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Bill Self updates Kevin McCullar Jr.’s injury status after Kansas basketball’s win at OU
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self reacts to Big 12 win at Oklahoma
Check out what Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had to say Saturday after the Jayhawks picked up a Big 12 Conference win against Oklahoma.
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball finally had Kevin McCullar Jr. back this past weekend when the Jayhawks played at Oklahoma and won 67-57.
McCullar, a graduate senior guard, had missed the previous two games due to injury. In his return, he struggled with missed shots, and foul trouble, but finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. And postgame, redshirt senior guard Dajuan Harris Jr. appeared optimistic McCullar would continue to receive treatment throughout the week and be 100% for Kansas’ home game Saturday against Texas.
But on Monday, during the latest edition of the “Hawk Talk with Bill Self” show, Jayhawks coach Bill Self revealed McCullar suffered a setback during the road win against Oklahoma in Big 12 Conference play. Self said McCullar, who’s been dealing with what’s been described as a bone bruise, “tweaked it again.”
And it doesn’t sound like what McCullar is dealing with will be resolved any time soon.
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“I think it’s going to be something that is going to — until he has a substantial amount of time to rehab and do some things to strengthen some muscles around it, which doesn’t happen overnight,” Self said. “Yeah, this is going to be something he deals with probably for the rest of the year.”
It was only a couple days after the Oklahoma game that Self was speaking, but he did note McCullar hasn’t been able to do anything since they’ve gotten back. Self added Kansas took Sunday off and practiced Monday. Looking ahead to the rest of the week, Self projected the Jayhawks practicing Tuesday and taking Wednesday off before practicing Thursday and Friday.
If McCullar can play against Texas, that gives Kansas an All-Big 12 caliber talent, who might also end up being an All-American. He’s certainly earned the former. He’s averaging 19.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game for the Jayhawks.
If McCullar can’t play against Texas, that means Kansas would be without all of that for a third time this season. The Jayhawks would need to rely upon the likes of freshman guard Elmarko Jackson and graduate senior guard Nicolas Timberlake. In the games McCullar has missed this season, Kansas has wins against Oklahoma State and Baylor at home and a loss against Texas Tech on the road.
“I thought he was definitely out of sorts, out of rhythm, but he played within himself and we don’t win the game unless he plays,” Self told reporters postgame this past weekend after the Oklahoma win. “I mean, the kid gets — what’d he get? Still gets 10 points or whatever it was? And eight rebounds. And made arguably as big a shot as we had in the game.”
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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Boyfriend suspected of shooting at KCK home, killing woman: affidavit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Multiple shots were fired at a house where a Halloween party was taking place in a suspected domestic violence incident that killed a 20-year-old woman in Kansas City, Kansas, earlier this month, according to court records released Wednesday.
An affidavit released by Wyandotte County District Court details what happened in the early-morning hours of Nov. 1 at the Kansas City, Kansas, home, where Ana Juarez was fatally shot. The affidavit was filed in the case of 22-year-old Kevin Calamaco-Morales, who is accused of killing Juarez. Charging documents say the two were in a relationship.
Officers with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department were called to the home on North 11th Street near Barnett Avenue just before 4:30 a.m. Nov. 1. Officers found Juarez with a gunshot wound to her lower back. She was taken to a hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Investigators interviewed witnesses inside the house and collected video, phone records and Facebook messages sent to the victim that led them to arrest Calamaco-Morales, according to the affidavit.
FOX4 has reached out to an attorney listed for Calamaco-Morales for comment.
Witnesses told police that Juarez went out with friends to Westport and some house parties for Halloween. Back at the house in KCK, they said they noticed Juarez was ignoring her phone, which was “blowing up” with calls or texts. Moments later, they heard gunshots, the witnesses said, and they took cover. Some of the witnesses stated that they saw Juarez getting up and opening the front door.
By the time the witnesses came out from hiding, police officers arrived, and Juarez was lying on the ground.
The house had been hit by gunfire, with some of the bullets entering the home. The victim’s car was also hit by a bullet with the driver’s side window shattered.
