Kansas News

How KU basketball won the scheduling game ... again
Kansas basketball released its nonconference schedule Friday, and it'll only be natural for fans to talk about three games in particular: the Champions Classic against Michigan State, a home contest against Villanova and a road matchup against Kentucky.

'Proven college shooter' Vick could help KU's outside attack; Aldrich cut by Wolves
Lagerald Vick’s return to Kansas' basketball team — on paper at least — may alleviate possible concern about the 2018-19 Jayhawks’ unproven perimeter shooting.

The 5 most intriguing aspects of Lagerald Vick's return to Kansas | Tale of the Tait | KUsports.com
Now that we know Kansas guard Lagerald Vick is returning to the program for his senior season, a move that was made official on Friday night, let’s dive a little deeper into exactly what that means and how and why it could benefit Vick and the Jayhawks.

NBA News

DeAndre Jordan agrees to one-year deal with Dallas Mavericks
Center DeAndre Jordan has agreed to sign a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks worth close to the $24.1 million player option he declined to exercise with the LA Clippers, league sources confirmed to ESPN.

LeBron James of Cleveland Cavaliers speaks with GM Koby Altman by phone when free agency opens
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman spoke to both LeBron James and his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, over the phone when NBA free agency officially opened at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday, sources told ESPN.

DeMarcus Cousins gets phone calls from New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers on first day of NBA free agency
New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins received phone calls from the Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers on the first day of NBA free agency on Sunday, a source told ESPN's The Undefeated.

Kevin Durant to sign one-and-one deal with Golden State Warriors
There was never a doubt that Kevin Durant would re-sign with the back-to-back NBA champions, but there were questions as to how long his deal might be.

Houston Rockets, Chris Paul agree to four-year, $160M max deal
Chris Paul has reached agreement on a four-year, $160 million maximum contract to stay with the Houston Rockets, league sources told ESPN.

Paul George's return to Oklahoma City Thunder is a franchise-changing win - NBA
Westbrook held his hand to his ear as a crowd of about 500 fans roared. A few minutes later, rapper Nas was onstage and the party was on. Paul George is staying with the Thunder and, according to a report by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, for at least three years.

Other News

Montana woman threatens man with machete, forces him into sex
A Montana woman broke into a man’s house with a machete, ordered him to take off his clothes and forced him to have sex with her, police said.

Government Study Says You're Washing Your Hands Wrong, Which Is Gross and You Should Fix It
Hey, did you wash your hands recently? Well, you probably did it wrong. CNN pointed out a recent government study found that 97 percent of the time, people fail to properly wash their hands—a problem that can lead to all sorts of unnecessary illnesses being spread.

Woman sues buffet for $1 million after developing “fried rice syndrome”
The thing about buffets is: The food is sitting out there, and who knows how long it’s been sitting there? It’s one reason that the fast-food breakfast buffet on road trips has always made me kind of queasy: Who wants to eat old eggs? I’m sure that buffet restaurants have specific health-code requirements so that they have to rotate the eggs every hour or so, or keep the food warmed or cooled at a certain temperature to prevent food-borne illness. But you can see how such illnesses can possibly happen, as a 62-year-old Texas woman claims happened to her. She’s now suing the accused restaurant for $1 million.

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