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DAYTON, Ohio -- Three years ago, Fred Hoiberg almost looked lonely. It was Hoiberg's first Big 12 media day as the coach at Iowa State, his alma mater, and when each coach sat down to field questions at their own folding table, the media scrum wen...

Iowa St. 87, Baylor 82

Kansas is still the heavy favorite to win a ninth consecutive Big 12 title. But its path to the championship may be more difficult than Big 12 fans expected. That was evident Wednesday, when Iowa State nearly upset Bill Self's squad at Allen Fieldhou...

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Ben McLemore has played just 14 college games, yet the people who follow Kansas' basketball team closely -- including this writer -- have already concluded two things: McLemore is the best player to wear a KU uniform since Paul ...

Iowa St. 76, UMKC 61

Last season, the Pac-12 was the toughest conference in the country to power-rank each week. This season, that honor falls on the Big 12. Other than Kansas, the league is filled with mediocre teams that -- at least for now -- don't appear to have much...

Iowa St. 83, Florida Gulf Coast 72

While most Big 12 programs are mired in a "transition year," the team at the top -- not surprisingly -- remains the same. Ranking the league beyond Kansas isn't quite as simple, but here's my best guess three weeks into the season. 1. Kansas. Jeff...

An intriguing doubleheader between four teams that aren't headline-grabbers yet but soon could be. Iowa State's reclamation project of transferring players continues to work well for Fred Hoiberg, though this will be the Cyclones' first real test. Ci...

Former USC point guard Maurice Jones will transfer to Iowa State and be eligible to play for the Cyclones starting with the 2013-14 season.

If Iowa State is to build upon the momentum gained from last season's NCAA tournament win, it will have to blend freshmen with its second-chance transfers.

Big Boi featuring UGK and Big K.R.I.T., "Gossip" In November, Big Boi returns with Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, his first album since 2010's often sublime Sir Lucious Left Foot, and by the sounds of the compressed funk of "Gossip," dude ha...

The Big 12 is a league on the move. West Virginia and TCU officially join the conference this summer. Bruce Weber, whose lengthy tenure at Illinois ended earlier this year, has found a new home at Kansas State. The league's newcomers talked about ...

For more on Missouri's four incoming transfers, click here. In the meantime, a look at some other transfers set to begin play at their new schools in 2012-13. Malcolm Armstead, Wichita State (from Oregon): The point guard will be a huge boost to a...

Former Utah standout Will Clyburn is transferring to Iowa State.

Former Michigan State guard Korie Lucious is transferring to Iowa State.