So, a rivalry that had its roots in the Civil War came to a close ... The rivalry peaked in 2007 when the Jayhawks and Tigers met as top-3 teams in the regular-season finale.

The Jayhawks are 116-49 all-time in the tournament ... KU goes on to note that during the Civil War, the Jayhawk transformed from a "ruffian image" to a "patriotic symbol," with former Gov.

With the area’s ties to the Civil War and cross-border raiding by Jayhawkers ... In addition to teaching math to the red and gold Jayhawks – the Jayhawk-Linn mascot also sports a bright ...

Kansas Hoops is heading into the weekend with a little extra juice. The Jayhawks are excited for the return of Border War Basketball for the first time since 2012. The Missouri Tigers will come to ...

which is “a hybrid of blue jay and sparrow hawk that epitomized the quarrelsome pre-Civil War settlers on the Kansas frontier,” according to the university. Back in 2011, KU basketball ...

No. 1 Kansas suffered its second loss in as many outings this week on Sunday in a 76-67 defeat at the hands of rival Missouri in the Border War series. The Jayhawks scored the first points of the ...