KUsports.com Headlines for December 12

Smithology: [The team KU fans love to hate brings best out of Allen Fieldhouse]( [The team KU fans love to hate brings best out of Allen Fieldhouse]( By: Benton Smith Allen Fieldhouse was built for games like this. During the nine full seasons that Kansas went without facing its historical rival from across the state ... Posted yesterday at 7:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notebook: Jayhawks happy to take care of business vs. Mizzou in front of so many former Kansas players]( [Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji puts up a shot over Missouri guard Javon Pickett (4) during the first half on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait Saturday’s 102-65 victory by eighth-ranked Kansas over bitter rival Missouri at Allen Fieldhouse was the culmination of a weeklong education in rivalries. By Matt ... Posted yesterday at 6:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Bill Self on an ‘amped’ fieldhouse and KU’s convincing win over Mizzou]( [Bill Self on an ‘amped’ fieldhouse and KU’s convincing win over Mizzou]( By: Benton Smith Posted yesterday at 5:37 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Harris, Braun and Agbaji on KU’s Border Showdown blowout]( [Harris, Braun and Agbaji on KU’s Border Showdown blowout]( By: Benton Smith Posted yesterday at 5:26 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- The KUsports.com Ratings: [Christian Braun sets tone for Border War blowout in 102-65 win over Missouri]( By: Matt Tait 1 – Christian Braun – CB hates Missouri and he showed it with every single thing he did in this one. All with a smirk, ... Posted yesterday at 4:34 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Border Blowout: Junior guard Christian Braun sparks KU's 102-65 win over Missouri]( [Kansas guard Christian Braun (2) soars in for a dunk against Missouri during the first half on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait The return of the Border Showdown didn’t disappoint — at least not on the Kansas side of the rivalry — Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse, where the ... Posted yesterday at 4:18 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [With 'so much to build on,' KU volleyball upbeat about program's future]( [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 Still feeling the sting of a season-ending loss at Pitt in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, members of the Kansas volleyball team at least ... Posted yesterday at 10:15 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former Michigan State CB Kalon Gervin commits to KU football]( [In this AP file photo, Northwestern wide receiver Bryce Kirtz, left, reaches in vain for a pass as Michigan State cornerback Kalon Gervin defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Gervin announced on Dec. 10, 2021, he plans to transfer to Kansas. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)]( By: Benton Smith A former starting cornerback at Michigan State, Kalon Gervin’s venture into the transfer portal has landed him at the University of Kansas. Posted December 10 at 4:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence High kicker Grant Glasgow plans to walk on with KU football]( [Kansas University football recruiting]( By: Benton Smith After booting the football for Lawrence High, Grant Glasgow’s new gridiron home will be just a few lengthy kickoffs north, at the University of ... Posted December 10 at 2:54 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 10 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 December 10 at 1:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Gallery: [Kansas basketball v. Missouri]( View a gallery of images from Saturday's Border War between the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers at Allen Fieldhouse. Posted December 10 at 12:30 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 December 9 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 December 9 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 December 9 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 December 9 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 December 9 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 December 9 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 ... 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