Hutchinson Trinity 52, Smoky Valley 42

Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Wichita Heights 46

Valley Falls 38, Maur Hill - Mount Academy 34

Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita South 21

Bennington vs. St. John's Beloit-Tipton, ppd. to Feb 15th.

Hesston&nbsp;42, Central Plains 36

Shawnee Mission Christian 46, Topeka Heritage Christian 14

Wichita Bishop Carroll 53, Wichita South 41

Wichita Heights 72, Kapaun Mount Carmel 50

Tuesday's ScoresBy The Associated Press<h2>BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=</h2>Augusta 39, Andale 29Basehor-Linwood 67, Eudora 48Burlingame 50, Waverly 29Caney Valley 76, Eureka 49Central Heights 62, Osawatomie 59Cheney 55, Sterling 39Cheylin 81, Rawlins County 49Derby 82, Newton 75Ellis 63, Victoria 36Galena 56, Columbus 39Garden City 62, Ulysses 42Gardner-Edgerton 52, Mill Valley 23Gardner-Edgerton 59, Lansing 52Girard 41, Baxter Springs 30Gruver, Texas 54, Liberal 48Hays 74, Pratt 29Hesston 72, Central Plains 24Highland Park 61, Manhattan 47Hodgeman County 37, South Gray 26Hugoton 67, Scott City 47Humboldt 53, Bluestem 41Hutchinson 62, Wichita Trinity 58Hutchinson Trinity 52, Smoky Valley 42KC Piper 84, KC Schlagle 26Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Wichita Heights 46Macksville 43, Goessel 38Manhattan CHIEF 78, Cair Paravel 58Metro Academy 75, Drexel, Mo. 16Minneapolis 72, Ell-Saline 23Nemaha Central 58, Perry-Lecompton 57Oakley 43, Wheatland-Grinnell 26Salina Sacred Heart 61, Chapman 49Salina South 73, Buhler 49Sedgwick 61, South Haven 56Southeast 80, Altoona-Midway 48Tonganoxie 71, Heritage Christian 33Topeka Seaman 56, Topeka Hayden 45Uniontown 58, Jayhawk Linn 44Valley Center 60, Arkansas City 55Valley Falls 38, Maur Hill - Mount Academy 34West Elk 47, Remington 43Wichita Bishop Carroll 62, Wichita South 21Wichita Campus 73, Maize 72Wichita Classical 70, Centre 22Wichita Collegiate 67, Mulvane 56POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=Abilene vs. Concordia, ppd.Bennington vs. St. John's Beloit-Tipton, ppd. to Feb 15th.Chase vs. Natoma, ppd.Hoisington vs. Phillipsburg, ccd.Lakeside vs. Lincoln, ppd.Osborne vs. Wilson, ppd.Pike Valley vs. Thunder Ridge, ppd.Smith Center vs. Hill City, ppd.Sylvan-Lucas vs. Southern Cloud, ppd.<h2>GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=</h2>Andale 39, Nickerson 34 OTHesston&nbsp;42, Central Plains 36Chetopa 38, Yates Center 31Cheney 70, Haven 34Cunningham 59, South Haven 36Erie 38, Fredonia 32Eureka 63, Caney Valley 12Fairfield 57, Burrton 46Gardner-Edgerton 52, Mill Valley 23Golden Plains 36, Quinter 26Gruver, Texas 67, Liberal 31Hays 52, Pratt 40Hugoton 57, Scott City 21Humboldt 59, Bluestem 56Junction City 45, Topeka West 35Lakin 55, Sublette 24Macksville 43, Goessel 38Oakley 43, Wheatland-Grinnell 26Olpe 96, Marais des Cygnes Valley 8Osawatomie 63, Central Heights 27Rawlins County 62, Cheylin 49Salina Sacred Heart 62, Chapman 38Salina South 41, Buhler 32Shawnee Mission Christian 46, Topeka Heritage Christian 14Silver Lake 40, Santa Fe Trail 24Smoky Valley 45, Hutchinson Trinity 36Southeast Saline 49, Abilene 18Tonganoxie 65, Heritage Christian 18Uniontown 55, Jayhawk Linn 36West Elk 47, Remington 43Wichita Bishop Carroll 53, Wichita South 41Wichita Heights 72, Kapaun Mount Carmel 50Wichita North 49, Wichita West 19Berean Academy Tournament=Pool A=Minneapolis 36, Berean Academy 35Pool B=Wichita Trinity 61, Ell-Saline 20Sedgwick Tournament=Quarterfinal=Chaparral 57, Belle Plaine 35Clearwater 64, Canton-Galva 26Inman 38, Sedgwick 35Wichita Independent 42, Wichita Sunrise 40SPIAA Tournament=Quarterfinal=Hodgeman County 37, South Gray 26South Central 42, Ingalls 26Spearville 40, Kiowa County 35Wellsville Tournament=Quarterfinal=Lansing 39, Baldwin 38POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=Bennington vs. St. John's Beloit-Tipton, ppd. to Feb 15th.Chase vs. Natoma, ppd.Lakeside vs. Lincoln, ppd.Osborne vs. Wilson, ppd.Rock Hills vs. Tescott, ppd.Salina Sacred Heart vs. Beloit, ppd. to Jan 28th.Smith Center vs. Hill City, ppd.Sylvan-Lucas vs. Southern Cloud, ppd.__Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

Prep Scores from Tuesday

By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College softball team is picked to finish third in the 2021 Jayhawk East championship race, according the league's annual Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday.

All signs pointed to a special season unfolding in 2020 for Blue Dragon Softball.

The Blue Dragons were 18-6 overall and in first place in the Jayhawk East with a 7-1 record when the season abruptly ended after a March 12 doubleheader sweep at Garden City. The season was halted and eventually canceled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Seventeenth-year head coach Jaime Rose has nine players – six position players and three pitchers – returning for the 2021 season, which opens on Wednesday, February 10 against the Oklahoma Wesleyan JV at Fun Valley.

Sophomore shortstop Caitlin Schmacher has started all 66 games in her Blue Dragon career. She brings a .271 career batting average into the new season. Catcher&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/williams_lexi_p2uv">Lexi Williams</a>&nbsp;hit .473 last season and had a single-season record 29 stolen bases.

The Dragons return a pair of starting outfielders in&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/dunn_kylee_bdh1">Kylee Dunn</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/pennycuff_bailey_j9zj">Bailey Pennycuff</a>. Dunn hit .473 with 14 extra-base hits, including nine doubles. Pennycuff hit .444 with 23 runs scored and 23 RBIs.

Left-handed pitcher&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/loney_sadie_l7nj">Sadie Loney</a>&nbsp;was 5-3 last season with a 4.46 ERA and&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/galliher_jordan_2rxp">Jordan Galliher</a>&nbsp;was 302 with 4.70 ERA. She threw a perfect game in her first Blue Dragon game.

Butler is the preseason No. 1 pick in the Jayhawk East. The perennial power Grizzlies are the only nationally ranked team in NJCAA Division at No. 11. Barton is second, followed by Hutchinson, Independence and Pratt.

Seward County is the Jayhawk West preseason pick. Colby, Dodge City, Garden City and Northwest Tech are picks 2 through 5.

Last season, Hutchinson was picked fourth in the league preseason coaches' poll.

