A whole lotta love

Award ceremony caps Jayhawks' daylong lovefest

Bill Self and his wife, Cindy, hopped out of a light blue Corvette convertible after the 2 1/2-mile ride of their lives - down Massachusetts Street, 19th Street and Naismith Drive, with 80,000 or so fans cheering them the whole way. "We're floating on air right now," Self, Kansas University's fifth-year basketball coach, said upon conclusion of a Sunday afternoon parade honoring the NCAA basketball champions. Read more »

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Columns & Blogs

Ghosts of '57 banished



It took 51 years, but a group of pained Kansas basketball associates from a 1957 heartbreak now enjoys some solace - and now we can lift a toast to the departed, thanks to these 2008 national champions. North Carolina edged Kansas, 54-53, in triple overtime in that '57 NCAA title game. Jayhawk devotees who suffered through that ordeal have, ever since, wanted KU to meet UNC in another crucial match - and whip the Tar Heels soundly. The '08 guys did it, 84-66, last Saturday - just another of the many favors Bill Self's title crew did for those in the Jayhawk Nation. Read on »

• Keegan: OSU not right fit for Self
• Keegan: Kansas' best - ever
• Keegan: Calipari, Self cut from same cloth
• The Greene Room Live: Day Five in San Antonio
• Sawin' Wood: San Antonio sights and sounds, Big(gest) Monday edition
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• The Keegan Ratings: Rush racks top spot
• The Greene Room Live: Day Four in San Antonio


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