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6Sports video: Self rooting for the Wildcats tonight
Tonight the Kansas State Wildcats can do the Hawks a huge favor: the ‘Cats host Texas on Big Monday. Should Michael Beasley and company knock off the Longhorns, Kansas and Texas would both have three losses in the conference.
6Sports video: Jackson, Stewart travel to be with families
Every Division I college basketball team has suffered at least one on-the-court loss this season. But this week the Kansas hoops family is dealing with losses of a different kind.
Appleton has aspirations of NCAA crown at Kansas
Tyrone Appleton, whose Midland (Texas) College basketball team has already won one junior college national championship and is a contender to repeat this year, has decided to attend Kansas University with one goal in mind - an NCAA crown.
KU draws sixth ‘08 commitment with PG Appleton
The Kansas University men’s basketball program on Monday received its sixth commitment for the 2008-09 season. It comes in the form of junior college point guard Tyrone Appleton. The 6-foot-3 Appleton, who is a sophomore at Midland (Texas) CC, chose KU over Iowa State and Kentucky.
Kansas women come close, but suffer another road loss
Kansas University’s women’s basketball team had a chance to pick up its first Big 12 Conference road victory of the season on Sunday, but Missouri used a four-point swing in the final two minutes to down the Jayhawks, 62-59, at Mizzou Arena.
Keegan: A cure for KU’s ails
Three steps to the Final Four
Watching Kansas University lose to Oklahoma State in Stillwater, then driving back to Lawrence to watch a DVR replay of Tennessee defeating Memphis, remaining bullish on KU’s chances of reaching the Final Four became more difficult than at any time since witnessing the missed layups against UCLA in San Jose. Still, it’s far too early to make plans that don’t involve a trip to San Antonio for the first weekend of April, just in case.
Hansbrough carries Tar Heels
Surging Stanford cruises over Cal; Xavier clinches share of A-10
Tyler Hansbrough had 29 points to help keep third-ranked North Carolina atop the Atlantic Coast Conference with an 89-73 victory over Wake Forest on Sunday night.
KU awaits word on ballyhooed transfer
Kansas University’s basketball program, which already has signed the country’s No. 1-ranked junior-college player in the Class of 2008, today has its sights set on landing No. 3-ranked Tyrone Appleton. Appleton, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound lockdown defender from Midland (Texas) College, will announce for either KU, Kentucky, Iowa State or Texas at a late-afternoon news conference.
KU baseball finishes with a bang
Jayhawks fall, 4-3, then rally for 16-4 victory over Hawaii-Hilo
No trip to Hawaii would be complete without souvenirs for the folks back home. Though it lost a series to Hawaii-Hilo for the first time in six tries, Kansas University’s baseball team did manage to bring something other than a nice tan back to Lawrence.
Kansas claims softball blowout
Kansas University’s softball team scored nine runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-2 victory against Cal State Northridge in the final game of the Houston Invitational on Sunday.
Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
Former Kansas University wide receiver Marcus Henry completed his on-field workout Sunday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
Kansas tennis rolls over EKU, 6-1
Kansas University’s tennis team lost the doubles point, but came back to sweep the singles in a 6-1 victory against Eastern Kentucky on Sunday.
Court keeps Sampson’s name
Montana Tech has no plans to change the name of its new basketball court, despite recent allegations against its namesake, former Indiana men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, athletic director Joe McClafferty said.