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Newcomers on offensive line key for Kansas

In 2007, Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing set 21 school passing records. If he has any chance of repeating that performance this Fall, some newcomers will have to fill some pretty big shoes on the offensive line.

KU men’s basketball team to play New Mexico State

New Mexico State of the Western Athletic Conference will meet KU on Dec. 3 in Allen Fieldhouse.

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Mt. Passmore: In one of America’s deepest football conferences, quarterbacks are king in the Big 12

KU's Reesing part of elite crop of QBs

It wasn’t always like this, understand. There was a time - not so long ago - that cornerbacks still had a fighting chance. Defensive coordinators still had their hair, and a running back could still hope to make a decent living in this league.

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Big Dub in good spirits at camp

Lucious Wagner, who played alongside Wayne Simien on Leavenworth High’s 2000 Kansas Class 6A state championship basketball team, has since followed his buddy’s college and pro career closely. “It’s a lot easier to keep track of him since he’s on TV a lot,” former University of Evansville standout Wagner said. Wagner, who played pro ball in the Czech Republic last season, has cheered Big Dub’s accomplishments (Simien is Kansas University’s No. 7 rebounder and No. 12 scorer of all-time and a first-round 2005 draft pick of the Miami Heat) and jeered his many physical setbacks.

Former Mill Valley standout in the mix

Former Jags RB Justin Woods fighting for playing time with Wildcats

With presumed starter Leon Patton battling legal troubles and last year’s leading rusher James Johnson fighting for a spot in the NFL, the keys to the Kansas State football team’s tailback position are up for grabs.

Iowa recruit dazzles in tourney

Harrison Barnes may be considered a small forward by recruiting Web sites because of his 6-foot-6, 196 pound frame. But ask him what “position” he plays and the Ames (Iowa) High junior-to-be has a better answer.

Price earns gold

The USA Baseball National Team won the FISU World Championships on Sunday, defeating Japan, 1-0, for its third consecutive FISU title. Kansas University coach Ritch Price served as an assistant coach for the United States.

Head-to-head meetings

In college football, it’s a rarity for the elite players in the country face off against one another during a given season. But that’s not the case in the Big 12 this year.

KU volleyball honored

For the third-straight year, the Kansas University volleyball team earned the Game PlanTM/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for achieving a 3.39 cumulative grade-point average during the 2007-08 season.

Jayhawk swimmers compete at U.S. Open

Kansas University senior swimmer Ashley Leidigh placed 35th in the 200-meter butterfly at 2:19.95 on Tuesday at the U.S. Open Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

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Sorrentino: Sorrentino: Paydirt potential

Introducing Big 12's best playmakers

With 10 of its top 12 quarterbacks returning, the Big 12 Conference should be anything but boring during the upcoming college football season. Some of the best quarterbacks in the country play in the Big 12, as evidenced from the “Mt. Passmore” feature showcased on page 1B of today’s sports section. But what about the guys that complete the highlight reel?