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Today in History: December 27, Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Today is Friday, Dec. 27, the 362nd day of 2024. There are four days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 27, 2007, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a shooting and bomb attack that killed at least 20 people in the city of...
Creighton makes it 2 wins in less than a year against No. 1s, with Jayhawks latest to lose in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton has played eight No. 1 teams in its basketball history, and the first six of those games weren't close. All were losses. The last two? Bluejays blowouts at the CHI Health Center. Creighton took down top-ranked Kansas 76-63 on Wednesday...
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson ejected for kicking Duke's Maliq Brown in the head
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas center Hunter Dickinson was ejected midway through the second half of the top-ranked Jayhawks' 75-72 victory over No. 11 Duke on Tuesday night for kicking the Blue Devils' Maliq Brown in the head. Brown was assessed a personal foul for backing into Dickinson...
Kansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs. No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi St back in AP Top 25
Kansas remained solidly entrenched at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday ahead of its showdown with No. 11 Duke in Las Vegas, while a pair of schools from the Magnolia State elbowed their way back into the rankings. Ole Miss returned to the poll at No. 23...
Kansas coach Bill Self reaches 800 wins. His big goal this season is a 3rd national title
One week after Bill Self became the winningest coach at Kansas, the Hall of Famer joined John Calipari and Rick Barnes as the only active Division I head coaches with 800 wins. The top-ranked Jayhawks led UNC Wilmington by five at halftime Tuesday night before using a big second-half...
No. 1 Kansas overcomes sluggish start, beats UNC Wilmington 84-66 to give Bill Self 800th career win
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Dajuan Harris Jr. scored 16 points, and No. 1 Kansas shrugged off a sluggish start to beat UNC Wilmington 84-66 on Tuesday night and give Jayhawks coach Bill Self his 800th career win. David Coit added 13 points...
Bill Self brushes off becoming winningest coach in Kansas history, passing Phog Allen
ATLANTA (AP) — Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena. “It means I'm old,” the 61-year-old Self said with a slight grin. “And it means I've had a lot of really good players.”...
Bill Self becomes winningest coach in Kansas history, Jayhawks beat Michigan State 77-69
ATLANTA (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the top-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler hit a 3-pointer to...
No. 1 Kansas blows big lead, holds off No. 9 North Carolina in tussle of hoops heavyweights
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Only a dozen times in their storied histories had North Carolina and Kansas met on the hardwood. They made sure No. 13 would be memorable. The top-ranked Jayhawks raced to a 20-point first-half lead Friday night, led by All-America center Hunter...
No. 9 Tar Heels visit No. 1 Kansas in only second on-campus showdown between college hoops titans
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — It's hard to call any series between basketball programs a rivalry when they've met just 12 times in their shared history. Hard to call North Carolina-Kansas anything else, though. They are linked by Dean Smith and Larry Brown, Matt Doherty and...
