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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It took Carlton Bragg Jr. about 20 minutes to knock the rust off.Took about the same amount of time for Kansas.Playing for the first time in a week, the third-ranked Jayhawks were sluggish in falling behind pesky Davidson on Saturday night. But they dominated in the paint in the second half, began getting into transition and ran away from the Wildcats for an 89-71 victory at Sprint Center.Josh Jackson and Frank Mason III led the way with 18 points apiece, but Bragg added seven points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes in his return from a brief suspension.He didnt really play well in the first half, Mason said, but we told him in the locker room, `Stay aggressive, stay confident, and thats what he did. I was happy to have him back out here.Bragg had been suspended following his arrest on suspicion of battery, but the misdemeanor charge was dismissed this week after video evidence surfaced that showed him acting in self-defense. The woman who had accused the sophomore forward of shoving her has been charged instead.I thought Carlton played well, Kansas coach Bill Self said.Svi Mykhailiuk also had 13 points for the Jayhawks (10-1), who extended their nation-leading home winning streak to 49 games. Kansas considered the matchup with the Wildcats (5-4) a home game even though it was played just down the road from its campus in Lawrence.It was the Jayhawks eighth straight win in the building, including the Big 12 Tournament last season and the CBE Classic a few weeks ago. Its also the same building where they will not only contest the league tournament in March but hope to land in the NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Final Four on the line.Peyton Aldridge hit five 3s and had 22 points to lead the Wildcats, while Jack Gibbs -- the nations fourth-leading scorer coming into the game -- had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists.We had a great opportunity in front of us and for about 25 minutes I thought we handled it very well, Davidson coach Bob McKillop said, and then I think the statistics bear out they just annihilated us in the paint, and they annihilated us in transition.Davidson spoiled the holidays for the Jayhawks nearly five years ago to the day when it rolled into the same building and upset a team that would reach the Final Four. And just like that night, the Wildcats relied on superior toughness and a bevy of 3-pointers to cause all kinds of problems Saturday night.Davidson hit seven 3s in the first half alone, taking a 43-42 lead into the locker room. The only other time the Jayhawks have trailed at the break this season came in a win over Duke.Kansas was 0 for 8 from beyond the arc in the first half.The Wildcats extended their lead to five early in the second half before Jackson finally hit from the perimeter. Mason added another 3-pointer, and the Jayhawks clawed their way back in the game.It was 58-all with just over 11 minutes left when Landen Lucas converted an alley-oop dunk, triggering a 10-2 run that allowed Kansas to seize control. Mykhailiuk hit a 3-pointer during the run, and Bragg Jr. hit a bunch of free throws to cap it.Kansas later pushed the decisive charge to 20-4 as it wrapped up its 10th straight win.Theyre a team that really moves a lot on offense, set a lot of screens. 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Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half.Golden Boy Promotions received the final installment of its seven-figure contract buyout from heavyweight Luis King Kong Ortiz on Tuesday, making Ortiz a promotional free agent and bringing to an end the quick demise of what had been a fruitful relationship.Golden Boy Promotions and Luis Ortiz amicably parted ways, Golden Boy Promotions spokesman Stefan Friedman said in a statement. We are proud of the work that Golden Boy and Luis accomplished together culminating in his WBA heavyweight interim championship victory and subsequent title defenses. We wish Luis and his team all the best in the future.The statement for public consumption described an amicable separation, but that is not the case when the story is told privately.Ortiz and Golden Boy had ironed out a deal for Ortiz to defend his interim title against mandatory challenger Alexander Ustinov on Sept. 17 in the co-feature on the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith HBO PPV card at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, after making a deal, Ortizs camp tried to renegotiate for more money, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.Golden Boy declined to pay more than it had already agreed to and said Ortiz could sit or buy out his contract if his camp met the companys asking price. Ultimately, Ortizs team came up with the low seven-figure payment -- in multiple installments -- and bought out the agreement.According to those close to Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, he was disgusted by the turn of events but took the attitude that life was too short to work with people who did not honor their agreement.It became clear that Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) and Golden Boy were close to going their separate ways last week when the fight with the 39-year-old Ustinov (33-1, 24 KOs) was put up for auction at a purse bid and Golden Boy did not make an offer. Instead, there was oonly one bidder, Vlad Hrunov on behalf of Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinskys World of Boxing.dddddddddddd. With nobody else in the room to force a bidding war, he bid the minimum of $600,000.Ortiz is entitled to 60 percent, meaning he will earn $360,000, and Ustinov is entitled to 40 percent, meaning his purse will be $240,000.With the fight tentatively slated for Nov. 19 in Moscow, Las Vegas or Minsk, the capital of Ustinovs native Belarus, Golden Boy said Ortiz would likely earn less than he was offered for the appearance on Sept. 17 because of the tax burden he would face fighting overseas -- not to mention he likely wont be granted the perks reserved for fighters on their own promoters event.Golden Boy did a superb job handling Ortiz, a 37-year-old southpaw who defected from Cuba and lives in Miami, during their time together. After he knocked out Lateef Kayode in the first round in 2014 to win a vacant interim title, Ortiz tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of the title, suspended and fined and the result was changed to a no decision. But despite so many being down on Ortiz, Golden Boy stuck by him and when he returned got him one tuneup fight and then another shot at the interim belt.He knocked out overmatched Matias Ariel Vidondo in the third round on the HBO PPV undercard of Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux to claim the interim title and has made two defenses. Golden Boy got both fights on HBO as main events, a sensational seventh-round knockout of contender Bryant Jennings in December followed by a sixth-round destruction of Tony Thompson on March 5, leading many to view Ortiz as the best heavyweight in the world. No one from Ortizs team could be reached for comment. ' ' '