Sunflower Showdown Gameday

Kansas Sports

GAMEDAY BREAKDOWN: A look at Saturday's Kansas-Kansas State football game | KUsports.com
3 p.m. Saturday, Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 37 degrees, cloudy, 42% chance of rain • TV: FOX Sports 1 (cable chs. 150, 227)

KU women’s basketball nudges Northern Illinois | KUsports.com
Lauren Aldridge scored 17 points, and Kansas University’s women’s basketball team defeated Northern Illinois, 66-58, on Friday night in the SMU Thanksgiving Classic.

KU's Selden makes the most of Maui | KUsports.com
Wayne Selden, Jr. — who arrived in Hawaii eight days ago averaging a somewhat pedestrian 12.5 points per game off 38.1 percent shooting — left the islands as Maui Invitational co-MVP and Kansas University’s scoring leader through five games.

Beaty sees familiar look from KSU | KUsports.com
When David Beaty sat down and began examining video of rival Kansas State in preparation for today’s Sunflower Showdown, the first-year Kansas University football coach thought the Wildcats epitomized a typical Bill Snyder-coached team.

KU football on verge of worst statistical season in 115-year history | KUsports.com
Unless the Kansas University football team can score a major upset in Saturday’s 3 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium against rival Kansas State, the Jayhawks will finish the season winless for the second time in history and the first since 1954.

Final shot: KU needs to topple K-State to avoid winless season | Pick Six | KUsports.com
Saturday marks the last shot for Kansas football to avoid going 0-for-the-season in football victories. With rival Kansas State coming to Memorial Stadium, is this finally the week first-year coach David Beaty gets the proverbial monkey off his back?

Other Sports

TCU wades way to 2OT win over Baylor; Big 12 now in Bedlam's hands - CBSSports.com
The offensive shootout we expected from TCU and Baylor got washed away by a torrential downpour in Fort Worth. In their natural habitat, the Horned Frogs avenged last season's loss to the Bears with a 28-21 win in double overtime, essentially knocking Baylor out of the College Football Playoff conversation and putting the Big 12's chances for a bid in the hands of Bedlam on Saturday.

How Stoops re-energized Oklahoma, has Sooners booming again - CBSSports.com
If you want to get to Bob Stoops, suggest to him what he can't do ... like win the big one.

CFB Rewind: TCU over Baylor creates a Big 12 title game after all - CBSSports.com
Mother Nature accomplished what no one else in the Big 12 could do for several years: Shut down Baylor and TCU, and give the Big 12 a conference championship game. It's nice to see the college football gods display a sense of humor. Bob Bowlsby might not be laughing.

Jerry, Stephen Jones still feel bringing Romo back was the right call - CBSSports.com
During his team's 33-14 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Thanksgiving day, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered a broken clavicle for the second time this season when he was driven into the grown by Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. He is out for the season.

Boston police investigating incident involving Sixers' Jahlil Okafor - CBSSports.com
Contrary to an earlier report, the Boston Police Department is now investigating an alleged assault by Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor that occured after his team lost to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.