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The Kansas Jayhawks have a two-game lead in the Big 12 Conference title chase but are approaching that make-or-break point in the season. It begins today when the No. 5 Jayhawks (17-5, 7-0 in Big 12 play) travel to Ames for a 1 p.m. game with Iowa State (Cable Channel 4).

SAN ANGELO — Central swimmers placed first in all six relay events and seven of nine events overall at the District 3-5A meet at Gus Clemens Aquatic Center.

IT was a public health nightmare: A deadly flu bug spread like wildfire around the world, killing tens of millions of people. That was nearly a century ago. Fears that the nightmare could return today—perhaps with even more terrifying consequences—have set off a heated debate among scientists and, for the first time, delayed the publication of scientific flu research in two professional journals.