Stories for July 31, 2007

6Sports video: Ritchie Price not done with baseball

One year ago, KU shortstop Ritchie Price was selected in the 18th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets. Just one year removed from the Hill, Price’s playing days are now over.

Woodling: Woodling: Pless worthy of honor

Those of you who pored over last May’s endless list of Kansas University graduates - surely there aren’t too many of you - may have noticed the name Willie Carr Pless. Willie Carr Pless? Is that a son of the former KU football player of the same name who went on to earn a berth in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame?

DePaul coach Wainwright big fan of KU’s Arthur

Shoulders slumped as he walked toward his rental car, Jerry Wainwright looked like a guy in dire need of a home-cooked meal and good night’s sleep. “I am completely whacked out. This is a grind,” DePaul’s third-year basketball coach said, sporting bags under his eyes after watching several hours’ worth of games at the AAU Price Chopper Invitational at Okun Fieldhouse.

City’s No. 2 heads for KU

Assistant city manager takes job in athletics department

City Hall’s No. 2 administrator is leaving to take a job with the Kansas University athletic department. Debbie Van Saun, assistant city manager since 2000, will become associate athletics director and senior women’s administrator at KU. “It just seemed like a good fit,” said Van Saun, who has worked for City Hall more than 28 years.

KU soccer players titlists

Kansas University soccer players Monica Dolinsky and Emily Cressy earned gold medals at the U.S. Youth Soccer Nationals in Frisco, Texas.

Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook

¢ Pair of practices open¢ Single-game tickets¢ CMU picked second

KU hoops prospects square off in semis

Kansas University men’s basketball recruit Travis Releford didn’t have a spectacular performance in a semifinal game of the Kansas City Price Chopper Invitational on Monday in Okun Fieldhouse. However, his 12 points still were enough to help Kansas City Pump N Run escape with a 52-51 victory over Urban DFW.

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