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Ivy League student athletes are still athletes

Wichita — Throughout the last few seasons, Penn’s basketball players have noticed a trend inside of the Ivy League: the league is becoming tougher and tougher. No, this isn’t a case of smart kids just playing basketball in their free time. Recruiting is at a higher level than ...

KU produces huge TV ratings with Big 12 Tournament win over WVU

If anybody found it difficult to look away from the TV during the Big 12 Tournament championship game, you weren’t alone. The Kansas basketball team’s 81-70 victory over West Virginia at Sprint Center was the most-watched Big 12 championship game in 16 seasons, according to an ESPN ...

Udoka Azubuike learns how to deal with injuries

Watching practice from the baseline at Sprint Center on Wednesday ahead of the start of the Big 12 Tournament, injured Kansas sophomore Udoka Azubuike constantly tried to help coach the players who would be filling his minutes. Whenever freshman Silvio De Sousa wasn’t involved in a ...

Getting to know: Texas basketball

Firmly on the bubble with Selection Sunday rapidly approaching, Texas is desperate for signature wins in the final weeks of the regular season. On the other side, Kansas will try to maintain its spot as a potential one seed and win the Big 12 title outright when the two schools meet at ...

Getting to know: Texas Tech basketball

After all of the ups and downs throughout the Big 12 schedule, the only obstacle standing in front of Kansas and its 14th-straight conference title is Saturday’s showdown (3:15 p.m., TV: ESPN) in Lubbock. With star point guard Keenan Evans hobbled by a toe injury, Texas Tech (22-6, ...

Getting to know: Oklahoma basketball

After a much-hyped matchup between Oklahoma and Kansas at the end of January, the Sooners have moved in the wrong direction. Trae Young is having a harder time producing his unimaginable numbers. The Sooners have lost five straight games and winless in their last seven road games. Once ...