Jayhawks open strong behind Grimes, Lawson
INDIANAPOLIS — Quentin Grimes scored 21 points in his college debut and Dedric Lawson added 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kansas past No. 10 Michigan State […]
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Kansas fires David Beaty after 6 wins in 3-plus years
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — David Beaty inherited a football program in disarray when he arrived at Kansas, the years of losing having left the downtrodden Jayhawks short on scholarship players […]
Continue ReadingKansas fires AD, saying progress in some areas ‘elusive’
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Sheahon Zenger brought an impeccable reputation to Kansas, where he was tasked with solidifying an athletic department in turmoil, resurrecting the football program and keeping basketball at […]
Continue ReadingKansas’ Vick joins Newman in planning to enter NBA draft
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas junior guard Lagerald Vick plans to skip his senior season and enter the NBA draft. Vick averaged 12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds this season while […]
Continue ReadingKansas tops West Virginia 81-70 to win Big 12 tourney title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Devonte Graham ripped off the shooting sleeve he was wearing and tossed it into the crowd, then took the two-time Big 12 defensive player of […]
Continue ReadingGraham leads No. 8 Kansas to 104-74 rout of Oklahoma
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Two of the Big 12’s most powerful offenses collided when No. 8 Kansas hosted Oklahoma. Only one lived up to the hype, though. Devonte Graham had […]
Continue ReadingMykhailiuk leads No. 7 Kansas over Kansas State 70-56
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas shot the ball great against Kansas State in the first half but kept turning it over Monday night, then shot poorly in the second half […]
Continue ReadingYoung’s 26 help No. 12 Oklahoma top No. 5 Kansas 85-80
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Trae Young vowed to make changes after his spectacular, yet inefficient game against Oklahoma State. He wasn’t kidding. Oklahoma’s fabulous freshman point guard had 26 points on just […]
Continue ReadingMykhailiuk, Graham lead No. 10 Kansas over No. 6 WVU 71-66
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kansas’ reserves were struggling to produce and time was running down, so Svi Mykhailiuk and Devonte Graham went to work. Mykhailiuk and Graham hit big shot […]
Continue ReadingNo. 18 Texas Tech never trails in 85-73 win over No. 10 KU
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Texas Tech coach Chris Beard didn’t expect his team to walk out of Allen Fieldhouse with a victory Tuesday night, especially considering the Red Raiders had […]
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