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6Sports video: Relays welcomed with dreary weather

Gray skies, temps in the 40’s, wind chill in the 30’s and drizzle…sounds like Kansas Relays Weekend! And, as luck would have it, it is…

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KU’s Agafonov nails hammer toss

Fellow Jayhawk Tarasova struggles in rain

The weather conditions for Day Two of the Kansas Relays seemed to resemble the difference in success Kansas University junior Zlata Tarasova is having compared to KU senior - and fellow Togliatti, Russia, native - Egor Agafonov.

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Rush, Arthur declare for draft

Darrell Arthur had a case of the sniffles at a Thursday afternoon news conference during which he and Kansas University teammate Brandon Rush announced their intentions to enter the 2008 NBA Draft. “I wasn’t crying. I’ve got a little headcold,” Arthur, Kansas University’s sophomore power forward, said with a big smile.

Mayer: Mayer: Jayhawks of 1966 good, too

When Danny Manning labels this 2008 Kansas University basketball team the best in the school’s illustrious history, you gotta listen. No disagreement, though I’ll submit one mild caveat.

Bowl probe proposed

Forget government corruption or corporate fraud. Three members of Congress want the Justice Department to investigate whether college football’s Bowl Championship Series is an illegal enterprise.

Louisville’s Clark staying

Louisville forward Earl Clark will return to the Cardinals next season rather than enter the NBA Draft.

Tar Heels undecided

North Carolina coach Roy Williams says underclassmen Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington remain undecided about the NBA Draft.

UCLA’s Love leaving

UCLA’s Kevin Love is NBA-bound. The All-America freshman announced Thursday that he’ll skip his final three college seasons and enter the NBA Draft.

Ford takes over at OSU

Ex-UMass coach craves national title

Oklahoma State’s search for a new basketball coach began with rumors of a big paycheck being aimed at the leader of the national champions. It ended with an up-and-coming coach casting his eyes on the same prize.

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

Sandra Arthur fully supports her son Darrell’s decision to put his name in the 2008 NBA Draft.

This year’s party wasn’t like 1988

It was April 4, 1988. Kansas University’s men’s basketball team had just won the National Championship. And Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin said things were a mess.