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How Svi Mykhailiuk drew the ire of Bill Self against Fort Hays State

When Devonte’ Graham lobbed the ball toward Udoka Azubuike, what the crowd at Allen Fieldhouse saw made them cheer. Bill Self had a different reaction. The play he was stewing over came two trips earlier down the floor. The sequence that started the fast break for Kansas actually ...

20+1 KU basketball questions for 2017-18

The 2017-18 KU men's basketball season is right around the corner. Before KU gets things started at home against Tennessee State on Friday, our staff came together to answer 21 fun questions about KU basketball. The topics range from things in pop culture to specifics about lineups and ...

How Marcus Garrett can channel the mold of a recent Bill Self favorite

For a Kansas basketball freshman, no descriptor should carry more weight from Bill Self than the word “tough.” It’s a word the KU coach doesn’t throw around. Players have to earn it. Self assigns it far less frequently than a word representing the opposite — soft — which he ...

David Beaty says analytics led to surprising 4th down decision

Imagine you’re the coach of the KU football team. First off, congratulations on the gig! Now it's time to earn your paycheck. You’re playing against rival K-State and, despite being a 24-point underdog, you're down only 11 points five minutes into the third quarter. Your ...

One extremely unsurprising reason KU football is excited for primetime

Lest we forget that athletes are human, too, the announcement of a 7 p.m. CT, primetime matchup featuring KU football and TCU on FOX this Saturday brought a little joy to the KU locker room. Here's why. The Jayhawks are coming off back-to-back-to-back-to-back 11 a.m. (CT, of course) ...

Joel Embiid nearing return, 76ers to play in KC next Friday

Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown is focused on October 18. Lawrencians may have an earlier date in mind. On Thursday, former KU standout and current 76er Joel Embiid participated in full court 5-on-5 scrimmages with his team for the first time since undergoing surgery on his left ...