KUsports.com Headlines for December 10

Smithology: [Rivalry with Missouri means as much to KU's Christian Braun as it does to fan base]( [Rivalry with Missouri means as much to KU's Christian Braun as it does to fan base]( By: Benton Smith Prepare yourself for even more snarls and swagger from Kansas junior Christian Braun. He won’t be able to hold back. Not with that black ... Posted today at 2:14 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Game day breakdown: No. 8 Kansas basketball vs. Missouri]( [Kansas seniors, from left to right, Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack and Remy Martin were recently named preseason all-Big 12 picks by the conference's coaches, with Martin earning the preseason player of the year nod. ]( By: Matt Tait A look at some of the keys for eighth-ranked Kansas in today's border-rival clash with Missouri at Allen Fieldhouse. The matchup will be the ... Posted today at 1:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kenny Logan Jr. KU football's lone representative on AP All-Big 12 teams]( [Kansas safety Kenny Logan Jr. (1) celebrates after making a fourth down stop against Oklahoma State in the first quarter, on Oct. 30, 2021.]( By: Benton Smith Just one Kansas football player — Kenny Logan Jr. — made the Associated Press All-Big 12 team this year. Posted yesterday at 6:28 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Passage of time the biggest reason KU is set to renew its rivalry with Missouri on Saturday]( [Kansas head coach Bill Self gets at his players during the second half of the Showdown for Relief exhibition, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.]( By: Matt Tait With the first official basketball game against Missouri in more than 3,500 days now just hours away, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was asked ... Posted yesterday at 5:47 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Missing Mizzou? How Kansas basketball fans coped with the absence of their border rivals during the past 9 years]( [Kansas fans during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]( By: Matt Tait The best way many Kansas fans have been able to describe what was missing with Missouri out of their lives for the past nine years ... Posted yesterday at 5:07 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas basketball guard Ochai Agbaji on the excitement surrounding Saturday's clash with Missouri]( [Kansas basketball guard Ochai Agbaji on the excitement surrounding Saturday's clash with Missouri]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 4:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas basketball coach Bill Self previews KU's rivalry renewal with Missouri on Saturday]( [Kansas basketball coach Bill Self previews KU's rivalry renewal with Missouri on Saturday]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 4:10 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU guard Christian Braun on playing Mizzou and growing up in a mostly-Missouri family]( [KU guard Christian Braun on playing Mizzou and growing up in a mostly-Missouri family]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 4:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU volleyball's NCAA Tournament run ends in Sweet 16 at No. 3 Pitt]( [Members of the Kansas volleyball team come together during the Jayhawks' Sweet 16 match at Pitt, on Dec. 9, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.]( By: Benton Smith A hot start proved to be brief and ultimately unsustainable Thursday for a Kansas volleyball team trying to upset the NCAA Tournament’s No. 3 ... Posted yesterday at 2:49 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Offensive breakthrough taking KU volleyball to new heights, and unexpected spot in Sweet 16]( [Kansas volleyball teammates Jenny Mosser, Rachel Langs and Camryn Turner celebrate after a KU point during a second-round NCAA Tournament match versus Creighton at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha, Neb., on Dec. 3, 2021.]( By: Benton Smith Even as he watched his Kansas volleyball team steadily improve before his eyes as the postseason drew near, head coach Ray Bechard thought the Jayhawks ... Posted December 8 at 6:15 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trust in freshman setter Camryn Turner has paid off for Sweet 16-bound Kansas volleyball program]( [KU setter Camryn Turner locks in on the ball during a point in the Jayhawks' four-set win over Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. ]( By: Matt Tait In late August, following the Kansas volleyball program’s season-opening loss to Loyola Marymount at Purdue, Kansas coach Ray Bechard ran into setter Camryn Turner ... Posted December 8 at 2:34 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Freshman LB James Wright leaving KU football via transfer portal]( [Former Kansas football linebacker James Wright]( By: Benton Smith After six months with the Kansas football program, freshman linebacker James Wright is moving on. Wright announced on Wednesday his decision to put his name ... Posted December 8 at 12:07 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU-UTEP postgame: Ochai Agbaji]( [KU-UTEP postgame: Ochai Agbaji]( By: Benton Smith Posted December 7 at 11:42 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU-UTEP postgame: Christian Braun]( [KU-UTEP postgame: Christian Braun]( By: Benton Smith Posted December 7 at 11:41 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU-UTEP postgame: Bill Self]( [KU-UTEP postgame: Bill Self]( By: Benton Smith Posted December 7 at 11:41 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notebook: 8th-ranked Jayhawks finally able to turn attention to upcoming clash with Mizzou]( [The Kansas bench erupts after a made three-pointer by reserve Michael Jankovich (20) with seconds remaining in the game on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.]( By: Matt Tait Moments after scoring 20 points in a blowout win over UTEP at T-Mobile Center on Tuesday night, Kansas junior Christian Braun painted a crystal-clear picture ... Posted December 7 at 11:16 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- The KUsports.com Ratings: [Kansas guard Christian Braun's tear continues in blowout win over UTEP]( By: Matt Tait 1 – Christian Braun – Set the tone for the entire 78-52 win with his relentless effort and energy early, which included a couple of ... Posted December 7 at 10:31 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Smithology: [KU's backup guards will have to earn Self's trust before they get more chances]( [KU's backup guards will have to earn Self's trust before they get more chances]( By: Benton Smith Kansas City, Missouri — With Kansas boatracing UTEP Tuesday night at T-Mobile Center, in what will soon be a footnote of a meaningless nonconference December ... Posted December 7 at 10:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['A hard guard': Agbaji, Braun punish UTEP with potent offensive production in 78-52 Kansas victory]( [Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) comes in for a jam against UTEP during the first half on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.]( By: Matt Tait No matter what goes right, what goes wrong or how any of it looks, the eighth-ranked Kansas basketball program seems to know it’s in ... Posted December 7 at 8:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jayhawks not flying under the radar anymore, as they head to Sweet 16]( [Kansas volleyball players, including outside hitter Caroline Bien (smiling), celebrate after a point during the Jayhawks' NCAA Tournament win over Oregon, on Dec. 2, 2021, in Omaha, Neb.]( By: Benton Smith It turns out there may be a catch to becoming the NCAA Tournament’s giant killer. Posted December 7 at 5:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard on his team’s NCAA Tournament run & what comes next]( [Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard on his team’s NCAA Tournament run & what comes next]( By: Matt Tait Posted December 7 at 3:27 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Four Kansas volleyball players break down their run to the Sweet 16]( [Camryn Turner & Caroline Bien discuss the Kansas volleyball run to the Sweet 16]( By: Matt Tait Posted December 7 at 3:24 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. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. 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