook at the Heisman ceremony in 2016.

Hurts is the third Oklahoma quarterback in the last four seasons to be a Heisman finalist, including the last two winners in Kyler Murray and Mayfield.

— Ohio State defensive end Chase Young won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation's top college defensive player. Young recorded 16 1/2 sacks and forcing six fumbles in 10 games for the Buckeyes.

— Ex-South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley says he's headed to Utah for his final college season. He will graduate from South Carolina this week, meaning he will be immediately eligible to play. Bentley started 33 games for the Gamecocks, throwing for 7,527 yards, 55 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.

— South Florida has hired Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott to become the Bulls' next head coach. Scott was hired as wide receivers coach by Clemson in 2008 and quickly became recruiting coordinator, too. He was elevated to co-offensive coordinator in 2015, though quarterbacks coach Tony Elliott has handled play-calling.

UNDATED (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is staying with the Washington Nationals. 

Strasburg has agreed to a record $245 million, seven-year contract. The deal is the highest for a pitcher in total dollars and average annual value at $35 million. The largest contract for a pitcher had been David Price's $217 million, seven-year deal with Boston that began in 2016. 

The 31-year-old Strasburg was drafted by Washington first overall in 2009 and has spent his entire career with the Nationals. 

He was 18-6 with a 3.32 ERA this season, topping 30 starts for the second time in his career and leading the NL with 209 innings. Strasburg was sensational in the postseason, going 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA in five postseason starts and one relief outing. Two of those victories came in the World Series against the Astros.

— The Phillies and right-hander Zack Wheeler have finalized their five-year, $118 million, five-year contract. The 29-year-old stays in the NL East after spending his first seven seasons with the New York Mets. He was 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA last season after going 12-7 with a 3.31 ERA in 2018. 

— Left-hander Alex Claudio has agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million contract with Milwaukee. Claudio led the majors with 83 appearances this year, going 2-2 with a 4.06 ERA in 62 innings for the Brewers.

— A former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. Pete Frates (FRAY'-teez) was 34. The challenge has raised about $220 million worldwide, including $115 million alone for the Washington-based ALS Association.

UNDATED (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have struggled this season after winning a playoff series for the first time in team history last spring. But the Jackets were good enough to beat the NHL's top club on Monday.

Cam Atkinson scored twice and the Blue Jackets ended a four-game losing streak by knocking off the Capitals, 5-2 in Washington. Ryan Murray, Riley Nash and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the Jackets, who pumped 19 shots on Braden Holtby in the first period.

Joonas Korpisalo (YOH'-nuhs kohr-pih-SA'-loh) faced only six shots in the opening 20 minutes but finished with 37 saves as the Caps attempted to mount a comeback.

Alex Ovechkin (oh-VEHCH'-kihn) and Tom Wilson had third-period goals for the Capitals, who ended a six-game winning streak.

The Senators also pulled off a surprise by downing the Bruins, 5-2 in Ottawa. Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist, and Chris Tierney scored once while collecting three points.

The Bruins remain three points behind Washington for the NHL's overall lead.

— Brock Nelson scored twice in the third period and Josh Bailey provided the game-winner with a short-handed, breakaway goal as the Islanders dumped the Lightning, 5-1. Bailey and Anders Lee each had a goal and an assist to back an outstanding performance by Semyon Varlamov (SEHM'-yahn vahr-LAH'-mahv), who stopped 31 shots in New York's 20th victory.

— The Flames won their fifth in a row by beating the Avalanche, 5-4 on Sean Monahan's goal 2:09 into overtime. Matthew Tkachuk (kah-CHUHK') had a goal and an assist, and David Rittich (RIH'-tihk) had 28 saves as Calgary stayed unbeaten under interim head coach Geoff Ward.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-POLL Ohio State jumps three spots

UNDATED (AP) — Louisville and Kansas remain atop the Associated Press college basketball Top 25 this week. 

Ohio State jumped three spots to No. 3 after routing then-No. 7 North Carolina and blowing out Penn State. 

Maryland dropped one spot to fourth despite continuing to pile up wins. Michigan slid one spot to round out the top five after its first loss of the season. 

Xavier joined the rankings at No. 22 and San Diego State entered at No. 25.

World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia has been slapped with a four-year ban from international sports events over a longstanding doping scandal, but its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors. 

The ruling by the World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee means that Russia's flag, name and anthem will not appear at the Tokyo Games. 