2021 KJCCC SOFTBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL

JAYHAWK EAST 1. Butler 2. Barton 3. Hutchinson 4. Independence 5. Pratt

JAYHAWK WEST 1. Seward County 2. Colby 3. Dodge City 4. Garden City 5. Northwest Tech

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By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe Hutchinson Community College softball team is picked to finish third in the 2021 Jayhawk East championship race, according the league's annual Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday.All signs pointed to a special season unfolding in 2020 for Blue Dragon Softball.The Blue Dragons were 18-6 overall and in first place in the Jayhawk East with a 7-1 record when the season abruptly ended after a March 12 doubleheader sweep at Garden City. The season was halted and eventually canceled because of the Coronavirus pandemic.Seventeenth-year head coach Jaime Rose has nine players – six position players and three pitchers – returning for the 2021 season, which opens on Wednesday, February 10 against the Oklahoma Wesleyan JV at Fun Valley.Sophomore shortstop Caitlin Schmacher has started all 66 games in her Blue Dragon career. She brings a .271 career batting average into the new season. Catcher&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/williams_lexi_p2uv">Lexi Williams</a>&nbsp;hit .473 last season and had a single-season record 29 stolen bases.The Dragons return a pair of starting outfielders in&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/dunn_kylee_bdh1">Kylee Dunn</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/pennycuff_bailey_j9zj">Bailey Pennycuff</a>. Dunn hit .473 with 14 extra-base hits, including nine doubles. Pennycuff hit .444 with 23 runs scored and 23 RBIs.Left-handed pitcher&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/loney_sadie_l7nj">Sadie Loney</a>&nbsp;was 5-3 last season with a 4.46 ERA and&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2020-21/bios/galliher_jordan_2rxp">Jordan Galliher</a>&nbsp;was 302 with 4.70 ERA. She threw a perfect game in her first Blue Dragon game.Butler is the preseason No. 1 pick in the Jayhawk East. The perennial power Grizzlies are the only nationally ranked team in NJCAA Division at No. 11. Barton is second, followed by Hutchinson, Independence and Pratt.Seward County is the Jayhawk West preseason pick. Colby, Dodge City, Garden City and Northwest Tech are picks 2 through 5.Last season, Hutchinson was picked fourth in the league preseason coaches' poll.Information Box<h2>2021 KJCCC SOFTBALL PRESEASON COACHES' POLL</h2>JAYHAWK EAST 1. Butler 2. Barton 3. Hutchinson 4. Independence 5. PrattJAYHAWK WEST 1. Seward County 2. Colby 3. Dodge City 4. Garden City 5. Northwest Tech<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the HutchPost mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily HutchPost email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Blue Dragon Softball picked 3rd in Jayhawk East

For the third-consecutive season, the Hutchinson Community College Baseball Team is the preseason pick to win the 2021 Jayhawk Western Division Championship, according to the league annual Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday.

Two years ago, the preseason poll was right on as Hutchinson indeed captured the conference championship. Last season, though, ended midway through the second conference series of the season at Seward County because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Blue Dragons, Barton and Colby are the top three picks, respectively, in the Jayhawk West coaches' poll. Cloud County was fourth, Butler fifth and Garden City sixth. Seward County, Dodge City and Pratt round out the West.

Cowley once again is the preseason pick to win the Jayhawk East in 2021.

The 2020 Blue Dragons were 14-7 overall, but got off to a very rocky start in conference play, starting the Jayhawk West season 1-5. Hutch got off to a great start winning 13 of its first 15 games, including a four-game series sweep of Coffeyville.

Head coach Ryan Schmidt's ninth edition will return nine position players, one starting pitcher and three pitchers out of the bullpen from last season.

<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/steele_jenner_eobj">Jenner Steele</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/delong_tyler_zy4q">Tyler Delong</a>&nbsp;are the top returning hitters. Steele hit .367 with five home runs and 20 RBIs Delong hit .340 with three homers and 12 RBIs. Infielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/lowe_mason_k4ea">Mason Lowe</a>, infielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/reetz_drew_rh0u">Drew Reetz</a>, outfielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/reetz_will_n5g4">Will Reetz</a>&nbsp;and infielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/callahan_austin_vm9d">Austin Callahan</a>&nbsp;are key returning position players.

The lone starting pitcher returning is&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/firmature_zach_yjoi">Zach Firmature</a>, who was 2-2 with a 6.62 ERA.

Hutchinson hit .287 with an average of 7.1 runs per game. The Blue Dragon pitching staff had a team ERA of 5.66.

The Blue Dragons open the 2021 season next Tuesday at Northern Oklahoma-Enid. Hutchinson's first home game will be Saturday, February 13 against Redlands at Hobart-Detter Field.

2021 Jayhawk West Preseason Coaches' Poll JAYHAWK WEST 1. Hutchinson 2. Barton 3. Colby 4. Cloud County 5. Butler 6. Garden City 7. Seward County 8. Dodge City 9. Pratt

JAYHAWK EAST 1. Cowley 2. Johnson County 3. Kansas City 4. Fort Scott 5. Neosho County 6. Coffeyville 7. Allen 8. Labette 9. Highland

By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationFor the third-consecutive season, the Hutchinson Community College Baseball Team is the preseason pick to win the 2021 Jayhawk Western Division Championship, according to the league annual Coaches' Poll released on Tuesday.Two years ago, the preseason poll was right on as Hutchinson indeed captured the conference championship. Last season, though, ended midway through the second conference series of the season at Seward County because of the Coronavirus pandemic.The Blue Dragons, Barton and Colby are the top three picks, respectively, in the Jayhawk West coaches' poll. Cloud County was fourth, Butler fifth and Garden City sixth. Seward County, Dodge City and Pratt round out the West.Cowley once again is the preseason pick to win the Jayhawk East in 2021.The 2020 Blue Dragons were 14-7 overall, but got off to a very rocky start in conference play, starting the Jayhawk West season 1-5. Hutch got off to a great start winning 13 of its first 15 games, including a four-game series sweep of Coffeyville.Head coach Ryan Schmidt's ninth edition will return nine position players, one starting pitcher and three pitchers out of the bullpen from last season.<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/steele_jenner_eobj">Jenner Steele</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/delong_tyler_zy4q">Tyler Delong</a>&nbsp;are the top returning hitters. Steele hit .367 with five home runs and 20 RBIs Delong hit .340 with three homers and 12 RBIs. Infielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/lowe_mason_k4ea">Mason Lowe</a>, infielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/reetz_drew_rh0u">Drew Reetz</a>, outfielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/reetz_will_n5g4">Will Reetz</a>&nbsp;and infielder&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/callahan_austin_vm9d">Austin Callahan</a>&nbsp;are key returning position players.The lone starting pitcher returning is&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchinson.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2020-21/bios/firmature_zach_yjoi">Zach Firmature</a>, who was 2-2 with a 6.62 ERA.Hutchinson hit .287 with an average of 7.1 runs per game. The Blue Dragon pitching staff had a team ERA of 5.66.The Blue Dragons open the 2021 season next Tuesday at Northern Oklahoma-Enid. Hutchinson's first home game will be Saturday, February 13 against Redlands at Hobart-Detter Field.2021 Jayhawk West Preseason Coaches' Poll JAYHAWK WEST 1. Hutchinson 2. Barton 3. Colby 4. Cloud County 5. Butler 6. Garden City 7. Seward County 8. Dodge City 9. PrattJAYHAWK EAST 1. Cowley 2. Johnson County 3. Kansas City 4. Fort Scott 5. Neosho County 6. Coffeyville 7. Allen 8. Labette 9. Highland

Blue Dragon Baseball is preseason pick in Jayhawk West

HUTCHINSON, Kan.—Trinity Academy had not played a game since December 18th but they certainly weren't rusty as the pushed the Hutchinson Salthawks to the limit Tuesday night at the Salthawk Activity Center.

The Salthawks hit three huge free throws inside of a minute to give them the win 62-58.&nbsp; Hutchinson trailed early in the first quarter but soon got on track and even had a couple of 10 point leads in the first half before settling in for a 31-27 lead at intermission.

Hutchinson was led by Myles Thompson with 24 points, but Sr. Jake Huhs game up big with 13 of his 14 points coming in the second half.&nbsp; Huhs hit 2 free throws inside of 16 seconds after being fouled intentionally after Hutchinson claimed its second offensive rebound inside the last 30 seconds.

Trinity Academy was paced by their outstanding Sr. guard Christian Williams who had 24 points to match Thompsons terrific night, but Williams was saddled with foul trouble in the 3rd quarter as the Salthawks held him to just 1 point in the 3rd period.

Next action for Hutchinson is a road game on Friday to Goddard Eisenhower.&nbsp;

HUTCHINSON, Kan.—Trinity Academy had not played a game since December 18th but they certainly weren't rusty as the pushed the Hutchinson Salthawks to the limit Tuesday night at the Salthawk Activity Center.The Salthawks hit three huge free throws inside of a minute to give them the win 62-58.&nbsp; Hutchinson trailed early in the first quarter but soon got on track and even had a couple of 10 point leads in the first half before settling in for a 31-27 lead at intermission.Hutchinson was led by Myles Thompson with 24 points, but Sr. Jake Huhs game up big with 13 of his 14 points coming in the second half.&nbsp; Huhs hit 2 free throws inside of 16 seconds after being fouled intentionally after Hutchinson claimed its second offensive rebound inside the last 30 seconds.Trinity Academy was paced by their outstanding Sr. guard Christian Williams who had 24 points to match Thompsons terrific night, but Williams was saddled with foul trouble in the 3rd quarter as the Salthawks held him to just 1 point in the 3rd period.Next action for Hutchinson is a road game on Friday to Goddard Eisenhower.&nbsp;

Hutch Boys hit key free throws to edge Trinity Academy

HUTCHINSON, Kan.—The Hutchinson Salthawk Boys Basketball team hosts Wichita Trinity Academy tonight at the Salthawk Activity Center.

