Top Headlines for November 8, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> KU SPORTS TOP HEADLINES [Shake-up near top of Big 12 power rankings puts OSU in second, KU in third]( By: Henry Greenstein Oklahoma State moved to No. 2 in this week’s Big 12 Conference power rankings, the Cowboys’ high point of the season, after its Bedlam victory over Oklahoma. The Cowboys positioned themselves for a possible spot in the Big 12 championship ... November 8, 2023 @ 7:53am [Self signs new lifetime contract to become nation's highest-paid college basketball coach]( By: Henry Greenstein Updated 6 p.m. Nov. 7: Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self signed an amended lifetime contract, athletic director Travis Goff announced Tuesday. The new deal makes him the current highest-paid coach in college basketball, surpassing ... November 7, 2023 @ 4:44pm [KU women's basketball opens season at home Wednesday]( By: Henry Greenstein The reigning Women’s National Invitation Tournament champions return to the court Wednesday with their sights set on even greater success this year. The Kansas women’s basketball team, led by returning starters Zakiyah Franklin, Taiyanna ... November 7, 2023 @ 3:14pm ['He makes the game so much easier': Dickinson delivers impressive debut for No. 1 Jayhawks]( By: Shane Jackson If not for Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson, North Carolina Central head coach LeVelle Moton might have been the star of Monday’s season opener. Following a 99-56 victory for No. 1 Kansas, Moton was extremely thoughtful and candid during his ... November 7, 2023 @ 10:28am [Top-ranked Kansas dominates North Carolina Central in season opener, 99-56]( By: Henry Greenstein It didn’t take long for Hunter Dickinson to announce his presence in Allen Fieldhouse to the Kansas faithful. The preseason All-American scored the first three baskets of the game in his KU debut, progressively farther from the basket — a ... November 6, 2023 @ 9:41pm [Photo Gallery: Kansas beats NC Central 99-56 in season opener]( By: November 6, 2023 @ 9:26pm [Quick recap: No. 1 Kansas crushes North Carolina Central in season opener]( By: Shane Jackson Any doubts about the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks will have to wait another day. While KU’s performance in exhibition play highlighted potential weaknesses, the top-ranked Jayhawks flexed their muscles when it actually mattered by rolling to a 99-56 ... November 6, 2023 @ 8:51pm [Tracking the decline of this year's KU kicking game, and how Leipold plans to steady it]( By: Henry Greenstein In the fourth quarter of Kansas’ season opener against Missouri State, which started as an unexpectedly close game but developed into a 31-point blowout, the Jayhawks let redshirt sophomore kicker Owen Piepergerdes attempt a late extra point. ... November 6, 2023 @ 12:53pm [Naismith protégé who broke color barrier in coaching celebrated by KU as it kicks off McLendon Classic]( By: Matt Resnick A roundtable discussion that included Kansas coach Bill Self and filmmaker Kevin Willmott delved into issues of integration relating to former longtime basketball coach and player John McLendon, who never got to play at KU but went on to break ... November 6, 2023 @ 8:31am 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. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044