Marvel took a D-list team launched in a 1969 comic book — one that nobody cared about back in the day — and turned it into the slickest, funniest action blockbuster of the summer. “Guardians of the Galaxy” proves you don’t have to be an Avenger to rescue the Marvel Universe.

Iliad SA, a French mobile-phone carrier founded by billionaire Xavier Niel, has stepped in front of Overland Park-based Sprint Corp. and offered $15 billion in cash for a controlling stake in T-Mobile.

The district bought the campus for $9 million in 2012 after the property at 7700 W. 143rd St. went into foreclosure and then set about doing $17 million in renovations. Now the 51-acre Hilltop Campus in Overland Park is done. With the slogan “Education Beyond Expectations” emblazoned on its building, it houses an early childhood learning center, conference center, Parents as Teachers program and Student Services.

The Kansas State football was ranked 21st in the Amway Coaches Poll, which was released on Thursday.

A national Republican group has contributed $45,400 to Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts in his GOP primary race against tea party challenger Milton Wolf, a boost for the incumbent’s sizeable and consistent lead in fundraising.