The country also could be stripped of hosting world championships in Olympic sports, although Russia can appeal the decision within 21 days.

Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:

Update on the latest sportsNFL-SCHEDULE-EAGLES/GIANTSEagles knock off Giants in OTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles own a share of first-place in the NFC East after erasing a 17-3 halftime deficit against the lowly New York Giants.Carson Wentz tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz in overtime to lead the Eagles to a 23-17 win over the Giants. Wentz threw for 325 yards and a pair of TDs, including a 5-yard toss to Ertz to tie it at 17-17 with 1:53 left in the fourth quarter.Ertz racked up 91 yards on nine receptions for the Eagles, who played the second half without receiver Alshon Jeffery because of a foot injury.Eli Manning looked good in the second quarter of his first start since Week 2, leading three scoring drives that put New York ahead by two touchdowns. Manning finished 15 of 30 for 203 yards, but he couldn't prevent the 2-11 Giants from suffering their team record-tying ninth straight loss.The 6-7 Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak and moved into a first-place tie with Dallas. Philadelphia captures the division if it wins its final three games, including a matchup with Dallas in Week 16.NFL-NEWSPats say videotaping of Bengals wasn't intentionalUNDATED (AP) — The New England Patriots have acknowledged that a video crew working for the team shot the Cincinnati Bengals sideline during Sunday's game at Cleveland. Any videotaping of a sideline by another team is a violation of league rules that echoed the team's 2007 Spygate scandal.The Patriots said on their website that a three-person crew for a web series titled "Do Your Job" "inappropriately filmed the field from the press box" as part of a feature on the scouting department. The filming took place "without specific knowledge of league rules," according to the team statement. The Pats also said that while it was granted credentials for the crew from the Browns, their failure to inform the Bengals and the NFL was an unintended oversight. When confronted, the team said the crew "immediately turned over all footage to the league and cooperated fully."In other NFL news:— The Dallas Cowboys have waived struggling kicker Brett Maher and replaced him with eight-year veteran Kai Forbath. Maher is the only kicker in NFL history with three field goals of at least 60 yards. But the Cowboys couldn't count on him for the shorter ones that are often more critical. — Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri will finish this season on injured reserve with an injured left knee. The Colts say Vinatieri will have surgery for an injury he attempted to play through all season. He missed a league-high 14 kicks this year, including six extra points.— Bears linebacker Roquan Smith is out for the season, according to coach Matt Nagy. Smith suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Sunday's win over the Cowboys. — Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley and cornerback Desmond Trufant will miss the rest of the season after getting hurt in a win over Carolina. Coach Dan Quinn confirms that both players are done for the year and are expected to make full recoveries.NBA-SCHEDULECelts win in Hayward's returnUNDATED (AP) — The Boston Celtics' starting front court is back to full health with the return of Gordon Hayward for Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.Gordon Hayward had 14 points and the Celtics remained unbeaten at home with a 110-88 victory over the sinking Cavs. He was in action for the first time since breaking a hand in a game Nov. 9. Hayward also had five rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes.Kemba Walker led Boston's balanced scoring with 22 points, while Jaylen Brown furnished 20 points and seven rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 19 points with 11 boards for the Celtics, who have won four in a row overall and are 10-0 at TD Bank Garden.The Cavaliers have lost seven straight games and 13 of 14.Checking out Monday's other NBA action:— The Bucks ran their winning streak to 15 games as Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH'-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON'-poh) delivered 32 points and 15 rebounds in a 110-101 victory over the Magic. Khris Middleton scored 20 points and Dante DiVincenzo added 12 points off the bench as Milwaukee ended Orlando's four-game win streak.— Pascal Siakam (see-A'-kim) finished with 22 points and Norman Powell furnished six of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Raptors hung on to end a three-game skid, 93-92 at Chicago. Zack LaVine (lah-VEEN') had 20 points for the Bulls before going scoreless in the second half, including a missed runner in the closing seconds.