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GARDEN CITY – Hutchinson Community College head volleyball coach Delice Downing had her long-awaited Blue Dragon debut spoiled on Monday night by the Garden City Broncbusters.

The Blue Dragons had issues siding outs throughout the match and Garden City produced several long scoring runs as the Busters defeated Hutchinson 3-1 (14-25, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25) in the season and Jayhawk West opener at Conestoga Arena.

Hutchinson saw a 38-match winning streak against Garden City snapped. The last Broncbuster win over the Blue Dragons came in Garden City on Sept. 14, 2001. Garden City also prevented the Blue Dragons from collecting all-time program victory No. 1,100.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/thorne_jenna_xncq">Jenna Thorne</a>&nbsp;posted her first career double-double with a team-high 10 kills and a career-best 12 digs to lead the Blue Dragons. She also had two service aces. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/briggs_shadee_xm04">Shadee Briggs</a>&nbsp;had eight kills, four digs and a pair of service aces.

Sophomore setter&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/price_chloe_rbgs">Chloe Price</a>&nbsp;was next in kills with three. She also had 32 assists and two aces. Freshman libero&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/reeder_shelby_zpe9">Shelby Reeder</a>&nbsp;finished with a team-high 16 assists.

Garden City had 57 kills to the Blue Dragons' 36. Hutch out-blocked Garden City 7-6 and the Blue Dragons finished with nine service aces.

The Broncbusters took control of the first set with an early 4-0 run to break a 5-5 tie. Then leading 11-9, the Busters reeled off five in a row for a seven-point lead.

The Blue Dragons had late leads of 17-15 and 20-19 in the second set and had to rally from a 23-20 deficit with a 3-0 run to knot the set at 23. Garden City scored the final two points of the set to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

Hutchinson stayed alive with a victory in the third set. The Dragons trailed 12-11, but went on their longest run of the match of 6-0 to take a 17-12 lead. Garden City got within three points three times, but a Buster service error gave the Blue Dragons the set.

The Blue Dragons got off to a great start in the fourth after a Sequoia Fail kill gave Hutch a 5-3 lead. But the Blue Dragons sideout issues cropped up again as Garden City went on a decisive 8-0 run and an 11-5 Hutch deficit. A Briggs ace cut the Dragon margin to 13-9 and a Briggs kill on a Buster overpass capped a 5-1 Dragon run and cut the Garden lead to 19-16. Garden City then scored four in a row to take full control of the set.

The Blue Dragons sided out only 46.5 percent in the match.

The 0-1 Blue Dragons return to the court on Thursday night for a 6 p.m. Jayhawk West match against the Pratt Beavers. Garden City improves to 3-0 (1-0 KJCCC West).

By STEVE CARPENTER Hutchinson CC Sports InformationGARDEN CITY – Hutchinson Community College head volleyball coach Delice Downing had her long-awaited Blue Dragon debut spoiled on Monday night by the Garden City Broncbusters.The Blue Dragons had issues siding outs throughout the match and Garden City produced several long scoring runs as the Busters defeated Hutchinson 3-1 (14-25, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25) in the season and Jayhawk West opener at Conestoga Arena.Hutchinson saw a 38-match winning streak against Garden City snapped. The last Broncbuster win over the Blue Dragons came in Garden City on Sept. 14, 2001. Garden City also prevented the Blue Dragons from collecting all-time program victory No. 1,100.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/thorne_jenna_xncq">Jenna Thorne</a>&nbsp;posted her first career double-double with a team-high 10 kills and a career-best 12 digs to lead the Blue Dragons. She also had two service aces. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/briggs_shadee_xm04">Shadee Briggs</a>&nbsp;had eight kills, four digs and a pair of service aces.Sophomore setter&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/price_chloe_rbgs">Chloe Price</a>&nbsp;was next in kills with three. She also had 32 assists and two aces. Freshman libero&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wvball/2020-21/bios/reeder_shelby_zpe9">Shelby Reeder</a>&nbsp;finished with a team-high 16 assists.Garden City had 57 kills to the Blue Dragons' 36. Hutch out-blocked Garden City 7-6 and the Blue Dragons finished with nine service aces.The Broncbusters took control of the first set with an early 4-0 run to break a 5-5 tie. Then leading 11-9, the Busters reeled off five in a row for a seven-point lead.The Blue Dragons had late leads of 17-15 and 20-19 in the second set and had to rally from a 23-20 deficit with a 3-0 run to knot the set at 23. Garden City scored the final two points of the set to take a 2-0 lead in the match.Hutchinson stayed alive with a victory in the third set. The Dragons trailed 12-11, but went on their longest run of the match of 6-0 to take a 17-12 lead. Garden City got within three points three times, but a Buster service error gave the Blue Dragons the set.The Blue Dragons got off to a great start in the fourth after a Sequoia Fail kill gave Hutch a 5-3 lead. But the Blue Dragons sideout issues cropped up again as Garden City went on a decisive 8-0 run and an 11-5 Hutch deficit. A Briggs ace cut the Dragon margin to 13-9 and a Briggs kill on a Buster overpass capped a 5-1 Dragon run and cut the Garden lead to 19-16. Garden City then scored four in a row to take full control of the set.The Blue Dragons sided out only 46.5 percent in the match.The 0-1 Blue Dragons return to the court on Thursday night for a 6 p.m. Jayhawk West match against the Pratt Beavers. Garden City improves to 3-0 (1-0 KJCCC West).

HutchCC Volleyball drops opener to Garden City

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce has spent the better part of a month insisting the Kansas City Chiefs have yet to put everything together. They still didn't in their AFC championship game win over Buffalo. They came much closer than they have all season, though, and that could be a scary thought for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they prepare to face Kansas City in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs fumbled a punt near their goal line to hand the Bills an early touchdown, dropped a couple of passes, committed a couple of costly penalties and still won in a 38-24 rout.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshmen Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe and Rondel Walker had career games in the absence of star classmate Cade Cunningham and Oklahoma State pulled away from short-handed Iowa State for an 81-60 win. Moncrieffe scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both career highs and Walker had a career-high 20 points. Cunningham, the leading scorer in the Big 12 at 17.9 points a game, missed his second game due to COVID-19 protocol but was on the bench. Iowa State only had six scholarship players available and only seven players saw action. Rasir Bolton scored 19 points and Tyler Harris 18 for the Cyclones.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 24 Oklahoma will face a pair of top-10 opponents after returning to The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in two years. The Sooners face No. 5 Texas and No. 9 Alabama this week in key matchups on the AP Top 25 national schedule. Oklahoma is coming off a win against No. 15 Kansas. The Sooners are in the midst of seven matchups against ranked teams in eight games. The week also includes the Crimson Tide playing with their highest ranking since last cracking the top 10 in 2007, first against Kentucky.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say R&amp;B artist Trey Songz was arrested during the AFC Championship game in Kansas City after fans complained he wasn't following COVID-19 protocols and other rules and he then punched an officer who was trying to remove him. Songz, whose name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson, was released Monday from the Jackson County jail. Jackson County authorities say an investigation continues and no charges have been filed. Kansas City police say fans complained about a man who was not wearing a mask or following the stadium's code of conduct during Sunday's game at Arrowhead Stadium. TMZ released a video showing Songz struggling with several officers before being led away. A representative for Songz declined to comment.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State's athletic budget outlook is better than expected and the school will push forward with several initiatives that are hoped to create new revenue streams. Those developments came from athletic director Jamie Pollard in a video sent to fans. The COVID-19 pandemic was expected to cause operating revenue to decrease from $90 million to $43 million and leave the department with a $35 million deficit after cost-savings measures were taken. Pollard said the ability to have limited fan attendance at most home football games generated an unexpected $8 million and cut the deficit to $25 million.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Nate Heise had 18 points and Trae Berhow recorded 18 points and seven rebounds as Northern Iowa got past Coe 70-60. Jacob Robertson led the Kohawks on Monday night with 14 points and six rebounds.

