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6Sports video: Jayhawks sorry to see OU’s Griffin hurt
The last thing Darnell Jackson wanted to see Monday night was his buddy, Blake Griffin, hit the deck because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
6News video: KU to celebrate Orange Bowl win
Allen Fieldhouse site of event
Kansas athletics officials have scheduled a free public event to celebrate the football team’s Orange Bowl victory.
Extra Minutes: Kansas 85, Oklahoma 55
Tying up loose ends from KU’s 85-55 win over Oklahoma Monday night. Four Jayhawks scored in double figures, further brandishing the team’s overall balance, and KU showed continued improvement from the free throw line, converting 17 of 18 attempts.
Kansas changes stripes
Jayhawks improved from line
Now - two weeks into the new year - is typically about the time those new year’s resolutions tend to deteriorate, whether they be to lose weight, quit smoking or not to curse so much. So far, the Kansas University men’s basketball team has bucked that trend - at least at the charity stripe.
Keegan: Keegan: Can KU win ‘em all? Don’t ask Self
As minds go, Bill Self’s is about as quick as Mario Chalmers’ first step when the guard pops into a passing lane. Self’s always quick with a one-liner and is even quick to check his swing when he thinks the quip that popped into his head might come back to haunt him. He’s quick to ask for a stranger’s name, slow to forget it.
Unbeaten trio leads AP poll again
The last of the unbeatens are 1-2-3 in the Top 25 - again. North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas, the only Division I teams yet to lose this season, were the top teams in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll for a seventh straight week Monday.
Pitt overcomes injuries, Hoyas
A few days after Pitt lost starters Levance Fields and Mike Cook to injuries last month, coach Jamie Dixon delivered a simple message to his nine healthy scholarship players.
Kansas basketball notebook
The 30-point margin of victory tied for the second largest in Lawrence against OU. It tied for KU’s third-largest overall versus the Sooners. KU beat OU by 37 points back in 1970 and 30 in 1978, both at Allen.
Heisman runner-up heading to NFL
Arkansas' McFadden declares for draft; Ohio State LB Laurinaitis decides to return
An NFL Draft rich with running backs has a new star at the head of the class: Darren McFadden.
Sooners say KU No. 1
'They are the best team in the country'
Kansas University might not be at the top of the national basketball rankings, but upon losing to No. 3 KU, 85-55, Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse, Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel thinks the Jayhawks should be.”They are the best team in the country,” Capel said.
Bittersweet blowout
Jayhawks sorry to see OU freshman phenom Griffin hurt in loss
The last thing Darnell Jackson wanted to see Monday night was his buddy, Blake Griffin, hit the deck because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. “I was looking forward to playing against him. I know he was looking forward to playing against me. I’ve known him since he was a little kid,” Jackson, Kansas University’s senior forward, said of fellow Oklahoma native Griffin, who went down battling Jackson for a defensive rebound five minutes into KU’s 85-55 annihilation of Griffin’s Oklahoma Sooners at Allen Fieldhouse.
Texas A&M still clicking
Losing its head coach and best player doesn’t seem to be slowing down Texas A&M one bit. If anything, says Texas Tech assistant coach Pat Knight, the Aggies are better than last year, when Billy Gillispie and Acie Law led them to a school-record 27 wins in one of their greatest seasons ever.