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Benton Smith is a sports writer for the Journal-World.
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Kansas women to face familiar foe today
It wasn’t long ago that the women’s basketball teams at Kansas University and Colorado squared off regularly as Big 12 rivals. By Benton Smith
Kansas baseball slugs Jackson State, 11-0
Few baseball players in the Big 12 know as much about getting hot at the plate as Kansas University sophomore outfielder Michael Suiter, who capped an eight-run fifth inning for the Jayhawks in an 11-0 victory over Jackson State Wednesday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. By Benton Smith
Rain, runs pour in as KU baseball earns series sweep of Niagara
Kansas University pitcher Thomas Taylor struck out six Niagara Purple Eagles in six innings, earning his second victory of the season as KU swept the four-game series with an 11-4 win in the rainy finale on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark. By Benton Smith
Kansas baseball sweeps Niagara
Kansas University's baseball team swept a doubleheader of Niagara with a pair of one-run victories on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. By Benton Smith
A Devil, you say: Ottawa standout Semi Ojeleye says Duke best fit
At 6-foot-7, 225 pounds, mammoth Ottawa High senior forward Semi Ojeleye is Thor with a hi-top fade. A teenage superhero in Nike Hyperdunks. And that’s before he even gets his colossal mitts on a basketball. When he does, good luck stopping him. By Benton Smith
KU women's basketball team learned from losses
Kansas University’s women’s basketball team hasn’t played since its nine-point loss at California (now ranked No. 7) on Dec. 21. The Jayhawks didn’t let that setback ruin their holidays. By Benton Smith
Break ’em, Hawks: KU women's clinic breaks up break-within-a-break
A 12-day gap in the schedule between their nonconference finale at Cal and their Big 12 opener at home against Kansas State afforded members of Kansas University’s women’s basketball team the chance to get away for the holidays. By Benton Smith
Kansas women expect challenge from bigs at Cal
The No. 19 Kansas University women's basketball team tonight faces No. 8 California, which looks to challenge the Jayhawks' formidable front-court with its own bevy of bigs. By Benton Smith
KU's Monica Engelman ends trey drought
Monica Engelman hit her first three-pointer of the season on Sunday against Prairie View A&M and hopes it's a sign of treys to come. By Benton Smith
Goodrich helps KU women survive vs. Prairie View A&M
Kansas University's women's basketball team survived a scare from Prairie View A&M Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse in its final non-conference home game of the season once senior point guard Angel Goodrich scored seven of her 19 points in the final five minutes. By Benton Smith
KU coach Bill Self talks about signing of Andrew Wiggins May 14, 2013
Kansas Half Marathon begins April 21, 2013
Ben McLemore interview March 28, 2013
360 QTR of Cowboy Stadium March 28, 2013
Jayhawks arrive in Dallas March 27, 2013
