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6Sports video: Former player proud of championship

Former Jayhawk Jeff Hawkins took part in yesterday’s pick-up game.

6Sports video: Hawks tour White House

Two weeks of youth basketball camps are good news for Bill Self. It allows Coach to spend multiple nights at home in Lawrence for the first time since March.

6Sports video: Current, former players face off

The youngest members of the Rock Chalk Nation witness the future of Kansas basketball.

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

Bill Self, who couldn’t watch Wednesday’s scrimmage between current and former Kansas University basketball players in accordance with NCAA rules, did hear about the contest from some of his campers.

Tease photo

Wright puts on a show

Hornets forward leads alumni

Julian Wright dribbled at the top of the key, pump-faked Kansas University sophomore center Cole Aldrich, then hit the lane for a vicious slam dunk. Wright, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound New Orleans Hornets forward, accepted a baseline feed from Nick Bradford, dribbled once and flushed hard with his right hand.

KU’s Powers qualifies for U.S. Women’s Open

Kansas University golfer Emily Powers has qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open. A junior from Quincy, Ill., Powers played her way into the event through the sectional tournament at Knollwood Country Club in Bloomfield, Mich.

Jayhawks advance to NCAA track finals

Three Kansas University track and field athletes advanced Wednesday to the finals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships.