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FORT WORTH, Texas – Wichita State battled back o defeat South Florida, 68-67, in quarterfinal action at the Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference Championship on Friday afternoon at Dickies Arena. Tyson Etienne scored a game-high 20 points for the top-seeded Shockers (16-4), who trailed by a dozen with 12:26 to play but found a way to advance. Alterique ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Due to a positive COVID-19 test this morning within the Kansas men’s basketball team, the Jayhawks have withdrawn from the 2021 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship.  Kansas will remain in Kansas City in preparation for the NCAA Tournament following the health and safety protocols set by Kansas Team Health. The team will continue ...

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KANSAS CITY – No. 11 Kansas led for all but 2:30 to defeat Oklahoma, 69-62, in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday, led by junior Ochai Agbaji’s career-high 26 points. Kansas improves to 20-8 (12-6 Big 12) to advance to the Big 12 Championship Semifinals, where it will take on the winner of Texas ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas State went toe-to-toe with one of the nation’s top-ranked team for nearly 40 minutes before succumbing to top-seed and No. 2/2 Baylor, 74-68, in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships on Thursday afternoon at the T-Mobile Center. The Wildcats (9-20) trailed just 55-52 after freshman Nijel Pack drained a 3-pointer with ...

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At one point, it looked like the third time would be the charm for Salina Central girls basketball. After falling to Andover Central twice in the regular season, the Mustangs were ready for the third showdown, controlling the first 20 minutes of play. However, Andover Central's determination for perfection was just too much. The Jags dug out ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Athletics announced today that Emmett Jones has been named Kansas Football interim head coach. “Chancellor Girod and I discussed what was in the best interest of our student-athletes, and we came to the conclusion that Emmett Jones is the best man to fill the role of interim head coach,” Interim Director of ...

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One of Steve Wilson's goals when he was named Director of Athletics at Kansas Wesleyan in 2019 didn't involve what transpires on the fields or courts of competition. The setting is a classroom. "One of my chief objectives here is to raise the academic profile of the athletic department," he said. "Our job is to get them ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nijel Pack and Mike McGuirl combined for 40 points, and K-State used a big second half to pull away for a 71-50 win over TCU in Wednesday's opening game of the Big 12 Tournament. The Cats improved to 9-19 on the year with the victory. TCU slipped to 12-14. K-State went on a pair of key runs in ...

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(Lawrence, KS) -- The University of Kansas is searching for a new athletic director. Jeff Long told ESPN he's stepping down from the role just two days after the school and head football coach Les Miles parted ways. Long hired Miles to take over the program in 2018, but Miles faces accusations of inappropriate behavior toward female ...

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Wichita State's Tyson Etienne is the American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year and Isaac Brown was a runaway choice for Coach of the Year, the league announced Wednesday. In addition, WSU's Alterique Gilbert earned third team all-conference status and Ricky Council IV was named to the all-freshman team. Both Brown and Etienne went from unlikely to unanimous choices over a span of just four ...

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(Lawrence, KS) -- Kansas is in the market for its third head football coach in four years after parting ways with Les Miles. Miles agreed to a 1.99-million dollar buyout over the remaining three years on his KU contract after revelations of past sexual and misconduct allegations while at LSU. Miles had a 3-and-18 record in two ...