Kansas

Who is Bryan Cook? Kansas City Chiefs safety played for Cincinnati Bearcats, Mt Healthy HS

Published

2 years ago

January 30, 2024

Who is Bryan Cook? Kansas City Chiefs safety played for Cincinnati Bearcats, Mt Healthy HS

Kansas City Chiefs safety Bryan Cook, a former Mt. Healthy High School and University of Cincinnati Bearcats standout, was placed on injured reserve in December after suffering an ankle injury during a loss to the Packers in Green Bay on December 3.

But Cook, a second-round pick (62nd overall) of the Chiefs in the 2022 NFL draft, has a chance to get his second Super Bowl ring in two NFL seasons when Kansas City meets the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.

What to know about Cook, 24, who started all 12 games in which he appeared this season for the Chiefs:

Cook had his first NFL interception this season, his first touchdown and two fumble recoveries.

Cook recovered a fumble, the first of his career, during the Chiefs’ season-opening loss to the Detroit Lions. He recovered another fumble during a 27-20 win October 8 in Minnesota.

Cook’s first INT as a pro came during a 31-17 win against the Los Angeles Chargers on October 22.

Two weeks later, during a 21-14 win against the Miami Dolphins, former Winton Woods High School standout Mike Edwards recovered a fumble and lateraled to Cook, who ran it 59 yards for a touchdown.

Cook delivered a pregame speech before the Chiefs’ win against the Bengals.

Per KansasCity.com’s Sam McDowell, the injured Cook got his teammates fired up before their 25-17 win December 31 in Kansas City.

“We were really just focused on winning that game, getting into the playoffs, clinching the division, and that was it,” Chiefs cornerback Joshua Williams said, per McDowell. “So he came in and told us to stay on that. Don’t get too focused on what the playoffs are gonna be. Play this game like it’s the playoffs. We took that as motivation. We used it. That’s Bryan Cook. That’s what he does. He keeps us motivated.”

Cook was the third Bearcat selected in the 2022 draft.

Cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was taken by the New York Jets with the fourth overall pick. Receiver Alec Pierce went earlier in the second round to the Indianapolis Colts.

The Chiefs selected Cook two picks after the Bengals took defensive back Cam Taylor-Britt 60th overall.

Kansas City’s 2022 draft class also included cornerback Trent McDuffie, defensive end George Karlaftis III, receiver Skyy Moore, linebacker Leo Chenal and running back Isiah Pacheco.

Cook played two seasons at Howard before transferring to UC.

In 21 games over two seasons as a cornerback with the Bison, Cook had 93 tackles (77 solo), 17 passes defended, five tackles for loss, and five INTs (including one returned for a TD).

He said Howard was the only school that offered him.

Cook had to sit out 13 games before debuting for the Bearcats in the 2019 Birmingham Bowl.

He played for the Bearcats for two seasons, and was among 2021 American Athletic Conference leaders in tackles and passes defended.

UC head coach Scott Satterfield said he’s excited for Cook and fellow former UC standout Travis Kelce.

Satterfield talked to reporters about what it means for Cook and Kelce to be part of a team in pursuit of back-to-back titles.

From @Trags via Twitter:

LOVE SPORTS? [ Subscribe now for unlimited access to Cincinnati.com ]

Watch the Bearcats introduce Tyson Veidt as defensive coordinator

The Cincinnati Bearcats introduce former Iowa State coach, Tyson Veidt, as the new defensive coordinator.

Source link

Click to comment

Kansas

RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins

Published

9 hours ago

March 4, 2026

Press Room

RESULTS: NE Kansas high schools to play Friday after Tuesday sub-state wins

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Below is a look at the results from Tuesday night’s high school basketball sub-state semifinals in Northeast Kansas.

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with what schools are hosting when that information becomes readily available.

WIBW Scoreboard

BOYS

5A East Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

KC Washington 68, Highland Park 38
Shawnee Heights 49, De Soto 37 (will play Leavenworth Friday)

5A West Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Topeka West 55, Hutchinson 32 (will play Bishop Carroll Friday)
Emporia 61, Great Bend 41 (will play Maize South Friday)
Seaman 73, Valley Center 51 (will play Hays Friday)

3A West Franklin Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Burlington 60, Osage City 35 (will play Baxter Springs Friday)

3A Sabetha Boys: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Hiawatha 73, Oskaloosa 48 (will play Heritage Christian Friday)
Silver Lake 58, Sabetha 39 (will play Perry-Lecompton Friday 7:30 p.m.)

GIRLS

6A West Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Washburn Rural 60, Wichita South 32 (will play Derby)
Topeka High 69, Maize 45 (will play Liberal)
Manhattan 67, Free State 21 (will play Wichita East)

4A East Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Rock Creek 71, Parsons 23 (will play Tonganoxie)
Wamego 54, Labette County 33 (will play Bishop Miege)
Hayden 2, Athison 0 (will play Baldwin)

2A Eskridge/Mission Valley Girls: Tuesday’s sub-state semifinal results

Rossville 71, KC Christian 49 (will play Maur Hill-Mount Academy)
Lyndon 61, Jeff. Co. North 31 (will play Valley Heights)
Valley Heights 65, Doniphan West 41 (will play Lyndon)

Source link

Kansas

Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union

Published

21 hours ago

March 3, 2026

Press Room

Doe v. State of Kansas | American Civil Liberties Union

In early 2026, the Kansas state legislature passed SB 244, a law which prohibits transgender people from using public restrooms on government property that align with their gender identity and establishes a private right of action that allows anyone who suspects someone is transgender and in violation of the law to sue that person for “damages” totaling $1,000.

The law also invalidates state-issued driver’s licenses with updated gender markers that reflect the carrier’s gender identity. In February 2026, transgender people across the state received letters from the state Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles informing them that their driver’s licenses “will no longer be valid,” effective immediately. SB 244 also prohibits transgender Kansans – or those born in Kansas – from updating the gender marker on state-issued birth certificates and driver’s licenses in the future.

The same day SB 244 went into effect, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kansas, and Ballard Spahr LLP filed a lawsuit challenging SB 244 in the District Court of Douglas County on behalf of two transgender men who had their driver’s licenses invalidated under the law. The lawsuit charges that SB 244 violates the Kansas Constitution’s protections for personal autonomy, privacy, equality under the law, due process, and freedom of speech.

“The invalidation of state-issued IDs threatens to out transgender people against their will every time they apply for a job, rent an apartment, or interact with police,” said Harper Seldin, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project. “Taken as a whole, SB 244 is a transparent attempt to deny transgender people autonomy over their own identities and push them out of public life altogether.”

Source link

Kansas

Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm

Published

1 day ago

March 3, 2026

Press Room

Kansas City man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, possession of illegal firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of an illegal firearm.

According to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 22-year-old Antoine R. Gillum was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole.

His sentencing stems from a June 2024 incident in a metro gas station. KCPD investigators contacted Gillum inside and found that he had discarded a 9 mm pistol in an aisle between the merchandise. He also discarded a pill bottle containing multiple illegal substances: cocaine base, oxycodone/acetaminophen and oxycodone.

Officers searched the vehicle Gillum had arrived in and found approximately 32 grams of cocaine base.

On May 6, 2025, Gillum pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings. It’s a part of ‘Operation Take Back America,’ a nationwide Department of Justice initiative to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.

No further information has been released.

Source link