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St John’s vs Kansas: Open Game Thread

We’re either headed home, or headed to the Sweet 16. Rick Pitino’s Red Storm is what’s standing in the way of moving on. The game tips off at 4:15pm Jayhawk Time on CBS. At John’s is currently a 3.5 point favorite. Rock Chalk!

March Madness: Pre-Kansas OGT

We’ll use this as the open thread for the two games before Kansas plays, then we’ll have a thread for KU, and another thread for the late games. This is the most game threads I’ve ever created

March Madness: Saturday OGT

I’ll create a second thread if this one blows up. No real upsets yesterday, or really Thursday night, either. Is this going to be another chalky tournament after a couple of double digit seed wins early on Thursday? Here’s today’s slate of games: (9) St Louis vs (1) Michigan, 11:10am (6) Louisville vs (3) Michigan […]

The Weekend Mauling: 3/21/26

Kansas and Other Tournament Links The KC Star dives into why Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa never considered themselves rivals Turns out Darryn Peterson made history in his tournament debut Through the Phog breaks down yesterday’s win and the mixed feelings that go along wit it Is Tre White the key to KU’s March Madness […]

Cal Baptist vs Kansas: Preview

If the Jayhawks want to avoid being the victim of a major first round upset today, they’ll need to get past 13 seed Cal Baptist. The Lancers are 25-8 this year, after going 13-5 in WAC play. The most important thing to know about the Lancers is far and away their 5’10 point guard, Dominique […]

March Madness: Early Slate OGT

Here’s the lineup for the first half of today’s action Santa Clara vs Kentucky, 11:15am Akron vs Texas Tech, 11:40am Long Island vs Arizona, 12:35pm Wright State vs Virginia, 12:50pm Tennessee State vs Iowa State, 1:50pm Hofstra vs Alabama, 2:15pm Utah State vs Villanova, 3:10pm Miami (OH) vs Tennessee, 3:25pm

The Daily Mauling: 3/20/26

Do you really need links? The mauling will be forgotten by noon. You’ll get an opponent preview and multiple OGTs today. I think that’s enough, don’t you? Question of the Day What’s the most vivid NCAA Tournament memory you have that doesn’t involve the Jayhawks?

March Madness: Late Slate OGT

Tonight’s schedule: VCU vs North Carolina, 5:50pm Howard vs Michigan, 6:10pm Texas vs BYU, 6:25pm Texas A&M vs St Mary’s, 6:35pm Penn vs Illinois, 8:25pm St Louis vs Georgia, 8:45pm Kennesaw State vs Gonzaga, 9:00pm Idaho vs Houston, 9:10pm

March Madness: Early Slate OGT

It’s the holiday college basketball fans look forward to every year. The first day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here’s how the first half of today’s action looks, with all times in Jayhawk Time TCU vs Ohio State, 11:15am Troy vs Nebraska, 11:40am South Florida vs Louisville, 12:30pm High Point vs Wisconsin, […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/19/26

Kansas Jayhawks News SI asks if this could be Bill Self’s last run at Kansas NBC News made some upset picks for the first round (I put this under Kansas news because the Jayhawks are prominently featured) 2.1 posted this yesterday, but it’s important enough that I’ll include it here. It’s CJ Moore’s piece for […]

The Daily Mauling 3.18.26

Greetings from the Caribbean! Disclaimer: Most of the links were gathered on Tuesday because I wanted to make sure I got it posted in the morning. Kansas Jayhawk News Gary Bedore at the KC Star takes a look at the first challenge awaiting the Jayhawks in the tournament and that’s Cal Baptist’s Dominique Daniels Jr: […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/17/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star brings you “The Darryn Peterson Story,” and a look inside his freshman season Three x-factors for Kansas’ hopes to make a tournament run The KC Star also gives us a look at the talented scoring guard KU will face when they play Cal Baptist Links! Which teams got “screwed” […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/16/26

Kansas Jayhawks News In case you missed it, Kansas is a 4 seed slated to play Cal Baptist in the first round iligan the tournament The KC Star talks about the reality of this Kansas team compared to the potential they can’t seem to reach Darryn Peterson shines as much light as we’ve seen in […]

Selection Sunday OGT

Yesterday’s mauling is already well over 100 comments, and I’m sure we’ll see plenty today with the Selection Sunday show starting at 5pm Jayhawk Time Before get there, there’s an important SEC Tournament game for Jayhawks to keep an eye on. Most bracketologists currently have Vanderbilt on the 4 line along with Kansas, though Kansas […]

The Weekend Mauling: 3/14/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog says this Kansas player must be on the court for Kansas to succeed in the Big Dance Here’s what KU’s players and coaches had to say about switching up the court in KC Links! What’s the economic fallout from closing off the Strait of Hormuz? NASA is on track […]

Kansas vs Houston: Big 12 Tournament OGT

Kansas has a shot at making the Big 12 championship game, but they’ll have to get through Houston first. Houston is a 5.5 point favorite, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN. The game will also be played on a standard hardwood court. Rock Chalk!

The Daily Mauling: 3/13/26

Kansas Jayhawks News Here’s a look at what’s on the line for Darryn Peterson this postseason Lance Leipold discussed a few topics at KU’s pro day 247’s three observations from the win over TCU last night Links! Brett Yormack is trying to defend the much-maligned LED court in Kansas City Why do 1 seeds keep […]

TCU vs Kansas: Big 12 Tournament OGT

Tonight, the 6th seeded TCU Horned Frogs take on 3rd seed Kansas in the Big 12 quarterfinals. The other time these two teams played each other, KU needed a miraculous comeback to win in Allen Fieldhouse. Will TCU really get after it, knowing they blew what could have been a season-defining win in Lawrence? Will […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/12/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The daughter of a former NFL star committed to run track at Kansas Bill Self addressed rumors of his retirement with reporters CBS brings you even more new quotes from Self about Darryn Peterson’s season Links! Big 12 p players have a variety of complaints about the fancy court in Kansas City […]

The Daily Mauling 3.11.26

Kansas Jayhawk News Dillon Davis at SI discusses the chatter about whether or not Self may give it up after this season. “There are a lot of things out there … all it takes is for one person to say it and then it’s your guys’ job to follow up on that one person,” Self said. […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/10/26

Kansas Jayhawks News 247 says Darryn Peterson may be feeling the best he has all year headed into the postseason! Here’s a look at Flory Bidunga and his teammates’ postseason honors Links! Yahoo Sports gives you a full preview of the Big 12 Tournament, which starts this morning Bleacher Report has predictions for every conference […]

The Daily Mauling: 3/9/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star takes us through what we learned from KU beating down KSU Melvin Council added some drip to his look for senior day on Saturday 247 brings you a look at the path Kansas will face in the Big 12 Tournament Links! Dick Vitale feels like Kentucky did a poor […]