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Emotions flare for Kevin Durant, Draymond Green in Golden State Warriors' loss
Golden State Warriors All-Stars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green usually keep each other in check when they get too emotional about a call or a play throughout the season.

Vick shoots No. 2 Kansas to a win over Vermont, 84-68 - Kansas Jayhawks
Senior Lagerald Vick's career-high 32 points, including a perfect line from three-point range, lifted the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks to an 84-68 win over the Vermont Catamounts Monday night inside Allen Fieldhouse.

Benton Smith: Grimes displays passing prowess against Vermont | KUsports.com
No, Quentin Grimes didn’t go through an out-of-body experience behind the 3-point line or manhandle would-be defenders on his way to powerful slams inside the way two other Jayhawks did Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse.

Report: KU interested in former Arizona State football coach Todd Graham | KUsports.com
Graham coached at Arizona State from 2012-17, going 46-32, with five bowl appearances. He was fired shortly after the team’s 2017 regular-season finale, a win over rival Arizona that brought the Sun Devils’ record to 7-5. ASU hired former NFL coach Herm Edwards shortly thereafter.

KU's Joe Dineen named Co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week | KUsports.com
A solid outing from the Kansas football defense this past Saturday in Manhattan didn’t propel the Jayhawks to a victory.

'Fabulous' Lagerald Vick sets KU shooting record on career day
It was a night in which KU's lone senior actually set a record for most made 3-pointers in a KU game without a miss (eight) — snapping Ben McLemore's 6-for-6 3-point outing against Iowa State — yet he still passed up what could have been an easy 3.

KU basketball vs. Vermont: Quick recap and instant analysis
Early on, one thing was obvious: Vermont wasn't going to roll over. The Catamounts came out punching and jumped ahead by eight thanks to six first-half 3-pointers.

Big 12 news: KU football vs. OU, UT game times announced
On Saturday, Nov. 17, KU will face off against the Oklahoma Sooners at 6:30 p.m. CT on the road in Norman. The Jayhawks will then finish off the season with a Black Friday (Nov. 23) showdown against Texas. That will almost certainly mark the final game of the David Beaty-era in Lawrence, as athletic director Jeff Long previously announced that Beaty's coaching tenure at KU would come to an end following the conclusion of the 2018 season. Since that time, Long has been conducting a coaching search with the hopes of finding someone to fill the position and get started in recruiting as soon as possible.

CBS Sports writers discuss Duke jumping Kansas in polls
Kansas became just the fourth team in history to start atop the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, then lose that spot the next week without losing a game.

Other Sports News

Caris LeVert of Brooklyn Nets suffers gruesome leg injury
The Brooklyn Nets' Caris LeVert was carried off the court against the Minnesota Timberwolves after significantly injuring his right leg on Monday. The injury occurred with 3.7 seconds remaining in the first half of the game. The Nets announced that after he was assisted off the Target Center court, LeVert was taken to a local hospital by ambulance for further evaluation.

Jimmy Butler 'mirrors spirit of Philadelphia,' 76ers coach Brett Brown says
It took more than two days, but Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown could finally talk about acquiring forward Jimmy Butler before Monday night's 124-114 win over the Heat.

Carmelo Anthony's reps reaching out to other NBA teams
With no ongoing discussions about Carmelo Anthony rejoining the Houston Rockets, his representatives spent Monday gathering information from NBA front offices about a potential landing spot for the 10-time All-Star forward, league sources told ESPN.

San Francisco 49ers bring fire-struck Paradise High School team to game via bus
After days of watching and hearing stories about how one of the deadliest wildfires in California history had torn through their community, the Paradise High Football team found some relief Monday night in the form of a bus ride.

Stepfather of Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes' girlfriend dies
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes skipped his postgame news conference on Sunday after his girlfriend's stepfather died while at the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Scientists: Wind, Drought Worsen Fires, Not Bad Management « CBS Sacramento
Both nature and humans share blame for California’s devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump’s claims, fire scientists say.

Home Alone: Check out this 2018 holiday gift guide | EW.com
It’s been 28 years since viewers first saw Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) get left behind from his family’s Christmas vacation and use his time alone to both luxuriate in an empty house and thwart two burglars’ attempts to rob it.

Home Alone director Chris Columbus says reboot would "never capture that magic again" - Mirror Online
Home Alone nostalgia is just part of life in the lead up to Christmas so it's not surprising that the original film is being re-released in cinemas this December.

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