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Kansas downs FHSU women in exhibition match »

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Kansas used a couple of big first half runs to take control and defeat the Fort Hays State Lady Tigers 88-43 in an exhibition game Sunday afternoon in Lawrence. The Tigers had a 4-3 lead two minutes in when KU scored 11-straight to go up 10. They would later add a 15-0 run to push [...]

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Kansas Reveals Nonconference Men’s Hoops Schedule »

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – National runner-up Kansas will have high-profile games against Big Ten heavyweights Michigan State and Ohio State during the nonconference portion of its schedule next season. The school officials announced the slate of games on Thursday. Kansas will open the season Oct. 30 with an exhibition against Emporia State. The regular season [...]

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Ex-Nebraska Coach Sadler Lands at Kansas »

After being fired as Nebraska coach, Doc Sadler has found a home on Bill Self's staff at Kansas. (Ron Chenoy/US Presswire)

LAWRENCE, Kan.  – Doc Sadler was hired on Wednesday as the director of basketball operations at Kansas, where he will rejoin the Big 12 after spending one season coaching in the Big Ten. Sadler replaces Barry Hinson, who served as Kansas coach Bill Self’s director of basketball operations the past two seasons. Hinson was recently [...]

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Board of Directors Confirms Big 12 Happy at 10 »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma State president Burns Hargis says the Big 12 is satisfied at 10 teams, though he acknowledged that if Notre Dame was interested in joining the league, “that’s something we would have to pursue.” Hargis, who chairs the league’s board of directors, spoke Thursday during the Big 12′s annual meetings at [...]

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Big 12 Prefers Playoff with Top-4 Overall »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Big 12 favors a four-team playoff to decide college football’s national champion, and supports some kind of selection committee to determine its participants. Interim commissioner Chuck Neinas also said the league is content with 10 members after inviting TCU and West Virginia, though he left open the possibility of revisiting [...]

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INTERVIEW: Kansas Football Coach Made Stop in Hays »

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The University of Kansas Athletic Department and head football coach Charlie Weis are barnstorming across the state of Kansas on Wednesday to talk with alumni and supporters. We got Weis’ thoughts on the University of Kansas and what to except from the football program this season and beyond under Weis and his staff. Segment No. [...]

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Kansas Freshman Forward Lindsay to Transfer »

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas forward Merv Lindsay has decided to transfer in search of more playing time. The freshman played sparingly in 12 games last season, when the Jayhawks won their eighth consecutive Big 12 championship and lost to Kentucky in the national title game. He scored nine points against Howard and two points against [...]

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KU’s Robinson Headed to NBA »

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Kansas star forward Thomas Robinson is declaring for the NBA draft and will forgo his senior season. Robinson made the formal announcement Monday, with coach Bill Self by his side. Robinson, the first unanimous first-team All-American since Blake Griffin, led the Jayhawks to the national championship game against Kentucky, where they [...]

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Kansas Comeback Bid Falls Short In Title Game »

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NEW ORLEANS — Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night. The Wildcats (38-2) led by as many as 18 points in the first half and were still up 15 with 5:13 to play. Kansas (32-7), a team which rallied from several [...]

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Jayhawks Soar To National Title Game »

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New Orleans, La. – A phantom traveling call, a putback dunk, an inbounds steal, a foul-shot lane violation on an intentional miss — the Kansas-Ohio State game had a little bit of everything. And that was just the last 27.4 seconds. “It certainly wasn’t a pretty game,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self, “not artistic [...]

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