Harden, Durant help Nets break away late, beat Heat 98-85

UNDATED (AP) — James Harden and Kevin Durant each scored 20 points despite three relatively quiet quarters, and the Brooklyn Nets broke away with a big run in the fourth to beat the Miami Heat 98-85. Kyrie Irving added 16 points for the Nets, who completed a sweep of the Heat in two games that couldn't have been more different. Brooklyn won 128-124 on Saturday, then took the rematch despite barely topping its lowest-scoring game of the season. Harden had only 10 points and four shots through three, then scored 10 more in the 18-2 spurt that turned a tie game into a 96-80 lead. 

— LeBron James went on a tear in the fourth quarter on his former home court, scoring 23 of his 46 points to keep the Los Angeles Lakers unbeaten on the road with a 115-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony Davis added 17 points as the defending NBA champions improved to 10-0 away from home. The win for Los Angeles came on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant's tragic death in a helicopter crash. 

— Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 after missing five games because of COVID-19 protocols and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 119-103. Brown had another solid game following his 33-point outing in Sunday's romp over Cleveland. Tatum made three 3-pointers and had five assists over 31 minutes in his first appearance since Jan. 8. Daniel Theis scored 19 points and Marcus Smart added 13 while tying a career high with 11 assists as the Celtics won their second straight. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 30 points and shot 6 of 10 on 3s.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and Mike Muscala added 23, and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak with a 125-122 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard, who had scored 30 or more points in his last three games, had 26 points and 10 assists for the Blazers. Anfernee Simons had 26 points off the bench and Enes Kanter added 13 points and 22 rebounds. 

— Stephen Curry scored 36 points with seven 3-pointers, Andrew Wiggins took it to his old Timberwolves team for 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat Minnesota 130-108 after coach Steve Kerr shook up his starting five. Facing the Timberwolves for the first time since his trade last February, Wiggins showed a steadiness that was missing at times when he played in Minneapolis. He drove the lane for pull-up jumpers, dunked, hit from long range, made three steals, blocked three shots and grabbed all six of his rebounds on the offensive glass. 

— Delon Wright scored a career-high 28 points and Wayne Ellington had another impressive shooting night for Detroit, leading the Pistons to a 119-104 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers. Jerami Grant scored 25 points for the Pistons, who still have the NBA's worst record but took advantage of Joel Embiid's absence. The Philadelphia star was out with back tightness. 

— Malcolm Brogdon scored a career-high 36 points and Myles Turner scored 11 of his 21 in the final 8 1/2 minutes to help Indiana pull away for a 129-114 victory over Toronto. Brogdon also had nine assists and seven rebounds, a day after his poorest game of the season. Jeremy Lamb matched his season-high with 22 points as Indiana earned a split in the two-game set against the Raptors. Toronto was led by Fred VanVleet's 25 points and six rebounds. Norman Powell scored 24 points. 

— Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points and rookie point guard Cole Anthony added a career-high 21 points as the Orlando Magic defeated the Charlotte Hornets 117-108. Orlando snapped a two-game losing streak and bounced back from squandering a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter a night earlier in a loss to the Hornets. Anthony made 8 of 12 shots and 4 of 5 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 24 points apiece.

— Michael Porter Jr. tied his season high with 30 points and the Denver Nuggets overcame Jamal Murray's ejection for a shot to the groin of Dallas guard Tim Hardaway Jr. to beat the Mavericks 117-113. Porter was 6 of 10 from 3-point range, including a go-ahead shot to start a decisive 7-0 run late in the fourth quarter after the Mavericks had rallied immediately following the incident involving Murray and Hardaway. Luka Doncic had 35 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high 16 assists for his NBA-leading sixth triple-double. 

Spurs-Pelicans game called off, as NBA's virus woes continue

UNDATED (AP) — San Antonio's game in New Orleans was called off Monday night in the latest virus-related postponement for the NBA, one that came when the league determined that neither team would have enough players available.

As has been the case with most of the other games that have been postponed, contact tracing was cited as the cause. But instead of it involving just one team — as has been the case with each of the season's previous 21 postponements prior to Monday — this one involved both clubs. Neither team had the league-required eight available players to proceed with the scheduled game.

San Antonio became the 24th team to have at least one game postponed so far this season because of the virus. Of the 22 postponements this season, 21 have been made since Jan. 10.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees made a rare trade with the rival Red Sox, sending struggling reliever Adam Ottavino to Boston along with minor league right-hander Frank German for a player to be named or cash. 

As part of the trade, the Yankees agreed to send Boston $850,000 on July 1 to cover part of the $8 million owed to Ottavino. He's a 35-year-old right-hander entering the final season of a $27 million, three-year contract. New York remains responsible for Ottavino's $3 million signing bonus, due next Jan. 15. 

A Brooklyn native, Ottavino slumped to a 5.89 ERA during the 2020 season.

— The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a minor league deal with third baseman Pablo Sandoval. Sandoval would a $1 million, one-year contract if he is added to the team's 40-man roster. The 34-year-old Sandoval hit .214 in a combined 84 at-bats with the Braves and San Francisco Giants in 2020. He had no hits in two at-bats with Atlanta but was kept on the team's postseason roster. Sandoval, whose nickname is Kung Fu Panda, will try to prove he can return to the form he showed in 2019, when he hit .268 with 14 homers with the Giants. 

— The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed catcher Joe Hudson to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. The 29-year-old Hudson has appeared in 18 major-league games for St. Louis, Seattle and the Los Angeles Angels. Hudson is a career .167 hitter with one RBI in 30 career at-bats. He will be in the mix to compete for the backup job behind Jacob Stallings, a Gold Glove finalist in 2020.

Community leaders ask for delay in spring training

UNDATED (AP) — The Cactus League and Arizona community leaders have asked Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training due to coronavirus concerns just over three weeks before pitchers and catchers are supposed to report. 

The Cactus League made the request in a letter to Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred obtained by The Associated Press. The letter was co-signed by the mayors of Mesa, Scottsdale, Surprise, Glendale, Goodyear and Peoria, as well as representatives from Phoenix and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. 

Arizona is averaging just under 7,000 new coronavirus cases per day.

Judge: Destroy massage parlor video of Patriots owner

UNDATED (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has ordered the destruction of video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that the judge on Friday ruled that the videos of Kraft and other customers must be wiped from existence, because the Jupiter police surveillance was deemed unlawful. Kraft's attorneys had argued that the billionaire feared the tapes of him in the nude would be publicized on the internet. A misdemeanor solicitation charge against Kraft was dropped in September after an appeals court ruled that video evidence couldn't be used in the case. 

— The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't look far to find their new offensive coordinator. The club has promoted quarterbacks coach Matt Canada to the position. Canada replaces Randy Fichtner. Fichtner's contract was not renewed after the Steelers were upset by Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs. Canada joined the Steelers a year ago following several assistant coaching stints at the collegiate level. Canada takes over an offense that sputtered down the stretch this season. Pittsburgh lost five of its final six games and finished last in the NFL in yards rushing.

— The Indianapolis Colts have made it official: quarterbacks coach Marcus Brady has been promoted to offensive coordinator. He replaces Nick Sirianni, who took the Philadelphia Eagles coaching job Thursday. Brady had been the Colts quarterbacks coach each of the past two years after serving as Indy's assistant quarterbacks coach each in 2018. Brady spent the previous 16 seasons in the Canadian Football League — the first seven as a player, the last nine as a coach. He is now the third Black offensive coordinator in the league. 

— New Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley has started building his staff by naming his coordinators. The Chargers announced they have agreed to terms with Joe Lombardi as offensive coordinator, Renaldo Hill as defensive coordinator and Derius Swinton II as special teams coordinator. All three have worked with Staley before. Lombardi was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Mercyhurst College in 2005, when Staley transferred from Dayton to play with his twin brother, Jason. Hill and Swinton were on coaching staffs with Staley in either Denver or Chicago.

— Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has already started making some of the tough decisions he believes can help Baltimore negotiate the leap from playoff qualifier to Super Bowl champion. After releasing running back Mark Ingram and quarterback Robert Griffin III last week, DeCosta announced Monday that the Ravens won't re-sign All-Pro long snapper Morgan Cox. 

