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Howard pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis, a Class B misdemeanor, in his hometown of Peoria, Ill., last summer, according to the Peoria Journal Star. MORE: N.C. State player posts touching tribute to Chapel Hill shooting victims Howard was ordered to pay $1,178.26 in fines and court fees and placed on six months’ court supervision, which ends Friday. Self told the Kansas City Star he first became aware of the situation late Wednesday afternoon....

Kansas GOP Rep. Mark Samsel, of Wellsville, was substitute teaching at the local secondary school Wednesday when numerous students filmed him talking about sex, suicide, the Bible and masturbation. The Kansas City Star reported Friday that Samsel targeted one male student in the class particularly hard with insults and even encouraged “you have permission to kick him in the balls,” he said in one video. “He’s a foster kid. His alternatives in life were having no parents or foster care parents who are gay,” Samsel can be heard telling students in one video published to YouTube Thursday....

He played three seasons of college basketball before this one, a total of 82 games, and never did he have the responsibility of carrying the KU attack. For a given night, sure, when opponents set their defenses to shut down one of his teammates. He was Jayhawks’ leading scorer as a junior, but that was not the same. It was a balanced team whose offense ranked only 54th in Division I according to KenPom....

The game is at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Tip off time still is to be determined, and the game will be televised on TBS. Kansas (32-6) won the Midwest Region after a 76-50 victory against No. 10 Miami on Sunday. The Jayhawks are the last No. 1 seed left standing in this tournament. Kansas won its last national championship in 2008 after beating No. 10 seed Davidson, led by Steph Curry....

However, some clubs manage to get it right and their acquisitions justify the fee their services commanded, while others unearth bargains who go on to take their league by storm. Janssen, Gomes & the worst transfers of the season Here, Goal takes a look at some of the best transfers of the 2016-17 season. Let us know what you think - are there any players you would have included?...

Kante beat Paris Saint-Germain star and fellow France international Kylian Mbappe to the award on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, who succeeded last year’s winner Antoine Griezmann, edged Mbappe by five votes, while Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema finished third. Kante, who led Leicester City to a remarkable Premier League title success two seasons ago, helped Chelsea to the top-flight crown in 2016-17. His exploits for Chelsea saw him crowned Premier League Player of the Season, PFA Players’ Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year....

The Chelsea midfielder pulled out of the squad following an assessment of the injury he sustained in the lead-up to the Europa League final win over Arsenal. Kante, 28, made a quick recovery to play the full match in Baku but Les Bleus are taking no chances with his fitness. “After meeting with the medical staff following the evolution of his right knee injury, coach Didier Deschamps decided to release the international midfielder from Chelsea FC before leaving for Konya, Turkey, scheduled for Friday morning,” read a statement from the French Football Federation....

Blues 16/1 for the title A hamstring injury sustained on international duty with France meant Kante missed six matches for Antonio Conte’s side, who suffered defeats to Crystal Palace and Roma in that span. With the dynamic midfielder back in the starting line-up against Manchester United on Sunday, Chelsea secured a 1-0 victory that moved them just one point behind Jose Mourinho’s second-placed team. Desailly, an FA Cup winner with the west London side in 2000, is predicting improved results at Stamford Bridge following Kante’s comeback....

Along with the names of retained players, the KSCA announced the players list in Pool A and Pool B for the forthcoming Auction to be held on Saturday 25th July, 2015 at the KSCA. A total of 239 players with 35 in Pool A and 204 Pool B will be available for the auction block. Finalists Belagavi Panthers held on to the experience of Karnataka skipper Vinay Kumar and Abhishek Reddy while Mangalore United retained Karun Nair and Ronit More; Hubli kept back their mainstays, opening batsman K....

Hobbs, Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state, narrowly eked out her win against Lake, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump, flipping the governorship to Democrats’ control. After losing by only about 17,000 votes, Lake has refused to concede the election and earlier in December filed a lawsuit in an effort to overturn the results. Lake has pointed to Election Day issues, including voting machine glitches, to argue that GOP voters—who are less likely to use early voting—were disproportionately disenfranchised during the midterms....

