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6Sports video: Kansas softball blanks Wichita State

Earlier this week, the Kansas baseball team struggled against Wichita State. In fact, in two games against the Shockers this year, the Hawks are winless. That, however, is on the baseball side.

6News video: MU leads in player arrests, misconduct

KU won the basketball championship. Now rival Missouri is leading the polls in a different competition — one that’s not quite as pleasing.

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McAnderson expects to get shot at pros

Lawrence High football coach Dirk Wedd received a vow from Brandon McAnderson, his former pupil, that he hopes is fulfilled this weekend. “Sunday night,” Wedd said, “he promised to call me.”

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

Mario Chalmers said he made his decision to enter the NBA Draft after talking to KU coach Bill Self, as well as his mom, Almarie, and dad, Ronnie.

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Chalmers diving in

'Miracle' worker puts name in draft pool

Kansas University junior Mario Chalmers - who 21â2 weeks ago hit the biggest shot in KU basketball history - may have hoisted his last jumper in college. Chalmers, whose clutch three-pointer sent KU’s 75-68 NCAA championship victory over Memphis into overtime, on Wednesday announced he’s entering the 2008 NBA Draft without an agent.

Keegan: Keegan: Meet the next Mario

The unofficial changing of the guards took place Wednesday afternoon on the campus of Kansas University, where the guy leaving spoke into television cameras and the guy who might replace him was given his first taste of Lawrence out of the public eye.

KU golfers honored

Kansas University placed four women and a man on the Big 12 Academic All-Big 12 Golf teams. KU’s women had four first-team and one second-team selections, while the men had a first-team pick.

Augustin, Abrams declare for draft

Texas' standout guards will wait to hire agents

D.J. Augustin is declaring for the NBA Draft, and Texas teammate A.J. Abrams is headed with him.

Memphis players declare

The Memphis Tigers’ entire starting lineup last season has declared for the NBA Draft now that juniors Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier have become the last from the 2008 NCAA runner-up to announce.

OSU suspends guard Harris

Guard Terrel Harris has been suspended from Oklahoma State’s basketball team.

Oklahoma adds signee

Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel is gaining a junior-college transfer but losing one of his bench players.

UMass taps Kellogg

Derek Kellogg, who played on four Atlantic 10 championship teams at Massachusetts in the 1990s, was formally introduced as his alma mater’s head coach Wednesday.

Pickens praises new coach

Oklahoma State megabooster T. Boone Pickens said Wednesday he had little input regarding the hiring of Travis Ford as the Cowboys’ basketball coach.