Kansas Destroys Longhorns

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'Turned up' at Texas: KU cruises to claim sole possession of Big 12 title | KUsports.com
“Coach told us we don’t want to share anything. We want to win it outright so we had to be focused coming down here. He told us to have fun out there (because) there wasn’t really any pressure on us,” KU senior forward Jamari Traylor said after the (26-4, 14-3) Jayhawks wrapped up the undisputed Big 12 title, courtesy of an 86-56 rout of (19-11, 10-7) Texas.

Shaka Smart: KU's Big 12 streak 'unheard of' | KUsports.com
Texas coach Shaka Smart, even before suffering an 86-56 defeat at the hands of perennial Big 12 juggernaut Kansas, spoke highly of KU’s winning 12 straight regular-season league titles.

KU men’s golf 3rd after Day 1 | KUsports.com
Following a day-one performance in which four Kansas University men’s golfers are ranked in the top 15, the Jayhawks put themselves in third place after shooting a two-round 563 (-13) Monday at the Louisiana Classics. Heading into today’s final round, KU will seek its seventh top-five finish and fourth title of the season. Kansas sits just five strokes behind leader Illinois (558).

Kansas women fall to TCU, 55-52 | KUsports.com
Kansas University women’s basketball held the lead for much of the first three quarters before falling behind in the fourth, then nearly erasing a seven-point deficit to TCU with 40 seconds to play.

Thon Maker to take official visit to KU | KUsports.com
Thon Maker, a 7-foot senior forward from Athlete Institute in Ontario, Canada, will make an official visit to Kansas University for Saturday’s Iowa State game, Maker’s guardian, Ed Smith, tells zagsblog.com and sny.tv.

Kansas baseball defeats Utah, 8-4 | KUsports.com
Arizona natives Devin Foyle and Marcus Wheeler combined for five hits and drove in three runs as Kansas University’s baseball team topped Utah, 8-4, Monday afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark.

Jamari Traylor's alley-oop leading candidate for KU's best dunk of season | KUsports.com
“It was the best dunk we’ve had this year. I don’t know about overall. He put his elbow on the rim,” Kansas coach Bill Self said of the violent flush. “He was up there. That was a big-time play. It was a perfect pass, just big time.”

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LOOK: Clippers unveil California condor mascot named Chuck - CBSSports.com
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Texans WR Jaelen Strong arrested on marijuana possession charge - CBSSports.com
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Warriors' Draymond Green apologizes for 'profanity-laced tirade' - CBSSports.com
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green apologized on Monday for the "profanity-laced tirade" reported by ABC's Lisa Salters on Saturday. During halftime of the Warriors' 121-118 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Green's frustrated screaming could be heard through the locker-room walls at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

LOOK: Aaron Rodgers got a middle finger from a celebrity at the Oscars - CBSSports.com
Aaron Rodgers' first trip to the Academy Awards went pretty well on Sunday: The Packers quarterback spent part of his night photobombing people on the red carpet. Rodgers also got to share some tasty Girl Scout Cookies with his girlfriend, Olivia Munn.