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KU's 41-3 loss against Duke last week started an uproar online and in social media. One example was the SB Nation blog Rock Chalk Talk, which ran a blog post Tuesday entitled, "Who should be Kansas' next football coach?"
Son of Weekend Watch: Charlie Weis a short timer at Kansas? - CBSSports.com
Kansas would have to eat the final two years of Weis' contract (worth a total of $5 million), as well as install an interim coach the rest of the season. The alternative may be losing ground -- to SMU and perhaps more schools -- for access to a young, talented pool of young, upwardly mobile assistants ready to take the next step.
Saturday's game crucial to changing narrative of KU football | CJOnline.com
“In the past we’ve had a lack of talent,” defensive tackle Keon Stowers said. “Now we have talent. We get so caught up in saying this year is different than last year, what it all comes down to is players are going to have to make plays.” Tight end Jimmay Mundine also quickly dismissed the notion that things hadn’t changed around Kansas football. Duke was problematic, sure. But the Jayhawks saw evident solutions.
KU defense looking to fight against big plays | The Kansas City Star
After being torched on a handful of big plays in a loss to Duke, the Kansas football team is going back to the drawing board before a matchup with Central Michigan on Saturday.
Big 12 players in the Week 4 spotlight - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
Kansas QB Montell Cozart: It's a gut-check week for Cozart, who completed just 11 of 27 passes against Duke, couldn't get the ball to Nick Harwell and looked far too nervous under pressure. Charlie Weis' staff is committed to making this work with Cozart, but you can't get the yips in a big game like that. He needs this Central Michigan game to be his bounce-back performance.
Important game for Montell Cozart and Kansas Jayhawks - ESPN
“I expect Montell to play very well this week,” Weis said when asked if Cozart was on a "short leash" earlier this week. “If you're asking me will I have Cummings ready to go if things don't go well, I'll have Cummings ready to go if things don't go well.
University of Kansas Athletics - JaCorey Shepherd Named 2014 Senior CLASS Candidate
Kansas senior cornerback/kick returner JaCorey Shepherd was named one of 30 candidates for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award Thursday afternoon. Shepherd, a native of Mesquite, Texas, is the first Jayhawk tabbed as a candidate since Darrell Stuckey in 2009, and one of five players representing the Big 12 Conference.
Jayhawks aim to learn from disappointment at Duke | KUsports.com
Kansas University football players Justin McCay, Tony Pierson, Michael Reynolds and Jimmay Mundine talk about the disappointing loss the Jayhawks went through at Duke, and how they can move on.
Take the Duke game alone. In that one, the Kansas defense was on the field for 77 snaps. Stowers played 47 of those. And of those 47 snaps, he was double-teamed by two Duke offensive linemen 27 times, that's more than half of the plays.
More of the same? Harwell has had success vs. CMU | KUsports.com
“I’ve got great mojo going against anybody,” said Harwell on Wednesday, not deterred one bit by last week’s two-catch, nine-yard afternoon in a 41-3 loss at Duke that, according to KU coach Charlie Weis, was more a product of the Jayhawks’ poor quarterback play than Duke’s defense.
Big 12 Week 4 predictions - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
Why Central Michigan will keep it close: I thought I could talk myself into taking CMU in this game, but top running back Thomas Rawls, a Michigan transfer, is suspended indefinitely. Without him, the Chippewas have one brutal offense. Still think this will be close, though, because Duke exposed a bunch of issues and I'm just not sure how KU will respond.
Central Michigan (2-1) at Kansas (1-1) (ET) | The Wichita Eagle
Kansas, which hasn't won more than three games since 2009, has had a rough start to the 2014 campaign, the third under head coach Charlie Weis. The Jayhawks barely survived against FCS foes Southeast Missouri in the opener before suffering a 41-3 shellacking at Duke last weekend.
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KU’s Traylor immortalizes ‘Dead Men’ of Boot Camp | KUsports.com
The agony of Kansas University Basketball Boot Camp 2014 is being captured daily by junior forward/unofficial team photographer Jamari Traylor, who has been posting “Dead Man of the Day” pictures on his Instagram account following 6-7 a.m. conditioning drills in Allen Fieldhouse.
KU’s Wayne Selden ready to lead as Jayhawks grind through boot camp | The Kansas City Star
Sophomore guard Wayne Selden Jr. is a veteran now as the Jayhawks try to reload again under Bill Self.