— Police say music artist Trey Songz was arrested during the AFC Championship game in Kansas City after fans complained he wasn't following COVID-19 protocols and other rules and he then punched an officer who was trying to remove him. Songz, whose name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson, was released Monday from the Jackson County jail. 

— Suspended NFL receiver Martavis Bryant has signed with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. The former Steelers and Raiders player had been suspended multiple times by the NFL for substance abuse violations. Bryant, who starred at Clemson, drew an indefinite suspension in 2018 while with Oakland. He has not played in the league since. 

— The Indianapolis Colts have made it official: quarterbacks coach Marcus Brady has been promoted to offensive coordinator. He replaces Nick Sirianni, who took the Philadelphia Eagles coaching job Thursday.

— The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired longtime NFL assistant Alfredo Roberts as their new tight ends coach. Roberts replaces James Daniel, who retired earlier this month after 17 seasons with the Steelers and 27 overall in the NFL. Pittsburgh is the sixth NFL stop for Roberts. 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The National Hockey League has postponed the Tampa Bay at Carolina game scheduled for Tuesday because of coronavirus concerns with the Hurricanes.

It's the fourth consecutive Carolina game that has been postponed, and the Lightning's game in Raleigh on Thursday could also be in danger. Tuesday's game has been moved to Feb. 22 as part of several changes to the schedule.

The team had six players on the NHL's COVID-19 unavailable list when it was last released Sunday.

Carolina, Dallas, Florida, Nashville and Tampa Bay have all had games postponed because of the pandemic. Those teams all play in the realigned Central Division.

— Brandon Sutter recorded a hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks routed the Ottawa Senators 7-1. Vancouver won in regulation for the first time since its opener on Jan. 13. Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Motte, Quinn Hughes and Olli Juolevi also scored for the Canucks. Bo Horvat notched two assists. Ottawa's only goal came midway through the second period when Austin Watson scored off assists from Thomas Chabot and Mike Reilly.

— The NHL has placed Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat and defenseman Adam Boqvist on the league's COVID-19 protocol list. The move means DeBrincat and Boqvist won't be able to play, practice or travel with the team until they are cleared. Chicago is coming off consecutive victories against Detroit, including a 6-2 win on Sunday. The Blackhawks are scheduled to visit Nashville on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday.

UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova remain atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll. 

The latest Top 25 also saw ninth-ranked Alabama climb to its highest ranking in 14 years. 

Gonzaga and Baylor have been 1-2 atop all 10 polls this season. The Crimson Tide had the biggest jump by rising nine spots for their highest ranking since January 2007. 

No. 16 Florida State, No. 24 Oklahoma and No. 25 Louisville were new additions to this week's poll. Clemson, Oregon and Connecticut fell out of the rankings.

Hauser, Huff lead No. 8 Virginia past Syracuse, 81-58

UNDATED (AP) — Sam Hauser hit seven of Virginia's 14 3-pointers and the No. 8 Cavaliers cruised to an 81-58 victory against Syracuse. Hauser hit five 3s before halftime as Virginia took a 41-26 lead into the locker room. He finished with 21 points. Virginia's Jay Huff added a career-high 21 points to go along with 12 rebounds. It was the seventh consecutive victory for the 2019 national champions. Quincy Guerrier led the Orange with 15 points, and Alan Griffin had 13.

— Miles McBride made a go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left and finished with a season-high 24 points, helping No. 11 West Virginia rally for a wild 88-87 victory over No. 10 Texas Tech. Jalen Bridges and reserve Sean McNeil each scored 13 points for West Virginia, which trailed by 12 with about seven minutes left. Texas Tech wasted a stellar performance by Mac McClung, who scored a season-high 30 points. 

UNDATED (AP) — Boston College has postponed two men's basketball games this week because of positive COVID-19 tests, prompting the Atlantic Coast Conference to juggle its schedule. 

The Eagles were set to play Clemson on Wednesday and No. 25 Louisville on Saturday. Instead, the ACC announced that Louisville will now play at Clemson on Wednesday night. 

The conference also rescheduled Georgia Tech's game at Louisville for Feb. 1. The teams were initially set to play on Jan. 9, but COVID-19 protocols led to the Yellow Jackets postponing four straight games.

In other virus-related developments in college basketball: 

— The Southern Conference postponed three games because of positive COVID-19 tests within the Furman and Chattanooga men's basketball programs. UNC Greensboro at Furman on Monday night and Chattanooga's visit to East Tennessee on Wednesday night were postponed, and Chattanooga's game at Furman scheduled for Saturday also was called off. 

UNDATED (AP) — Justin Thomas is keeping another big sponsor in Citi. But only after the New York-based investment bank issued a strong condemnation of Thomas muttering an anti-gay slur when he missed a short putt earlier this month. 

Citi's chief marketing officer wrote a company blog post explaining the decision. The company says Thomas must give a "meaningful portion" of his sponsorship fee to various LGBTQ groups. He also must play an active role to increase awareness. Citi said it would drop him if it felt he wasn't sincerely working for change. 

Ralph Lauren previously ended its sponsorship of Thomas.

— Southern Hills is getting another PGA Championship earlier than expected. The PGA of America said the course in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will host the 2022 PGA Championship. It was supposed to go to Trump National in New Jersey. But after the Trump-fueled riot at the U.S. Capitol, the PGA voted to terminate the contract. Kerry Haigh at the PGA of America says it helped that the Senior PGA Championship is at Southern Hills this year. The PGA already has a staff onsite that can stay through next year. 

Sports Headlines for Tuesday

Hillsboro 44, Hutchinson Trinity 36

Berean Academy 68, Wichita Home School 40

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Monday's ScoresBy The Associated Press<h2>BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=</h2>Bronaugh, Mo. 57, Northeast-Arma 37Buhler 49, Circle 35Clearwater 55, Wellington 53Hillsboro 44, Hutchinson Trinity 36Moscow 46, Fowler 31Osage City 53, Ottawa 44<h2>GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=</h2>Burlington 44, Iola 24St. John's Beloit-Tipton 59, Natoma 19Berean Academy Tournament=Pool A=Berean Academy 68, Wichita Home School 40Haven Tournament=Quarterfinal=Garden Plain 75, Moundridge 52___Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns with most of it going to favorite targets Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill as the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 38-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game. The Chiefs advanced to face a familiar foe in Tom Brady and the NFC champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl in two weeks in Tampa, Florida. Buffalo's Josh Allen finished with 287 yards passing and two touchdowns with an interception.&nbsp;

UNDATED (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills led the AFC in scoring until they ran into a defensive coordinator known for shutting down high-scoring offenses. Now Steve Spagnuolo gets another shot at Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, this time with both guys on different teams. Thirteen years after Spagnuolo's aggressive defense held Brady and the Patriots to 14 points as the New York Giants prevented New England from going 19-0, the Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo 38-24 in the AFC championship game Sunday to set up a matchup against Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

UNDATED (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills fell short in making their first AFC championship game appearance in 27 years with a 38-24 loss to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo's bend-but-don't-break defense wilted in squandering a 9-0 lead by giving up three touchdowns over the span of 10:04 in the second quarter. Allen simply couldn't keep up. The Bills fell a win short of returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since their run of four straight appearances — and losses — ended in 1994. &nbsp;

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oddsmakers like Kansas City to win a second straight Super Bowl, making the Chiefs a field goal or better favorite to beat Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Westgate Superbook and the Station Casinos chain opened the game with the Chiefs favored by 3 1-2 points, with an over/under total of 57 1-2 points. The William Hill chain and Circa Sports opened the Chiefs a 3-point favorite, with a total of 57 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have Clyde Edwards-Helaire but are missing fellow running back Le'Veon Bell and veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins for their AFC championship game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Edwards-Helaire has been out since mid-December, when the 32nd overall draft pick sustained a high-ankle sprain in a game in New Orleans. Edwards-Helaire returned to practice for a single day before he was inactive in last week's divisional-round win over the Browns, but he looked good this week in practice and was active for the Bills. The Bills have defensive tackle Vernon Butler and wide receiver Gabriel Davis available against Kansas City. Butler had been questionable with a quadriceps injury and Davis had been questionable with an ankle injury.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists, Jonathan Quick made 28 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3. Alex Iafallo, Carl Gundstrom, Gabriel Vilardi, Lias Andersson and Drew Doughty each scored for the Kings as Los Angeles earned a split of its two-game set in St. Louis. Quick improved to 2-0-2. Brayden Schenn scored twice for St. Louis and Ville Husso stopped 29 shots in his first NHL start.&nbsp;

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — N'dea Jones and Ciera Johnson led a balanced attack with 14 points apiece and Jones grabbed 18 rebounds as No. 8 Texas A&amp;M held off Missouri 70-66. Jordan Nixon and Distiny Pitts each made a pair of free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win. Aaliyah Wilson added 13 points for the Aggies. Ladazhia Williams scored 20 points for the Tigers. The Aggies trailed 62-60 with less than four minutes to go when Kayla Wells hit a pair of jumpers and Nixon followed with a layup with 1:36 to go. Williams got a pair from the foul line at 1:03.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Brandon McKissic matched his season high with 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting and Kansas City beat Oral Roberts 81-76. Josiah Allick scored 17 points for Kansas City and Zion Williams scored 10. Max Abmas scored 24 points for Tulsa, which saw its four-game win streak end. Kevin Obanor scored 13 points with seven rebounds and RJ Glasper scored 12.

