Travis Releford showed some newfound aggressiveness in scoring 17 points Monday night, and No. 12 Kansas roared to a 78-41 victory over Washington State in the semifinals of the CBE Classic.

Kansas State senior quarterback Collin Klein has been named a finalist for both the Maxwell Award as the college football player of the year and the Davey O’Brien Award as nation’s best quarterback in a joint announcement by ESPN and the awards’ committees Monday afternoon.

Jayhawks drop to 12th.

Notre Dame is a victory away from playing for the BCS title. Alabama and Georgia each need two, and could have to go through each other.

Rodney McGruder had 16 points and three rebounds to lead Kansas State to a 74-55 win over North Florida on Sunday afternoon.

The Kansas football team sported black jerseys for the first time in school history and came out inspired to send its senior class out on a high note, but Iowa State used a 28-point second quarter to stifle the Jayhawks’ intentions and posted a 51-23 Big 12 Conference road victory at Memorial Stadium Saturday night.

KAKE's Shane Ewing was in Waco. Watch for his reports tonight at 5:30, 10 and on KAKE Sports Overtime Live.

Stanford snapped defending national champion Baylor's 42-game winning streak Friday, winning 71-69 when player of the year Brittney Griner missed a short turnaround at the buzzer

The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

Conner Frankamp, a 6-foot guard from Wichita, became the first player to sign a letter of intent with Kansas for next season when the fall signing period opened Wednesday.

November 13, 2012 - Shane Southwell had 16 points to lead four players in double-figure scoring, and Kansas State rolled over Division II Alabama-Huntsville 87-26 Tuesday night to reach the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

November 13, 2012 - As the last minute of the game ticked away, the No. 7 Kansas defense held No. 14 Michigan State scoreless for 34 seconds before a layup in the final second of the shot clock handed the Spartans the last lead of the evening to defeat KU in the the State Farm Champions Classic Tuesday night, 67-64.

November 12, 2012 - Angel Rodriguez scored 19 points and Will Spradling added 14 as Kansas State defeated Lamar 79-55 on Monday night.

November 12, 2012 - TOP-RANKED K-STATE TRAVELS TO BAYLOR FOR ESPN PRIMETIME MATCHUP

November 11, 2012 - Kansas State is ranked no. 1 in the BCS standings, and secures its first top ranking in school history, ESPN announced Sunday night.

November 10, 2012 - Collin Klein ran for two touchdowns and No. 3 Kansas State bolstered its national title hopes with a 23-10 victory at Big 12 newcomer TCU on Saturday night.

Ben McLemore had nine points, 12 rebounds and five assists in his Kansas debut, and the seventh-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from pesky Southeast Missouri State for a 74-55 season-opening victory Friday night.

Angel Rodriguez and Thomas Gipson each scored 13 points as Kansas State won its 10th straight season opener and started out new coach Bruce Weber's tenure with an 85-52 victory over North Dakota on Friday night.

Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor have been waiting for this moment for more than a year.

In the one statistical category all coaches respect, Kansas State has an undeniable advantage.

TCU coach and Kansas State alumnus Gary Patterson faces quite a dilemma this week.

November 6, 2012 - A person familiar with the decision says New Orleans will be the site of the new marquee bowl game between the Southeastern Conference and Big 12.

The Heisman Trophy contender sustained an apparent head injury in the third quarter of Saturday's 44-30 victory over Oklahoma State.

November 5, 2012 - Seven blocks by defending Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Withey highlighted the defensive effort that pushed No. 7 Kansas men's basketball past Washburn, 62-50, in the Jayhawks' final exhibition game of the 2012-13 season, Monday evening at Allen Fieldhouse.

November 5, 2012 - Kansas State senior and Wichita native Anthony Cantele is one of 20 players nationally to be named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top place kicker, the Palm Beach Sports Commission announced Monday.