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Extra Minutes: Kansas 88, Ohio 51
Tying up loose ends from Kansas’ 88-51 slugging of Ohio in the program’s first game down I-70 in the new Sprint Center. The Jayhawks held the Bobcats to just one two-point bucket in the first half, and pulled away thanks to a 32-4 first half run.
Chalmers’ 17 points, four steals help lead KU to 88-51 rout in Sprint Center
Cole Aldrich put the finishing touches on the contest along with Jeremy Case. First, Aldrich finished off a missed layup with a two-handed slam. Then Case stroked a three to put KU up by 35 with just seconds to go. Mario Chalmers led four Jayhawks in double figures with 17 points, including a three-of-four showing from the three-point arc. Brandon Rush also hit a trio of threes, scoring 13. KU shot 56.7 percent from the floor, while Ohio struggled right from go, shooting just 28.3 percent on the afternoon, including under 20 percent in the first half. KU now has a quick turnaround, traveling to play Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday night at 6 p.m. on ESPN.
Classmates Collins, Talib considering NFL Draft
Way back in January of 2004, two under-the-radar recruits named Aqib Talib and Anthony Collins met each other while on an official visit at Kansas University. Four years later, they might just be leaving together, too. Though the two are just juniors, Collins and Talib could get a nice payday if they skip their senior seasons and enter the NFL Draft. It’s a major decision both are pondering. Together.
Budig: Don’t judge Selig too harshly
Asked to predict what will be the enduring legacy of Bud Selig’s tenure as commissioner of Major League Baseball, most baseball fans likely would say the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and the explosion of steroid use. Not so fast, urges former Kansas University Chancellor Gene Budig, who served as Major League Baseball’s last American League president, from 1994 to 1999.
Jayhawks excited for Sprint debut
Self hopes new arena as kind as Kemper
Bill Self, who directed Kansas University’s basketball team to five victories in six games in run-down Kemper Arena, definitely is looking forward to his coaching debut in shiny new Sprint Center. “It (Kansas City’s downtown arena) has more atmosphere than Kemper had last year. I think it has running water,” Self cracked, taking a lighthearted pot-shot at the old arena known for potholes in its parking lots.
Mayer: Mayer: Revenge never certain
The legend of sweet revenge in athletics is often badly overrated. Current Missouri football fans may come to recognize that, except it may take a year to drive home such a realization. As it did for Kansas in 1960-61.
Appalachian takes title
Appalachian State kicked off this crazy football season with the stunning upset of Michigan. Now the Mountaineers have the perfect bookend: History as Division I-AA’s first three-peat national champions.
Houston taps OU aide
Oklahoma assistant Kevin Sumlin was introduced as Houston’s new coach Friday after agreeing to a five-year deal.
Duke hires Tennessee aide
Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe was hired by Duke as its football coach Friday, the Associated Press has learned.
Bobcats have talent to reach tourney
Senior forward Williams aims to lead Ohio U. back to NCAAs
Ohio University senior Leon Williams, who played in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman, sorely wants to return as a older, wiser senior. “I’m trying to bring it full circle - leave how I came in - by getting back to the tournament,” said Williams, third-leading scorer on a 21-11 Mid-America Conference champion Bobcat team that scared Florida before falling, 67-62, in a first-round 2005 NCAA Tourney game in Nashville, Tenn.
Junior thriving for Duke
Duke’s Chante Black is flourishing in the system new coach Joanne P. McCallie has installed. After scoring in double figures in only 13 games as a sophomore and missing all of last season due to a knee injury, Black is averaging 12.9 points. She seems to touch the ball on almost every possession.
Wooden a big draw
Coaches thrilled to spend time with tourney's namesake
Spending time with John Wooden is a big lure for coaches whose teams play in the 97-year-old legend’s doubleheader in Anaheim, Calif. Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett was a Pepperdine assistant under Lorenzo Romar when he spent two hours visiting Wooden’s home.
Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
Returning punts? KU junior cornerback Aqib Talib dropped back and returned a punt late in the Nov. 24 game against Missouri. It was the first punt return of his career, but it might not be his last.