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Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor glances over as the Iowa State student section, "Cyclone Alley," goes wild following an ISU three-pointer during the first half on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Despite the hostile environment, the Jayhawks held on to win, 84-79.

Kansas aware of ISU ‘magic’

Just two of 10 teams in the Big 12 Conference have won more league road games than they have lost during Bill Self’s nine seasons at Kansas University. They are … KU, which takes a 50-17 league road record (.746) under Self into today’s 1 p.m. contest at Iowa State, and Rick Barnes’ Texas Longhorns, a whopping 15 games behind the Jayhawks at 35-32 (.522).

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Tyshawn Taylor’s treys ‘aren’t important’

Teahan, Johnson struggling behind arc

Tyshawn Taylor has been hot from three-point land — teammates Elijah Johnson and Conner Teahan not so much — in recent Kansas University basketball games.

ISU will challenge Jeff Withey

In sports, when something is as important to its fan base as the Kansas University basketball team is to its followers, conclusions tend to be reached quickly. The memory of Jeff Withey missing a few wide-open 15-footers in the first half of the Jan. 14 game against Iowa State in Allen Fieldhouse has rooted so deeply and replayed so many times in some brains that the 7-foot center is struggling with his jump shot.

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Conner Teahan working to correct three-point woes

Conner Teahan didn’t need a stack of box scores to give an evaluation of his recent three-point shooting stats.

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No place like home: Vegas oddsmaker talks KU’s advantage of fans, fieldhouse

The man on the other end of the phone sets betting lines on sporting events for a Las Vegas hotel casino. He has some news that might shock you, so you might want to sit down.

Practice makes perfect for Jeff Withey

Kansas University junior center Jeff Withey hasn’t been surprised by his season-long success at the free-throw line.

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Roger, Dodger: Tommy Lasorda tells Bill Self to 'enjoy the wins' following KU's 64-54 victory over Texas A&M

Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda visited with Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self in the Jayhawks’ locker room after KU’s somewhat-lethargic 64-54 victory over Texas A&M on Monday in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Anti-Jayhawks dig big hole in first half

It was as if some of the players on the fifth-ranked Kansas University basketball squad had been instructed by an acting professor to pretend, for a half, to be a team as diametrically opposed to itself as possible, just to see how that might work.

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Texas A&M Aggies offensively challenged. Still.

With junior forward Khris Middleton’s 12.4 points per game and general experience out of the Texas A&M lineup because of injury Monday night, scoring became an issue for the visitors from College Station, Texas.

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Gary Bedore's KU basketball notebook: Tommy Lasorda impressed by Allen Fieldhouse

Baseball Hall of Famer/former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda came away from Allen Fieldhouse impressed by the atmosphere in Kansas University’s tradition-rich basketball barn.

Official says radio station committed to KU men's basketball games

For a day anyway, Lady Gaga took precedence in Lawrence over Kansas University basketball.

How Tom Keegan voted: AP college basketball poll for Jan. 23, 2012

The following is Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan's ballot for the Associated Press college basketball poll on Jan. 23, 2012.

Kentucky new No. 1 in both polls; KU up to 5th

Kentucky, the only team in last week's top four not to lose over the weekend, is back on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll.

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Texas A&M not planning on having Khris Middleton against Kansas

Texas A&M junior forward Khris Middleton, who suffered a knee injury in Saturday's home win over Oklahoma, will likely not play in Monday night's game at Kansas, coach Billy Kennedy said on Monday's Big 12 coaches call.

Numbers don’t lie: Kansas is good

Kansas University, which lost two lottery picks and four starters from last season, will appear somewhere in the top five when today’s national rankings are released.

January 2012

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