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Summer gridiron report: For Texas, it’s BCS title or bust
In the final edition of the summer gridiron report, Conference Chatter's Eric Sorrentino takes a look at the heightened expectations for the Texas football program this season. It's fair to say the Longhorns aren't expecting to sit at home this year for the Big 12 Championship game.
In wake of audit, KSU reconsiders improvements to athletic facilities
Faced with a struggling economy and a scathing athletic department financial audit, Kansas State University is re-evaluating a planned $70 million upgrade of athletic facilities. New athletic director John Currie told university faculty and students during a Monday forum that the projects have not been eliminated but are on hold pending the review.
KSU faces another buyout
Kansas State University could be required to pay another expensive buyout if it does not reinstate Jim Epps, a deputy athletic director on indefinite administrative leave, according to a published report.
Snyder tells crowd of K-State’s boosters he was Sebelius’ first choice to be her Lt. Gov.
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder prefers football to politics. Snyder told a crowd of football boosters in Winfield, Kan., this week that he was asked to be former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ running mate in 2006. He said he seriously considered the job but eventually decided not to delve into politics.
Woodling: June’s hot topics
Notes, more notes and a few comments while wondering how many autographs Bill Self signs annually. …
Royals select Mizzou’s Crow
With the 12th overall pick in the baseball draft Tuesday night, Kansas City took pitcher Aaron Crow, who grew up in Kansas, played for Missouri and loves the Royals.
Griffin works out for Clippers
Blake Griffin showed off the high-flying dunks that helped him become college player of the year in a very public pre-draft workout Saturday for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Chapple, Brorsen honored by Big 12
Kansas student-athletes Valerie Chapple and Russell Brorsen have been selected to receive 2008-09 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships, the Big 12 conference office announced.
Texas A&M takes NCAA golf title
Texas A&M’s Bronson Burgoon hit a gap wedge from the rough to within 3 inches of the 18th hole Saturday to win his match and clinch the first NCAA Division I men’s golf title for the Aggies.
K-State loses two guards
Kansas State’s basketball team is losing two of its backup guards to other colleges next season. Coach Frank Martin said Thursday that junior Buchi Awaji and sophomore Fred Brown have been released from their athletic scholarships and will transfer to other colleges.
KSU files suit to declare secret $3.2 million agreement with Ron Prince invalid
Kansas State University and its athletic department filed suit Wednesday, asking a court to declare a secret agreement signed by former athletic director Bob Krause and former football coach Ron Prince invalid.
OU dismisses Pattillo
Forward Juan Pattillo has been kicked off Oklahoma’s basketball team for an undisclosed violation of team policy. Sooners coach Jeff Capel announced Sunday that he had dismissed Pattillo, who came out of a red shirt halfway through last season and helped Oklahoma reach the regional finals in the NCAA Tournament.
Former Oklahoma great Tisdale dies at 44
Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44. Tisdale died about 8 a.m. Friday at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, hospital spokeswoman Joy McGill said.
Missouri wins Big 12 title
Gina Schneider homered to back a two-hit shutout by freshman Chelsea Thomas as Missouri beat top-seeded Oklahoma, 5-0, Sunday to win its first Big 12 softball title in 12 years. Thomas (13-4) struck out four and walked two in her third straight start without giving up a run. She has thrown 18 straight scoreless innings since losing to the Sooners, 4-2, two weeks ago.
Big 12 to keep tiebreaker
Big 12 coaches have rejected a proposal to change the controversial tiebreaker that gave Oklahoma the nod over Texas in the three-way tie in the Big 12 South last season. Meeting at a resort on Wednesday, they voted to keep the Bowl Championship Series standings as the method to break ties between more than two teams.
Sorrentino: All-Big 12 NBA team full of Jayhawks, Longhorns
Together, Kansas University and Texas make up nearly half of the Big 12 players currently playing in the NBA. Of 41 Big 12 players in the NBA, 19 of them (46.3 percent) wore a Jayhawk or Longhorn uniform in college.
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