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A Happy Thanksgiving to all. Today we have our usual Kansas links, but I've also gone in search of many links related to the wonderful holiday we are celebrating today. Just a little something to enjoy while you prepare to get your feast on.
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Self: Tourney title a priority | KUsports.com
"We won the CBE and won Vegas a couple of times. It would be nice to win a field-of-eight tournament. I don’t know if we’ve won one of those in a while. I know we never won in Maui. We didn’t win Atlantis (last year) so it’d be nice to win this one," Self added.
PHOTOS: Jayhawks practice at HP Fieldhouse | KUsports.com
Kansas volleyball sweeps West Virginia | KUsports.com
"I wanted it to be over, so I made it happen," said Payne with a wide smile, who finished with 10 kills and a .692 attack percentage. She also added three blocks.
PHOTOS: Kansas volleyball vs. West Virginia | KUsports.com
KU women rock Iona, 90-49 | KUsports.com
Asia Boyd paced KU with 19 points and Terriell Bradley and Chelsea Gardner added 16 apiece. All but one of Bradley's points came from three-point range, where she knocked in 5-of-5 from downtown, good for the second best single-game mark in KU history.
KU's Heeney sporting new look for Sunflower Showdown | CJOnline.com
One way or another, Ben Heeney is going out in style.
The Kansas senior middle linebacker has shaved his famous beard and will have a new look when the Jayhawks take the field for Saturday’s 3 p.m. Sunflower Showdown against No. 11 Kansas State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium."I just kind of want to play a game without it and see what happens. I’m not just a beard, I’m also a human being," Heeney said with a laugh.
KU expresses respect for K-State program | KUsports.com
Quarterbacks have come and gone. Running backs have rumbled in and out of Manhattan. Hard-hitting linebackers and safeties have stayed for a while and then moved on themselves. But regardless of the personnel, the talent level or the makeup of his roster, coach Bill Snyder, now in his 23rd season at KSU, always has managed to field teams that play the same style of football.
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Ohio State Buckeyes are biggest roadblock for TCU, Baylor to No. 4 - ESPN
The gravest threat to the Frogs of Fort Worth and the Bears of the Brazos for playoff inclusion appears to reside north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
Don't miss good, late-night basketball - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
There is no East Coast bias in college basketball. Only concern about sleep deprivation. The fans and programs that feel slighted by what they perceive to be imbalanced media coverage must realize that one coast's prime time is another coast's bedtime. Ed note: This seems like a really weak excuse. You would think that recognizing a large part of their audience can't stay up that late would lead them to show MORE highlights and cover those games more.
Who wears short shorts? St. John's big man Chris Obekpa does - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
St. John's NIT Season Tip-Off game against Minnesota had fans checking their televisions to make sure they weren't watching a broadcast of an 80s classic.
Why? Red Storm junior big man Chris Obekpa was rocking shorts that showed off more of the thigh than we're used to seeing in this decade.
Arizona Wildcats vs. San Diego St Aztecs - Recap - November 26, 2014 - ESPN
Johnson played his best on one of college basketball's biggest early-season stages, scoring 18 points and grabbing nine rebounds to help No. 3 Arizona gut out a 61-59 victory over No. 15 San Diego State for its second Maui Invitational title Wednesday night.
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Butler Bulldogs - Recap - November 26, 2014 - ESPN
Alex Barlow and Kelan Martin each scored 17 points, and the Bulldogs grabbed 29 offensive rebounds to hold on to upset the Tar Heels 74-66 on Wednesday in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
- Thanksgiving Specials -
Presidential Proclamation -- Thanksgiving Day, 2014 | The White House
Ed note: Regardless of your thoughts on the President, today is a day that all Americans can come together to show our appreciation for what we have.
Thanksgiving 2014: Retail Employees Have Mixed Feelings About Working On Thanksgiving
Yesenia Elguedo is happy to be working on Thanksgiving Day. The 43-year-old co-manager at Forever 21's Herald Towers store in New York calls the holiday season "the Super Bowl of retail" and says she can’t imagine missing out on the excitement.
The Economics Of Thanksgiving 2014 : NPR
More people will be driving and flying this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Gasoline isn't the only thing that's cheaper. Turkey is too, along with its companions, stuffing and cranberries.
From a Grumpy Cat movie to some spectacular thing called ‘When Turkeys Attack,’ here’s your handy guide to the best of the weekend’s many (many) TV offerings.
All the movies to see (or skip) this Thanksgiving weekend, from Steve Carell’s Oscar bait turn as a schizophrenic Svengali to the latest installment of the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise.
Discover what to do for a NYC Thanksgiving, including seeing the Macy’s Parade, making a Turkey-Day restaurant reservation and more Thanksgiving events. Ed Note: For if you are in NYC today, without already having already planned out your visit.