Iowa State Cyclones

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...

I actually like KU’s Adidas uniforms they’re wearing at the Big 12 Tournament, I’m not sure I want to see them every day.   I know I don’t want to see Notre Dame’s ever again; I wouldn’t use them to line my cat litter....

Coach Bill Self is really fun to watch when he's coaching.  When he's angry he gets so red in the face and when he's nervous, he wrings his hands over and over until it seems they're going to blister.  One new tic I've noticed with Self is that when he...

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...

TODAY'S MEN'S TV HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || ACC: BC vs. Georgia Tech || 54, 20, ESPNUNoon || || Big Ten: Illinois vs. Minnesota || BIGTENNoon || || Big East: Georgetown vs. TBA || ESPNNoon || || Atlantic 10: Charlotte vs. Richmond ||...

Kansas State and Kansas tied for the regular-season Big 12 title, but that doesn't mean they feel very good about themselves entering the league tournament. The Wildcats lost a road game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, while the Jayhawks were...

|TODAY| |MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL| |at Washington Street Gym|  6:30 p.m. — Mielke Farms vs. Kessler’s/Pepsi.  7:45 p.m. — Napton Gardens vs. Gold Pages.  9 p.m. — Aberdeen Bombers vs. Coke Zero. |CHURCH LEAGUE...

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...

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL| North Dakota| |Region 3 Tournament at Hazelton|  Napoleon vs. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 3 p.m.  LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs. Kidder County, 20 minutes after  Ellendale vs. Central Prairie, 20...

State basketball has finally come. This is the reward of grinding through the long summer and fall workouts and even through the dog days of the winter season. It is a long road to get here, but once a team does finally make it to the dance, it doesn&...

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL| |Region 1AA|  Yankton (6-14) at Brookings (16-6), 7 p.m.  Sioux Falls Lincoln (11-11) at Watertown (11-11), 7 p.m. |Region 2AA|  Sturgis (8-14) at Huron (14-7), 6 p.m.  Aberdeen Central (6-15)...

For What it’s Worth---February 27 -- How ecstatic are parents across the region that school is back in session, probably just a few more than the kids who’re going back… although I do have one child who’s tired of shoveling snow....