2008 NCAA Tournament

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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Fans celebrate championship in downtown Lawrence
Fans celebrate championship in San Antonio

KU NCAA Championship Wallpapers

Panorama photos: You are there!

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Podcasts

Spodcasters in San Antonio: The present, the future and reflection
Spodcasters in San Antonio: Now you sit and wait
Spodcasters in San Antonio: So here we are...
Spodcasters in San Antonio: Hoops with 'Hoops' ... again
Spodcasters: Final Four tip-off special
Bill Self's April 1 pre-Final Four press conference
Spodcasters in Detroit: Gee, what to talk about...
Spodcasters in Detroit: Four guys, no pizza
Spodcasters in Detroit: Welcoming in...Gus Johnson

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 »