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SportsBeat KC: With KU, K-State, will rivalry pick up where it left off?

KU coach Bill Self tried to separate players after a brawl broke out at the end of the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game on Tuesday night, January 21, 2020 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.
KU coach Bill Self tried to separate players after a brawl broke out at the end of the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game on Tuesday night, January 21, 2020 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. rsugg@kcstar.com

The nation’s top-ranked team returns to action Saturday when Kansas visits Kansas State in the 293rd Sunflower Showdown in men’s basketball.

Although KU is tied for first in the Big 12 and the Wildcats are buried in last place, emotions typically run high for this game, evidenced by the brawl that punctuated their meeting last month in Lawrence. KU beat writers Jesse Newell and Gary Bedore talk about the contest and other topics with host Blair Kerkhoff on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast.

Story links:

Kansas Coach Bill Self expects K-State crowd to be “turned up” for Saturday’s rematch

If KU basketball gets an overall No. 1 seed, Bill Self would have a choice to make

K-State basketball on the verge of making history for all the wrong reasons

This story was originally published February 28, 2020 at 11:42 AM.

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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