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Gameday Breakdown: KU football at Ohio | KUsports.com
Now the Jayhawks find themselves in the unenviable position of needing to play mistake-free offensively while identifying the right spots to get greedy on defense. A rare positive turnover margin — on the road no less — would do wonders for their chances of upsetting Ohio and winning the program’s first road game since a 2009 trip to UTEP (during the final season of the Mark Mangino and Todd Reesing era).

Former Ohio assistant Jesse Williams helps KU enter road game well informed | KUsports.com
For five years, the Ohio sideline inside Peden Stadium served as defensive line coach Jesse Williams’ workspace. It’s where he educated Tarell Basham, whom Williams helped mold into the 2016 MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a third-round NFL Draft Pick.

Getting to know: Ohio football | Call it a Nightengale | KUsports.com
After losing by multiple touchdowns last week, along with problems protecting the ball, the Kansas football team is hoping it can turn around its season Saturday in Athens, Ohio. On the other sideline, the Ohio Bobcats have the same thoughts.

Testing complete, DA awaits input from alleged victim in KU basketball dorm rape case | KUsports.com
“We are waiting on a response from the victim with regard to the extent the victim wishes to participate in prosecution of any prosecutable matter in this case,” Branson said, in an email response to questions from the Journal-World.

Bowen: KU's D-linemen 'doing their part' versus opposing passing attacks | KUsports.com
Considering how the last opposing QB they faced, CMU’s Shane Morris, picked the secondary apart, Bowen was asked Thursday if KU’s defensive linemen are applying enough pressure to help out the corners and safeties.

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"We got into a lot of 20-all scores at the end of sets, and it came down to them playing cleaner than us," Kansas head coach Ray Bechard said. "We just weren't as organized as we needed to be. Santa Clara deserves this match. They are a good team that played hard tonight and had better offensive balance than we had. I'm disappointed that we couldn't be a little better in the end of sets that we lost."

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A late push by the Jayhawks to level the match came up short as the Kansas soccer team fell to the 25th-ranked Utah Utes Friday night. Junior Grace Hagan scored her fourth goal of the season with just over two minutes to play to pull her team within a goal, but that's as close as KU would get, dropping its second-straight match.

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Rychagova, who is ranked No. 35 in the ITA preseason singles poll, will face Kianah Motosono at 9 a.m., in the qualifying singles draw Saturday with the chance to advance to the main draw, which is scheduled for Monday. She will also compete in the doubles main draw, which also begins Monday.

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Jerry Sandusky's son Jeffrey pleads guilty to 14 child sex abuse charges - CBSSports.com
Jeffrey Sandusky, the son of convicted sex abuser and former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, has pleaded to 14 counts of child-sex abuse charges.

Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays Results, Stats, and Recap - September 15, 2017 Gametracker - CBSSports.com
By winning the 6-hour, 5-minute game, the Red Sox maintained their three-game lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East. It was their 13th win in 16 extra-inning games this season. (Ed note - baseball is the absolute worst)

Expert Picks - Straight Up - Week 3 - CBSSports.com
College football picks straight up and against the spread by NCAA football experts throughout the regular season and bowl games at CBSSports.com.

LOOK: Philadelphia 76ers reveal swanky new 'Statement' jerseys - CBSSports.com
Earlier in the offseason, we saw the beginning of the NBA's burgeoning partnership with Nike, as teams revealed two of their four new jerseys for the 2017-18 season.