UNDATED (AP) — Guess who's going back to the Super Bowl?

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are NFC champions following a 31-26 win at Green Bay. Their next opponent is the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs, who earned a 38-24 win over Buffalo in the AFC championship game. The game will be held on Feb. 7 in Tampa.

Brady overcame interceptions on three straight drives by throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns in reaching the Super Bowl for the 10th time in his career.

Scotty Miller grabbed a 39-yard scoring strike with just one second left in the first half, putting the Bucs ahead 21-10. Brady struck again 66 seconds into the third quarter, hitting Cameron Brate for an eight-yard TD that made it 28-10 

The Bucs earned their franchise-record eighth consecutive road victory to reach the Super Bowl for the first time since their 2002 championship season. After winning three straight playoff games on the road, Tampa Bay will become the first team to play a Super Bowl in its own stadium.

Green Bay trailed 31-23 and had first-and-goal from the 8 in the last few minutes. But after Aaron Rodgers threw three straight incompletions, the Packers settled for Mason Crosby's 26-yard field goal with 2:05 left despite owning all three of its timeouts.

Rodgers fell to 1-4 in conference championship games as a starting quarterback. He was 33 of 48 for 346 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.

The Chiefs will make consecutive Super Bowl appearances after going 50 years without one. Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ') threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns, with most of it to favorite targets Travis Kelce (KEHL'-see) and Tyreek Hill. 

Kelce finished with 13 catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and Hill added nine catches for 172 yards. They became the first duo in NFL history with consecutive games of at least 100 yards receiving each in a single postseason. 

Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Darrel Williams added short TD runs for Kansas City. 

Josh Allen finished with 287 yards passing, two touchdowns and an interception, but a big chunk of his numbers came as the Bills tried to rally from a 38-15 deficit in the final minutes.

The Chiefs actually spotted the Bills a 9-0 lead, thanks in large part to Mecole Hardman's muffed punt inside their 5 that gifted Buffalo a touchdown.

UNDATED (AP) — Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen says he's ending his 14-year NFL career to join Fox as a game analyst. 

The 35-year-old Olsen played for the Bears, Panthers and Seahawks. He spent nine seasons with Carolina, catching 524 passes for 6,463 yards and 39 touchdowns. Overall, he made 742 receptions for 8,683 yards and 60 TDs.

— The Eagles have officially announced the hiring of Nick Sirianni as their new coach. Sirianni was the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts the past three seasons. He worked under coach Frank Reich, who was offensive coordinator in Philadelphia when the Eagles won the Super Bowl three years ago.

UNDATED (AP) — The NBA's two best teams right now play their home games at Staples Center.

The Los Angeles Clippers picked up their seventh straight win and pulled even with the Lakers in the overall standings with a 108-100 victory over the Thunder. Kawhi (kah-WY') Leonard scored 34 points and Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH'-kah) added 17 as the Clippers improved to 13-4. Leonard also had nine rebounds and eight assists for L.A., which led by as many as 17 before extending the winning streak.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo's (YAH'-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON'-pohz) 27 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists pushed the Bucks past the Hawks, 129-115. Bobby Portis added 21 points, and Khris Middleton had 19 in Milwaukee's first win in three games.

— The Celtics ended their three-game skid as Jaylen Brown furnished 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter of a 141-103 thrashing of the Cavaliers. Kemba Walker added 21 points and Daniel Theis (tys) had 17 for the Celts, who carried a 73-51 edge into intermission. 

— OG Anunoby (an-oo-NOH'-bee) scored a season-high 30 points and made three free throws in the final minute to break a tie and help the surging Raptors beat the Pacers, 107-102. Fred VanVleet added 21 points for the Raptors, who have won two straight and five of six since a 2-8 start.

— Damian Lillard had 39 points, including six 3-pointers as the Trail Blazers defeated the Knicks, 116-113. Anfernee Simons added 16 off the bench for the Blazers, who led by as many as 25 points but saw their advantage slip away in the final quarter.

— Gordon Hayward capped his 39-point performance by hitting a tiebreaking layup with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Hornets a 107-104 comeback victory over the Magic. Miles Bridges added 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help Charlotte erase a 14-point deficit and end a four-game losing streak.

— The Spurs were 121-101 winners over the Wizards as Patty Mills scored 21 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 16. Bradley Beal scored 31 points for Washington, which was playing for the first time since Jan. 11 due to COVID-19 protocols.

Hawks rout Wings behind Suter's first 3 goals

UNDATED (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks rookie Pius Suter (pyoos SOO'-tur) was looking for his first NHL goal when he went to United Center Sunday morning. He now has his first hat trick after leading the Hawks to a 6-2 rout of Detroit.

Suter scored the game's first two goals and added a third-period tally in his sixth career game.

Connor Murphy and Mattias Janmark each had a goal and an assist as Chicago swept its two-game set with Detroit after beginning the season with four straight losses in Florida. 

— Linus Ullmark turned back 28 shots before stopping all three Washington shootout attempts to secure the Sabres' second win in six games, 4-3. Colin Miller, Victor Olfosson and Eric Staal each scored on the power play to back Ullmark, who picked up his first win of the season just days after the death of his father.

— The Devils were 2-0 winners over the Islanders as Scott Wedgewood turned back 28 shots in his third career shutout and first NHL win in over three years. Ty Smith assisted on goals by Jack Hughes and Pavel Zacha as the Devils improved to 3-1-1.

— Jake Guentzel (GEHNT'-sul) scored the 100th NHL goal with 1:31 left to rally the Penguins to their fourth win in a row, 3-2 over the Rangers. Bryan Rust also scored and Tristan Jarry made 20 saves for the Penguins, who started 4-0 at home for the first time since the 2013-14 season.

— Joe Pavelski helped the Dallas Stars tie the NHL record for power-play goals in the first two games, scoring once while the Stars went 3-for-4 with the man advantage in a 3-2 verdict over Nashville. Denis Gurianov (gur-ee-AH'-nahv) and Roope (ROO'-peh) Hintz also scored on the power play after the Stars went 5 of 8 with the man advantage in a 7-0 thumping of the Predators.

— Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhay KOH'-pih-tahr) had a goal and two assists to back Jonathan Quick's 28-save effort in the Kings' 6-3 downing of the Blues. Alex Iafallo (eye-ah-FAH'-loh), Carl Gundstrom, Gabriel Vilardi, Lias Andersson and Drew Doughty each scored as Los Angeles earned a split of its two-game set in St. Louis. 

— The Golden Knights squeezed out a 1-0 win over the Coyotes on William Karlsson's with 42 seconds left in regulation. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 16 shots in a tight-checking game after the two teams combined for 20 goals in the first three of four straight against each other.

— Jakob Silfverberg (SIHL'-vur-burg) and Rickard Rakell (rah-KEHL') scored before Hampus Lindholm added an empty-netter to secure the Ducks' win over the Avalanche, 3-1. John Gibson made 32 saves and improved to 2-0-2 in his last four starts.

— Brent Burns supplied the tiebreaking goal with 1:48 remaining before the Sharks completed a 5-3 decision over the Wild. Ryan Donato, Evander Kane and Noah Gregor scored for San Jose before Matt Nieto (mee-EH'-toh) added an empty-net goal.

