Jackson carries No. 3 Jayhawks over BC
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Darnell Jackson scored 25 points with nine rebounds and Darrell Arthur added 22 points in front of a surprisingly supportive road crowd on Saturday to lead No. 3 Kansas to an 85-60 victory over Boston College.
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The key third-down conversion was typical of Paul Peterson's play in Boston College's 21-7 victory over Penn State Saturday night in an ABC-televised home opener before a sellout Alumni Stadium crowd.
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Lauren Jackson, who also won the MVP honor in 2003, led the league in scoring for the third time with a career-best 23.8 points per game.
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The Kansas Jayhawks were playing without their best player. That seemed the least of their worries.
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Darnell Jackson had 17 points and Brandon Rush added 16 as No. 3 Kansas remained unbeaten Monday night with an 85-55 rout of short-handed Oklahoma.
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No. 3 Kansas had its preferred starting lineup intact and on the floor when the game began for the first time this season, and it showed.
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After 36 tries, Kansas finally beat Nebraska last year. The question now isn't whether the Jayhawks can beat the No. 21 Cornhuskers (3-1) in Lincoln on Saturday night. It's whether they can beat anybody on the road.
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Oklahoma State received its highest ranking in over 12 years, moving up one spot Monday to No. 3 in The Associated Press college basketball poll while Illinois and Kansas were the top two teams for the third straight week.
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Kansas (6-0) is off to its best start since 1995, and junior Aqib Talib is helping the Jayhawks on both offense and defense.
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Kansas is proving it doesn't need Wayne Simien to beat a quality opponent, even on the road. Playing without its standout inside player, the second-ranked Jayhawks got 28 points from the frontline of C.J. Giles, Christian Moody and Sasha Kaun on Sunday in a 65-59 victory over No. 8 Kentucky.
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Julian Wright and Mario Chalmers each scored 18 points, and No. 3 Kansas bounced back after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Oklahoma 67-65 Monday night. The Jayhawks (26-4, 13-2 Big 12) committed 12 second-half turnovers against Oklahoma's pressing defense, but rebounded with a late 11-4 run to win their seventh straight game.
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Lance Harris scores 20 points as Kansas State polishes its NCAA tournament credentials with a 66-45 win on Friday over Texas Tech in the Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals.
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Bill Self doesn't mind that his third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks' path to an 11-0 record has included some bumps on the road.
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Jhasmin Player scored a season-high 21 points, Bernice Mosby added 17 and No. 13 Baylor held off Missouri 71-70 Wednesday night.
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After spending a long, frustrating season with the lowly Atlanta Hawks, Stephen Jackson was eager to play for a winner. It showed on Monday night.
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Shamika Jackson was recently featured as one of Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd." The former Boston College player stood out in a crowd last night, helping Southern Connecticut advance to the Elite Eight with a 59-49 victory over Bentley in the NCAA Division 2 Northeast Region championship game.
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Aqib Talib and Kansas didn't look too nervous. Talib returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown and the Jayhawks got off to a fast start in their first Bowl Championship Series game, grabbing a 7-0 lead over Virginia Tech after one quarter in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night.