Border War

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Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.

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Border War canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf athletic rivalry
college sports rivalry
alsoKnownAs Border Showdown
Kansas–Missouri rivalry
competitionType intercollegiate athletics
featuresTeam Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
surface form: Kansas Jayhawks

Missouri Tigers
geographicRegion Midwestern United States
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
hasCategory College basketball rivalries in the United States
College football rivalries in the United States
College sports rivalries in the United States
Kansas Jayhawks sports rivalries
Missouri Tigers sports rivalries
hasMainParticipants University of Kansas
University of Missouri
hasNotableVenue Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence
Faurot Field in Columbia
Memorial Stadium (David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium)
surface form: Memorial Stadium in Lawrence

Mizzou Arena
surface form: Mizzou Arena in Columbia
historicalContext Bleeding Kansas era violence before the American Civil War
namedAfter Missouri–Kansas state line
surface form: Missouri–Kansas border
primaryConferenceContext Big 12 Conference
Big Eight Conference
rivalryLevel intense
rootedIn cultural tensions between Missouri and Kansas
regional tensions between Missouri and Kansas
sportIncludes baseball
college football
men's basketball
other collegiate sports
women's basketball
stateInvolved Kansas
Missouri

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