Kansas overcomes slow start, blasts OU
Whatever happens in the Kansas locker room at halftime against Oklahoma, the Jayhawks need to bottle it.
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Whatever happens in the Kansas locker room at halftime against Oklahoma, the Jayhawks need to bottle it.
By Blair Kerkhoff
Sharane Campbell scored a career-high 23 points and hit the go-ahead three-pointer in overtime as the Oklahoma women beat Kansas 74-68 on Tuesday in Lawrence.
The recruiting service Rivals.com doesn’t include the value of four-year transfers in its rankings.
Everybody notices a shooting skid. A player might be slumping defensively or in playmaking, and perhaps only the trained eye notices.
Iowa State thought it owed Kansas, so Saturday’s 72-64 triumph over the fifth-ranked Jayhawks came as no great revelation to the Cyclones.
Quarterback Brock Berglund won his case before the KU Student-Athlete Appeals Board on Friday, which clears the way for the once-high profile recruit to transfer and be awarded an athletic scholarship elsewhere.
You don’t forget games like the one Fred Hoiberg had against Kansas, even 17 years later.
LAWRENCE — Nobody accuses Kansas of being soft inside. The Jayhawks rank at or near the top of the Big 12 in all rebounding categories, have the league’s leader in Thomas Robinson and two of the top 10 when Jeff Withey is included.
Kansas forward Carolyn Davis first exchanged elbows with Baylor’s 6-foot-8 Brittney Griner as a high school junior in Houston. She knows what’s coming Saturday when the Jayhawks visit the undefeated and top-ranked Bears.
Carolyn Davis scored 34 points to lead Kansas to a 62-43 win over No. 21 Texas Tech on Wednesday night.
The Texas A&M team that Big 12 coaches identified as a co-favorite showed up Monday and gave Kansas all it wanted.
Oklahoma State basketball coach Travis Ford is growing tired of playing in front of sparse crowds at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Travis Releford is a glue guy. His willingness to do everything it takes for Kansas to win seemingly takes different shapes each game and, in an unflashy way, he has helped keep the Jayhawks on track during a nine-game winning streak.
If Kansas wins the Big 12, the Jayhawks may look back on its 69-66 victory over Texas on Saturday as a defining moment.
Clark Kellogg, calling today’s Kansas-Texas game for CBS, was the analyst for the same matchup a year ago and remembered being swept up in the emotion.
When Kansas scores in bunches, the Jayhawks’ offense is only completing the task.
Kansas completed its coaching staff by reaching out to an old rival.
Aishah Sutherland had 15 points and 22 rebounds to help the Kansas women beat Oklahoma State 65-60 on Wednesday night in Stillwater, Okla.
Kansas made its loudest statement to date that it has no intention of surrendering its conference championship streak.