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Media reacts to Tennessee's blowout win over Kansas
As for Kansas, the Jayhawks have now lost four out of their last five games. David McCormack led the team with 17 points in the blowout loss. Kansas shot just 37.7% from the field while allowing Tennessee to shoot a red-hot 52.8%.

KU basketball's 3-point woes continue in loss to Tennessee
“I told our team before we came down here — let's just play with freedom and play with a free mind and let it fly,” Bill Self said after Saturday's game. “I guess when I said, ‘Let it fly,’ I meant let it fly and make a few of them.”

Big 2022 TE Corey Phillips building relationship with Kansas football
Phillips, who self lists at 6-5, 250, is a multi-sport athlete. During the winter, he leaves the gridiron and heads over to hoops, something a number of great college and pro tight ends did in high school, too.

KU basketball at Tennessee: Who stood out and who didn't...
Garrett has quietly emerged as arguably the team's best player through the most-recent part of the season. He was perhaps hampered by illness earlier in the year, but he looks to be past whatever ailment was plaguing him. His game on Saturday was the biggest positive for a KU team that didn’t get many strong performances. Garrett shot well from the field and hit two 3-point looks. He also went 5 for 5 at the line, an area he's much improved in.

The Drive: Kansas football begins OC search; KU hoops falls at Tennessee
The 15th season of The Drive continues following KU basketball's loss at Tennessee, plus some football news. Kansas offensive coordinator Brent Dearmon has departed, meaning Les Miles will need to bring in a fourth name to run his offense since taking over as KU coach.

Photo gallery: KU basketball falls to Tennessee in Knoxville
Tennessee shot 52.8 percent from the field and 61.5 percent from 3 for the game. Those offensive numbers, good for a mark of 1.212 points per possession, were well ahead of what the No. 15 Jayhawks were able to put up.

Basketball Snap Judgments and Big 12 Power Rankings
What happened since our last update: The Bears put on an absolute clinic as they embarrassed Kansas State on Wednesday, 107-59. They followed that by pulling away from Auburn in the Big12-SEC Challenge on Saturday afternoon, for an 84-72 win.

Self explains KU basketball's lineup change, evaluates Wilson, Harris
"We do have some guys that are struggling with that," Self said. "I think we worry too much about maybe making shots, and then it totally deflates us where we're not the same player in other areas."

Three takeaways: Reviewing KU basketball's loss at Tennessee
Kansas did not start the game well, and it carried over to the rest of the contest. As a team, the Jayhawks shot 38 percent from the field and 25 percent from 3. Only Marcus Garrett, David McCormack and Jalen Wilson scored in double-figures, and Wilson scored eight of his 10 points with the Jayhawks down 20-plus in the second half.

Eraser Dust

Covid-19 relief: GOP senators offer counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle - CNNPolitics
The counterproposal includes a total of $160 billion for vaccine development and distribution, testing and tracing, and treatment and supplies, including the production and deployment of personal protective equipment. It also includes a new round of direct payments for "families who need assistance the most," extend enhanced federal unemployment benefits at the current level and provide $4 billion to bolster behavioral health and substance abuse.

Trump Gets New Legal Team A Week Ahead Of Senate Trial : NPR
Trump was in need of new representation following the reported departure of all five members of his defense team this weekend. Now leading the team are attorneys David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr. — both experienced in criminal defense.

Aung San Suu Kyi urges people to resist Myanmar military coup
"I urge people not to accept this, to respond and wholeheartedly to protest against the coup by the military," according to a statement that carried Suu Kyi's name but not her signature. "Only the people are important."

Noel Gallagher says brother Liam's 'Songbird' is a "perfect" record
“I thought ‘Songbird’ by Liam was great,” Noel told The Matt Morgan Podcast (via Radio X). “We did a demo of it and it was more like ‘Love Me Do’ by The Beatles. It’s got a mouth organ on it and it sounds like The Beatles.

Video shows NY cops pepper-spray 9-year-old girl
Newly released bodycam videos show Rochester cops pepper-spraying a 9-year-old girl in the upstate New York city.

Chicago mayor orders teachers to be in the classroom starting Monday - CBS News
Chicago Teachers Union has been telling teachers to stay remote, out of concern for safety during the pandemic. Therefore, the Chicago Public Schools said adequate staffing cannot be assured, so students will still be learning remotely on Monday — with the expectation that students in pre-kindergarten, special education and K-8 students should be returning to in-person learning on Tuesday, according to CBS Chicago.

A trail runs through it: Kalispell on track to complete Parkline Trail this year
Known as Kalispell’s Core Area, the immediate environs around the defunct rail line don’t look like much to the casual observer. That’s because the past decade of progress on the trail corridor has largely concentrated on the immaterial necessities of the redevelopment plan: acquiring the right of way to use the railroad, environmental assessments of the neighboring properties and design work for converting the 2.6-mile stretch of railroad tracks into a trail.

Man who died following Flathead Valley shooting incident ID'd
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office says Mark Johnston Parker, 61, of Kalispell died in the Monday evening shooting which happened on Highway 35 near Creston.