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 ...
Seventh-ranked Duke steamrolled South Carolina Upstate, 84-38, on Friday night, to set up a Champions Classic showdown with No. 5 Kansas next week that will feature a pair of blue bloods that sit at 2-0 on the season. All four games have been blowouts, and no one on either side is expecting that trend to continue next Tuesday night, when KU and Duke meet up at 8:30 p.m. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in ...
It’s still early in the 2022-23 college basketball season, yet Kansas fans already have seen KU freshmen Gradey Dick and MJ Rice make pretty memorable college debuts in back to back games. Both players used the word “dream” when describing their first games as Jayhawks, and both had a big impact on the Jayhawks’ wins over [Omaha][1] and [North Dakota State.][2] “I’ve been dreaming about this for ...
There are a dozen ways to evaluate Kansas quarterback Jason Bean’s impact on this offense and why he has been able to keep KU afloat after starter Jalon Daniels went down with a shoulder injury midway through Game No. 6. But the best indicator of who Bean is and why this has worked is a story he shared Tuesday about his jersey number. After wearing No. 17 during his first season with the Jayhawks in 2021, ...
It’s been a while since anyone’s had to take a real look at how the Kansas football program could earn its way into the Big 12 Championship game. But that time is here. And it’s real. It’s also pretty simple. I’ll give you a minute to catch your breath and take a seat if you need to. At 3-3 in the Big 12, KU currently sits one game behind K-State, Baylor and Texas for second place. All three of ...
It did not take Kansas freshman MJ Rice long to make a memorable impact in his first game as a Jayhawk on Thursday night. And Kansas fans likely won’t soon forget it. After missing the season opener and KU’s exhibition win last week, Rice suited up and played on Thursday night, scoring 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go along with 5 rebounds in 18 minutes. Fifth-ranked Kansas defeated North Dakota State ...