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Year in review: The 17 lowest moments of 2017 for KU football | Smithology | KUsports.com
Instead, because not everyone can be as “super-positive” as Jayhawks head coach David Beaty, here are the 17 lowest moments the team endured throughout 2017, a year filled with matters most associated with the program would prefer to forget

Texas A&M announces hiring of KU assistant Laura "Bird" Kuhn as head volleyball coach | KUsports.com
It’s official. Kansas volleyball associate head coach Laura “Bird” Kuhn is leaving Kansas to become head coach at Texas A&M;, the SEC school announced today.

Bamba’s blocks countered by KU’s threes. ‘They caught fire,’ Texas big man says
Texas’ Mohamed Bamba rejected as many shots against Kansas on Friday night as Oregon’s Jordan Bell and Duke’s Shane Battier swatted in past NCAA Tournament victories over the Jayhawks.

The Complete RCT Recap of LeBron’s 33rd Birthday

Utah Jazz fans serenade LeBron James on birthday as Cleveland Cavaliers' struggles continue
The Cleveland Cavaliers closed out the 2017 portion of their season with four losses in their past five games, thanks to a 104-101 defeat at the hands of the Utah Jazz on Saturday, and LeBron James celebrated his 33rd birthday by losing for the seventh straight time in Utah.

How old is LeBron James?: How he’s playing his best ball at age 33 - SBNation.com
LeBron James is officially 33 years old, nearly halfway through his 15th season in the NBA, and may be playing the best basketball of his life. What LeBron is doing is (like most of the rest of his career) unprecedented.

Amid video tributes on 33rd birthday, a reflective LeBron James is touched by one from Shanghai
Set to Hero by Mariah Carey, the light show captured on video and posted on Twitter by @BerryBBM66 shows pictures of James through the years, including the famous childhood shot of him in a turquoise turtleneck. “Love You Forever” overwrote an image of his Cleveland 23 jersey.

LeBron James reaping the benefits of groundwork laid years ago -- NBA
"I think people have just grown accustomed of what I do, and it gets taken for granted at times what I do because I do it so often and it's been a constant thing for so long," James said Dec. 6 on the morning of the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the Sacramento Kings. "It's like, 'Oh, that's what LeBron's supposed to do.' It looks easy, but it's not."

Is Wine the Secret to LeBron James' Success This Season? | Complex
If your game needs some work (and you are of the legal drinking age in your country), perhaps you should start sipping on Pinot Noir in your downtime. It's a longshot that it will actually help you improve, but then again, the sweet nectar seems to be doing something for LeBron James.

Is LeBron James, at 33, Better Than He Was 5 Years Ago? - The New York Times
Coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors went a bit further this week: “How many players are better in Year 15 than in Year 10? ... Go down the list: Michael, Bird, Magic, Wilt, Kareem, Bill Russell. A lot of them didn’t even get to 15 years. Were any of them better in Year 15 than in Year 10? I can’t imagine.”

Dwyane Wade and Cavs wish LeBron James a Happy 33rd Birthday | For The Win
LeBron James turned 33 years old on Saturday. Even though he wasn’t able to celebrate much since the Cavaliers played against the Jazz on the same day, his teammates found time to send him nice Happy Birthday messages on social media.