KUsports.com Headlines for March 9

Call it a Nightengale: [Udoka Azubuike learns how to deal with injuries]( [Udoka Azubuike learns how to deal with injuries]( By: Bobby Nightengale Watching practice from the baseline at Sprint Center on Wednesday ahead of the start of the Big 12 Tournament, injured Kansas sophomore Udoka Azubuike constantly ... Posted today at 1:59 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch Break: [Dean Wade not the only tall key for Kansas State]( [Dean Wade not the only tall key for Kansas State]( By: Tom Keegan Kansas State junior forward Dean Wade, a first-team All-Big 12 performer, has scored in double figures in 20 consecutive games after failing to do so ... Posted today at 12:59 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gameday Breakdown: No. 9 KU basketball vs. Kansas State - Big 12 tourney semifinals]( [Kansas guard Malik Newman (14) gets under Kansas State forward Dean Wade (32) for a bucket late during the second half, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan.]( By: Matt Tait A look at some of the keys for ninth-ranked Kansas in tonight's Big 12 tournament semifinal clash with Sunflower Showdown rival Kansas State at ... Posted today at 10:47 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Report: K-State leading scorer Dean Wade likely to miss Friday's Big 12 semifinal vs. Kansas]( [Kansas guard Devonte' Graham (4) gets to the bucket under Kansas State forward Dean Wade (32) and Kansas State forward Makol Mawien (14) during the first half, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait According to a report from 1350KMAN.com, the Kansas men's basketball team will not be the only Sunflower State basketball team without a key ... Posted today at 9:15 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [KU Sports Extra: Storming Into the Big 12 Semis]( [KU Sports Extra: Storming Into the Big 12 Semis]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas men's basketball team avenged a pair of regular season losses to Oklahoma State with an impressive 82-68 victory over the Cowboys in ... Posted yesterday at 10:59 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tom Keegan: No Udoka, no problem for a day for Kansas]( [Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa (22) laughs on the bench with his teammates during the second half, Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.]( By: Tom Keegan The challenge for the Kansas basketball emergency tandem at center: Find a way to prevent the other team’s garbage men from exploiting Udoka Azubuike ... Posted yesterday at 8:46 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Postgame Report Card: Kansas 82, Oklahoma State 68, Big 12 tournament]( [Postgame Report Card: Kansas 82, Oklahoma State 68, Big 12 tournament]( By: Matt Tait Quick grades for five aspects of KU’s 82-68 victory over Oklahoma State during Thursday’s Big 12 tournament quarterfinals at Sprint Center. Offense: A ... Posted yesterday at 8:40 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Smithology: [Surprise sub: KU football's James Sosinski makes 1st-half appearance in basketball victory]( [Surprise sub: KU football's James Sosinski makes 1st-half appearance in basketball victory]( By: Benton Smith Kansas City, Mo. — When Kansas lost starting center Udoka Azubuike for the Big 12 tournament due to a left knee injury, senior point guard ... Posted yesterday at 6:58 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU Basketball Notebook: Jayhawks prepping for Sunflower Showdown III]( [Kansas head coach Bill Self loosens his tie as he makes his way from the court following the Jayhawks' 82-68 win over Oklahoma State, Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.]( By: Matt Tait It’s yet another Sunflower Showdown slated for the Big 12 tournament semifinals at 6 p.m. Friday on ESPN2 and the top-seeded Kansas basketball ... Posted yesterday at 6:58 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Magnificent Malik: Newman goes for career-high in KU win over OSU]( [during the first half, Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.]( By: Matt Tait The last time Kansas sophomore Malik Newman played a game like the one he dropped on Thursday, it came against a bunch of no-name Italians ... Posted yesterday at 6:44 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Chasen Point: [How Mitch Lightfoot made charges a secret weapon for KU basketball]( By: Scott Chasen Kansas City, Mo. — Sitting at his locker in the bowels of Sprint Center after an 82-68 KU win, Mitch Lightfoot dropped his phone and ... Posted yesterday at 6:33 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Keegan Ratings: [Malik Newman tops ratings with 30 points against Oklahoma State]( [Kansas guard Malik Newman (14) gets to the bucket past Oklahoma State guard Jeffrey Carroll (30) during the first half, Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.]( By: Tom Keegan 1 - Malik Newman: Scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the first half. Made 4 of 6 3-pointers and 11 of 15 field ... Posted yesterday at 6:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Baseline View: Jayhawks bounce back to beat Cowboys]( [Baseline View: Jayhawks get revenge against Cowboys]( By: Nick Krug Posted yesterday at 5:32 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Azubuike-less Jayhawks advance past OSU in Big 12 tournament]( [Kansas guard Malik Newman (14) pulls up for a three between several Oklahoma State players during the first half, Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.]( By: Scott Chasen Even without its all-Big 12 center, the top-seeded Kansas basketball team wasn’t about to fall to the same opponent for a third time. By ... Posted yesterday at 4:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. 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