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University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger tonight issued the following statement regarding the Big 12 Conference: "Tonight, nine members of the Big 12 Conference affirmed their solidarity and agreed to measures that will ensure the stability of the conference moving forward. "The preservation of the Big 12 has been our primary objective as we worked to uphold the interests of KU, our student-athletes and fans. Tonight's agreement will enable us to again look at expansion as a way to solidify the conference's national standing.

Many times in the Bill Self era, Kansas men’s basketball has ranked among the national leaders in strength of schedule and even with the Big 12 stiffening its schedule, KU did not let up with its 2011-12 non-conference slate. Ten of Kansas’ 13 non-conference opponents advanced to the 2011 postseason. The Jayhawks could face as many as three defending league regular-season champions and three teams that won their conference tourney titles in 2011. KU will have home-and-home meetings against all nine Big 12 foes in the league’s first-complete round-robin 18-game format since the inception of the conference in 1996-97.

With the formal addition of West Virginia to the Big 12 Conference, Kansas and Kansas State have released their football schedules for 2012. Kansas Kansas, who will play six home games at Memorial Stadium in 2012, will open by hosting South Dakota State on Saturday, Sept. 1, in head coach Charlie Weis' inaugural campaign. In non-conference action, KU will host Rice on Sept. 8, following the opener versus South Dakota State. It will also travel to Northern Illinois on Saturday, Sept.

From KU Website: LAWRENCE, Kan. - All 31 Kansas men's basketball games will be televised nationally during the 2008-09 regular season, Kansas Athletics announced Thursday. The highlights include three games on CBS (at Michigan State and home vs. Texas and Missouri), and 21 games on the ESPN family of networks, which includes three games on ABC and four Big Monday appearances. KU's ESPN Big Monday contests will be Jan. 19 against Texas A&M, Feb. 2 at Baylor, Feb. 9 at Missouri and Feb. 23 at Oklahoma.

Standout combo guard Milton Doyle has signed a grant-in-aid agreement to play men's basketball at the University of Kansas, KU head coach Bill Self announced Monday. “Milton graduated this past week. He is in Lawrence, enrolled and attending class and is officially a Kansas Jayhawk,” Self said. “I'm excited for him. He's got length and reminds me so much of Tyshawn (Taylor), including recruiting in that he committed to FIU (Florida International), and they had a coaching change and we were fortunate enough to recruit him after that.” Taylor had committed to Marquette before its coaching change and then came to Kansas where he was a four-year starter from 2009-12 and a member of four Big 12 Championship teams, including this past season guiding the Jayhawks to the Final Four and the NCAA title game.

Seth Doege passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and Eric Stephens rushed for 112 yards and scored twice, helping Texas Tech come roaring back from a 20-point deficit and beat Kansas 45-34 Saturday in both teams' Big 12 opener. Doege, who threw three touchdowns the week before against Nevada and set an NCAA record with a 90.9 completion percentage against New Mexico, was 29 for 46. The 6-foot-1 redshirt junior, playing his first full season since high school in 2005, was also intercepted for the first time this season but still turned in another virtuoso performance for the Red Raiders (4-0)

Thomas Robinson posted career-bests with 30 points and 21 rebounds, helping NO. 17 Kansas overcome a sluggish start and beat North Dakota 84-58 on Saturday in its final nonconference game. North Dakota (5-8) simply had no answer for the muscular 6-foo-10 Robinson. With 12 points and 10 rebounds, the junior had socked away his Big 12-leading ninth double-double by halftime. His monster game included two steals and four assists as the Jayhawks (10-3) won their 55th straight nonconference home game.

Ben McLemore scored 21 points, Travis Releford added 20 and No. 10 Kansas held off repeated Oregon State rallies to beat the Beavers 84-78 on Friday night. The Jayhawks (6-1) built an early 14-point lead only to see Oregon State tie the score at 37-all. Then, after Kansas pulled away for a 63-50 advantage early in the second half, Ahmad Starks led a 9-1 run to cut the deficit to 64-61. Roberto Nelson sank two free throws for Oregon State (4-2) and Starks fed Devon Collier inside for a dunk that gave the Jayhawks an 80-77 lead.

Charlie Weis is guaranteed $2.5 million annually over the course of his five-year deal with Kansas, along with incentives that could push the total over $3 million. A copy of the contract, which is dated Dec. 9, was obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Weis' base salary is $230,000, though he is also in line for an additional $2.27 million in "professional services rendered," which includes educational, promotional and public relations duties. According to the Topeka Capital-Journal , Weis also gets the use of two university vehicles, a $2 million life insurance policy, six season basketball tickets and reimbursement of travel expenses for Weis' wife and two children for away football games.

by Bryan Holmgren Live from Section 315, Row 21, Seat 5... aka the worst seat in the house - this is live blogging from the NCAA Tournament in Detroit, only on KWCH.com FINAL - KANSAS 72, VILLANOVA 57 On to the Elite Eight! The final is a very poor indicator of how this game went down. KU absolutely dominated. Russell Robinson scores a game-high 15. Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush each add 14. KU shoots 51% and holds Nova to 38, including a frosty 3/17 from three-point range.