— Paul George scored 36 points in his first trip to Indianapolis with the Clippers and Montrezl (MAHN'-trehz) Harrell added 26 to power Los Angeles past the Pacers, 110-99. Booed repeatedly early in the game, George finished with a season-high seven 3-pointers as the Clippers won for the fourth time in five games.— Nemanja Bjelica (neh-MAHN'-yah bee-ah-LEETS'-ah) drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Sacramento past the Rockets, 119-118. Buddy Hield (heeld) had 26 points to lead the Kings, who had six players score in double figures as they won their second straight since a three-game skid.— Devin Booker scored 26 points and Kelly Oubre (OO'-bray) Jr. added 24 on his 24th birthday to lead the Suns' 125-109 verdict over the Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio finished with 16 points and 14 assists to help Phoenix stop a four-game home losing streak. — The Thunder earned a 104-90 win over the Jazz as Dennis Schroder (SHROO'-dur) scored 27 points off the bench. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 20 points and Chris Paul added 16 with seven assists to help Oklahoma City deal Utah its sixth loss in eight games.— Derrick Rose provided 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including a 14-foot jumper in the lane with 0.3 seconds left to send the Pistons to a 105-103 win over the Pelicans. Rose scored 11 of Detroit's first 13 points in the final period for a 92-84 lead before New Orleans rallied to tie it.— Ja Morant returned to Grizzlies' lineup and scored 26 points to lead a 110-102 victory over the Warriors. Dillon Brooks added 17 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 as Memphis won for just the second time in 11 games.NBA-ROCKETS-PROTESTRockets lose protestNEW YORK (AP) — The Houston Rockets won't get a do-over after officials wrongly disallowed a slam dunk by James Harden in a double-overtime loss to the Spurs. The NBA has denied the Rockets' protest of last Tuesday's game, which the Spurs won 135-133. A successful protest would result in part of the game being replayed. The league said it has disciplined the officials who got the call wrong and botched the aftermath by not allowing Houston to challenge the ruling.COLLEGE FOOTBALL-HEISMAN FINALISTSBurrow, leads Heisman finalistsNEW YORK (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts and Ohio State teammates quarterback Justin Fields and defensive end Chase Young join LSU quarterback Joe Burrow as Heisman Trophy finalists. Burrow is the clear front-runner to win the Heisman on Saturday night in New York after a record-breaking season, leading the 13-0 Tigers to the top seed in the College Football Playoff. LSU hasn't produced a Heisman winner since Billy Cannon in 1959.Fields and Young are the first teammates to be finalists since Oklahoma had quarterback Baker Mayfield and receiver Dede Westbrook at the Heisman ceremony in 2016.Hurts is the third Oklahoma quarterback in the last four seasons to be a Heisman finalist, including the last two winners in Kyler Murray and Mayfield.Also in college football:— Ohio State defensive end Chase Young won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation's top college defensive player. Young recorded 16 1/2 sacks and forcing six fumbles in 10 games for the Buckeyes.— Ex-South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley says he's headed to Utah for his final college season. He will graduate from South Carolina this week, meaning he will be immediately eligible to play. Bentley started 33 games for the Gamecocks, throwing for 7,527 yards, 55 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.— South Florida has hired Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott to become the Bulls' next head coach. Scott was hired as wide receivers coach by Clemson in 2008 and quickly became recruiting coordinator, too. He was elevated to co-offensive coordinator in 2015, though quarterbacks coach Tony Elliott has handled play-calling.MLB-NEWSStrasburg, Nats agree to record dealUNDATED (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg is staying with the Washington Nationals. Strasburg has agreed to a record $245 million, seven-year contract. The deal is the highest for a pitcher in total dollars and average annual value at $35 million. The largest contract for a pitcher had been David Price's $217 million, seven-year deal with Boston that began in 2016. The 31-year-old Strasburg was drafted by Washington first overall in 2009 and has spent his entire career with the Nationals. He was 18-6 with a 3.32 ERA this season, topping 30 starts for the second time in his career and leading the NL with 209 innings. Strasburg was sensational in the postseason, going 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA in five postseason starts and one relief outing. Two of those victories came in the World Series against the Astros.In other baseball news:— The Phillies and right-hander Zack Wheeler have finalized their five-year, $118 million, five-year contract. The 29-year-old stays in the NL East after spending his first seven seasons with the New York Mets. He was 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA last season after going 12-7 with a 3.31 ERA in 2018. — Left-hander Alex Claudio has agreed to a one-year, $1.75 million contract with Milwaukee. Claudio led the majors with 83 appearances this year, going 2-2 with a 4.06 ERA in 62 innings for the Brewers.