It’s WHAM season.
Jayhawks News
Ptacek wins freshman of the year, Bien scholar-athlete of the year; 4 more Jayhawks honored – KU Sports
Reese Ptacek, a first-year middle blocker from Prescott, Wisconsin, saw her first action at KU in late September and by early October had become a fixture in the Jayhawks’ starting lineup. After averaging 1.94 kills per set on .325 hitting during the regular season to go with a team-high 1.27 blocks per set, Ptacek was announced as the Big 12 Conference freshman of the year on Tuesday afternoon.
KU volleyball is No. 3 seed, will host Colgate on Friday – KU Sports
After waiting seven years between opportunities to host NCAA Tournament matches, then losing its second-round tilt with Penn State in agonizing fashion last year, the Kansas volleyball team will welcome postseason competition back to Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena this week.
The best men’s SEC-ACC, Big 12-Big East games to watch – ESPN
The 2024 edition of Feast Week brought us the best week of November men’s college basketball in recent memory: There were upsets, last-second shots and an endless supply of marquee games that led to an upending of the AP men’s Top 25 poll.
Hope everyone is rested and recovered.
Other News
South Korea’s president lifts martial law in the face of united opposition | South Korea | The Guardian
South Korea’s rightwing president has been forced to back down after he unexpectedly declared martial law only to face unanimous opposition from the national assembly, in the most serious challenge to the country’s democracy since the 1980s.
Amid FAFSA Crisis, Enrollment of 18-Year-Old Freshmen Fell Sharply This Fall
Enrollment of 18-year-old freshmen declined by 5 percent this fall compared with last year, according to new analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). That drop marked a reversal from last fall, when the number of incoming 18-year-olds — a proxy for students enrolling right after high school — increased by 3 percent.
YSL RICO Trial Finally Ends: Last Two Defendants Acquitted of Murder and Gang Charges [Video]
Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial came to an end on Tuesday, with a Fulton County jury finding two defendants, Deamonte “Yak Gotti” Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell, not guilty on most charges in a case that initially included rap superstar Young Thug.
Millions of Mexican Americans were deported in the 1930s. Are we about to repeat this ‘ethnic cleansing’? | Trump administration | The Guardian
One sunny afternoon in February, a large group of plainclothes federal agents descended on Los Angeles’s La Placita Park, a sanctuary and bustling cultural hub for the city’s growing Mexican diaspora. Wielding guns and batons, they barricaded the park and demanded proof of citizenship or legal residency from the congregants trapped within.
8,000-Yard College Football QB Enters The NCAA Transfer Portal – Athlon Sports
Searching for his third destination of his collegiate career, former UCF and Fresno State signal-caller Mikey Keene revealed his intentions to test the transfer portal waters. The redshirt junior has appeared in 39 games over four seasons.
College football coaching carousel tracker: Grades, analysis on coach changes, 2024-25 firings and hirings – CBSSports.com
The coaching carousel is spinning following one of the wildest college football seasons of the modern era. Does that mean a silly season is upon us as well?
Godot Isn’t Making it
Throughout these pieces I have repeatedly made the point that — separate to any lack of a core value proposition, training data drought, or unsustainable economics — generative AI is a dead end due to the limitations of probabilistic models that hallucinate, where they authoritatively state things that aren’t true. The hallucination problem is one that is nowhere closer to being solved — and, at least with the current technology — may never go away, and it makes it a non-starter for a great many business tasks, where you need a high level of reliability.
You Are Not Prepared For How Cool The 12-Team Playoff Will Be | Defector
You know that it’s gripe season in college football when people are proposing fixes to a playoff format that has yet to begin its existence. Let me tell you something about college football: it will always give Alabama a chance to win shit it doesn’t deserve to win.
CFP Anger Index: Who should be most angry in Week 15? – ESPN
The five teams that have the most to be upset about with the second-to-last CFP ranking.
Kansas (HS) Football
Mental edge: Andover Central’s Archibald leads Jaguars to 1st state football title with record-setting performance, ends Stags’ 16-year streak against 4A public schools – Kansas State High School Activities Association
5,866 days. That’s how long it had been since Bishop Miege football lost a game against a public school in 4A.
16 years later … it’s time to stop the count.
Instant classic: Weskan outlasts Cunningham 49-48 for Six-Player championship – Kansas State High School Activities Association
On a weekend packed with gripping state championship games, the tiny communities of Weskan and Cunningham took a back seat to nobody. More importantly, the Coyotes and Wildcats delivered a much-needed showcase for Six-Player football at its finest.
Southeast Stunner: Trojans repeat last-second heroics to dethrone defending 2A champion Nemaha Central, 36-28 – Kansas State High School Activities Association
When Southeast of Saline scored on the final play of last week’s Class 2A semifinal to pull out a 34-30 victory over rival Beloit to end a 19-year state championship game drought, Trojan coach Mitch Gebhardt called it “one of the more exciting games I’ve ever been involved in.”
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