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6Sports Video: KU football looking for a bowl bid
Even though KU has beaten Missouri in it’s last 3 outings, the Jayhawks aren’t taking anything for granted on this important game. KU is riding a 3-game winning streak into Saturday’s game while Missouri has lost 4 of it’s last 5.
6Sports Video: KU over Ball State in an ugly win
Though Kansas eventually walked off with the win, Ball State managed to disrupt KU’s offense in the first half. The Jayhawks will all need to be on the same page tomorrow when they play #1 ranked Florida.
Bring on Florida: KU wins ugly, 64-46
Julian Wright hit three points down the stretch as KU finished off a 64-46 win over Ball State to move to 4-1 on the young season, and now can solely focus on the Florida contest tomorrow night at 10 p.m. KU followed a pitiful first half shooting performance by going 13-of-22 in the second half from the floor. A sore spot offensively for KU was 13-of-21 shooting from the free throw line. Six Jayhawks scored at least seven points, ledy by 13 from Mario Chalmers, 11 from Brandon Rush and 10 from Russell Robinson.
Bulls a bust so far
Hinrich: We're not that far away
So who had the Bulls at 3-8 by Thanksgiving in the office pool? “I still don’t think we’re that far away,” Kirk Hinrich was saying late Tuesday night after the Bulls blew a 13-point third-quarter lead in losing their fifth straight, 113-109 to the Denver Nuggets. “If just a couple of things click. But I think everyone in this (locker) room feels we’re going to get this together and turned around and still have a good year. It’s early and we’re not panicking, but it is time to start making some strides.”
Texas-Texas A&M Notebook: Blalock to make 50th start
With 49 consecutive starts, Texas offensive lineman Justin Blalock has seen, done and won just about everything at Texas.
A&M quarterback bonds with team
Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee went where any kid from the state’s rolling Hill Country would go to find the perfect metaphor for team bonding: the hardware store.
Huskers seeking momentum for title game
Colorado, meanwhile, sees today's game as chance for some redemption
Nebraska and Colorado enter their meeting today with different motivation. The 23rd-ranked Cornhuskers (8-3, 5-2) have locked up the Big 12 North and are hoping to generate momentum for next week’s conference championship game. The Buffaloes (2-9, 2-5) are out to finish a disappointing season with a measure of satisfaction.
Know the foe: Ball State Cardinals seeking status
Victory over KU in 2001 didn't propel BSU
Ball State University, which shocked a star-studded Kansas University basketball team at the 2001 Maui Invitational, will be trying to make it two straight wins over the Jayhawks tonight - this time with a new coach on the bench.
Boschee recalls loss to BSU
Jayhawks bounced back from setback to make Final Four
The first game of what turned out to be a glorious 2001-02 basketball season is one former Kansas University guard Jeff Boschee would rather forget.
Davis destined to call for KU
Radio voice of Jayhawks has busy Saturday doubleheader in store
His father wanted him to go to law school, but after a year of that, Bob Davis knew it wasn’t for him. He knew he wanted to become a sportscaster. And that wasn’t all he knew. He knew that once he landed his first job, in Hays, he wasn’t going to be there for long. No sir, he had ambitions for brighter lights than that, and he didn’t want them tomorrow. He wanted them yesterday.
Mangino versed in Border War lore
Mark Mangino didn’t pretend fully to understand the importance of the Border War game when he arrived in Lawrence prior to the 2002 season. But he was introduced to it quickly. Kansas University’s football coach, shortly after being hired, sat in his Allen Fieldhouse seat during a basketball game when a gentleman approached him. The fan’s first order of business was to welcome Mangino to Kansas.
Mayer: KU-MU worthy rivalry
The annual Kansas-Missouri collision is billed as the oldest college football rivalry west of the Mississippi River, but in late 1905 and early 1906, it was in danger of never achieving such status.
‘It’s all business’
KU not blinded by Glitter City
Like most blue-chip basketball recruits, Darrell Arthur has been in Glitter City many times before, the last time the summer of 2005 with his Team Texas AAU team. “It was hot,” Arthur, Kansas University’s freshman forward, recalled of the dogs days of July, when AAU basketball heats up in Vegas. “Hot and a lot of people: That’s what I remember. It’s a good environment. I like the place.”