— A former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. Pete Frates (FRAY'-teez) was 34. The challenge has raised about $220 million worldwide, including $115 million alone for the Washington-based ALS Association.NHL-SCHEDULEJackets give Caps fitsUNDATED (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have struggled this season after winning a playoff series for the first time in team history last spring. But the Jackets were good enough to beat the NHL's top club on Monday.Cam Atkinson scored twice and the Blue Jackets ended a four-game losing streak by knocking off the Capitals, 5-2 in Washington. Ryan Murray, Riley Nash and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the Jackets, who pumped 19 shots on Braden Holtby in the first period.Joonas Korpisalo (YOH'-nuhs kohr-pih-SA'-loh) faced only six shots in the opening 20 minutes but finished with 37 saves as the Caps attempted to mount a comeback.Alex Ovechkin (oh-VEHCH'-kihn) and Tom Wilson had third-period goals for the Capitals, who ended a six-game winning streak.The Senators also pulled off a surprise by downing the Bruins, 5-2 in Ottawa. Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist, and Chris Tierney scored once while collecting three points.The Bruins remain three points behind Washington for the NHL's overall lead.Elsewhere on NHL ice:— Brock Nelson scored twice in the third period and Josh Bailey provided the game-winner with a short-handed, breakaway goal as the Islanders dumped the Lightning, 5-1. Bailey and Anders Lee each had a goal and an assist to back an outstanding performance by Semyon Varlamov (SEHM'-yahn vahr-LAH'-mahv), who stopped 31 shots in New York's 20th victory.— The Flames won their fifth in a row by beating the Avalanche, 5-4 on Sean Monahan's goal 2:09 into overtime. Matthew Tkachuk (kah-CHUHK') had a goal and an assist, and David Rittich (RIH'-tihk) had 28 saves as Calgary stayed unbeaten under interim head coach Geoff Ward.COLLEGE BASKETBALL-POLL Ohio State jumps three spotsUNDATED (AP) — Louisville and Kansas remain atop the Associated Press college basketball Top 25 this week. Ohio State jumped three spots to No. 3 after routing then-No. 7 North Carolina and blowing out Penn State. Maryland dropped one spot to fourth despite continuing to pile up wins. Michigan slid one spot to round out the top five after its first loss of the season. Xavier joined the rankings at No. 22 and San Diego State entered at No. 25.WORLD SPORTS-RUSSIAN-DOPING World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on RussiaLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia has been slapped with a four-year ban from international sports events over a longstanding doping scandal, but its athletes will still be able to compete if they can show they are clean competitors. The ruling by the World Anti-Doping Agency's executive committee means that Russia's flag, name and anthem will not appear at the Tokyo Games. The country also could be stripped of hosting world championships in Olympic sports, although Russia can appeal the decision within 21 days.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	L.A. Clippers	110	Indiana	99Final	Boston	110	Cleveland	88Final	Toronto	93	Chicago	92Final	Sacramento	119	Houston	118Final	Milwaukee	110	Orlando	101Final	Detroit	105	New Orleans	103Final	Phoenix	125	Minnesota	109Final	Oklahoma City	104	Utah	90Final	Memphis	110	Golden State	102___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal	N-Y Islanders	5	Tampa Bay	1Final	Columbus	5	Washington	2Final	Ottawa	5	Boston	2Final OT	Calgary	5	Colorado	4___NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEFinal OT	Philadelphia	23	N-Y Giants	17___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION		Washington	at	Charlotte	7 p.m.		Atlanta	at	Miami	8 p.m.		Denver	at	Philadelphia	8 p.m.		New York	at	Portland	10 p.m.___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE		Tampa Bay	at	Florida	7 p.m.		Montreal	at	Pittsburgh	7 p.m.		St. Louis	at	Buffalo	7:30 p.m.		Anaheim	at	Minnesota	8 p.m.		San Jose	at	Nashville	8 p.m.		Detroit	at	Winnipeg	8 p.m.		New Jersey	at	Dallas	8:30 p.m.		Calgary	at	Arizona	9 p.m.		Carolina	at	Edmonton	9 p.m.		Toronto	at	Vancouver	10 p.m.		Chicago	at	Vegas	10 p.m.		N-Y Rangers	at	Los Angeles	10:30 p.m.___TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL		Texas Tech	at	(1)Louisville	7 p.m.		Milwaukee	at	(2)Kansas	8 p.m.		(4)Maryland	at	Penn St.	7 p.m.		(18)Butler	at	(11)Baylor	9 p.m.		N. Iowa	at	(24)Colorado	9 p.m.___

