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Clearer vision?

Aldrich hoping new mask will allow him to see better

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self — who has noticed a decline in Cole Aldrich’s offensive production the past four games — asked his sophomore center Wednesday how long he was planning on wearing a protective mask during practice and games.

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10-year-old Jayhawk fan fights rare lung disease

Wellsville boy inspires others

Dragging around a small oxygen tank, 10-year-old Michael Douglas shoots baskets during recess. He doesn’t let the plastic tubing, which runs from the tank to his nose, get in the way.

Mayer: Jayhawks need to think

Bill Self demands a lot from his Kansas basketball players, with special emphasis on playing hard, tough and, perhaps most important, smart.

Gary Bedore’s Kansas basketball notebook

A trip to the barber shop is on Marcus Morris’ to-do list this week. “I’m trying to get a new start, probably cut my hair, cut my facial hair off, something like that,” Morris, KU’s freshman forward from Philadelphia, said Thursday.

A new place to call home

Apparently, the departed members of the Kansas University baseball program would like it known that, without their contributions over the course of the past few years, the existence of the recently completed Kent McCarthy Family Clubhouse would not, in fact, be possible.

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KU baseball team to have new look

Call it small ball. Call it manufacturing runs. Call it opportunistic baseball.

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Clearer vision?

Aldrich hoping new mask will allow him to see better

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self — who has noticed a decline in Cole Aldrich’s offensive production the past four games — asked his sophomore center Wednesday how long he was planning on wearing a protective mask during practice and games.