kuinsider.com

It’s finally here, the game everyone had circled on their calendar. While UT’s recent slump has reduced some of the hype, these two conference juggernauts will probably produce another classic. Do the numbers agree?

One of the Big 12’s most hotly contested rivalries will be renewed in Austin tonight. Has the game lost some of its luster because of the Horns recent slide? Phog.net doesn’t think so and has a preview.

News, notes and quotes on No. 1 KU’s battle with No. 9 Texas (the Longhorns will surely drop in the polls released today after their loss to Oklahoma on Saturday) tonight at 8:00 in Austin at the Erwin Center on ESPN Big Monday. Bob Knight, Brent Musburger and Holly Rowe will call the action. The game helps kicks off ESPN’s “Rivalry Week.”

News, notes and quotes on Kansas basketball while wrapping up KU’s 75-64 victory over Nebraska Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.

Defense, an energizing Allen Field House crowd and a huge second-half spurt lifted #1-ranked Kansas (22-1 overall, 8-0 Big 12) out of a four-point hole and up to a 19-point lead and the Jayhawks hung for a 75-64 win over the determined Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-10, 1-7).

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Cole Aldrich and Markieff Morris keyed a 28-5 run in the second half to push No. 1 Kansas to a 75-64 victory against Nebraska in men’s basketball action Saturday. Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks with 20 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.

Kansas tries to stay focused on the task at hand before the big Monday matchup. The visiting Cornhuskers rarely challenge in Lawrence, so let’s take a look and see how the numbers shape up this time..

News, notes and quotes on No. 1 KU’s matchup with Nebraska today at 5 p.m. (CT) in Allen Fieldhouse. The game will be televised on ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Reid Gettys calling the action.

A handful of young Kansas targets took the floor at the National Prep School Invitational on the campus of the University of Rhode Island on Friday. The Road Show was on hand to take notes.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas women’s basketball senior guard-forward Danielle McCray will miss the remainder of the 2009-10 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in practice on Thursday afternoon, Jayhawk head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced Friday.