WRITER: Matt Tait

Champions Classic Notebook: Jayhawks shorthanded in win over Duke

The sixth-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team played a little shorthanded against No. 7 Duke on Tuesday night during a 69-64 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. In addition to being without head coach Bill Self for the third game of his four-game suspension, the Jayhawks also were without four scholarship players. Sophomore forward Zach Clemence, freshman guard MJ Rice and redshirt freshman ...

Jalen Wilson's career-high 25 points lead No. 6 Kansas past No. 7 Duke 69-64 in Indy

Jalen Wilson scored a career-high 25 points while adding 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead No. 6 Kansas past No. 7 Duke, 69-64 in a slugfest in Indianapolis. The win moved the Jayhawks to 3-0 on the season and 7-5 in the Champions Classic. KU has now won six of its last seven games at the event. Duke fell to 2-1 on the season and 7-5 in the Champions Classic. Kansas used a 15-5 run to close the game to pick ...

Kansas volleyball sits 24th in RPI rankings heading into season's home stretch

The Kansas volleyball team is headed into the final 10 days of a season that it hopes will go to the NCAA Tournament. Most of the numbers and rankings point to KU (17-8 overall, 7-6 Big 12) being in good shape in that department, but head coach Ray Bechard said Tuesday that the Jayhawks have a couple of opportunities in front of them that would all but lock up a postseason berth. One of them comes Wednesday ...

Gameday Breakdown: No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 7 Duke - Champions Classic edition

No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) vs. No. 7 Duke Blue Devils (2-0) Time: 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TV: ESPN | Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network via Learfield Keys for Kansas 1. Can speed beat size again? Last week, in their second game of the regular season, the Jayhawks played a North Dakota State that featured two big men that acting head coach Norm ...

With Jason Bean's status uncertain and Jalon Daniels 'really, really close,' KU's QB situation has taken another turn

The situation surrounding Kansas football’s quarterback position has taken a new turn. KU coach Lance Leipold said Monday that quarterback Jason Bean, who has started the past four games for the Jayhawks, was somewhat limited during Monday’s practice after coming out of the Texas Tech loss on Saturday and the Oklahoma State win before it. “I don’t have a lot (to update on Bean),” Leipold said of ...

Kansas guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. to miss 10-12 weeks with knee injury

Kansas guard Kyle Cuffe Jr. suffered a knee injury during Saturday’s practice and will be out an extended period of time. According to acting KU coach Norm Roberts, Cuffe tore his MCL and PCL ligaments while running up the court in practice. Roberts said it was a non-contact injury and that Cuffe is expected to be able to return to basketball activities in 10-12 weeks. “Doctors are really, really ...