Baylor

It didn’t turn out to be the homecoming they wanted for the 38 Texas natives on the University of Kansas football roster, as the Jayhawks fell 55-7 to Baylor Saturday afternoon at Floyd Casey Stadium. Kansas fell to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12 while Baylor improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the league. In an ugly game full of penalties and turnovers, Kansas finished with 271 total yards compared to 678 for Baylor.  After committing just one turnover in the last three games, KU coughed the ball up four times against the Bears.

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 McLemore led the way for Kansas with 23 points while Wichita Heights' grad Perry Ellis had a bit of a breakout game with 12 points.  The Jayhawks still finished the season with...

Baylor entered the rankings at No. 25 for the first time since 1993 after beating Kansas State, and also became eligible to end a 16-year bowl drought. Heady stuff around campus in Waco. The Bears' appearance in the AP poll Sunday is their first since Sept. 5, 1993, when they were ranked 24th after opening the season with a 42-39 win over then-No. 25 Fresno State. Baylor (6-2, 3-1 Big 12) held off Kansas State 47-42 on homecoming weekend Saturday behind Robert Griffin's 404 yards passing and Jay Finley's school-record 250 rushing yards.

It's a high-profile showdown in the Big 12, and it has nothing to do with Oklahoma, Texas or Oklahoma State. No. 15 Baylor visits Kansas State on Saturday in a matchup of two teams that are off to 3-0 starts, each with out-of-conference statement victories already to their credit. The Bears opened the season with a showcase win over TCU, and the Wildcats are coming off a win at Miami. Baylor is led by Robert Griffin III, who has emerged as a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate.

Robert Griffin III threw his first interception at exactly the wrong time. Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown picked off Baylor's star quarterback in the closing minutes Saturday, setting up Anthony Cantele's 31-yard field goal that sent the Wildcats to a stunning 36-35 win over the No. 15 Bears. Collin Klein threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns and added 113 yards and another score for the Wildcats (4-0), who won their third straight Big 12 opener - this one in dramatic fashion.

Baylor continues to be oh for life in Lawrence. The third-ranked Bears were blitzed by #7 Kansas, 92-74 Monday night in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks, who've lost but seven times at home in Head Coach Bill Self's nine seasons, took a ten point lead at the half and cruised home in the second. KU shot 57 percent from the field and got 28 points and 6 assists from Tyshawn Taylor, the current Big 12 Player of the Week. Thomas Robinson chipped in 27 points and 14 rebounds as the Jayhawks improve to 15-3 on the season.

Tyshawn Taylor coasted down the right side of the lane, lofted a pass over the Baylor defense, then stood back and watched as Thomas Robinson took to the air, grabbed the ball with his right hand and threw it down with rim-rattling authority. It was that kind of night for Taylor and Robinson. For Kansas, too. Robinson had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Taylor matched a career-high with 28 points and the seventh-ranked Jayhawks rolled to a 92-74 victory Monday night, ending the third-ranked Bears' perfect start and proving once more that the road to the Big 12 title goes through Kansas.

I'll give you the madness of March, but there's nothing better than the month of February in college hoops.  Conference races are climaxing and teams are seeing each other for the second time through.  There are no secrets in February, just tough, unyeilding, brawls in games that are usually close. Beyond that, the importance of every game in a tight race is magnified--both Kansas and Wichita State play in such games tonight.   Northern Iowa at Wichita State   The Valley race is the Shockers to lose--or win, as I'm sure they'd rather refer to it.  Evansville's upset of Creighton last night gives WSU a one game lead inthe conference with five games to play.  None of them will be easy, starting with a suddenly hot Northern Iowa tonight.  The Panthers are coming off an upset of Creighton in which they committed just two turnovers.  Head coach Ben Jacobsen has inserted Freshman guard Deon Mitchell into the starting lineup and are bringing leading scorer Anthony James off the bench.  James hit the last second three-pointer to beat the Jays in Cedar Falls, IA last weekend and the Panthers come into Wichita on a two game win streak.

Due to heavy rain and lightning in the Manhattan area on Saturday, the second game of the series between Kansas State and No. 5 Baylor was suspended with the Wildcats leading, 10-8, in the top of the sixth. The game will be resumed at 12 p.m., Sunday, while the series finale will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. With the game tied at 4-4 in the fifth inning, Kansas State scored six runs in the bottom half to take a 10-4 lead. K-State loaded the bases with one out when Dan Klein walked before Jake Brown ripped a two-RBI single to give the Wildcats a 7-4 advantage.

