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6Sports video: Jayhawks head to the Final Four
“Two to go” is the rally cry of the men’s basketball team as it heads to San Antonio to face North Carolina in the Final Four. The players want to continue the successes of this season.
6Sports video: Week promises to be hard for Roy Williams
This week promises to be a difficult one for former Kansas basketball head coach Roy Williams.
6Sports video: KU baseball team tops Saint Mary
Kansas University’s baseball team snapped a four-game losing streak and defeated Saint Mary, 13-0, on Wednesday at Hoglund Ballpark.
6Sports video: Jayhawks land in San Antonio
Starting tonight, the Kansas basketball team will call San Antonio home. Shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, the Jayhawks landed in the Lone Star State to prepare for this weekend’s Final Four.
6News video: Crazed fans find many ways to honor Jayhawks
This Saturday, many KU fans will be donning the Crimson and Blue. Face paint will also be in full force, but those signs of support are temporary - we found a couple of Lawrence residents who have made their Jayhawk pride much more permanent.
KU vs. Davidson superstitions
We had people over and were sitting in our front room watching the game. Throughout the first half we would switch seats.
Blue sweater, Jayhawk flag, and lucky TV
On Sunday when KU played Davidson I changed my red sweater to blue because Davidson was wearing red.
Fan ritual: Lucky ‘Old School’ shirt
I have a Jayhawk t-shirt that features the 1929 version of the Jayhawk, with the caption “OLD SCHOOL,” that has become a must-wear during KU games. It is very special to me since my 12-year-old son Hunter purchased it for my birthday last year using his own allowance money that he had saved.
Wearing shirts with ‘win’ in them and more
Don’t have any photos. Rituals include having biscuits and gravy on game day of the NCAA tourney. This started in 1986 because there was a Bob Evans across the parking lot from where the team stayed in Louisville. The times that we played a game in St. Louis, we would leave early enough to hit the Bob Evans on the west side of town.
UNC graduate, KU fan
I am probably among the few who live in Lawrence who graduated from University of North Carolina.
The Jayhawks Lounge
Mine is my basement called the Jayhawk Lounge.
Blue KU shirt
Okay … I know I’m crazy, but I’m very superstitious. I wear the SAME blue KU shirt for every basketball game, and when we are on a streak, this shirt does not get washed, it merely gets hung back up and waits for me to put it back on for the game. When we lose, then the shirt goes into the laundry and a new blue KU shirt is worn.
Ultimate KU Basketball fan
My twin sister Karen Couch is the ultimate KU Basketball fan.
Fan ritual: Red Hot Jayhawk Popcorn
We are responding to your request for rituals that people might have that helps the Jayhawks be successful.
The Big 12 & the Big Dance
The following is a look at the seasons in which a Big 12 Conference men’s basketball team has reached the Final Four and how the last weekend of those seasons played out.
Self dismisses interest in OSU
Happy at Kansas University, Bill Self has no interest in the opening at Oklahoma State.
Keegan: Keegan: Jayhawks relish role of ‘dogs
Five seniors, including two starters and one key reserve, plus four non-seniors who were McDonald’s All-Americans, plus Brandon Rush. Quick and fast at all five positions. Inside-outside scoring balance. Excellent team defense. Share-the-ball offense.
Indiana hires Crean as coach
Hoosiers hope Marquette leader can revive program
Indiana is turning to Tom Crean to bring respectability back to Hoosiers. A couple dozen wins each year would help, too.
Olson addresses absence
Arizona’s Lute Olson said he had his players’ interests in mind when he took a personal leave of absence last season.
Portland players held
Two Portland State basketball players have been detained in Mexico after an incident in Cabo San Lucas, according to the university.
Commentary: Hansbrough’s pro ability debated
Roy Williams was talking about the inevitable day when Tyler Hansbrough says goodbye to North Carolina and hello to the riches that await him in the NBA.
KU baseball falls to WSU
A fab first, then a fast fade. “That was one of our worst offensive performances of the season after the first inning,” Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price said.
Beleaguered Sutton steps down at OSU
Only two years into his tenure, Sean Sutton resigned under pressure Tuesday as Oklahoma State’s basketball coach following a 17-16 season.
Parker, Vols oust Texas A&M, 53-45
Even with an injured shoulder, Candace Parker was still able to lift Tennessee into another Final Four.
KU carries torch for conference yet again
Jayhawks own three of league's six all-time Final Four appearances
If Kansas were to capture its third national championship this season, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say it would be the most prominent victory in the history of the Big 12 Conference.
Top teams have Big 12 ties
Memphis, Carolina and UCLA all have links to Kansas
What has four teams, roughly 56 players and is watched by millions of sets of eyes around the globe? The Final Four, of course. And this year, fans of the Big 12 Conference have an overwhelming number of reasons to pay attention.
Other schools adopt KU mascot
Jayhawk-Linn High School in Mound City gets inspiration from flock to the north
“Take heed all who enter - beware of the ‘Hawks.” A sign like that in Allen Fieldhouse would be just a bit off, but at Jayhawk-Linn High School, home of the Jayhawks, the sign’s just right.
Self ‘not a candidate’ for OSU job
Asked Tuesday about the newly created basketball coaching vacancy at his alma mater, Kansas University coach Bill Self did not say: “I don’t give a (bleep) about …” On the contrary, Self said he cares “deeply” about Oklahoma State. He also made it clear he’s not interested in coaching there.
Tar Heels fast, but KU in ‘90 more ‘efficient’
In at least one way, North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams continues to pursue one of his earliest teams.
Game to be shown at Allen Fieldhouse
Tired of the bar scene? Not eager to sit at home alone Saturday night as the Jayhawks shoot it out with the North Carolina Tar Heels? Kansas University has a deal for you: Watch the Jayhawks with 16,300 other rabid Jayhawk fans at Allen Fieldhouse.
A dream come true
Chalmers headed to Final Four for real
Almarie Chalmers stood and watched her son, Mario, snip his rightful piece of the net at Detroit’s Ford Field on Sunday, commemorating his trip to this weekend’s Final Four. She knew as well as anyone how much this moment meant to the Kansas University junior guard, the Jayhawks’ most mysterious star. She was watching as the dream began.