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Benton Smith

Benton Smith is a sports writer for the Journal-World.

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Bears happy to run with KU

Fast was what the Bears wanted, and fast is what they got. Baylor coach Scott Drew never intended to slow down the game against Kansas University on Saturday. Trouble was, once the Jayhawks got running, the Bears couldn’t stop them, and Baylor fell to No. 4 KU, 100-90, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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.

KU basketball team shops for charity

Instead of huddling around a Jayhawk on James Naismith Court Thursday night, members of the Kansas University men’s basketball team huddled around a shopping cart at Wal-Mart as they prepared to give back to the community by purchasing presents for needy area families.

‘Minnesota grunt’ identifies wild Aldrich

Born on Halloween in 1988, perhaps Cole Aldrich was destined to be a little different, a little wild. The Kansas University freshman center from Bloomington, Minn., has been on campus only a few months, and though he has played just 86 minutes in nine games and averages a mere 3.6 points an outing, he’s establishing himself as a player who enjoys himself and makes his presence known.

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Backups step up

Leaders struggle, but KU wins

Sophomore guards Danielle McCray and Sade Morris walked into Allen Fieldhouse on Sunday afternoon for their game with Indiana as the go-to scorers for the Kansas University women’s basketball team. But when the game started and both struggled to fill their usual roles against the Hoosiers, their teammates didn’t panic. They stepped their games up. And KU fought for a 69-61 victory.

‘Revenge game’ looms

Hoosiers blasted Jayhawks last year

Some coaches play down talk of payback or redemption when facing a team they lost to the last time out. Bonnie Henrickson is not one of those coaches.

KU women dominate third straight at home

Who knew losing could do so much for the Kansas University women’s basketball team? Since dropping a game at SMU almost two weeks ago, Bonnie Henrickson’s team found confidence and put its third straight Allen Fieldhouse opponent away early Thursday night on the way to beating Marquette, 74-55.

Eagles overmatched

EWU lacks size, experience

When former Eastern Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Burns was fired in May, he didn’t do any favors for Kirk Earlywine, the man EWU hired in June to replace him. Earlywine led an Eagles team that dressed just nine players into Allen Fieldhouse last night, and he left with an 85-47 loss.

KU women aim for 300th win in Allen

If the Kansas University women’s basketball team wants to get its 300th victory in Allen Fieldhouse tonight, it will have to do so by beating a 4-2 Marquette squad that features a do-it-all guard. Marquette junior Krystal Ellis enters the game averaging 21.3 points, 4.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and three steals in three games. She missed three games due to a sprained right knee.

Fans honor ‘Sexy Rexy’

Kansas University basketball fans welcomed former guard Rex Walters back to Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday night with a rousing ovation in pregame introductions. One fan brandished a sign that read: “Welcome Back Sexy Rexy.”

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