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By Matt Tait
December 5, 2013
Between handling point-guard duties, leading the team in points (19) and assists (7) and finishing as the Jayhawks’ second-leading rebounder (6), senior guard CeCe Harper did all she could to help the Kansas University women’s basketball team battle Arkansas on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. It wasn’t enough. By Matt Tait
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Can Buffs get blue out?
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Veritas hoops squads young
By Benton Smith, December 5, 2013
FSHS swimmers win home quad
Staff Reports, December 5, 2013
Lions’ Broadwell picks Kearney
Staff Reports, December 5, 2013
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Firebirds’ Dineen named state’s top football player
By Benton Smith
December 5, 2013
The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, named Free State High senior Joe Dineen the 2013-14 Gatorade Kansas Football Player of the Year. By Benton Smith
KU women fall to .500 after home loss to Arkansas
J-W Staff Reports
December 4, 2013
The Kansas University women’s basketball team fell to .500 on the season Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse thanks to a 64-53 loss to Arkansas, which improved to 9-0.
How former Jayhawks fared in NBA games of Dec. 3
Staff Reports
December 4, 2013
Here’s a look at how former Kansas University players fared in NBA games of Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Old, new Firebirds set to start winter seasons
By Benton Smith
December 4, 2013
Some are young, some old and some in-between. The experience level varies greatly from team to team among winter sports programs at Free State High. Here is a look at each that gets its season started this week. By Benton Smith
Lions ready to open winter campaigns
By Benton Smith
December 4, 2013
December is here, and for the athletes at Lawrence High, that means it is time for winter sports. Here is a look at each LHS team that begins competing this week. By Benton Smith
Self: Shooting just one of KU’s struggles
By Gary Bedore
December 4, 2013
Maybe it was the low ceiling or dim lighting in the resort ballroom that affected Kansas University’s basketball players last week in the Bahamas. Or the basketballs. Or the rims. Whatever the reason(s) … “we couldn’t throw it in the ocean, and we were really close to the ocean,” KU coach Bill Self cracked Monday on his Hawk Talk radio show. By Gary Bedore
Opinion: Wiggins’ growing pains worth it
By Tom Keegan
December 4, 2013
Andrew Wiggins played one lousy basketball game in the Bahamas. During the three-game Battle 4 Atlantis, he was no better than Kansas University’s third-best freshman, ranking behind Joel Embiid and Frank Mason. Columnist Tom Keegan has two words to say about that: So what?
KU women use game to support Summitt, Alzheimer’s awareness
By Matt Tait
December 4, 2013
None of the players on the Kansas University women’s basketball roster were recruited to Tennessee by legendary Volunteers coach Pat Summitt, but at 7 tonight, when the Jayhawks host Arkansas at Allen Fieldhouse, they’ll all be playing for her. By Matt Tait
Five ex-Chiefs sue team over head injuries
Associated Press
December 3, 2013
Five former Kansas City Chiefs players who were on the team between 1987 and 1993 filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the team hid and even lied about the risks of head injuries during that time period when there was no collective bargaining agreement in place in the NFL.
FSHS grad Caron award nominee
Staff Reports
December 3, 2013
Kansas State senior forward Chantay Caron, a graduate of Free State High, was announced as a nominee for the 2014 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team.
Haskell men win vs. Peru State
Staff Reports
December 3, 2013
The Haskell Indian Nations University men’s basketball team picked up its second win of the season, 100-90, over Peru State on Tuesday at Coffin Complex.
Georgia Military offensive tackle Devon Williams picks Kansas
By Matt Tait
08:25 a.m., December 3, 2013 Updated 11:57 p.m.
Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis completed the Georgia Military sweep on Monday. Not long after reporting that Keyon Haughton, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound offensive lineman from the junior college had committed to Kansas, JayhawkSlant.com’s Jon Kirby got in touch with Haughton’s teammate, Devon Williams, and learned that he, too, had given an oral commitment to join the Jayhawks. By Matt Tait
Opinion: Soucie helps KU volleyball not miss a beat
By Tom Keegan
December 3, 2013
Nearly everybody returned from last year’s Kansas University volleyball team, but one question hung in the air like a 50-50 ball above the net: How were they going to replace the long, lean star middle blocker, first name Tayler, who came to KU from an area high school? It didn’t take long to find an answer. Column by Tom Keegan
From underdogs to big dogs, KU volleyball still aiming higher
By Matt Tait
December 3, 2013
The Kansas University volleyball team has taken the court each night this season trying to crush its opponents’ dreams, but now, after earning the right to host first- and second-round NCAA Tournament matches Friday and Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse for the second year in a row, the realization of their own dreams seems closer than ever. By Matt Tait
Nets’ Pierce out 2-4 weeks due to break
Associated Press
December 3, 2013
Paul Pierce will be out two to four weeks because of a broken bone in his right hand, the biggest loss yet for the injury-plagued Brooklyn Nets.
Chiefs LB Houston likely to sit again
Associated Press
December 3, 2013
Chiefs coach Andy Reid did not sound optimistic that he’ll have leading pass rusher Justin Houston back for Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins.

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