— Wayne Simmonds scored his first goal with Toronto and Morgan Reilly had assists on each Maple Leafs goal in a 3-2 decision over the Flames. Jake Muzzin (MUH'-zihn) got his first goal of the season, Auston Matthews also scored and Mitch Marner added two assists for the Leafs.

— Leon Draisaitl (DRY'-sy-tul) tallied with less than a second left to give the Oilers a 4-3 triumph over the Jets. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kyle Turris, and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for Edmonton, which received a 35-save effort from Mikko Koskinen (MEE'-koh KAHS'-kih-nehn).

Hockey Hall of Famer George Armstrong dies at 90

TORONTO (AP) — Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs captain and Hockey Hall of Famer George Armstrong has died at age 90.

Armstrong spent 12 of his 21 seasons with the Leafs as captain, winning four Stanley Cups in the 1960s. The franchise leader in games played scored 296 goals and 713 points and remains the last captain to win a Stanley Cup with the team.

Armstrong was one of the first players of Indigenous descent to play professional hockey. 

The Maple Leafs said he died of heart complications, citing his family.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have made a second offseason addition to their starting rotation, acquiring right-hander Jameson Taillon (TY'-ahn) from the Pirates for four prospects.

The 29-year-old Taillon hasn't pitched since May 2019 following his second Tommy John surgery. He is 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA over four major league seasons.

Taillon joins a rotation headed by Gerrit Cole and is projected to include Deivi García, Jordan Montgomery and Corey Kluber, who has a pending $11 million, one-year contract subject to a successful physical. In addition, Luis Severino is expected to return from Tommy John surgery last Feb. 27 and Domingo Germán is expected back from a domestic violence suspension that caused him to miss last season.

This deal makes it less likely the Yankees will re-sign Masahiro Tanaka, who became a free agent. 

UNDATED (AP) — Si Woo Kim birdied two of the final three holes to close out an 8-under 64 and win The American Express for his third PGA Tour victory.

Kim began the final round with a share of the lead as he attempted to win for the first time since the 2017 Players Championship. The 25-year-old South Korean didn't flinch when Patrick Cantlay shot a 61 and surged out of 13th place to the front while breaking the Stadium Course record by two strokes.

Playing six groups behind Cantlay, Kim comfortably birdied the par-5 16th to pull even, then buried a 19-foot birdie putt on the island green on the 17th to take the lead.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jessica Korda closed with a 5-under 66 and holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Danielle Kang in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.

Korda won for the sixth time on the LPGA Tour, and the first in nearly three years. She shot a career-best 60 on Saturday to surge up the leaderboard.

Kang started the final round which she quickly stretched to four shots with an opening birdie before Korda dropping a shot on the third hole. 

