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Opinion: Wiggins may share something with Wilt, Danny
Monte Johnson, who played with Kansas University legend Wilt Chamberlain and was athletic director during the Danny Manning era, is looking forward to watching the next great Jayhawk, Andrew Wiggins. Column by Tom Keegan
Opinion: Coach, catcher keys for KU baseball in 1993
It took a catcher with skin thicker than his coach’s nose was hard for the Kansas University baseball team to go to a place where it never had been and hasn’t gone since. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Fantastic fielding keeps KU baseball in Big 12 hunt
The toughest players to impress with good glove work are slick fielders themselves. The Kansas University baseball team has an abundance of those, and even they drop a jaw at some of the web gems created by teammates. Column by Tom Keegan
Opinion: McLemore case exposes the seedy underworld of college basketball
Think of the college basketball we watch on television as the most beautiful stretch of landscape you ever have seen. But under that beautiful slice of earth lies the foul underworld of college basketball that involves the pursuit of top NBA prospects by disreputable agents who pay recruiters. Think of that underworld as the tunnel that carries away raw sewage. Thanks to a USA Today report over the weekend that detailed accusations made by Kansas star Ben McLemore’s AAU coach, Darius Cobb, we all have had a window to the underworld opened for us. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Picking an agent can be perilous for NBA prospects
Earth to NBA prospects: Read Eric Prisbell’s outstanding reporting job for USA Today on the shoving match to get to the front of the line to start milking cash cow Ben McLemore, projected to be among the first few picks in the NBA Draft. Column by Tom Keegan
Opinion: Note to Self: Hire Mitchell Wiggins
I have no idea whether former NBA guard Mitchell Wiggins has any coaching experience, but I sure would ask him if he has any interest in trying out the profession if I were one of the four schools recruiting his son, Andrew Wiggins. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Speedy KU LB Heeney making up for time spent standing still
Watching Ben Heeney play football is a bit like viewing a high-speed demolition derby. He has no problem sacrificing his body, throwing it into harm’s way at a very high speed. In fact, he appears to enjoy it quite a bit. Just don’t tell him to stand still and watch. Column by Tom Keegan
Opinion: Guessing game — Nobody knows where prep phenom Andrew Wiggins will spend his one year in college
A voice of reason rises above the discordant sounds of self-annointed expertise regarding the recruitment of an 18-year-old basketball player. And that wise voice belongs to the teenager himself. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Pro basketball, not Rubik's Cube, in Kevin Young's future
Kansas basketball player Kevin Young’s appearance in the Douglas County Fairgrounds livestock arena Wednesday did nothing but grow the popularity of the senior from Southern California. It was quite the sight watching the long, slender basketball player doing battle in the Rubik’s Cube with an Olympic shot-put medalist. Column by Tom Keegan
Opinion: Relays throws will still be fun show
Lawrence is a favorite stop for the behemoths of the track and field world in part because of how much they enjoyed the Kansas Relays' downtown venue the past two years. Tonight's shot put event will be indoors, but the show should still be a good one. Column by Tom Keegan
Opinion: Boston scene turns ‘surreal’ for wife of KU soccer coach
Entrant No. 17700 in the 117th Boston Marathon, Tiffany Francis of Lawrence, was feeling good about exceeding her expectations by finishing in 3 hours, 35 minutes. Then a sunny day took a sharp, dark turn. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Jake Heaps instant upgrade
During a spring football game in which he threw accurate passes, long and short, Kansas University junior-to-be quarterback Jake Heaps eased anxiety in the minds of so many who hope he becomes the school’s first productive player since Todd Reesing at the most important position on the field. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Justin McCay makes big first impression
After sitting out most of the last three seasons, Kansas University receiver Justin McCay needed to stand out in the spring game, and he did, Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan writes.• Box score• Charlie Weis postgame audio
Opinion: Sorry, Tiger: Tony Pierson top draw
Kansas University’s spring football game has a Tiger Woods element to it, except that in one sense it brings even more suspense. We won’t know when the ball will find the hands of KU’s most electric player, junior-to-be Tony Pierson. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Nice guy McLemore must beware frauds who come with fame
The pool into which Kansas freshman Ben McLemore is about to plunge is rife with jewels. And jewel thieves. Column by Tom Keegan
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KU coach Bill Self talks about signing of Andrew Wiggins May 14, 2013
Kansas Half Marathon begins April 21, 2013
Ben McLemore interview March 28, 2013
360 QTR of Cowboy Stadium March 28, 2013
Jayhawks arrive in Dallas March 27, 2013
