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KU basketball vs. TCU: Preview and how to watch
No. 6 Kansas basketball will look to get back on track and stay in the Big 12 title race on Thursday with a rematch against TCU. KU dropped the first game of the back-to-back on Tuesday, falling 74-64. It was the first time since 2004 that KU lost back-to-back games by double digits.

Game Primer: How to Watch, Key Players and Important Information for Texas Longhorns at Kansas Jayhawks - Blue Wings Rising
The dream of winning the conference title is over, but the Kansas Jayhawks still have a lot to play for. With games against the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, two teams in the most recent release of the selection committee's Top-16, still on the schedule, the Jayhawks still have a chance to greatly increase their seeding.

Kansas Jayhawks Spring Football Report: Days 1-2 - Blue Wings Rising
Leipold was officially introduced as the head coach of the Jayhawks on April 30th, 2021, which was the final day of spring practices. Last season, he openly discussed the challenge of taking over a team that had already completed the largest period of growth in the offseason.

Eraser Dust

Noel Gallagher sits in Man City end to watch Peterborough clash in FA Cup as Oasis legend is caught on live BBC TV
Phil Foden and Jack Grealish then combined to score a stunning goal to put City through and send the former Oasis legend home happy.

Russian column stalled for days outside Kyiv | Reuters
BORODYANKA, Ukraine, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its second week on Thursday with its main assault force halted north of the capital Kyiv and several cities enduring heavy Russian bombing.

Michael J. Madigan: Former Illinois House speaker is indicted on racketeering and bribery charges | CNN Politics
The indictment accuses Madigan, 79, of using his political power to obtain bribes and steer business toward his private Chicago law firm, Madigan & Getzendanner, according to the Department of Justice. Many of the allegations in the indictment relate to claims that Madigan illegally influenced the Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), northern Illinois’ primary electric utility, and it supported him in return.

Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out Potential Criminal Charges Against Trump - The New York Times
In a court filing, the panel said there was enough evidence to suggest that the former president might have engaged in a criminal conspiracy as he fought to remain in office.

Judge blocks Texas from investigating parents of transgender teen | Texas | The Guardian
A Texas judge on Wednesday blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirmation treatments, but stopped short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care.

New subdivision may be coming to Kalispell
KALISPELL — There is a mixed-use subdivision that has been proposed to put close to 600 units on a plot of land — between Two Mile Drive and Three Mile Drive — that has historically been used as farmland to produce dryland wheat.

Twitter may be adding a built-in podcasts tab - The Verge
It looks like Twitter’s building a tab dedicated to podcasts, as shown in a screenshot posted by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong. The image shows a microphone icon in the Twitter app’s bottom menu bar, which appears to lead to a page titled “Podcasts.”

How Kanye "Ye" West Feels About Kim Kardashian Being Legally Single - E! Online
On March 2, Kim won a legal victory against her estranged ex by getting a judge to agree to an official request to terminate her marital status before any finalization of their divorce, which began a year ago when she filed papers to end their seven-year marriage.