Tuesday Sports Headlines

Hutchinson Central Christian 65, Burrton 39

Monday's ScoresBOYS PREP BASKETBALL=Belle Plaine 82, Fredonia 43Emporia 77, Wichita Independent 19Forgan, Okla. 55, Southwestern Hts. 47Osborne 80, Lakeside 58Sedgwick 46, Douglass 33Amos Morris Classic Tournament=Central Plains 32, Smith Center 23Phillipsburg 62, Russell 61Bluebird Classic Tournament=Pool A=Hutchinson Central Christian 65, Burrton 39Pool B=Elyria Christian 42, Little River 40Central Heights Tournament=Central Heights 49, KC Christian 34Iola 67, West Franklin 43Metro Academy 62, Osage City 52Santa Fe Trail 72, Heritage Christian 63Cheney Tournament=Pool A=Cheney 66, El Dorado 50Pool B=Chaparral 66, Pratt 46Cimarron Tournament=Sublette 44, Minneola 34Circle T Bird Classic Tournament=Parsons 79, Wichita Collegiate 62Eudora Tournament=Bonner Springs 79, Veritas Christian 58KC Harmon 66, Paola 39Olathe Northwest 66, Wellsville 48Fairfield Tournament=Flinthills 69, Pretty Prairie 62Otis-Bison 47, Chase 25Larned Tournament=Larned 54, Macksville 31Spearville 71, Kinsley 54Marion Tournament=Pool B=Eureka 54, Remington 26MDCV Tournament=Maranatha Academy 90, Altoona-Midway 35Natoma Tournament=Pawnee Heights 61, Natoma 48Trego Tournament=Hodgeman County 49, Oakley 43Stockton 44, Northern Valley 37Triplains Brewster Sagebrush Tournament=Logan 71, Wallace County 39St. Francis 59, Golden Plains 42Yates Center Tournament=Cherryvale 76, Oswego 51Olpe 76, Neodesha 24GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=Emporia 51, Wichita Independent 49, OTBluebird Classic Tournament=Little River 37, Elyria Christian 26Castle Rock Tournament=Pool A=Wheatland-Grinnell 44, Quinter 19Pool B=Rawlins County 53, Dighton 45Central Heights Tournament=Iola 28, West Franklin 13Osage City 49, Metro Academy 35Santa Fe Trail 53, Heritage Christian 26Cheney Tournament=Pool A=Cheney 66, El Dorado 50Pool B=Chaparral 42, Pratt 33Circle T Bird Classic Tournament=Wichita Collegiate 57, Parsons 34De Soto Tournament=DeSoto 55, Gardner-Edgerton 37Olathe North 49, Mill Valley 36Olathe Northwest 47, Truman, Mo. 33SM West 68, BV Southwest 53Douglass/Fredonia Tournament=Belle Plaine 48, Fredonia 34Sedgwick 36, Douglass 32Fairfield Tournament=Otis-Bison 50, Flinthills 31Hays City Shootout=Central Plains 75, Smith Center 17Phillipsburg 71, Russell 41Larned Tournament=Macksville 57, Larned 48Spearville 54, Kinsley 32Marion Tournament=Pool B=Eureka 54, Remington 27MDCV Tournament=Maranatha Academy 46, Altoona-Midway 8Natoma Tournament=Palco 24, Western Plains-Healy 15Pawnee Heights 38, Natoma 15Paola Tournament=KC Piper 58, Basehor-Linwood 53Wellsville 50, Bonner Springs 39Trego Tournament=Oakley 39, Hodgeman County 28Stockton 76, Northern Valley 26Triplains Brewster Sagebrush Tournament=Logan 46, Cheylin 29Wallace County 57, Wichita County 35Yates Center Tournament=Cherryvale 59, Oswego 30___Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

