KJ Adams sets up effective offense against UK, defends against Oscar Tshiebwe
After two lackluster offensive performances against TOS and Baylor, KU needed KJ Adams to step in. Seeking to avoid the first four-game losing streak under Bill Self and KU needing that third scoring option that had been absent in previous games, the sophomore forward provided that much-needed offense against Kentucky in a hostile environment at Rupp Arena. While standing up to the big man from Kentucky, Oscar Tshiebwe.
Jalen Wilson closes in on an elite group of Jayhawks, making KU history along the way
LEXINGTON, Ken. — Each player’s journey with KU basketball is different. Jalen Wilson is no exception. But even though Wilson’s journey at KU has been unlike any other, the trajectory he’s currently following as a redshirt junior puts him on track to land where recent KU big names have landed or the will do in the future – the Allen Fieldhouse rafters.
Snap Basketball Judgments and Big 12 Power Rankings
The Big 12 Conference meat grinder continues. Teams are cannibalizing each other left and right across the league, with upsets and big wins almost every day. After two more games since our last update, it’s now time to update our Snap Judgments and Really Achieved Leaderboards. First, we’ll give an overview of each team, what’s happened since our last update, and what’s happening next in the schedule.
Kansas gets potential win over Kentucky, avoiding history under Bill Self
KU arrived at Rupp Arena on Saturday night in an effort to avoid history. Never before under Bill Self have the Jayhawks lost four straight games. In fact, the Jayhawks haven’t suffered four straight losses this century (you’d have to go back to 1988-89 for that). The Jayhawks had dropped their previous three conference games, and Saturday’s game against fellow Blue Blood in Kentucky was an opportunity for KU to right the ship before the start of a crucial game of Big 12 play.
Kansas City Chiefs beat Bengals to return to Super Bowl
The face of the NFL, quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a defining legacy ahead of him Sunday night. After the QB suffered a high ankle sprain in the first quarter of the divisional round, Mahomes returned to the game and will play against that injury again in the 2023 AFC title game.
Jalen Hurts looks back on his journey after lifting the Eagles to the Super Bowl
“My first year here [people] probably didn’t even want [me drafted] here. It was probably one of those things. But it always takes care of itself,” he said after Philadelphia’s 31-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday’s NFC title game. “It was a big surprise for many. My favorite [Bible] verse, I went through a lot in college and it stuck with me, John 13:7: ‘You may not know now but later you will understand.’ Hope people understand.”
49ers emergency quarterback who isn’t a QB could have been forced to play in NFC Championship against Eagles – CBSSports.com
So who is the emergency QB? It would be either Kyle Juszczyk or Christian McCaffrey, according to the Fox show. It started to look more and more possible that one of these two guys would end up taking a few shots under center. With Johnson out, the 49ers put Purdy back in place, although he could barely throw due to his injured elbow. The Eagles won the game, 31-7, to reach Super Bowl LVII. McCaffrey threw a pass, as the exhausted 49ers were mostly stuck with plays in progress late in the game.
Super Bowl 2023: Eagles open as small betting underdogs against Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs opened as slight Super Bowl favorites – 1.5 point favorites at BetMGM. A few minutes after the line was posted, it changed to Eagles -1.5. Then within minutes it moved again, to Eagles -2.5. It’s a quick reaction to the Eagles, who looked great in an NFC Championship win.
Tire Nichols: Body camera footage of black man beaten by Memphis police released | The Independent
On Friday, Memphis officials released disturbing police footage of the arrest of Tire Nichols, a 29-year-old black man who died in hospital three days after being violently detained during a traffic stop earlier this month.
Far-right project that pushed election lies expands mission as Trump ramps up 2024 campaign | Donald Trump | The Guardian
ReAwaken America, a project by Oklahoma-based entrepreneur Clay Clark, has hosted numerous revival-style political events across the United States after receiving tens of thousands of dollars in seed funding in 2021 from millionaire Patrick Byrne , and has become a key vehicle for pushing election denial and lies about Covid vaccines.
Utah Bans Transitional Care for Transgender Youth – The New York Times
The measure, signed by the governor on Saturday, is part of a wave of bills in states across the country this year that would restrict transgender rights.
‘Seinfeld’: All The Reasons Jerry Dumped A Woman, Ranked By Meanness | Cracked.com
For answers, I turned to comedian, podcaster, relationship expert, and Seinfeld superfan Allison Raskin, author of Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD and/or Depression. She agreed to help me file each time Jerry dumped a woman on the show, as well as the times the women in his life broke up with him because of his own pettiness. This represents a total of 38 ruptures. Some, much to Raskin’s surprise, were perfectly justifiable reasons to end a relationship, but others are far meaner than they appear.
Lisa Loring, original actress of Wednesday Addams, dead at 64 | CNN
Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wednesday Addams on the original sitcom ‘The Addams Family,’ has died aged 64.
OPI to Require Government and Finance Training for All Montana High School Students – Flathead Beacon
Brad Holloway, principal of Glacier High School, said the additional standards will be a smooth transition for the school. Kalispell Public Schools has long had a government requirement for graduation, and an additional personal finance requirement was recently added at a Jan. 24 school board meeting. Holloway said he has no plans to hire new staff because the district already employs qualified educators to teach personal finance classes.
MrBeast helps 1,000 blind people regain their sight by sponsoring cataract surgeries | CNN
Jeff Levenson, an ophthalmologist and surgeon, worked with Donaldson to perform the first set of surgeries in Jacksonville, Florida. Levenson coordinated the “Gift of Sight” program for more than 20 years, which provides free cataract surgery to uninsured patients who are legally blind due to cataracts.
“Half of all blindness cases in the world are people who need 10-minute surgery,” Levenson says in the video, referring to cataract removal surgery.