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Kansas women’s basketball team 0-2 in early conference play
Unlike the men’s team, the Kansas women’s team has already played 2 conference games. However, both contests have resulted with another loss for the Jayhawks.
Jayhawks roll past South Carolina in non-conference finale
With another big game from Mario Chalmers, the Kansas Jayhawks were able to overcome a shaky first half to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks on the road.
Extra Minutes: Kansas 70, South Carolina 54
Tying up loose ends from KU’s non-conference finale, which turned out to be one of its most sound victories of the season and should boost the Jayhawks in the national rankings come Monday.
Chalmers, Arthur shine in non-conference finale
Sasha Kaun slammed home his own miss to give him six points, all of which have come in the second half, as KU lead 68-54 with 1:01 to play. Mario Chalmers scored once more for a game-high 19-point total as the Jayhawks finished off USC 70-54. Darrell Arthur also had 17 points for KU, while USC was led by Dwayne Day, who tallied 13. The Jayhawks are 13-2, with Big 12 play opening Wednesday night when KU hosts Oklahoma State.
Arthur looking for confidence boost
Freshman to search for 'easy buckets'
It’s way too early in the basketball season to suggest Kansas University’s Darrell Arthur has hit the fabled “freshman wall.” College rookies normally run into that invisible barrier late in the conference campaign - a topic for the dog days of February.
KU vs. South Carolina basketball notebook
South Carolina, enrollment 27,065, is located in Columbia, S.C. Nickname is Gamecocks. Colors are Garnet and Black. Conference is Southeastern.
Oregon knocks No. 1 UCLA off throne
Bruins suffer first loss in 15 games after late jumper propels Ducks
In 1974, Ernie Kent played for an Oregon team that upset No. 1 UCLA. Thirty-three years later, Kent sobbed when his Ducks again knocked off the top-ranked Bruins. “This is a together basketball team,” the Oregon coach said after the 16th-ranked Ducks handed UCLA its first loss of the season, 68-66 on Saturday. “Their spirit is unbelievable.”
Baylor barely beats overmatched Jayhawks
No. 9 Bears' dominance in paint yields victory
For those looking for a silver lining, Kansas University’s women’s basketball team lost 71-64 to No. 9-ranked Baylor University, a team that beat the Jayhawks by 60 last year. “We’ve got to find mini-victories in each loss,” KU coach Bonnie Henrickson said. “There are positives, but all of us hate to lose.”
Eyes on March Madness
NIT-champ Gamecocks take aim at Big Dance
Tre’ Kelley didn’t circle the University of South Carolina’s annual bloodbath rivalry game against Clemson when first handed his 2006-07 Gamecock pocket basketball schedule.
Keegan: Keegan: Highlights don’t win games
Part of what made baseball manager Bobby Valentine - formerly of the Texas Rangers and New York Mets and currently of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan - so interesting to cover was that he seemed to challenge himself to give unconventional responses to questions.
Texas A&M slips by K-State
KSU standout Walker limited to just five minutes
Acie Law just wanted another chance. After missing two free throws with 19 seconds left that would have secured No. 11 Texas A&M’s win, Law got his chance and made two from the line with seven seconds to go to help the Aggies beat Kansas State, 69-65, on Saturday night.
Crazy convention for coaches kicks off
All that’s missing in San Antonio today is a tightrope walker, an elephant and a few dozen clowns. Football coaches from coast to coast will flock to the Henry Gonzalez Convention Center today for the four-day American Football Coaches Association Convention. While baseball has its chaos-filled, almost comedic winter meetings every year, this certainly can be considered football’s equivalent.