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6Sports video: Ryne Price ready for K-State series

The Kansas baseball team readies itself for this weekend’s series with K-State. Senior Ryne Price is hoping the season doesn’t end on Sunday. If Ryne can continue to do what he’s done for four straight years, the Jayhawks should have no problem advancing to next week’s Big 12 tournament.

6Sports video: KU seniors to play charity hoops game

The seniors from the National Champion Kansas basketball team have one game left on the Lawrence hardwood. It takes place tomorrow night at Lawrence High School as part of the Barnstormers Tour.

6Sports video: Former KU guard lands assistant coaching position

For KU basketball guard Michael Lee has landed an assistant coaching position at the Division 1 level.

Lee named assistant coach at Gardner-Webb

Former Kansas University guard Mike Lee, who this past year served as a graduate assistant under Bill Self, accepted a job on Tuesday to become an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. Gardner-Webb, which made news early last season by upsetting Kentucky 84-68 in Lexington, returns four starters from a 16-16 squad that made the Atlantic Sun Conference semifinals for the third time in four years.

Powers 56th at regional

Kansas University golfer Emily Powers placed in a tie for 56th at the NCAA West golf regional.

Barnstorming Tour comes to Lawrence High Wednesday night

Kansas University’s men’s basketball seniors will hold their final Barnstorming Tour game of the postseason on Wednesday night at Lawrence High’s gym. KU seniors Sasha Kaun, Russell Robinson, Darnell Jackson, Jeremy Case, Rodrick Stewart and Brad Witherspoon will sign autographs from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., Wednesday with a game to follow at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets are on sale for $10 at the LHS cafeteria. The event is a benefit for the Devin McAnderson Medical Fund.

NCAA opens Mayo investigation

Confidant says ex-USC star received cash, benefits

The NCAA on Monday opened an investigation into whether former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo received tens of thousands of dollars in cash and benefits from an agent’s representative before and during the one season he played for the Trojans.

Kansas baseball controls own postseason destiny

Win the series. Three words illustrate the cleanest path Kansas University’s baseball team can take to the Big 12 Conference tournament, which starts next week in Oklahoma City. The Jayhawks (30-24 overall, 9-15 in Big 12 play) are guaranteed a spot in the eight-team tournament if they win two out of three against Kansas State starting Friday.

Mortensen on list

Kansas University linebacker Joe Mortensen has been named to the watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which is awarded to the best defensive player in college football.

IU responds to NCAA

Indiana University told the NCAA on Monday that its own self-imposed penalties should be enough to keep the organization from having to punish the school for improper phone calls made by Kelvin Sampson before he resigned as basketball coach.