Most schools, many businesses and some government offices in the Kansas City metro area were closed to allow fans to enjoy the festivities.
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MLB notebook: Yankees’ Montas needs surgery, out most or all of season
Frankie Montas will have surgery on his right shoulder on Feb. 21.
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NHL roundup: Ovechkin away from Capitals due to death of his father
Alex Ovechkin says his father, Mikhail, has died at age 71.
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Pastrnak scores in OT as Bruins rally for 3-2 win over Stars
Boston wins in a matchup of the top teams in each conference.
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NHL roundup: Ovechkin away from Capitals to attend to family matter
Alex Ovechkin will be away to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one and is expected to be gone for at least the rest of the week, if not longer.
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Short-handed Celtics fall to Bucks in OT
Boston, missing Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Al Horford, lose 131-125.
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NBA roundup: Bridges’ consecutive games streak lives despite missing game
Mikal Bridges was traded to Brooklyn from Phoenix last week and was not permitted to play, and the league determined that since Bridges wasn’t eligible to play, it shouldn’t count as a missed game.
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Army sees safety as top recruiting obstacle
The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers, or 25%, short of its 60,000 recruitment goal last year.
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East Germany’s last communist leader dies at 95
Hans Modrow, a reform-minded communist, took over East Germany shortly after the Berlin Wall fell.
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Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman dead at 66
Howard Bragman worked with many LGBTQ notables to ensure their coming out stories were treated with dignity and created impact for the entire community.