University of Kansas Volleyball - 2014 Jayhawk Classic Tournament Central
North Texas, Cleveland State, and Arkansas round out the field.
Perfection has been pleasant surprise for KU women’s soccer team | The Kansas City Star
Junior Liana Salazar and senior Ali Kimura took different paths to Kansas. But they have both been critical in the rise of the KU women’s soccer team to the best start in school history. The Jayhawks, 8-0, are ranked 16th in the latest soccer coaches’ poll, and will attempt to stay perfect at Marquette, 2-5-1, on Friday.
Marquette Women's Soccer Weekend Preview: vs #16/14 Kansas & vs LSU - Anonymous Eagle
The Jayhawks aren't just undefeated, but they're clearly a top 20 program this season. It's safe to say that this was not an expected development, as Kansas was picked to finish sixth in the nine team Big 12 (insert joke here) in the preseason coaches' voting. The Jayhawks got a major boost in their rankings when they knocked off #24 Wake Forest in Lawrence, KS, back on August 31. The other thing working in their favor is that they've only given up four goals all season, and they're currently working on a stretch of nearly 280 minutes without allowing a goal.
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Texas Tech defensive coordinator Matt Wallerstedt abruptly resigned Thursday after sources told ESPN.com that the coach was suspected of being under the influence of an unknown substance while on campus.
Texas A&M Aggies to install new Kyle Field grass in wake of downpour - ESPN
"We had a record amount of rainfall in a short period of time, (measured at 7-10 inches) which also caused Midnight Yell practice to be cancelled as well," Moore said in an e-mail. "That was an extraordinary event that damaged the new soil and root system." Moore called the downpour a "unique event" and the timing of it "especially harmful."
NBA needs to pull stars from USA Basketball, which is showcasing only Duke's coach - Yahoo Sports
When Team USA goes to the U.S. Military Academy to practice on its pre-tournament tour, guess what the stories are: Krzyzewski returns to his West Point roots. There's Coach K with the cadets. There's Coach K in the mess hall. There's Coach K teaching those rich NBA players about sacrifice and selflessness. People call Calipari the greatest self-promoting coach of his time, but Krzyzewski doesn't get nearly the credit due him. USA Basketball is a machine with its tentacles deep into every level of basketball, and Krzyzewski taps into every element.
Mike Krzyzewski -- Idea of recruiting advantage is 'utterly ridiculous' - ESPN
Krzyzewski said that in nine years as head coach of the senior national team, he's spoken to the under-19 team twice, including once last year. Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow, who played on that under-19 team, are now Duke freshmen and part of the Blue Devils' No. 1-ranked class by RecruitingNation. It's the first No. 1 class Krzyzewski has had since becoming the Team USA coach.
Coach K defends Team USA ties; Boeheim says Calipari has complained - CBSSports.com
That's because this scud missile of a piece, written by Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday night, has created interesting collateral damage and a lot of discussion over Coach K's role as Team USA guru.
Kentucky Basketball: Courier-Journal Mocks Calipari With Bone-Headed Article - A Sea Of Blue
This is yet another story in a chain that won’t die driven by Adrian Wojnarowski’s article suggesting Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is the major beneficiary of Team USA.
Senators express frustration to 65 presidents over NCAA progress - CBSSports.com
The letter written by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va), Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said the senators have grown “increasingly frustrated with the lack of meaningful progress by the NCAA and its member institutions.” The senators asked the presidents to answer 21 questions on various topics ranging from multiyear scholarships to campus violence.
'RAID Games' bring big damage to unique basketball court - CBSSports.com
Florida International was host something called "RAID Games" over the weekend, and with all that obnoxious positive energy and cult-like gusto for neo-hardcore workouts, the people and machines brought in for the contest led to noticeable destruction of the basketball/volleyball playing surface.
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The Royals' First-Ever Online Playoff Ticket Sale Didn't Go So Well
To be fair, the Royals haven't made the playoffs since 1985, four years before Tim Berners-Lee proposed the World Wide Web. The franchise does not have a lot of experience selling playoff tickets online.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Toledo Mud Hens turn ballpark into putt-putt course - CBSSports.com
As sports-related exercises in cross-pollination go, this has been a fine one. Well done, Mud Hens.
Yup, you’re not seeing things. CNN’s map of domestic violence incidents in the NFL identifies the Arizona Cardinals using the St. Louis Cardinals logo.
Ovechkin clearly thinks they’re using ratings from five years ago.