🏀 Area High School Basketball Scores from Monday

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575969102750.jpeg">MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– After leading Team USA to a gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup this past summer, Kansas State men's basketball coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1425" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(24, 5, 41);">Bruce Weber</a>&nbsp;was selected as the co-recipient of the 2019 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year award on Monday (December 9).&nbsp;Weber shared the honor with Louisville women's basketball coach&nbsp;Jeff Walz, who also led the USA Women's U19 World Cup Team to a gold medal on July 20-28 in Bangkok, Thailand.&nbsp;"Just coaching a team for USA Basketball is a special honor in of itself – to just represent your country – and to win a gold medal like we did, made it even more special," said Weber. "To throw another honor on to it, there aren't even words to describe my emotions. It's a special recognition that I'm very proud of. I'm very appreciative of the opportunity to coach the U19 team and can't thank the players and assistants&nbsp;Mike Hopkins,&nbsp;LeVelle Moton&nbsp;and&nbsp;Shane Southwell&nbsp;enough for their hard work and commitment to winning the gold medal."&nbsp;Since 1996, USA Basketball has awarded its National Coach of the Year honor to a USA Basketball head coach, who during the year of the award, made a significant impact on the success of the individual athlete and team performance at the highest levels of competition in a manner consistent with the highest ethical, professional and moral standards.&nbsp;Weber, who served as a head coach in the USA Basketball system for the first time in his career, led Team USA to their seventh gold medal at the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) U19 World Cup, including the first since 2015, with a perfect 7-0 record. Team USA capped their perfect performance with a 93-79 win over Mali in the gold-medal game in Heraklion, Greece on July 7.&nbsp;Team USA averaged better than 100 points per game and won the tournament by an average of 28.7 points per game, including victories over New Zealand (111-71), Lithuania (102-84) and Senegal (87-58) to capture Group A then wins over Latvia (116-66) in the group of 16, Russia (95-80) in the medal round, Lithuania (102-67) in the semifinals and Mali (93-79) in the finals. The team ranked first in points per game (100.9), field goal percentage (.475), assists per game (28.6 apg.) and steals per game (15.9 spg.).&nbsp;Leading tournament Cinderella – Mali -- just 42-40 after a back-and-forth first half, the American opened the third period with a 12-0 run that eventually became a 17-2 stretch in a 59-42 lead with 5:42 remaining in the third quarter. Mali, who knocked off New Zealand, Puerto Rico and France en route to the finals, never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.&nbsp;"Our guys have been great since day one, they bought in," said Weber upon winning the gold medal in July. "Everyone said we played hard, but it was the team that played hard, and man they played hard. When we shared the ball and played hard, and played good defense, we were unstoppable (in the tournament)."&nbsp;&nbsp;Mississippi State's&nbsp;Reggie Perry&nbsp;was named the most valuable player of the U19 World Cup after averaging 13.1 points and 7.9 rebounds for Team USA. Weber and the Wildcats will face Perry and the rest of his Bulldog teammates at the Never Forget Tribute Classic this Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.&nbsp;Perry was joined on the five-member all-tournament team by Iowa State's&nbsp;Tyrese Haliburton.&nbsp;"Jeff Walz and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1425" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(24, 5, 41);">Bruce Weber</a>&nbsp;guided our 2019 USA men's and women's U19 national teams back atop the gold medal podium," said&nbsp;Jim Tooley, USA Basketball chief executive officer. "USA Basketball is grateful for their leadership and commitment, and we are proud to recognize them for their tremendous efforts."&nbsp;Weber has been actively involved in USA Basketball for close to two decades. He served as a court coach at the trials for the 1991 Pan American Games Team and spent time with the 1989 USA Men's World University Games and 1985 R. Williams Jones Cup Team that were led K-State alum and former Purdue head coach&nbsp;Gene Keady. Weber most recently served on USA Basketball's Men's Junior National Committee, which selects coaches and players for its college-aged competitions.&nbsp;One of the winningest active Division I coaches with over 450 career wins and 13 NCAA Tournament appearances to his credit, Weber is in the midst of his eighth season at K-State after being named the school's 24th head men's basketball coach on March 31, 2012. He has guided the Wildcats to 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances five times during his seven-year tenure, including consecutive 25-win campaigns the past two seasons for the first time in school history. He has also helped steer the program to a pair of Big 12 regular-season titles (2012-13, 2018-19) during his tenure, including the school's first in 36 seasons in 2012-13.&nbsp;Weber's 155 wins are the third-most by a head coach in school history and the most since&nbsp;Jack Hartman&nbsp;retired as the school's winningest coach with 295 victories in 1986. He is fourth coach (Hartman,&nbsp;Tex Winter&nbsp;and&nbsp;Frank Martin) to take the school to at least five NCAA Tournaments in a tenure, while only Hartman (with seven) with more 20-win seasons.&nbsp;Weber, 63, has a compiled a 468-247 (.655) record in 22 seasons as a head coach, which includes stints at Southern Illinois (1998-2003) and Illinois (2003-11). His .655 winning percentage ranks 28th&nbsp;among active Division I head coaches, while he is one of just 21 active coaches to take three different schools to the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp;Weber has won numerous Coach of the Year accolades in his career, including consensus National Coach of the Year honors in 2005. He has also been named conference Coach of the Year three times.&nbsp;Dating back to 1979 as the FIBA Junior World Championship, the U19 World Cup is played every two years and features the world's top players 19 years old and younger. Team USA has now won seven gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal in 14 U19 competitions, including gold in four of the past six U19 World Cups (2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019).

