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    Giving kids something to hold: Kansas girls’ blanket project wins national recognition

    Sseven girls from Heartland Elementary School in the Blue Valley School District, now mostly middle-schoolers at Harmony or Aubry Bend, for a few years had been competing in an international problem-solving educational program, Odyssey of the Mind. This time around, however, they decided to take on a side challenge — Odyssey Angels — and create a real-world project to help people in their own community.

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    Hickman Mills school board stages a coup and ousts its president

    Breman Anderson Jr. is removed in a 4-3 vote after one of his allies defects.

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    Royals’ Duffy to start rehab assignment Sunday in minors

    Here’s some much needed good news for the Royals as they look to pull out of their May slide: lefty Danny Duffy is ready to start his minor-league rehab assignment in his recovery from Tommy John surgery.

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    Replay: Chat with Royals infielder Elliot Johnson

    Royals infielder Elliot Johnson answered fans' questions during a web chat earlier today.

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    Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss

    Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.

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    Demolition set for Wednesday in Merriam for new IKEA store

    The 60,000-square-foot building, which was initially planned for a Circuit City electronics store, will be razed and replaced by an IKEA home furnishing store that will be about six times as large. The IKEA store is scheduled to open in fall 2014.

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    It’s all downhill at Oceans of Fun’s new water slides

    You can bet your bikini bottoms I braved 66 degrees on an overcast Thursday to test drive the new slide park at Oceans of Fun. Why would I do that? For you. Because Saturday, rain or shine, marks the start of water park season.

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    Dear Abby | Trying to flirt can backfire

    DEAR ABBY: I’m a 21-year-old nursing student in college. I’m a “people person” and everyone says I’m easy to talk to. According to my friends, I am pretty, smart, funny, etc., but I have never had a boyfriend.

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    ‘Arrested Development’ keeps everyone — even the actors — guessing

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    ‘Fast & Furious 6’: Dumb fun in the summer time | 2 stars

    Bad movies are rarely as much fun as these “Fast and the Furious” pictures. And make no mistake about it — they’re bad.

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    India buys helicopters while its children starve

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    FBI plan puts our privacy at risk

    Technology is moving faster than before, and laws must move equally fast if they are to keep up with ever-changing reality. But this is not the way to do it: leaving your emails, IMs, etc. deliberately available at all times for law enforcement (or others) is an overreaction, a move of desperation.

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Boxing - Wire

Fight Schedule

By The Associated Press

Boxing - Wire

Shane Mosley unanimously outpointed Pablo Cano

Shane Mosley unanimously outpointed Mexico's Pablo Cano on Saturday night to win for the first time in four years.

Boxing - Wire

48-year-old Hopkins to defend title against Murat

IBF Light Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins will return to the ring at Barclays Center to defend his title against No. 1 contender Karo Murat.

Boxing - Wire

Devon Alexander tops Lee Purdy in non-title bout

IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander earned a convincing victory over Lee Purdy at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night in a non-title bout.

Boxing - Wire

Lucas Matthysse stops Lamont Peterson in 3rd

Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions.

Boxing - Wire

Jones stops Lebedev; Povetkin tops Wawrzyk

Guillermo Jones upset Denis Lebedev via 11th-round knockout to regain the WBA cruiserweight title Friday night.

Boxing - Wire

Povetkin stops Wawrzyk in 3rd keep WBA belt

Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round for his fourth successful title defense.

Boxing - Wire

Jones stops Lebedev, wins WBA cruiserweight belt

Guillermo Jones of Panama regained the WBA cruiserweight title in his first fight since 2011, stopping local favorite Denis Lebedev in the 11th round Friday night.

Boxing - Wire

Hopkins-Froch is as good as it gets on many levels

I've been a boxing fan for more than 30 years.

Boxing - Wire

Haye injures hand, withdraws from June fight

Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has withdrawn from his June 29 fight with Manuel Charr of Germany after hurting his left hand in training.

Boxing - Wire

Hernandez retains WBC light flyweight title

Adrian Hernandez defeated Nicaraguan Yader Cardozo by unanimous decision on Saturday night to retain the WBC light flyweight title.

Boxing - Wire

McDonnell wins vacant IBF bantamweight title

Jamie McDonnell won the vacant IBF bantamweight title when he edged the previously unbeaten Julio Ceja with a controversial majority decision in his home ring on Saturday.

Boxing - Wire

Burns retains WBO lightweight title

WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns retained his title with a ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Jose Gonzalez on Saturday night.

Boxing - Wire

Burns retains WBO lightweight title

Ricky Burns kept his minor WBO lightweight belt when unbeaten challenger Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico retired after the ninth round on Saturday.

Boxing - Wire

Even at 36, Mayweather is still 'Money'

Some follow-up thoughts after the best sports Saturday of the year - Derby Day followed by Mayweather night.

Boxing - Wire

Mayweather takes unanimous decision over Guerrero

Floyd Mayweather remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight Belt on Saturday night.

Boxing - Wire

Klitschko stops Pianeta to retain heavyweight belts

WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko ran his unbeaten streak to 18 consecutive fights with a sixth-round TKO of Francesco Pianeta on Saturday.

Boxing - Wire

Martinez retains WBC middleweight belt, defeats Murray

Sergio Martinez defended his WBC middleweight championship belt by beating previously undefeated Martin Murray in a unanimous 12-round decision at the Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires.

Boxing - Wire

Garcia dominates Judah in title bout

Danny Garcia retained his WBA and WBC super lightweight titles by scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Brooklyn's Zab Judah Saturday night.

Boxing - Wire

Gordon still living the fight fan's dream

If you watched ESPN on Thursday nights in the early 1980s, you knew Randy Gordon.

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