Stories for February 22, 2018

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Evening

Tom Keegan: Bill Self 17-0 in Big 12 payback games and Texas Tech has 17-game home winning streak

Skid Row is lined with gamblers who flouted conventional wisdom and bet against a winning streak.

Night

Jayhawks take 1-game lead, tons of confidence into Saturday clash with Texas Tech

The stage is set. The game is here. And thanks to Oklahoma State's upset victory over No. 6 Texas Tech in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Wednesday night, the 8th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will take a one-game lead into their showdown with the Red Raiders on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. By Matt Tait

KU women upset No. 25 Oklahoma State, end 12-game losing streak

The timing of Kylee Kopatich’s 3-pointer couldn’t have been any better. Hoping to end a 12-game losing streak, Kansas found itself tied with No. 25 Oklahoma State with under three minutes to play at Allen Fieldhouse. By Wesley Dotson

Stories

All eyes on Keenan Evans' toe heading into Big 12 Game of the Year between Kansas, Texas Tech

Texas Tech point guard Keenan Evans is not Superman. But there does appear to be a direct link between him and saving the day for the sixth-ranked Red Raiders.

New KU D-lineman Charles 'Codey' Cole learning all he can from veteran Daniel Wise

When defensive tackle Charles “Codey” Cole decided to sign with the Kansas football program, he didn’t know whether a key Jayhawk who plays the same position, Daniel Wise, would still be around by the time he arrived in Lawrence for the spring semester. The new Jayhawk was glad KU’s star lineman returned for the 2018 season. The 6-foot-3 transfer from Butler Community College plans to pick Wise’s brain as much as he can. By Benton Smith

Tom Keegan: Devonte' Graham makes Kansas basketball's melting-pot roster jell

The melting-pot Jayhawks feature players from four different countries: Angola (Silvio De Sousa), Nigeria (Udoka Azubuike), Ukraine (Svi Mykhailiuk), the United States.

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