Charging documents say that at least one witness told police they believed Calamaco-Morales was involved in the shooting due to his attitude toward Juarez leading up to their Halloween plans. The witness claimed Juarez told them that Calamaco-Morales was controlling and that he initially didn’t want her to go out for Halloween.
Investigators obtained phone records that showed that a number registered to Calamaco-Morales called her 18 times between 4:21 and 4:23 a.m., according to the affidavit. The affidavit also says investigators recovered Facebook messages that were sent to the victim at 4:21 a.m.
Kansas City, Kansas, police took Calamaco-Morales into custody later that day for questioning.
Police also noted that at the address where Calamaco-Morales was taken into custody, they noticed a Honda Accord that was similar to the suspect vehicle they saw on a video that was captured near the shooting scene that morning. The video showed a vehicle parking in front of the home at 4:19 a.m. and a person exiting the passenger side and firing shots.
Charging documents say the Honda had a Kansas tag that was flagged by a license plate reader as being at Seventh Street and Quindaro Boulevard at 4:31 a.m., about nine minutes after the shooting and two miles from the scene.
Calamaco-Morales was arrested and Wyandotte County prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm on Nov. 3.
He remains in the Wyandotte County jail with bond set at $500,000.
The next court hearing is set for Dec. 16.
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How to Watch Kansas vs Duke: Live Stream NCAA Men’s College Basketball, TV Channel
The No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks (3-1) travel to Madison Square Garden to face the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) in a neutral-site Men’s College Basketball matchup.
How to Watch Kansas vs Duke
- When: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (try for free)
Perennial powerhouse Kansas has gotten off to a 3-1 start, although its wins haven’t been as impressive as voters would have liked, as they’ve almost dropped from the AP polls. Their last win was a 76-57 home victory over Princeton, in which the defense held Princeton to just 31% from the field. The Jayhawks are strong inside, with Flory Bidunga making 10-of-11 shots for 25 points, but the perimeter game was abhorrent, with Kansas making just 5-of-21 from the 3-point line.
Duke has started where they left off last season, looking like one of the favorites to win the NCAA Championship. After a slow start in a 75-60 win over Texas earlier in the season, the Blue Devils have fired on all cylinders, defeating Western Carolina, Army, and Indiana State in impressive fashion. The 100-62 win over Indiana State was notable for the all-world performance put on by Cameron Boozer, who scored 35 points to go with 12 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and three blocks, missing only three of his 16 shot attempts.
This is a great Men’s College Basketball matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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Kansas law enforcement agencies sign agreements for immigration enforcement
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Eighteen Kansas counties, including Sedgwick County, have signed agreements with ICE under the 287(g) program, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced Friday.
“We will find you, we will turn you over to ICE and you will be deported,” the KBI said about their agreement with ICE under the 287(g) program signed by 18 counties across the state.
In Sedgwick County, this takes the form of the warrant service model, meaning if the agency arrests a non-citizen, ICE has 48 hours to pick them up.
“If you are a registered offender and you are here illegally, you might as well leave now,” said KBI Director Tony Mattivi.
Sarah Balderas, an immigration lawyer in Wichita, said currently it’s up to counties whether they want to sign an agreement with ICE, but the KBI could change this in the future.
“Law enforcement agencies are forced to be trained as ICE agents and to carry out ICE enforcement. That’s the worst-case scenario,” Balderas said.
Current enforcement practices
While it may be concerning for some to see local law enforcement working with ICE, lawyers like Balderas want to remind people these laws have always been in place and are just being enforced to a higher degree than Kansas has seen in the past.
“We’ve had that 48-hour ICE window for a very long time. And essentially, Sedgwick County is not calling ICE and saying, ‘Hey, we got someone. It’s public record,,” Balderas said.
Balderas said her firm has a good relationship with law enforcement because she wants her clients to be able to trust the police.
“We never want to live in a society where people who are here unlawfully are afraid to call the police,” she said.
Balderas added that Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter has previously made it clear that he doesn’t want Wichita’s law enforcement to act as ICE agents.
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