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The Kansas Jayhawks were able to overcome another sluggish first half to come alive down the stretch en route to a 79-66 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies in the Big XII Tournament semi finals.  The Jayhawks improved to 31-2 and advance to the Big XII championship game for the third time in 4 years.  Texas A&M drops to 23-9 and will more than likely be a top 5 seed in the NCAA tournament.  Bill Self also won his 200th game as the Jayhawks head coach and now has a 200-42 record as the skipper.  Kansas will play the winner of the Baylor/Kansas State semi final on Saturday, which will be televised on ESPN at 5PM CST. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team returns to the Sprint Center in Kansas City to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders for their opening round game of the Big XII tournament.   The Jayhawks enter the game looking for their 2,000th win in program history and to work on securing the overall number one seed in the NCAA tournament.  The Jayhawks are looking to improve to 30-2, before  hopefully playing  the winner of the Texas A&M/Nebraska game in the semifinals.  Texas Tech enters this game with a pedestrian 17-14 record and they are hoping to get back on the winning track after losing their final 7 Big XII games of the regular season.  Thursday’s game will be televised on the Big XII Network at 11:30AM CST. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kansas Jayhawks head to Columbia, Missouri Saturday to finish out their regular season and are looking to continue their dominance over their heated rival, the Missouri Tigers in the Border Showdown. The Jayhawks are looking to improve to 29-2 and 15-1 in Big XII play, before  heading into the Big XII tournament in Kansas City next Thursday as the #1 seed.  Missouri enters this game with a 22-8 record and are tied for 4th place in the Big XII with a 10-5 record.  Saturday’s game will be televised on CBS at 1PM CST. Read the rest of this entry »

With the Border Showdown taking place Saturday betwen the Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers, it creates some fun jabbing between Kansas and Mizzou fans.  One of the most often cited is the Lawrence Massacre of 1863, or what is somethimes called :Quantrills Raid” by people trying to minimize its severity.  You will often see Missouri fans trying to to paint William Quantrill in a positive or at least neutral light, but both descriptions actually stray far from reality.  Quantrill was rebel and a terrorist in every modern sense of the word and TheShiver has provided a first hand account of the Lawrence Massacre of 1863.  The following  is an account by former union chaplain H.D. Fisher who was in Lawrence for the massacre and gives his account of the events and the background on Quantrill himself. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team will return to Allen Fieldhouse looking to regain their swagger after a disappointing 85-77 road loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys last Saturday.  The Jayhawks will be taking on the Kansas State Wildcats and look to clinch an outright Big XII regular season title with a win.  The Jayhawks are looking to improve to 28-2 and 14-1 in Big XII play, before hitting the road again Sunday to take on the Missouri Tigers in Columbia for the Border Showdown.  Kansas State enters this game with a 24-4 record and are in second place in the Big XII with an 11-3 record.  Wednesday’s game will be televised on the Big XII Network at 7PM CST. Read the rest of this entry »