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6Sports video: Reesing 9th in Heisman watch list

Midway through the season, Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing is favored in race to the Heisman.

6Sports video: 6‘8” forward picks KU for 2008

Quintrell Thomas gave the Jayhawks their third 2008 oral committment, picking KU over Rutgers, UNLV and Maryland.

6News video: KU basketball players promote fun, fitness

A volunteer program allows Jayhawk team members to go to local schools to talk about exercise and good living.

New Jersey PF Quintrell Thomas commits to KU

Thomas, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound senior forward from St. Patrick High in Elizabeth, N.J., chose KU over Rutgers and UNLV. He also seriously considered Maryland.

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Jackson not worried about pros

Darnell Jackson stood out in a crowd of basketball players at last week’s Big 12 Conference Media Day in Kansas City, Mo. Of the two dozen athletes on hand, Kansas University’s Jackson was the only one proudly wearing his school’s letter jacket - red with a huge ‘K’ on the front.

Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook

The Kansas-Nebraska game slated for Nov. 3 will kick off at 11:30 a.m. and be televised by Fox Sports Net, it was announced Monday. How far that game will reach, though, is to be determined.

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Jayhawks prepare to defend the run

Quarterback example of A&M's desire to rush football

Thirty-five times last week against Nebraska, Stephen McGee made himself the potential target of a head-rattling hit. That’s an excessive amount even for a durable running back in the NFL. But for a 200-pound quarterback in college football? It’s almost unheard of.

New officiating head tapped

John W. Adams will succeed Hank Nichols as NCAA coordinator of men’s basketball officiating at the end of the 2007-08 season.

KU’s Strinden honored

Kansas University senior midfielder Emily Strinden has been named the recipient of the Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions Award presented by the Big 12 Conference for the week of Oct. 22.

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

Brandon Rush has cleared another hurdle in his comeback from right ACL surgery. “Brandon has been checked out (by medical staff) and released to where he can practice full speed, no contact,” Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self said Monday.

Woodling: Woodling: Profs resigned to divide

OK, students, here is this week’s multiple-choice question (fanfare, please): What is the Knight Commission? a) A watchdog group formed to monitor the antics of Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight. b) A splinter group determined to change the name of the Knight chess piece to Horsehead. c) An ineffectual group committed to the reform of intercollegiate athletics. d) A revisionist history group convinced the Crusades never happened.

Missouri sets sights on title

Bowl-eligibility no longer goal

Missouri is bowl-eligible. Somehow that’s the one thing that got lost after Saturday’s 41-10 dismantling of Texas Tech at Faurot Field. That’s probably because just gaining the necessary six victories for bowl eligibility is no longer the goal of Missouri football.