As Shane Southwell walked into the post-game conference room he turned to the woman behind him and said, 'Mom, welcome to my world.'  His mother had just watched her son light up the scoreboard with 18 points against Baylor in a dominating 81-61 victory and this was the first time she would watch him speak in post-game.  As Shane walked up to the podium his mother turned and asked me, 'It's ok if I take pictures right?'  I smiled and said, 'absolutely.' Southwell was just a piece of one of the most balanced and dominating Kansas State efforts all season.  Southwell was one of four Wildcats who would finish in double digits scoring.  Two of those players also finished with double-doubles;  Jordan Henriquez had 10 points and 10 rebounds while Angel Rodriguez finished as the leading scorer with 22 points and 10 assists.

The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced an annual men's basketball challenge that will begin during the 2013-14 season. "The Big 12 is excited to enter into another partnership with the SEC," said Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. “It will add more quality opponents to our schools' annually strong non-conference schedules and provide an additional avenue to showcase some outstanding intersectional matchups. " The majority of the games are scheduled for December 2-6, with three taking place outside the four-day series window due to scheduling issues.

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 McLemore led the way for Kansas with 23 points while Wichita Heights' grad Perry Ellis had a bit of a breakout game with 12 points.  The Jayhawks still finished the season with...

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 enters the game on a two game losing streak; the Bears have also lost 5 of their last 6 contests.  Baylor is led by pre-season player of the year Pierre Jackson who leads the Big...

As Shane Southwell walked into the post-game conference room he turned to the woman behind him and said, 'Mom, welcome to my world.'  His mother had just watched her son light up the scoreboard with 18 points against Baylor in a dominating 81-61 victory and this was the first time she would watch him speak in post-game.  As Shane walked up to the podium his mother turned and asked me, 'It's ok if I take pictures right?'  I smiled and said, 'absolutely.' Southwell was just a piece of one of the most balanced and dominating Kansas State efforts all season.  Southwell was one of four Wildcats who would finish in double digits scoring.  Two of those players also finished with double-doubles;  Jordan Henriquez had 10 points and 10 rebounds while Angel Rodriguez finished as the leading scorer with 22 points and 10 assists.

Angel Rodriguez scored 22 points and Shane Southwell added 18 on six 3-pointers to lead No. 10 Kansas State to an 81-61 win over Baylor on Saturday night. The game remained fairly close in the first half, but the Wildcats (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) took control in the second, outscoring the Bears 43-32 after the break. A.J. Walton led Baylor (16-9, 7-5) with 14 points and Isaiah Austin added 13. A 3 by Austin brought the Bears within 12, but a three-point play by Rodriguez and a second-chance bucket by Rodney McGruder opened the gap to 71-54 with 4:03 to play.

For What it's Worth on this cold January 15th--- Thirteen baskets-- fourteen turnovers, that's a telling stat for Baylor. Need another? Kansas blocked as many shots as BU made in the 61-44 blowout on Big Monday. Senior center Jeff Withey 'only' had three of his team's 13 blocks, but just his presence makes Kansas a better defensive club. When you have a 7'0” shot blocker behind you, it allows perimeter defenders to take more chances. The best case scenario is creating turnovers, but even if a guy gets by someone outside they still have Withey to deal with.

On a night when Baylor was their best, K-State wasn't. The Wildcats dropped their first game of the season in Waco, TX Saturday night, 52-24. K-State (10-1) allowed the most points all season to the Bears. Baylor came into Saturday, statistically, with the worst defense in the country - but they didn't play like that. They would not allow Collin Klein to get any rhythm on offense, and trailed 28-17 at halftime. Could have been worse if not for the Wildcats putting together a fantastic drive, letting Anthony Cantele kick a field goal before time expired.

Due to heavy rain and lightning in the Manhattan area on Saturday, the second game of the series between Kansas State and No. 5 Baylor was suspended with the Wildcats leading, 10-8, in the top of the sixth. The game will be resumed at 12 p.m., Sunday, while the series finale will be played 30 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. With the game tied at 4-4 in the fifth inning, Kansas State scored six runs in the bottom half to take a 10-4 lead. K-State loaded the bases with one out when Dan Klein walked before Jake Brown ripped a two-RBI single to give the Wildcats a 7-4 advantage.

No. 2 seed Kansas will play No. 15 seed Detroit Titans in Omaha, NE on Friday. The game will be at the CenturyLink Center (formerly the Qwest Center). You can watch the matchup on TruTV at approx. nine o'clock or at the conclusion of the St. Marys/Purdue game. The games are also available online (click on the link below for more information). Where do I Watch the Games? Click to Print Out a Bracket The Jayhawks won their 8th straight Big 12 regular season title with a 27-5 record.

The Kansas State Wildcats upset the 9th ranked Baylor Bears in Waco Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats took the lead for good when Jordan Henriquez dunked the ball with 1:55 to go in the 2nd half. Both teams went scoreless the rest of the way. Rodney McGruder and Angel Rodriguez led K-State in scoring with 15 points a piece. Rodriguez also added six assists and four steals. Baylor's Perry Jones III was limited to four points on just 2 of 6 shooting. He fouled out of the game.