Anyone out there pondering the pros and cons of the Kansas basketball team continuing to start two bigs — even though it ends up playing more four-guard lineups — isn’t alone. Bill Self is right there with you. While the Jayhawks’ head coach has started sophomore forward David ...
After back-to-back Big 12 road wins, Kansas fans might feel more optimistic about the program compared to just a week ago. This time last week, KU was coming off a rare home loss to Baylor. It allowed the Bears to leapfrog the Jayhawks in the AP poll. Baylor is now the new No. 1 team in this ...
Normally, off days for the Kansas men’s basketball program mean a light workout, some film study and lots of rest. But on Sunday, the third-ranked Jayhawks took the day off from basketball altogether. And replaced it with football. During what normally would have been reserved for a ...
Kansas freshman Jalen Wilson is back on the practice court, and a decision about his status for the season appears to be nearing. “He practiced up and down a little bit the other day,” [Self said of the 6-foot-8 freshman from Denton, Texas, who broke his left ankle during the first week ...
Back-to-back road wins over Oklahoma and Texas, coupled with a handful of losses by other teams in the Top 5 last week, cleared the way for the Kansas men's basketball team to move back into the Top 5 of the Associated Press poll. KU (14-3 overall, 4-1 Big 12) moved up three spots to No. 3 in ...
A total of 14 area wrestlers did well enough to place in the Bobcat Classic on Saturday afternoon at Basehor-Linwood. Tonganoxie had seven such wrestlers do so, which led to the highest finish among area squads in the 23-team event. The Chieftains scored 82.5 points as a team to place 14th on ...
To begin the 2020 campaign, the Kansas track and field team placed third out of as many squads in a triangular at Wichita State. Kansas State scored the most combined points between the men and the women, compiling 254.5 points. Wichita State came in second with 221 points, while Kansas ...
After dropping the doubles point, No. 19 Kansas responded by winning all six singles matches to claim a 6-1 win over Wichita State on Sunday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. It capped a 2-0 clip on the weekend for the Jayhawks, who earned a 7-0 victory over Drake on Saturday. Wichita State (1-2) ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Arrowhead Stadium rocked to Whitney Houston’s “I Want To Dance With Somebody.” Kansas City fans’ half-century wait to boogie in the Super Bowl is over — in great part due to their quarterback’s magical feet, not to mention his majestic arm. With his best ...
In the heat of a Big 12 road battle Saturday in Austin, Texas, the Kansas basketball team’s typically ample nine-man rotation shrunk. It wasn’t injuries that had the Jayhawks shorthanded. Rather head coach Bill Self decided for the stretch run he liked his chances with six players in ...
Austin, Texas — Points have been tough to come by in the Big 12 Conference this season, and, after back-to-back games of 66 points, Kansas coach Bill Self is in search of a way to change that. “We hung 66 tonight and it felt like we were really on fire,” Self said after KU’s 66-52 win ...
In its first home meet of the 2020 campaign, the Kansas tennis team recorded a 7-0 win over Drake on Saturday evening at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. As was the case last season, No. 19 Kansas dominated doubles to notch the opening point of the match. Malkia Ngounoue and Luniuska Delgado ...
A struggle in the paint for Texas Tech and an inspired defense by Kansas led to the Jayhawks defeating the Red Raiders 67-50 Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. One great example of Kansas’ defensive showing came in the second quarter, when what could have been a simple layup for Texas Tech ...
Austin, Texas — Ugly is in the eye of the beholder. As far as Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was concerned, what he gazed upon Saturday at Frank Erwin Center was magnificent in all its grime. “This is not ugly,” Self said after his Jayhawks’ 66-57 victory at Texas. “It’s ...
Austin, Texas — The sound was as loud as the boom that “Smokey the Cannon” produces at Texas football games just down the road. Only Saturday, it came after Kansas junior Marcus Garrett hit the ground following a drive to the rim midway through the second half of KU’s 66-57 win over ...
Austin, Texas — Returning from a one-game absence because of a hip pointer affecting his left hip, Kansas sophomore Devon Dotson was as good as ever on Saturday, playing 39 minutes, scoring 21 points and helping No. 6 Kansas hold off Texas 66-57 at Frank Erwin Center. There was no minute ...
Behind three double-digit scorers, No. 6 Kansas did enough to come away with a 66-57 win over Texas Saturday afternoon in the Erwin Center. Devon Dotson, Udoka Azubuike and Marcus Garrett all made enough plays down the stretch to help the Jayhawks (14-3, 4-1) earn their second-straight Big 12 ...
There are two aspects that Bishop Seabury and Veritas girls basketball shared Friday night: youth and turnovers. Ultimately, the Seahawks (3-2) found enough of an edge and offensive rhythm to outlast the Eagles (0-5) 40-13 Friday. “We played together and we responded well,” Bishop Seabury ...
Both Bishop Seabury basketball teams earned a win over Veritas Friday night at Haskell Indian Nations University on Jan. 17, 2020. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Journal-World
Bishop Seabury needed two buzzer beaters to win both meetings with Veritas last year. This time around, there was no reason to sweat out the first installment of the private school version of the City Showdown. The Seahawks, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, demonstrated their dominance from ...