The WWE Universe certainly didn’t expect a Superstar of Gulak’s caliber to depart from WWE, especially considering the recent chemistry that he established with former WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan on SmackDown. However, another recently departed WWE Superstar in the form of Karl Anderson had an interesting response to Gulak’s departure, as he took to Twitter and congratulated the latter and also invited to his TalkNShop podcast. Karl Anderson congratulates Drew Gulak on WWE exit Karl Anderson, along with his long-term tag team partner Luke Gallows, was recently released by WWE amid the massive coronavirus pandemic that has taken quite a toll on organizations and business platforms around the world....

Minnesota’s 6-foot-11 rookie came up with a surprising win in the NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night Skills Challenge on Saturday night in Toronto. MORE: All-Star jerseys through the years | The rise of Candian basketball The top overall pick from Kentucky beat out Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas by draining a 3-pointer from the top of the key. He was subsequently swamped by DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis and Draymond Green after hitting the shot as big men were invited to the competition for the first time ....

Linebacker Karlos Dansby and Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden told Around the NFL that Manziel can be the team’s franchise quarterback. MORE: Manziel’s first year in photos | Manziel says he needs to stop ’looking like a jackass' “I feel like he could be. He could be,” Haden said. “Rookie seasons, they go however, but I think Johnny really understands what he needs to do to be successful.” The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner had his work ethic questioned by teammates, according to the ESPN report, and even coach Mike Pettine and owner Jimmy Haslam have their doubts about the only son of a Texas oil baron....

The Karnataka State Junior (U-18) championship for the Dr. D. N. Rajanna trophy for boys and the Sosale trophy for girls was held at the Kanteerava Courts, Bangalore on August 2. The following are the results of the same: Boys: Mangalore BC 35 (Sowkin Shetty 11) bt Sahakarnagar BC 10. HT 21-4.2. Halasur SU 51 (Satya 12, Karan 10) bt Koramangala SC 19 (Pavan 13) HT 24-6.3. Devanga USC 52 (Kushal 14, Vinay 14) bt Young bulls 36 (Harshith 14) HT 31-16....

Kasatkina arrived in Zhuhai on a high after securing the second title of her career at the Kremlin Cup in her homeland and hit the ground running with a 6-1 2-6 7-5 Azalea Group victory on Tuesday. The world number 10 made hard work of seeing off Wang after dominating the first set, serving out the win after nine consecutive breaks in the decider. Russian Kasatkina failed to hold four times in the second set and as many in the third, racking up nine double faults before finally ending the 11th seed’s resistance....

Last week’s revelations were the latest twist in a dispute that has entertained Hollywood and tarnished Disney’s corporate image. The clash began five years ago, when Katzenberg quit Disney after a 10-year reign as studio chief–during which he oversaw production of such animated blockbusters as “The Lion King.” Disney’s attorneys say that Katzenberg forfeited his bonus–2 percent of profits in perpetuity from all Disney movies, TV shows and stage productions from 1984 to 1994, as well as their sequels and tie-ins–when he left....

Kane Williamson earned 74 points for his double century against the Windies at Hamilton to move from 812 to 886. Australia’s run machine Steve Smith continues to occupy the top spot with 911 points. Along with Kane Williamson, another Kiwi who did well in the Hamilton Test - Tom Latham - has also been rewarded. With 733 points, Latham has moved up two places to enter the top 10 of the Test batting rankings....

Bragg, 20, pleaded not guilty after he was accused by Saleeha Soofi, 19, of striking her in the face and pushing her down a flight of stairs last week. The Star reported that Lawrence police obtained surveillance video that proved Bragg’s claim that he was acting in self-defense. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Bragg, a 6-10 sophomore, is much larger than Soofi, who stands just 5-5, according to court records, but the surveillance video showed Soofi slapping Bragg in the chest and placing her hands near his neck prior to Bragg pushing her....

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels found freshman fullback Jared Casey in the end zone for the winning 2-point conversion, but only after Texas rusher Ovie Oghoufo was held up by Jayhawks tackle Bryce Cabeldue, which enabled Daniels to scramble out of the pocket and make the throw under pressure. BENDER: Oklahoma, Big 12 won’t get CFP committee’s forgiveness after loss to Baylor The referee was the closest to the play, but did not throw his flag....