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GOP’s dangerous stand on coronavirus vaccine mandates is spreading

Anti-science extremism is now spreading like a virus on the political right. Legislation in some red states seeks to roll back vaccination requirements not just for the coronavirus but for any other disease – potentially even preventing schools from enforcing long-existing requirements that students be vaccinated against polio, measles and the like. It sounds extreme, but in fact it’s the logical outcome of the irrational conservative backlash against coronavirus vaccination mandates.

Fort Osage girls end losing streak at Chrisman

Down by eight with less than four minutes to play, William Chrisman caught fire late against visiting Fort Osage. The Bears closed the gap down to one point, but then missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would’ve forced overtime.

Takeaways from Mizzou’s SEC loss to Arkansas

After a month’s worth of promises about turning things around, Missouri men’s basketball finally had a chance Tuesday to prove it was better than the version of itself that got destroyed by Arkansas by 44 points in January.

Mavericks embarrassed at home by Americans

By the time the final horn sounded Tuesday night at Cable Dahmer Arena, a few diehard fans, wives and girlfriends of Mavericks players and the Allen Americans’ bus driver were about all who was left to see the conclusion of an embarrassing 7-2 Kansas City loss.

Chrisman boys basketball topples Fort Osage

Trey Taylor, though still relatively new to the William Chrisman-Fort Osage rivalry, vividly remembers the atmosphere the last time the two boys basketball teams met. The Chrisman sophomore recalled how it felt last month losing to that rival, and on Tuesday night he saw how it felt to win on your home court.

OLYMPICS ROUNDUP

Diggins, Brennan fall short of cross country skiing medal ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Rosie Brennan looked steady and in control on her three laps in the team sprint, staying within the middle of the pack in the first two cases and surging on the third. Meanwhile, Jessie Diggins shot of out a cannon on the exchanges, grabbing the lead – or taking her place among the leaders and holding on.

WHAT’S ON TODAY SPORTS RADIO/TV BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Today’s sports broadcast highlights Thursday’s television • Winter Olympics: Women’s figure skating, 4 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: 8 a.m. through all day, USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Skiing, 1 p.m., KSHB (8) • Golf: PGA Genesis Invitational, 3 p.m., GOLF (27) • Winter Olympics: Curling, 4 p.m., CNBC (33) • College basketball: Michigan at Iowa, 6 p.m., ESPN (13) • College basketball: Wichita State at Cincinnati, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (29) • NHL: St.