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12+ hour, 5+ min ago (1405+ words) In the corner of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local Union 31 workshop, located in North Kansas City, is a 30-foot-tall statue of an ancient Persian warrior. It's part of the set design for the opera "Turandot," coming up this May at the Metropolitan Opera. Even more structures, wardrobes and sets, from dozens of plays, musicals, operas and ballets are tucked across the building " fake wagon wheels for a western, birdcages for a play about the South Pacific, and lamps that cross every known era. It takes thousands of production artists, light and set designers, actors, and directors to create a vibrant live theater culture here in Kansas City. In this current season, you'll find everything from Broadway musicals to dinner theater and experimental community theater. Finish this year with holiday classics like "A Christmas Carol" or give yourself…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago (726+ words) Nebraska volleyball(32-0) enters theSweet 16 of the NCAA tournamentaftersweeping Kansas State last Saturday. The Huskers face theKansas Jayhawks (24-10), who defeated Miami in four sets. Nebraska's offense ranks first nationally with a .353 hitting percentage.The defense is equally impressive, ranking first nationally in opponent hitting percentage, holding teams to a .124. Kansasis in the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in school history and the first time since 2021. The Jayhawks stand at 24-10 in Matt Ulmer's first year as head coach. Ulmer previously coached Oregon for eight seasons, compiling a 166-77 record. Nebraska is 88-0-1 against Kansas all-time.The teams last met in December 2022, where the Huskers defeated the Jayhawks 3-1 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska also played Kansas in a spring scrimmage at the Devaney Center back in April. The winner of the Sweet 16 gets to meet the winner ofTexas A&M-Louisville in…...

18+ hour, 5+ min ago (270+ words) Sweeping the Las Vegas Raiders is one thing, but can the Chargers do the same against the mighty Kansas City Chiefs? With the way Patrick Mahomes & Co. have played lately " losing four of five and in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time with Mahomes " that's entirely possible. The Chargers need to win at least one of their final four games to get to double digits and put themselves in position to make the playoffs, and it's a brutal stretch " at Kansas City and Dallas, home against Houston, and a finale at Denver. They could check that box Sunday, having won five of their last six games. Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for Week 15 of the NFL season, with the Rams defeating the Detroit Lions and the Broncos winning their 11th straight game. Chargers: WR Derius Davis…...

19+ hour, 24+ min ago (399+ words) A global industrial waste company that sought to open a recycling facility in a historic Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood withdrew its plans after organized opposition from environmental activists and community advocates. Reworld, which manages industrial waste and converts it into energy, honed in on the city's Armourdale neighborhood for its new processing facility and said four months ago it was "excited" to work in the Kansas City community. But the company quietly withdrew its petition Nov. 10, before it was set to meet again with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County's planning commission. Company representatives had billed the facility as positive economic development and a sustainable waste management initiative that redirected waste from aging landfills. Concern from Armourdale residents and environmental activists arose when Reworld representatives did not address potential flood risks, traffic volumes and health effects. "This win belongs to…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago (176+ words) Kansas Jayhawks (7-3) at NC State Wolfpack (7-3) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolfpack -2.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Kansas plays NC State after Tre White scored 20 points in Kansas" 80-60 win against the Missouri Tigers. The Wolfpack are 6-0 in home games. NC State averages 88.8 points while outscoring opponents by 16.1 points per game. The Jayhawks are 0-1 on the road. Kansas ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 35.5 rebounds per game led by Flory Bidunga averaging 9.0. NC State scores 88.8 points, 25.1 more per game than the 63.7 Kansas allows. Kansas has shot at a 46.1% rate from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points higher than the 42.8% shooting opponents of NC State have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Darrion Williams is shooting 52.3% and averaging 15.9 points for the Wolfpack. Paul McNeil is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers. Bidunga is shooting 59.6% and averaging 14.7 points for the Jayhawks. White is averaging 14.3 points....

23+ hour, 25+ min ago (1115+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (Courtesy of Nebraska Huskers Athletics) " The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team cruised into the NCAA Regional Finals with a 25-12, 25-11, 25-12 sweep of No. 16 Kansas on Friday night in front of a crowd of 8,800 at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers (33-0) were dominant from start to finish, never trailing in the match. NU hit .450 " its third-highest attack percentage of the year " and stifled the Jayhawks (24-11) to a season-low .029 hitting percentage. Nebraska also out-blocked Kansas, 10-1, out-dug the Jayhawks 48-30 and had six services aces and only three errors while KU had one ace and six errors. Nebraska's middles were dominant, combining for 21 kills on 28 error-free swings (.750 attack percentage) while adding eight blocks. Rebekah Allick had nine kills on nine swings to hit 1.000, and she added three blocks. Andi Jackson also had nine kills on .600 hitting with five blocks....

1+ day, 7+ min ago (65+ words) Playing in their fourth Sweet 16 in program history, the Kansas Jayhawks fell to the unbeaten Nebraska Cornhuskers, 3-0, in the NCAA Volleyball Regional Semi... LINCOLN, Neb. - Playing in their fourth Sweet 16 in program history, the Kansas Jayhawks fell to the unbeaten Nebraska Cornhuskers, 3-0, in the NCAA Volleyball Regional Semifinal at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday....

1+ day, 47+ min ago (891+ words) When:Saturday December 13 " 5:30 PM Prediction " KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Kansas 76-75 / Kansas 76-75 Rankings: KP #28, BT #29 NET Ranking: NET 30, 7th in ACC Conf NET rankings NET performance: Q1 (1-2), Q2 (1-1), Q3 (2-0), Q4 (3-0) Talking about the Wolfpack: LIBERTY COACH MCKAY in his postgame press conference: "Whatever Will and his staff said to their group, they came out with an urgency and a defensive purpose that was significant, and they dictated the play for 40 minutes. They played connected." COACH WILL WADE in the Liberty postgame press conference: "we have to get massively, massively better, but this was a little bit, this was a step in the right direction." "If we play like that against Kansas, we'll [only] score 45 on them. They have the eighth best defense in the country. We'll be big underdogs. We're going to have to play this times about three." In the Liberty radio postgame Coach…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (610+ words) Then-head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines coaches against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 29. (CNN) " Fired University of Michigan head football coach and Derby, Kansas native'Sherrone Moore faces charges of a felony count of home invasion and multiple misdemeanors related to his arrest on Wednesday just hours after he was dismissed. Moore appeared in court in an all-white jail outfit and spoke very little during the hearing, answering questions with, "Yes, your honor." The university said in a statement Wednesday that a school investigation revealed "credible evidence" that Moore was "engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member." The sudden announcement stated Moore, who is married and has three daughters, was terminated immediately and with cause. Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said in court on Friday that, after being fired, Moore went to the home of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (211+ words) Preview the Dec 13 matchup between the Creighton Bluejays and Kansas State Wildcats with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more. The Kansas State Wildcats (6-4) take on the Creighton Bluejays (5-4) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday, December 13, 2025 The game begins at 3 p.m The Bluejays take the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Wildcats The matchup's point total is set at 157 Keep scrolling to get the details ahead of betting on the Creighton-Kansas State clash This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports Learn more about the Creighton Bluejays vs The Kansas State Wildcats (6-4) take on the Creighton Bluejays (5-4) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday, December 13, 2025 The game begins at 3 p.m The Bluejays take the court as 4.5-point favorites against the…...