Stories for December 22, 2012

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Wrapped up: Travis Releford's D on Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas keys road win

Kansas senior Travis Releford stuck with Ohio State's leading scorer Deshaun Thomas, inspiring KU's defense in a 74-66 road victory over No. 7 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon. By Gary Bedore • Box score • KU coach Bill Self postgame audio • Jeff Withey, Ben McLemore audio

Early Morning

Jayhawks brace for revenge-minded Buckeyes

Revenge figures to be on the minds of Ohio State’s basketball players, coaches and fans entering today’s 3 p.m. nonconference clash against Kansas University in 19,049-seat Value City Arena. By Gary Bedore

Stories

KU track’s Sydney Conley has famous friends, bloodline

Kansas freshman jumper and sprinter Sydney Conley is happy to talk about her famous father and brother and her friend, Greg Oden, the one-time No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick. She takes pride in all of them, but talks of them only when prompted. By Tom Keegan

Notebook: Elijah Johnson pleased with Jayhawks' fight in victory

Elijah Johnson sees Saturday’s eight-point victory at No. 7-ranked Ohio State as an early-season statement game. By Gary Bedore

Poor shooting dooms Buckeyes

Dec. 25 can’t come soon enough for Ohio State men’s basketball coach Thad Matta. “I asked Santa for Christmas to improve our jump-shooting,” Matta said with a wry smile following OSU’s 74-66 loss to Kansas University on Saturday afternoon. By Jesse Newell

Opinion: Ben McLemore's game never stops soaring

The Kansas men's basketball team plays at a defensive advantage no other team in the country has: It doesn't have to try to defend the dynamic Ben McLemore, writes Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan. • Box score • KU coach Bill Self postgame audio • Jeff Withey, Ben McLemore audio

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