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NIT will use 30-second shot clock next month, a rule change Bill Self favors

College basketball fans unaware that the NIT still exists might have reason to tune in next month to the tournament that steadily has faded from prominence. The shot clock for the 32-team men's tournament that features the best teams that come away empty on Selection Sunday will be ...

Kansas jumps two spots to No. 9 in Associated Press college basketball poll

A turnover-free second half in Austin made enough of an impression on Associated Press college basketball voters that Kansas moved up two spots to ninth in the poll released today. The AP top 25, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 25, total points based on 25 ...

Kansas drops two spots to No. 11 in Associated Press college basketball poll

Kansas dropped from ninth to 11th in the Associated Press college basketball poll, released today. Arizona, Notre Dame and Iowa State moved ahead of the Jayhawks and Utah dropped behind them. The top 25 teams in the AP poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 18, ...

One voter’s Hall of Fame ballot

Hall of Fame pitcher Walter “The Big Train” Johnson was born in Humboldt, roughly 90 miles south of Lawrence and that’s about as close as the Kansas University baseball program has come to Cooperstown. One day, a KU baseball player will get drafted, work his way swiftly through the ...

Kansas drops to No. 13 in Associated Press college basketball poll

In the wake of a 77-52 road loss to Temple, Kansas dropped from 10th to 13th in the Associated Press college basketball poll released Monday. Six of the 10 Big 12 schools are ranked in the top 25, with Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech being the lone exceptions. TCU remained ...