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns with most of it going to favorite targets Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill as the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs rolled to a 38-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game. The Chiefs advanced to face a familiar foe in Tom Brady and the NFC champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl in two weeks in Tampa, Florida. Buffalo's Josh Allen finished with 287 yards passing and two touchdowns with an interception.&nbsp;UNDATED (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills led the AFC in scoring until they ran into a defensive coordinator known for shutting down high-scoring offenses. Now Steve Spagnuolo gets another shot at Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, this time with both guys on different teams. Thirteen years after Spagnuolo's aggressive defense held Brady and the Patriots to 14 points as the New York Giants prevented New England from going 19-0, the Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo 38-24 in the AFC championship game Sunday to set up a matchup against Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.UNDATED (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills fell short in making their first AFC championship game appearance in 27 years with a 38-24 loss to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo's bend-but-don't-break defense wilted in squandering a 9-0 lead by giving up three touchdowns over the span of 10:04 in the second quarter. Allen simply couldn't keep up. The Bills fell a win short of returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since their run of four straight appearances — and losses — ended in 1994. &nbsp;LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oddsmakers like Kansas City to win a second straight Super Bowl, making the Chiefs a field goal or better favorite to beat Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Westgate Superbook and the Station Casinos chain opened the game with the Chiefs favored by 3 1-2 points, with an over/under total of 57 1-2 points. The William Hill chain and Circa Sports opened the Chiefs a 3-point favorite, with a total of 57 points.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have Clyde Edwards-Helaire but are missing fellow running back Le'Veon Bell and veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins for their AFC championship game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Edwards-Helaire has been out since mid-December, when the 32nd overall draft pick sustained a high-ankle sprain in a game in New Orleans. Edwards-Helaire returned to practice for a single day before he was inactive in last week's divisional-round win over the Browns, but he looked good this week in practice and was active for the Bills. The Bills have defensive tackle Vernon Butler and wide receiver Gabriel Davis available against Kansas City. Butler had been questionable with a quadriceps injury and Davis had been questionable with an ankle injury.ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists, Jonathan Quick made 28 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3. Alex Iafallo, Carl Gundstrom, Gabriel Vilardi, Lias Andersson and Drew Doughty each scored for the Kings as Los Angeles earned a split of its two-game set in St. Louis. Quick improved to 2-0-2. Brayden Schenn scored twice for St. Louis and Ville Husso stopped 29 shots in his first NHL start.&nbsp;COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — N'dea Jones and Ciera Johnson led a balanced attack with 14 points apiece and Jones grabbed 18 rebounds as No. 8 Texas A&amp;M held off Missouri 70-66. Jordan Nixon and Distiny Pitts each made a pair of free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win. Aaliyah Wilson added 13 points for the Aggies. Ladazhia Williams scored 20 points for the Tigers. The Aggies trailed 62-60 with less than four minutes to go when Kayla Wells hit a pair of jumpers and Nixon followed with a layup with 1:36 to go. Williams got a pair from the foul line at 1:03.TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Brandon McKissic matched his season high with 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting and Kansas City beat Oral Roberts 81-76. Josiah Allick scored 17 points for Kansas City and Zion Williams scored 10. Max Abmas scored 24 points for Tulsa, which saw its four-game win streak end. Kevin Obanor scored 13 points with seven rebounds and RJ Glasper scored 12.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NFL-CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMESBucs top Packers for Super Bowl berthUNDATED (AP) — Guess who's going back to the Super Bowl?Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are NFC champions following a 31-26 win at Green Bay. Their next opponent is the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs, who earned a 38-24 win over Buffalo in the AFC championship game. The game will be held on Feb. 7 in Tampa.Brady overcame interceptions on three straight drives by throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns in reaching the Super Bowl for the 10th time in his career.Scotty Miller grabbed a 39-yard scoring strike with just one second left in the first half, putting the Bucs ahead 21-10. Brady struck again 66 seconds into the third quarter, hitting Cameron Brate for an eight-yard TD that made it 28-10 The Bucs earned their franchise-record eighth consecutive road victory to reach the Super Bowl for the first time since their 2002 championship season. After winning three straight playoff games on the road, Tampa Bay will become the first team to play a Super Bowl in its own stadium.Green Bay trailed 31-23 and had first-and-goal from the 8 in the last few minutes. But after Aaron Rodgers threw three straight incompletions, the Packers settled for Mason Crosby's 26-yard field goal with 2:05 left despite owning all three of its timeouts.Rodgers fell to 1-4 in conference championship games as a starting quarterback. He was 33 of 48 for 346 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.The Chiefs will make consecutive Super Bowl appearances after going 50 years without one. Patrick Mahomes (mah-HOHMZ') threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns, with most of it to favorite targets Travis Kelce (KEHL'-see) and Tyreek Hill. Kelce finished with 13 catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and Hill added nine catches for 172 yards. They became the first duo in NFL history with consecutive games of at least 100 yards receiving each in a single postseason. Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Darrel Williams added short TD runs for Kansas City. Josh Allen finished with 287 yards passing, two touchdowns and an interception, but a big chunk of his numbers came as the Bills tried to rally from a 38-15 deficit in the final minutes.The Chiefs actually spotted the Bills a 9-0 lead, thanks in large part to Mecole Hardman's muffed punt inside their 5 that gifted Buffalo a touchdown.NFL-NEWSGreg Olsen announces retirementUNDATED (AP) — Three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen says he's ending his 14-year NFL career to join Fox as a game analyst. The 35-year-old Olsen played for the Bears, Panthers and Seahawks. He spent nine seasons with Carolina, catching 524 passes for 6,463 yards and 39 touchdowns. Overall, he made 742 receptions for 8,683 yards and 60 TDs.In other NFL news: — The Eagles have officially announced the hiring of Nick Sirianni as their new coach. Sirianni was the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts the past three seasons. He worked under coach Frank Reich, who was offensive coordinator in Philadelphia when the Eagles won the Super Bowl three years ago.NBA-SCHEDULEClippers extend winning streakUNDATED (AP) — The NBA's two best teams right now play their home games at Staples Center.The Los Angeles Clippers picked up their seventh straight win and pulled even with the Lakers in the overall standings with a 108-100 victory over the Thunder. Kawhi (kah-WY') Leonard scored 34 points and Serge Ibaka (ih-BAH'-kah) added 17 as the Clippers improved to 13-4. Leonard also had nine rebounds and eight assists for L.A., which led by as many as 17 before extending the winning streak.Checking out Sunday's other NBA action:— Giannis Antetokounmpo's (YAH'-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON'-pohz) 27 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists pushed the Bucks past the Hawks, 129-115. Bobby Portis added 21 points, and Khris Middleton had 19 in Milwaukee's first win in three games.— The Celtics ended their three-game skid as Jaylen Brown furnished 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter of a 141-103 thrashing of the Cavaliers. Kemba Walker added 21 points and Daniel Theis (tys) had 17 for the Celts, who carried a 73-51 edge into intermission. — OG Anunoby (an-oo-NOH'-bee) scored a season-high 30 points and made three free throws in the final minute to break a tie and help the surging Raptors beat the Pacers, 107-102. Fred VanVleet added 21 points for the Raptors, who have won two straight and five of six since a 2-8 start.— Damian Lillard had 39 points, including six 3-pointers as the Trail Blazers defeated the Knicks, 116-113. Anfernee Simons added 16 off the bench for the Blazers, who led by as many as 25 points but saw their advantage slip away in the final quarter.— Gordon Hayward capped his 39-point performance by hitting a tiebreaking layup with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Hornets a 107-104 comeback victory over the Magic. Miles Bridges added 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help Charlotte erase a 14-point deficit and end a four-game losing streak.— The Spurs were 121-101 winners over the Wizards as Patty Mills scored 21 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 16. Bradley Beal scored 31 points for Washington, which was playing for the first time since Jan. 11 due to COVID-19 protocols.NHL-SCHEDULEHawks rout Wings behind Suter's first 3 goalsUNDATED (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks rookie Pius Suter (pyoos SOO'-tur) was looking for his first NHL goal when he went to United Center Sunday morning. He now has his first hat trick after leading the Hawks to a 6-2 rout of Detroit.Suter scored the game's first two goals and added a third-period tally in his sixth career game.Connor Murphy and Mattias Janmark each had a goal and an assist as Chicago swept its two-game set with Detroit after beginning the season with four straight losses in Florida. Elsewhere on NHL ice:— Linus Ullmark turned back 28 shots before stopping all three Washington shootout attempts to secure the Sabres' second win in six games, 4-3. Colin Miller, Victor Olfosson and Eric Staal each scored on the power play to back Ullmark, who picked up his first win of the season just days after the death of his father.— The Devils were 2-0 winners over the Islanders as Scott Wedgewood turned back 28 shots in his third career shutout and first NHL win in over three years. Ty Smith assisted on goals by Jack Hughes and Pavel Zacha as the Devils improved to 3-1-1.— Jake Guentzel (GEHNT'-sul) scored the 100th NHL goal with 1:31 left to rally the Penguins to their fourth win in a row, 3-2 over the Rangers. Bryan Rust also scored and Tristan Jarry made 20 saves for the Penguins, who started 4-0 at home for the first time since the 2013-14 season.— Joe Pavelski helped the Dallas Stars tie the NHL record for power-play goals in the first two games, scoring once while the Stars went 3-for-4 with the man advantage in a 3-2 verdict over Nashville. Denis Gurianov (gur-ee-AH'-nahv) and Roope (ROO'-peh) Hintz also scored on the power play after the Stars went 5 of 8 with the man advantage in a 7-0 thumping of the Predators.— Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhay KOH'-pih-tahr) had a goal and two assists to back Jonathan Quick's 28-save effort in the Kings' 6-3 downing of the Blues. Alex Iafallo (eye-ah-FAH'-loh), Carl Gundstrom, Gabriel Vilardi, Lias Andersson and Drew Doughty each scored as Los Angeles earned a split of its two-game set in St. Louis. — The Golden Knights squeezed out a 1-0 win over the Coyotes on William Karlsson's with 42 seconds left in regulation. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 16 shots in a tight-checking game after the two teams combined for 20 goals in the first three of four straight against each other.— Jakob Silfverberg (SIHL'-vur-burg) and Rickard Rakell (rah-KEHL') scored before Hampus Lindholm added an empty-netter to secure the Ducks' win over the Avalanche, 3-1. John Gibson made 32 saves and improved to 2-0-2 in his last four starts.— Brent Burns supplied the tiebreaking goal with 1:48 remaining before the Sharks completed a 5-3 decision over the Wild. Ryan Donato, Evander Kane and Noah Gregor scored for San Jose before Matt Nieto (mee-EH'-toh) added an empty-net goal.— Wayne Simmonds scored his first goal with Toronto and Morgan Reilly had assists on each Maple Leafs goal in a 3-2 decision over the Flames. Jake Muzzin (MUH'-zihn) got his first goal of the season, Auston Matthews also scored and Mitch Marner added two assists for the Leafs.— Leon Draisaitl (DRY'-sy-tul) tallied with less than a second left to give the Oilers a 4-3 triumph over the Jets. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kyle Turris, and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for Edmonton, which received a 35-save effort from Mikko Koskinen (MEE'-koh KAHS'-kih-nehn).NHL-OBIT-ARMSTRONGHockey Hall of Famer George Armstrong dies at 90TORONTO (AP) — Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs captain and Hockey Hall of Famer George Armstrong has died at age 90.Armstrong spent 12 of his 21 seasons with the Leafs as captain, winning four Stanley Cups in the 1960s. The franchise leader in games played scored 296 goals and 713 points and remains the last captain to win a Stanley Cup with the team.Armstrong was one of the first players of Indigenous descent to play professional hockey. The Maple Leafs said he died of heart complications, citing his family.MLB-YANKEES-PIRATES TRADEYankees get Taillon from PiratesNEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have made a second offseason addition to their starting rotation, acquiring right-hander Jameson Taillon (TY'-ahn) from the Pirates for four prospects.The 29-year-old Taillon hasn't pitched since May 2019 following his second Tommy John surgery. He is 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA over four major league seasons.Taillon joins a rotation headed by Gerrit Cole and is projected to include Deivi García, Jordan Montgomery and Corey Kluber, who has a pending $11 million, one-year contract subject to a successful physical. In addition, Luis Severino is expected to return from Tommy John surgery last Feb. 27 and Domingo Germán is expected back from a domestic violence suspension that caused him to miss last season.This deal makes it less likely the Yankees will re-sign Masahiro Tanaka, who became a free agent. GOLF-TOURNAMENTSGive Kim credit for AmEx winUNDATED (AP) — Si Woo Kim birdied two of the final three holes to close out an 8-under 64 and win The American Express for his third PGA Tour victory.Kim began the final round with a share of the lead as he attempted to win for the first time since the 2017 Players Championship. The 25-year-old South Korean didn't flinch when Patrick Cantlay shot a 61 and surged out of 13th place to the front while breaking the Stadium Course record by two strokes.Playing six groups behind Cantlay, Kim comfortably birdied the par-5 16th to pull even, then buried a 19-foot birdie putt on the island green on the 17th to take the lead.LPGA-TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONSKorda completes weekend rallyLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jessica Korda closed with a 5-under 66 and holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Danielle Kang in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.Korda won for the sixth time on the LPGA Tour, and the first in nearly three years. She shot a career-best 60 on Saturday to surge up the leaderboard.Kang started the final round which she quickly stretched to four shots with an opening birdie before Korda dropping a shot on the third hole. VIRUS OUTBREAK-WTA-AUSTRALIAN OPENWTA event added for quarantining players in MelbourneMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The WTA has announced a new tournament in Melbourne for players undergoing a 14-day quarantine without an opportunity to practice ahead of the Australian Open beginning Feb. 8.A total of 72 players remain in hard lockdown after three chartered flights to the Australian Open returned positive COVID-19 cases. WTA players in hard quarantine include former Australian Open champions Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber as well as 2019 U.S. Open winner Bianca Andreescu (an-dree-EHS'-koo).