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6Sports video: Hawks up against CU for round two

A rematch takes place tonight in Lawrence when the Colorado women face Kansas. 6Sports reporter Kevin Romary joins us live from the Fieldhouse for pregame talk and trivia.

6Sports video: Mangino speaks about new recruits

Better late than never: today coach Mark Mangino addressed the media, one week after signing day, regarding his incoming class of 2008.

6Sports video: KU women top Buffs

Back in late January, it was the Kansas women surrendering a ten-point advantage to Colorado in Boulder. Tonight, Bonnie Hendrickson’s squad laced ‘em up for their second installment with CU within the friendly walls of Allen Fieldhouse.

McCray’s offensive explosion leads KU women to 70-59 win over Colorado

There’s little question sophomore wing Danielle McCray is the most talented player Kansas University has on its women’s basketball roster. She officially showed it Wednesday night, snapping out of an offensive funk which has plagued her throughout Big 12 play, scoring 24 points to go with 10 rebounds in the Jayhawks’ 70-59 win over Colorado in Allen Fieldhouse.

Missouri kicks Hannah off team

Missouri guard Stefhon Hannah, the central figure in a nightclub fracas that led to the suspension of five players, was kicked off the team on Tuesday

Jayhawks seek atonement

For KU, 'everything was bad' in last meeting with Colorado

No basketball coach can avoid the clunker, and that includes Kansas University’s Bonnie Henrickson. Throughout her coaching career, Henrickson has suffered through her share of poor overall team performances, notably the Jayhawks’ shabby outing a few weeks ago at Colorado.

Giddens becomes a team player

Ex-Jayhawk 'matured' with Lobos

J.R. Giddens was recruited to Kansas University by Roy Williams and now plays at New Mexico under Steve Alford. In between, he was stabbed in a bar fight and reluctantly agreed with Jayhawks coach Bill Self to leave Kansas. The notoriety lingered when then-New Mexico coach, Ritchie McKay, prematurely predicted Giddens would be an NBA lottery pick.

Self: Jayhawks not tough enough again

A calm, rational Hawk Talk radio show caller stumped Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self for a second on Tuesday night. “What would be a good way for me to say this without headlines tomorrow in the paper?” Self, said, thinking out loud when asked by a fan if there was a “common thread” in KU’s two losses this season.

Jayhawks improved from the stripe

The new year’s resolution was simple for the Kansas University men’s basketball team: Find a way to fix the Jayhawks’ string of dismal performances from the free-throw line.

KU champs aim to ‘take over’ NBA

Members of 1988 basketball team rising as executives in league

Kevin Pritchard is convinced one of his teammates will join him atop an NBA franchise’s front office. That would make three players or staffers from Kansas University’s 1988 NCAA championship team to ascend to the top rung of an NBA team’s executive ladder. “Milt (Newton) will be an NBA GM, no doubt about it,” said Pritchard, general manager for the Portland Trail Blazers. “He will be a great GM.”

Oklahoma nudges Texas A&M

Courtney Paris scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead 10th-ranked Oklahoma to a 68-56 win against No. 20 Texas A&M on Tuesday night.

KU vaulters Sultanova, Scott honored by league

Kansas University pole vaulters Kate Sultanova and Jordan Scott were named Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their record-setting performances last weekend.

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The art of the free throw

Coaches say charities key, but it's tough to get practice balance just right

Free State High boys basketball coach Chuck Law will be the first to admit that free-throw shooting has become a lost art. “When kids walk into the gym,” Law said, “the first thing they definitely do not do is step to the foul line and start shooting 15-foot jumpers. The three-point line has become the shot that everyone wants to make.”

Woodling: Ballplayer remains mystery

Somehow Bob Edmondson fell through the cracks. For decades, Ralph Houk has been listed as the first Lawrence High product to play baseball in the major leagues. Not true.

KU to hold track clinic

Kansas University will serve as host for a USA Track & Field Officials Certification Clinic on February 24th at Hadl Auditorium.

Top 25 Roundup: Purdue stops No. 10 Michigan St.

North Carolina survives another scare

Purdue students didn’t storm the court after the Boilermakers beat Michigan State. That’s because they’re no longer surprised when the Boilermakers win big games.

OU receiver granted season

Oklahoma wide receiver Brandon Caleb has been granted a hardship waiver by the Big 12 Conference, restoring a sophomore football season cut short by injury.