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It is time to give the Texas Longhorns their due diligence. With a convincing 88-71 win against West Virginia Saturday night the Longhorns became the first team in the Big 12 Conference to reach the 20 win mark. The Longhorns have two non-conference losses, a [...]

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perry ellis

The Kansas Jayhawks welcomed the TCU Horned Frogs to town on Saturday a little short-handed. Starting center Joel Embiid was sidelined with back and ankle injuries and reserve Brannen Greene was serving a one-game suspension for a “slip” in responsibility. [...]

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Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins just can’t seem to get it right. No, even on his way to leading the No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks in minutes and scoring as a freshman, the most prized recruit in recent college basketball history has been written off [...]

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landen lucas

The Kansas Jayhawks are coming off a tough overtime loss to the Kansas State Wildcats and are dealing with injury issues to their starting lineup. Center Joel Embiid has been playing through a back and knee injury for the last [...]

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Perry Ellis

It was Andrew Wiggins who adorned the covers of both ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated prior to the season, but it’s Joel Embiid who draft analysts have penciled in as the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA [...]

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Joel Embiid

It’s been quite clear that something hasn’t been right for Joel Embiid over the past week. He’s ascended from unranked recruit to possible No. 1 overall pick, but the 7-foot freshman has been visibly off in the Kansas Jayhawks‘ past [...]

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Oklahoma State

Marcus Smart did a very bad thing last game against Texas Tech. Although I am sure his actions of pushing a fan can be be justified, Smart will face punishment. He will be suspended for Oklahoma State‘s next three contests. [...]

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Marcus Smart Shoves Fan and Earns Suspension

When Oklahoma State‘s Marcus Smart put his hands on a fan, he was in the wrong. Smart was wrong to touch the fan, he was wrong to let his emotions get the best of him and he was wrong to [...]

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Marcus Smart Shoved Texas Tech Fan Jeff Orr

The interaction between athletes and fans was greatly tested last night. Oklahoma State‘s Marcus Smart shoved a fan after he committed a hard foul late in their loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Jeff Orr, the Texas Tech fan [...]

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