Stories for February 1, 2009

Turnovers doom Kansas women in 73-60 loss against Texas A&M

Danielle McCray scored 24 points, but the Kansas University women’s basketball team committed 26 turnovers in a 73-60 loss to No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday.

Keegan: Markieff leads class

Barry Hinson, that guy wearing glasses who sits next to Jeremy Case on the baseline at Allen Fieldhouse, spoke to an alumni group recently and sprinkled the air with a dose of reality. “One thing you really want to do is take freshmen, and you want to shove them into a microwave, and you want to speed the process up,” Hinson, the former Missouri State coach now working in external relations in the athletic department, told the alumni.

KU football focuses on future

Jayhawks celebrate season, but stress there’s more work to be done

Kansas University’s football team celebrated its 8-5 season with a forward-looking awards ceremony at the Lied Center.

Kansas tennis team tops UTEP

Kansas University freshman Erin Wilbert won her singles match against UTEP’s Vicky Michaud, 6-2, 6-2, to give the Kansas women’s tennis team the 4-3 victory over UTEP Saturday afternoon at First Serve Tennis Center.

Buffs improved

CU happy to throw scare into KU

Colorado senior Jermyl Jackson-Wilson admitted that Saturday’s 66-61 loss was his best experience in Allen Fieldhouse. “I can say this is the first time I have been here where they didn’t start singing that song with 10 minutes to go,” Jackson-Wilson said with a laugh, referring to KU’s Rock Chalk Chant. “It is a big improvement for our team, and, obviously, we have to grow from this, but I want to win.”

KU football team awards

A list of awards earned by Kansas football players.

Kansas basketball notebook

Sherron Collins, who missed 12 of 16 shots, including nine of 10 three-pointers, simply chalked it up as a bad day. “It was one of those days my teammates carried me when I was struggling,” Collins, Kansas University’s junior point guard, said after scoring 11 points with four assists and three turnovers in Saturday’s 66-61 home victory over Colorado.

Kansas, by a nose

Aldrich’s faceguard can’t mask ugly win

Cole Aldrich looked into the stands, only to see his dad and three uncles wearing white tape on the bridge of their noses. “That gave me a good laugh. I thought it was pretty funny,” Aldrich, Kansas University’s sophomore center with a broken schnoz, said, smiling.

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