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Jayhawks arrive in Honolulu for Armed Forces Classic
After a long day of travel from Kansas City, the No. 3/2 Kansas Jayhawks arrived in Honolulu Tuesday for the upcoming men's basketball season opener against No. 11/12 Indiana on Friday, Nov. 11, in the State Farm Armed Forces Classic.
No. 3/2 Kansas armed and ready for season opener against No. 11/12 Indiana
The 2016 Armed Forces Classic will be held on Veterans Day – just under a month from the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Arizona will play Michigan State at 6 p.m. CT (2 p.m. HT) followed by the Kansas-Indiana contest, scheduled at 8 p.m.
Distant, early-season classics not always an indication of team's strength | KUsports.com
“You have to take it with a grain of salt,” Jay Bilas said of his method of evaluating teams based on these early-season classics played so far from home. “There are times when the travel can make things very difficult and maybe the team doesn’t perform at its optimum level, and there are other times where you see a team play unbelievably well early in the season and then they fall off later on.”
After long travel day, Jayhawks adjust to new surroundings in Hawaii | KUsports.com
“It was long,” Self said of the travel day. “Wake-up call at 3:45, depart at 4:15. We always called it negative driving when you went the opposite direction that you wanted to go, and we did some negative flying today.”
KU’s basketball team faces long journey, tough opponents to open 2016-17 season
The No. 3-ranked Jayhawks, who flew commercially out of KC International on Tuesday morning, will cover about 10,000 air miles in eight days.
'Competition mode' to determine KU's starting QB vs. ISU | KUsports.com
“We're still in that competition mode,” KU’s head coach said of naming a No. 1 quarterback to face the Cyclones (1-8 overall, 0-6 Big 12). “But we'll go through practice today and tomorrow and make that decision.”
Can Kansas Football Upset Iowa State? | Through the Phog
It may be a sad commentary on the state of Kansas football, but this season’s biggest game may be Saturday against Iowa State at Memorial Stadium. What should fans watch for in order for KU to get their second win of the season?
KU soccer gears up for Missouri in first round of NCAA tournament | KUsports.com
For the second time in three years, the Jayhawks will play host to Missouri, now an SEC school, in a first-round NCAA tournament match.
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Report: Baylor won't receive Penn State-like sanctions from NCAA - CBSSports.com
The Wall Street Journal reports the NCAA "won't exert its executive authority to impose sweeping sanctions against the school for broad institutional failings, and will instead follow its normal investigative process."
Why the Baylor scandal isn't the NCAA's jurisdiction - SBNation.com
This is a situation best left to governing bodies that are equipped to deal with actual crime.
Author explores patterns of sexual assault and college football - Chicago Tribune
Jessica Luther, an independent journalist, began to compile stories of sexual assaults by college athletes and found troubling patterns of how teams handled cases, how media reported them and how fans misunderstood them.
Much ado about nothing: Big Ten's 2017 Friday night schedule is laughable - CBSSports.com
For those worried about it interfering with high school football games, put those fears to rest. This schedule won't take any attention away from anyone.
The only top 25 that matters gets an Election Night revision. The whole thing is below.
College Football Bottom 25 rankings: Kansas seems destined for the title - CBSSports.com
Whichever way you want to look at it, the point is this: Kansas is exceptional at losing games. It's a well-oiled machine of defeat, and it's going to be extremely difficult for anybody else to catch it.
Forde-Yard Dash: Eight teams left in College Football Playoff race
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (mannequin challenge trophy awarded separately to the Texas Tech defense, which has perfected the art of inert).
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The Sega Genesis is coming back and here are the top 10 sports games for you to play - SBNation.com
Old things apparently rule. The original Nintendo has returned. Crystal Pepsi and Surge are being consumed again. And now the Sega Genesis is rising from its grave.