Kansas News

Game day Breakdown: No. 8 KU basketball at No. 6 Texas Tech | KUsports.com
It's not often that a team walks into Allen Fieldhouse and whips the Jayhawks in just about every aspect of the game, but that was exactly what happened the last time these two teams met back in January.

Kansas linked to college basketball scandal in Yahoo Sports report | KUsports.com
According to a report published by Yahoo Sports, documents from the investigation show that Apples Jones, the mother of former KU standout and current Phoenix Suns rookie Josh Jackson, received a loan from a sports agency sometime before Jackson left for the NBA.

Josh Jackson's mother, Apples Jones, denies accepting payments from agent | KUsports.com
Apples Jones, mother of former Kansas basketball star Josh Jackson, said she received a phone call from a family member Friday and was told to turn on the TV to see herself.

Frank Mason III returns from injury ready for expanded role in Sacramento | 'Hawks in the NBA | KUsports.com
With no realistic shot of making the playoffs, coach Dave Joerger and the organization made a shift in January, deciding to give more minutes to Sacramento’s youngest players in the final months of the season. While Mason was injured, the Kings traded away veteran point guard George Hill, too, leaving the roster with just two true point guards: Mason and lottery pick De’Aaron Fox.

Other Sports

Sean Miller of Arizona, Christian Dawkins discussed payment to ensure DeAndre Ayton signing, according to FBI investigation
FBI wiretaps intercepted telephone conversations between Arizona coach Sean Miller and Christian Dawkins, a key figure in the FBI's investigation into college basketball corruption, in which Miller discussed paying $100,000 to ensure star freshman Deandre Ayton signed with the Wildcats, sources familiar with the government's evidence told ESPN.

FBI probe into corruption reveals basketball powers may have broken NCAA rules
Players from more than 20 Division I men's basketball programs have been identified as possibly breaking NCAA rules through violations that were uncovered by the FBI's investigation into corruption in the sport, according to documents published by Yahoo! Sports.

Former Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin detained by police over social media post
Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin was detained for questioning in Los Angeles as a result of a threatening image posted on social media but was later released, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday.

American men win Olympic curling gold, beat Sweden 10-7
John Shuster skipped the United States to a 10-7 victory on Saturday for only the second curling medal in U.S. history. Shuster was part of the other one, too, as the lead thrower on Pete Fenson's bronze-medal team at the 2006 Turin Games.

Los Angeles Rams agree to trade for Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters
The Los Angeles Rams agreed to acquire All-Pro cornerback Marcus Peters from the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, a move that was first reported by ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Debate of the Day

Do You Use A Top Sheet, Or Are You A Disgusting Heathen?
Earlier this week, Kara Haupt of The New Yorker sent out an edition of her email newsletter under the subject line “Sleeping with Men,” focusing on the fact that many adult men apparently do not use a top sheet. Just a fitted sheet and a comforter and nothing in between, making for a situation that strikes me as gross, uncomfortable and something that should not be seen outside of a freshman dorm. The idea that real-life human males live like this seemed insane to me, so I asked the largest group of idiot adult men that I know: my coworkers.