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Jayhawks’ immediate focus: practice better

Self bemoans Kansas’ inconsistency in drills and in games

Kansas University's men's basketball team played Saturday like it practiced this month: poorly.

Jayhawks floored

Minutemen stun KU at Sprint Center

Sherron Collins lay face down on the Sprint Center floor, overcome by the agony of defeat after Kansas University’s 61-60 loss to UMass on Saturday afternoon in KU basketball’s home-away-from- home. KU’s 5-foot-11 junior go-to guy, who misfired on a tough, possible game-winning six-foot left-handed shot in the lane with six seconds left, definitely took this loss harder than the Jayhawks’ only other setback against Syracuse.

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Self not impressed - or surprised - with performance vs. UMass

Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self says the Jayhawks need to practice harder, following a stunning loss to UMass.

Bowl season looking bullish for Big 12 teams

Five of the seven Big 12 teams playing bowl games are favorites, including KU.

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Man of all trades: Lawrence film standout — and former KU football player — takes act to classroom

George Clooney, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Free State High special education students have at least one thing in common: They’ve all worked with Keith Loneker. Loneker, 37, has made security rounds at Lawrence High, played librarian for a day at an elementary school and now is a substitute at Free State.

Ex-KU bowler wins

Former Kansas University bowler Rhino Page won a Professional Bowlers Association title at the Shark Championship on Sunday.

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Jayhawks’ immediate focus: practice better

Self bemoans Kansas’ inconsistency in drills and in games

Kansas University’s men’s basketball team played Saturday like it practiced this month: poorly.

Keegan: Self book turn-on tell-all

Bill Self’s book, “Bill Self: At Home in the Phog,” is quite a good read — racy, even, by sports-book standards.