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Kansas and Gonzaga play in second round of NCAA Tournament

Mar. 23, 2024 03:31 AM EDT

Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-7, 15-3 WCC) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (23-10, 10-9 Big 12) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 3:15 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -4.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Kansas and No. 18 Gonzaga meet in the NCAA Tournament...

March Madness brings an early showdown of power programs: Gonzaga vs Kansas

Mar. 22, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gonzaga is fresh. The Bulldogs cruised to a stress-free victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament that ended with the starters watching garbage time from the bench. Kansas is fragile. The Jayhawks were missing their top scorer and had to fight to the...

Kansas and Gonzaga play in second round of NCAA Tournament

Mar. 22, 2024 03:52 AM EDT

Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-7, 15-3 WCC) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (23-10, 10-9 Big 12) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 3:15 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -4; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Kansas plays No. 18 Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA...

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson says shoulder feels good on eve of March Madness

Mar. 20, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kansas center Hunter Dickinson said he's good to go for the Jayhawks in their NCAA Tournament opener after a dislocated shoulder that sidelined him last week. “The shoulder feels good — good enough to be out there with my teammates,” Dickinson said...

Kansas and Samford play in first round of NCAA Tournament

Mar. 20, 2024 03:27 AM EDT

Samford Bulldogs (29-5, 18-3 SoCon) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (22-10, 10-9 Big 12) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9:55 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -7; over/under is 153 BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Kansas takes on Samford in the opening round of the NCAA...

Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. ruled out of NCAA Tournament with bone bruise on knee

Mar. 19, 2024 22:18 PM EDT

Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. has been ruled out of the NCAA Tournament because of a bone bruise on his knee that caused him to miss six of the past 12 games, including the Jayhawks' one-and-done ouster in the Big 12 Tournament. Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters Tuesday, two...

From ailing Jayhawks to injured Eagles, health could help to decide this year's NCAA Tournament

Mar. 18, 2024 14:32 PM EDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Self was downright curious to see what Kansas would look like in the Big 12 Tournament when injuries to Hunter Dickinson and fellow All-American candidate Kevin McCullar Jr. ruled them out for the games in Kansas City. Turned out to be game — singular...

Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year ago

Mar. 17, 2024 19:49 PM EDT

Purdue coach Matt Painter, reigning AP player of the year Zach Edey and the rest of the Boilermakers have had to carry with them all season the stink of becoming the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They can truly put that loss to Fairleigh Dickinson...

Dan Skillings Jr. scores 25, Cincinnati beats short-handed No. 16 Kansas 72-52 in Big 12 Tournament

Mar. 14, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati coach Wes Miller admitted he was up late preparing to face No. 16 Kansas in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament, and a big reason why was he didn't know how the Jayhawks would play without Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. The...

Houston debuts in Big 12 with a title, player of year Jamal Shead and top coach Kelvin Sampson

Mar. 12, 2024 14:02 PM EDT

Houston had no problem adjusting to the Big 12, going right to the top in its new conference. Cougars senior point guard Jamal Shead was named The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year Tuesday and Kelvin Sampson the league's top coach. The nation's No. 1 team wrapped up its...