Stories for December 2, 2008

KU’s Stuckey, Briscoe, Holt earn all-Big 12 honors

Kansas University safety Darrell Stuckey has been named to the 2008 all-Big 12 football first team and receiver Dezmon Briscoe and linebacker James Holt earned second-team honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

KU’s Tate named to all-freshman team

Kansas University freshman setter Nicole Tate was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team on Monday.

You can’t hit ‘em all

KU nearly perfect from line

Marcus Morris felt as if he should apologize to his Kansas University basketball teammates after the Jayhawks’ 87-60 nonconference rout of Kent State on Monday night in Allen Fieldhouse. “We made 32 of 36 free throws. I had the four misses,” Morris said with a sheepish smile after KU recorded the third-most makes in a game in the six-year Bill Self era.

Keegan: Taylor stopper material

At one point, Kansas University freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor became so frustrated watching the basketball glance off the rim after his under-control drives to the hoop he pressed the sides of his head with his hands in disbelief. He even missed a dunk.

Aldrich awes Kent State coach

Entering his team’s matchup with Kansas University, Kent State head coach Geno Ford had seen sophomore center Cole Aldrich play about a dozen times. But what Ford witnessed during Kent State’s 87-60 loss to the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night was not even close to what he remembered seeing.

Football Jayhawks honored

Kansas University quarterback Todd Reesing was named Big 12 offensive player of the week, and safety Darrell Stucky earned defensive honors after the Jayhawks’ 40-37 victory over Missouri.

Kansas basketball notebook

Kansas University freshman Markieff Morris was ejected early in the second half for committing a flagrant foul after diving on the floor for a loose ball. It appeared one of Kent State’s players — perhaps Chris Singletary — fired an elbow at Morris, who may have swung back at him.

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