Kansas head coach Bill Self jokes with his son Tyler after the win over Saint Louis in the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Ben McLemore points to the CBE Classic championship trophy as he, Tyler Self, right, and the rest of the team gather for photos following their 73-59 win over Saint Louis, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford celebrates a bucket by center Jeff Withey and a foul by Saint Louis in the second half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey pulls up for a shot over the Saint Louis defense in the second half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas forward Perry Ellis grabs a loose ball over Saint Louis forward Jake Barnett in the second half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey soars in for an alley-oop dunk against Saint Louis in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas center Jeff Withey defends a shot from Saint Louis forward Cory Remekun in the second half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas forward Kevin Young chest-bumps Jeff Withey aftera bucket and a foul by the Kansas center against Saint Louis in the second half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas forward Kevin Young is sent to the floor as Saint Louis guard Jordair Jett is called for a charge in the second half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford hooks a reverse layup around the Saint Louis defense during the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford heads to the bucket on the baseline against Saint Louis in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson slaps hands with teammate Travis Releford after a breakaway bucket by Releford against Saint Louis in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Travis Releford roars after a bucket off a steal against Saint Louis in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas forward Jamari Traylor rejects a shot by Saint Louis forward Jake Barnett in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson fights his way around a screen by Saint Louis forward Rob Loe (51) as he chases down Jake Barnett in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Ben McLemore is helps up from the seats by fans after going for a loose ball with Saint Louis forward Dwayne Evans in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson heads up the court after stripping the ball from Saint Louis forward Jake Barnett in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas guard Elijah Johnson soars in for a dunk as Saint Louis forward Rob Loe watches in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Kansas head coach Bill Self talks to his point guard Elijah Johnson in the first half of the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Young Kansas fans reach out to slap hands with the Jayhawks as they take the court prior to tipoff against Saint Louis for the championship game of the CBE Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Lydia Storm, 10, left, and Monica Kimmel, 10, members of Girl Scout Troop 1553, spent part of Tuesday evening decorating tables at the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St., where LINK will serve its Thanksgiving Day community meal from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m..

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Cast members for the Theatre Lawrence production of “The Sound of Music,” from left, Naomi Brakenhoff, Liam Elliott, Josephine Pellow, Abby Ilardi, Erin Fox, Sam Hay, Delilah Rose Pellow and Jordan Pine, work on a song during rehearsal on Tuesday. The production kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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Erin Fox, who plays Maria in Theatre Lawrence’s production of “The Sound of Music,” sings during a rehearsal on Tuesday at Theatre Lawrence.

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Three city high school student-athletes signed letters of intent with Div. I schools on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. They are, from left: Lawrence High's Shane Willoughby, baseball, Youngstown State; Free State's Kennedy Kirkpatrick, basketball, Bowling Green; and Free State's Ben Sloan, swimming, UMass.

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Alex Green, left, signed a letter of intent with Washburn, and Kennedy Kirkpatrick singed a letter of intent with Bowling Green on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.

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Kansas University's volleyball team practices at Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, in preparation for their match with Saint Louis. Normally, the team practices and plays games at Horejsi Center, but will meet SLU Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Allen in anticipation of landing a home NCAA Tournament match.

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Lawrence High's Shane Willoughby, right, and LHS baseball coach Brad Stoll visit before Willoughby signed a letter of intent to play baseball with Youngstown State, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at LHS.

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Free State swim coach Annette McDonald, left, was on hand Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, to watch Ben Sloan, right, sign a swimming letter of intent with UMass at FSHS.

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Duane Cantrell, hired on Nov. 20 as the new president and CEO of the Kansas Bioscience Authority.

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Annie Shew, a first-grader at Kennedy School, reacts after realizing she forgot to draw glasses on a picture of her brother in her “I Am Thankful For” book Tuesday at the school. At right is her teacher, Rebecca Hout. Students were studying Thanksgiving and making drawings that will be distributed to Meals on Wheels clients on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday.

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Fire crews responded to a fire Monday evening inside a building of the Naismith Valley Apartment complex. The fire was set in a hallway near a first-floor laundry room.

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Jerry Waugh, Lawrence, watches the flight of his ball after a drive off the tee at Alvamar on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

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Case #11: Nov. 21, 7:15 a.m. Fire crews work the scene of a Tuesday morning fire at 2413 Ousdahl Road in Lawrence.

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Valerie Swisher and her friend Katelyn Shirley, not pictured, stopped by Massachusetts Street while on a KU visit. Both attend Wamego High School. Shirley submitted the photo.