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Russell places 10th in Olympics javelin

Former Jayhawk Scott Russell placed 10th in the Olympics javelin competition.

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Aldrich 'doing great' so far as Jayhawks' default leader

All work and no play makes for a brutally dull summer vacation. So Kansas University sophomore center Cole Aldrich, who served as a counselor with other college standouts at the Adidas Nations camp in Dallas and spent countless hours in the gym and weight room, also fit in some down time during June and July.

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Second-half surge carries KU soccer to rout

Rather than pacing the sidelines Friday afternoon, Mark Francis could be spotted perched above Jayhawk Soccer Complex, catching the Kansas University women’s soccer season opener from a camera tower just outside the pitch.

Woodling: Woodling: A look at future of Big 12

Big 12 Conference athletic directors adopted a rule today requiring league schools to play at least one football game on campus every season. The ruling is aimed at preventing league schools with smaller stadiums from staging all their games at larger professional facilities in order to boost attendance and increase revenue. Over the last few years, for example, Kansas and Kansas State have been playing the majority of their home games at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.

Georgia LB out for year

Georgia freshman Charles White will miss the season due to an Achilles’ tendon injury that is cutting into the Bulldogs’ depth at linebacker.

Bethel taps ex-Jayhawk

Former Kansas University standout Alonzo Jamison has been named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Bethel College.

NU: Athletes broke rules

Two wrestlers kicked off Nebraska’s team after appearing on a pornographic Web site broke NCAA rules twice in five months, athletic director Tom Osborne said.