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Three's Company: Jayhawks hit record 17 3-pointers to top Texas | KUsports.com
There were a bunch of reasons to wonder whether 11th-ranked Kansas could kick off its quest for a 14th consecutive Big 12 title on the right foot Friday night at Frank Erwin Center against Texas.

Notebook: Marcus Garrett earns spot in starting lineup; De Sousa travels but awaits certification | KUsports.com
After making the first start of his career in KU's home opener this season against Tennessee State on Nov. 10, Garrett picked up his second start on Friday night in the Jayhawks' Big 12 opener at Texas.

Jayhawks bombard Longhorns with 3-pointers to win Big 12 opener | KUsports.com
As Kansas opened Big 12 play Friday night at Frank Erwin Center, it didn’t take long for Texas freshman Mohamed Bamba to establish himself as a force inside defensively, what with his 7-foot-9 wingspan and active hands and feet.

Postgame Report Card: Kansas 92, Texas 86 | Tale of the Tait | KUsports.com
There's just no other grade to consider here. And it's deserving for far more than KU's 17-of-35 showing from 3-point range. The Jayhawks were efficient inside and out, took care of the ball to the tune of just eight turnovers and even got to the free throw line 15 times, knocking down 13 of them.

Change of plans: Looking back at 11 Class of 2018 prospects who decommitted from KU football | KUsports.com
In the sphere of college football recruiting, assigning programs and their coaches credit for landing verbal commitments from prospects can prove dicey, due to the potentially temporary nature of a player’s non-binding words.

‘We didn’t know if he was going to play’: Why one Jayhawk was the storyline vs. Texas
Udoka Azubuike stood in the tunnel, about to answer a reporter’s question, when assistant coach Jerrance Howard interrupted him from a few feet away.

“Yeah ’Doke!” Howard yelled as he headed to the team bus. “Big fella grew up today!”

Kansas takes care of business down in Texas
“I said before the game, ‘We’re going to shoot 35 threes.’ First it was 40, then I said, ‘No that’s too many. Don’t shoot 40.’ I said we’d shoot 35 threes,” Self repeated after the Jayhawks knocked down 17 threes (most ever by a KU team in a conference game) in 35 attempts in a 92-86 victory over the Longhorns before a crowd of 15,082.

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Last-second Giannis Antetokounmpo dunk wins game for Milwaukee Bucks over Oklahoma City Thunder
A controversial non-call after Giannis Antetokounmpo stepped on the baseline before finishing a dunk with 1.1 seconds left gave the Milwaukee Bucks a 97-95 win over the Thunder, snapping OKC's six-game winning streak.

Serena Williams returns with exhibition loss to Jelena Ostapenko
Serena Williams returned to the court for her first competitive match in almost a year with an exhibition loss to Jelena Ostapenko at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

San Francisco Giants legend Willie McCovey says Joe Morgan anti-steroids Hall of Fame letter aimed at Barry Bonds
San Francisco Giants legend Willie McCovey said a letter sent out by fellow Hall of Fame member Joe Morgan imploring users of performance-enhancing drugs be kept out of Cooperstown was a shot at Barry Bonds.

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Summoned by a Prank Call, Police in Wichita Kill a Man at His Front Door - The New York Times
The whole encounter on Thursday night had been based on a hoax: There had been no shooting before the police arrived, no hostages, no threat of arson. Instead, it was a fatal incarnation of “swatting,” in which people report fake crimes in hopes of getting a SWAT team to raid a rival’s house.

Fundraiser by Jessica Marie Okeefe : Funeral expenses for Andy Finch
My cousin Andrew Finch was murdered by WPD. We are asking for help from our community to give him a proper burial. Any donation will help. We appreciate all the love and support we have received.