Stories for July 28, 2012

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Self: Ben McLemore’s talent ‘off the charts,’ but still learning

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self, who lavished praise on red-shirt freshman Ben McLemore during an interview at the July 8 MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game in Kauffman Stadium, again lauded the Big 12 freshman of the year candidate — this time on ESPNU.

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Magic hire former KU guard Jacque Vaughn as head coach

Orlando announced the hiring of Jacque Vaughn, 37, as its next head coach on Saturday, bringing the latest 30-something member to a basketball operations department following the hiring of 30-year-old general manager Rob Hennigan last month. He will be formally introduced at a news conference Monday.

Self: Ben McLemore’s talent ‘off the charts,’ but still learning

Report: Kansas football contacts Penn State linebacker

According to a report from ESPN’s Kipp Adams, the Kansas University football program has reached out to another Penn State football player about the possibility of him transferring to Kansas.

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