Weber Named 2019 USA Basketball co-National Coach of the Year

The first loss of the 2019-20 season on Saturday cost the Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team four spots in the latest NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Rankings, which were released on Monday.

Unranked Butler defeated the Blue Dragons 73-63 on Saturday in El Dorado to snap Hutchinson's 11-game winning streak to start the season. Now 11-1, the Blue Dragons drop to No. 6. Before the loss, the Blue Dragons had spent the previous two weeks at No. 2.

Ranger is now the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation at 15-0. Defending national champion Vincennes is No. 1 at 11-1, followed by Pearl River (7-0), Otero (14-0) and Florida SouthWestern State (11-1).

The Cowley Tigers are now the next highest ranked Jayhawk Conference team at No. 17. Barton, Butler and Colby are all receiving votes. Jayhawk East favorite Coffeyville has fallen completely out of the rankings.

Hutchinson has been ranked in 90 of the last 94 ranking periods.

The Blue Dragons will close the first semester of play on Wednesday at the Sports Arena in a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Cloud County.

NJCAA MEN'S DIVISION I BASKETBALL RANKINGS

The first loss of the 2019-20 season on Saturday cost the Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team four spots in the latest NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Rankings, which were released on Monday.Unranked Butler defeated the Blue Dragons 73-63 on Saturday in El Dorado to snap Hutchinson's 11-game winning streak to start the season. Now 11-1, the Blue Dragons drop to No. 6. Before the loss, the Blue Dragons had spent the previous two weeks at No. 2.Ranger is now the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation at 15-0. Defending national champion Vincennes is No. 1 at 11-1, followed by Pearl River (7-0), Otero (14-0) and Florida SouthWestern State (11-1).The Cowley Tigers are now the next highest ranked Jayhawk Conference team at No. 17. Barton, Butler and Colby are all receiving votes. Jayhawk East favorite Coffeyville has fallen completely out of the rankings.Hutchinson has been ranked in 90 of the last 94 ranking periods.The Blue Dragons will close the first semester of play on Wednesday at the Sports Arena in a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Cloud County.Information Box<h2>NJCAA MEN'S DIVISION I BASKETBALL RANKINGS</h2>1. Ranger (16)2. Vincennes3. Pearl River4. Otero5. Florida SouthWestern State6. Hutchinson7. Mineral Area8. Tallahassee9. Indian Hills10. Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa

Blue Dragon Men drop to No. 6 in NJCAA Rankings

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575916098399.jpeg">Hutchinson Area High School games for this week:December 9th-Hutchinson-Central Christian vs Burrton @ Goessel Tourney December 10th-Hutchinson @ BuhlerHutch-Trinity @ El DoradoHesston @ NickersonHutchinson-Central Christian vs Goessel @ Goessel Tourney December 12th-Emporia @ NickersonCheney @ Hutch-Trinity December 13th-Arkansas City @ HutchinsonNickerson @ Wichita-The IndependentBuhler @ Salina South

Hutchinson Area High School Basketball for Dec 9-13

<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575892668737.jpeg">FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (AP) — Arkansas has hired Georgia assistant Sam Pittman as its head coach, giving the longtime offensive line coach his first chance to lead a college program.&nbsp;Pittman, an Oklahoma native, has been coaching at the FBS level since 1994. He has been in the Southeastern Conference, including a three-year stint at Arkansas, since 2012. He has spent the last four years at Georgia working for Kirby Smart. Arkansas is coming off a 2-10 season that led to the firing of coach Chad Morris after less than two seasons.&nbsp;Pittman has ties to Hutchinson. The only time Pittman has been a head coach in college was in 1992-93 at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College. Hutchinson went 5-4-1 in 1992 and 6-5 in 1993.