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No. 2 Arizona eyes deep run after first Big 12 regular-season title
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (608+ words) Mar 3, 2026 - 3:44pm TUCSON, Ariz. " Bill Self spent the morning before his team's game at Arizona walking around campus, getting some exercise while enjoying the mild desert weather. But the Kansas coach couldn't seem to get very far without being stopped. Nothing…...
Preview: KU heads to Arizona State for road finale
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (814+ words) Mar 2, 2026 - 4:03pm Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. drives past Arizona guard Anthony Dell'Orso during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. TEMPE, Ariz. " After Kansas lost to Arizona on Saturday, in a game that…...
Photo Gallery: Jayhawks taken down by Arizona in 84-61 blowout
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (535+ words) Feb 28, 2026 - 7:02pm Kansas guard Darryn Peterson dives for a loose ball during the game against Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. attempts to block a shot by Ivan Kharchenkov during the game against Arizona on…...
Bill compels teachers, students to undergo annual sexual abuse prevention training
2+ week, 6+ day ago (666+ words) Feb 11, 2026 - 11:10pm TOPEKA " Erin Merryn wants the Kansas Legislature to require public school teachers and their students in kindergarten through high school to take part in annual training and instruction on prevention of sexual abuse. A bill before the House Education…...
Quick recap: Down goes No. 1: KU topples Arizona, 82-78
3+ week, 1+ day ago (825+ words) Feb 9, 2026 - 10:24pm For the first time in Bill Self's 23-year tenure as head coach, a top-ranked opponent visited Lawrence. Something had to give, as Self, with an unbeaten record at Allen Fieldhouse in Big Monday games, ran into an Arizona team…...
KU, unbeaten No. 1 Arizona win to set up Big Monday showdown
3+ week, 3+ day ago (870+ words) Feb 7, 2026 - 6:11pm The Kansas men's basketball team emerged unscathed from Saturday afternoon's game against Utah, having won 71-59, despite what head coach Bill Self said "wasn't a great effort by any means." "But we got through it, and now we'll focus on…...
Bill seeks harsher penalties for child endangerment
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (608+ words) Jan 7, 2026 - 11:17pm TOPEKA " Jordan Chessher senses an urgency surrounding an effort to increase the criminal penalties in Kansas for child endangerment. Fatal and near-fatal cases involving children across Kansas have stuck with him "because warning signs were missed, oversight failed or…...
Booker leads Suns past Pelicans 123-114 after Alvarado and Williams exchange punches
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (193+ words) Dec 27, 2025 - 9:26pm NEW ORLEANS " Devin Booker scored 20 points, including two clutch jumpers down the stretch, and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-114 on Saturday night for a two-game sweep of their back-to-back set. Booker led seven Suns in double…...
Arizona takes No. 1 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll, Iowa State up to No. 4, Gonzaga into top 10
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (695+ words) Dec 8, 2025 - 3:13pm Arizona took over the top spot in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday, a reward for a perfect start to the season that includes a quartet of wins against ranked foes, including a lopsided victory over…...
Even in retirement, former police lieutenant plans to ‘keep showing up’ for the community
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1776+ words) Nov 14, 2025 - 4:06pm Myrone Grady, a former lieutenant from the Lawrence Police Department, is pictured in October 2025 shortly after his retirement. When Lt. Myrone Grady appeared in a Topeka courtroom accused of hitting a man while off duty at a kids" basketball…...