Ben McLemore

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas struggled to put away scrappy Western Kentucky in a 64-57 victory Friday night that avoided what would have been the biggest upset on a day full of them in the NCAA tournament. The...

Well, that was interesting.  Ok ok I'm sure Kansas fans have used some more, uh, colorful language than 'interesting' to describe how the Jayhawks played tonight.  But you've got to admit it looked a lot like the Purdue game last season.  And the NC State...

Actual settings on my new oven: Self clean, delay start, bake time, set clock, convect/convert, chicken nuggets.  Chicken nuggets? Derby downer--- I couldn’t bring myself to watch the Kentucky Derby yesterday, I hated that there were a bunch of...

The beauty of this season may be that there actually is no beauty. If the NCAA tournament follows the same script as the regular season, expect an unpredictable ride. Indiana was ranked No. 1 for the first six weeks of the regular season and then …...

Bruce Weber said that the first time K-State played KU on the court, they didn't play with enough emotion. Weber said he didn't put enough stock into getting the guys mentally ready for a rivalry game, much like that of the Sunflower Showdown and that had...

Pardon their dust. The Magic are a young team under construction. Whatever move they make affects their future. The June draft certainly could impact a veteran. Today, we're looking at five top lottery prospects and the effect the pick might have on...

Iowa State senior guard Will Clyburn was very frank after the Cyclones' win over Oklahoma on Thursday:  "I want some payback," said Clyburn.  He was referring to his teams overtime loss to Kansas in Ames earlier this season.  A loss that was marred by...

Perry Ellis scored a career-high 23 points, and seventh-ranked Kansas pulled away in the second half to beat Iowa State 88-73 on Friday night and reach the Big 12 tournament title game.     Jeff Withey and Elijah Johnson added 14 points each, and Ben...

Ben McLemore scored 24 points to lead No. 7 Kansas to a 91-63 rout of Texas Tech on Thursday, setting up an intriguing date with Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament.     The regular-season co-champion, Kansas was pushed by Texas Tech in...

Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart has joined an exclusive group of three student-athletes to be named Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year in the same season, leading the 2013 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball awards.  Jeff Withey of Kansas earned...

Baylor upset the 4th ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a big way on Saturday night.  The Bears beat Kansas 81 to 58. Pierre Jackson and Corey Jefferson combined to score 53 points against the Jayhawks, and only the starting 5 scored for the Bears.  Ben...

The Kansas Jayhawks will play for the school's 9th straight Big 12 title this Saturday as they head to Waco to face Baylor. The Jayhawks are currently on the league's longest winning streak at 7 games and they're 7-2 on the road this season.  Baylor...