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Chris Cottrell

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Arizona bemoans turnovers

Down three. Seven seconds left. Who would Arizona go to? Seniors Jason Gardner and Luke Walton, of course.

Cottrell: Woodling: Big 12 lacking spectators

Basketball attendance down at 11 schools

Where have all the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball fans gone? According to the latest league statistics, Kansas is the only school in the league that hasn’t experienced an attendance decline. The Jayhawks, as they have been for years, are filling Allen Fieldhouse to its 16,300 capacity — or very close to it.

Jayhawks swat the Hornets, 113-61

With just over ten minutes to play in the game, Kansas hit the century mark on a Kirk Hinrich jumper. On the following time out, with KU up by 55 points, Roy Williams pulled all five starters. KU’s bench and ESU played fairly evenly after that, but the Hornets outscored KU 19-13 after the Jayhawk starters left the game. All told, 11 different Kansas players scored.

Kansas picks up road win at Tulsa, 89-80

It was a barn-burner in Tulsa. Roy’s Boys rebounded from a loss at Oregon last weekend by making the Golden Hurricane their first road victom of the season, thereby avoiding its first 3-4 start since 1971. No matter how many times Kansas tried to pull away, the Golden Hurricane kept pulling back into the game.

Jayhawks plucked by Ducks, 84-78

After not holding the lead since three minutes into the contest, Kansas battled back from down by as many as 14 points to forge a tie with 3:40 remaining in the game. Oregon scored the next basket to regain the lead, and held KU to just one free throw on the next Jayhawk possession. In fact, Kansas could only hit one field goal after that tie, getting outscored 10-4, and let the game slip away.

Jayhawks skin Mules, 97-70

Kansas did just fine without Kirk Hinrich. The four other regular starters each notched over 20 points - career nights for Wayne Simien and Aaron Miles - completely absorbing Hinrich’s absence. On the down side, the Jayhawk bench did not step up, scoring just 10 points, including two from plug-in starter Bryant Nash on the only shot he put up. Combined, KU’s bench went 2-for-13 from the floor, and 6-for-9 from the foul line.

Gators chomp Jayhawks, 83-73

Roy Williams warned everyone that he thought his team did not deserve all the preseason accolades heaped on them. This week the team proved him right. Before this week, Williams had never lost a preseason NIT game. Now he has lost two in a row. Despite a furious second-half comeback that whittled Florida’s lead from 19 down to two points, Kansas could not overcome 14-for-31 three-point UF shooting. Overall, Kansas turned in a worse performance than Wednesday’s loss to North Carolina, hitting just 38 percent from the floor, and only 22-of-36 free throws.

Jayhawk women improve to 2-0: Kansas 66, Cal State Fullerton 56

For a young team, the Kansas women’s basketball squad is playing like they have been together for years. Kansas held on to their lead late, despite several Titan charges. At one point KU’s lead was as large as 16 points, but was often as slim as four. Whenever CSU-Fullerton pulled close, Kansas would regroup and pull away again. Led by Blair Waltz and her career-high 20 points, KU has won back-to-back games since March 6, 2001.

Kansas loses to the Tarheels: 67-56

Kansas and Florida looked to come to New York City and slug it out for the preseason NIT championship. They will still play, but the prize will be not leaving the Big Apple with two straight losses. Roy Williams has never lost a pre-season NIT game until tonight. His team was unable to recover from 21 turnovers and UNC’s fabulous freshmen, who played like seasoned veterens.

Jayhawks blow out Spartans: 105-66

Kansas’ five starters are among the best in the nation. They are so good that saying they overshadow their bench would be a gross understatement - either that, or the Jayhawk bench is so far below standard that the starting five MUST carry the load. Either way, KU dominated the Spartans in every way that one basketball team can dominate another. Take out UNCG’s top scorer and the visitors would have had only 39 points.

Jayhawks cream Crusaders, 81-57

Last year, Kansas lost its very first game to Ball State at the Maui Invitational. They nearly lost to Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Put the two together, and that might have spelled trouble for Kansas. The Crusaders began each half hot, but grew stone-cold in each frame. An 18-point halftime lead blossomed to 29 at one point, and was only trimmed to 24 when the Kansas deep bench played out the final minute.

Jayhawks crushed by Cowboys: 55-20

Here is an encapsulation of Kansas’ 2002 season: punter Curtis Ansel completed a 23-yard UNDERHAND pass to Greg Heaggans off a fake punt, but on the very next play Clark Green fumbled the ball - OSU’s Terrence Robinson scooped it up and rumbled 93 yards for a Cowboy touchdown. The extra point marked the 507th point given up by KU this year - a new record in futility. That equates to an averge of 42.25 points given up in each of KU’s 12 games this season.

Kansas Shut out by Kansas State: 64-0

The Governer’s Cup will stay in Manhattan for another year. Saturday’s 64-0 humiliation now stands as the most points scored by Kansas State in the history of the Sunflower showdown. KSU’s stats through just three quarters would make for an outstanding day for any team: 20 first downs, 446 total yards on 68 plays and a possession time of 29:35.

KU bowlers open season on the road

Teamwork. Sure, bowling is an individual sport: one person, one ball and ten pins. The one thing that bonds this Kansas team together, however, is the team itself.

Jayhawks blown out by Buffs: 53-29

Looking at Kansas’ stats, they had a good game. Quarterback Bill Whittemore rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns, and passed for over 200 yards and two more scores. Seven different KU receivers caught passes, and the defense recorded a safety. Sounds great. Then there are Colorado’s stats. Chris Brown alone rushed for over 300 yards, and as a team CU gained 546 yards total. It was a massacre.

Kansas records first win of the Mark Mangino Era: KU 44, SMS 24

When Greg Heaggans bobbled the opening kickoff on his own goal line, it looked like an inauspicious beginning was about to befall Kansas’ home opener. One hundred yards later, and Mark Mangino had his first lead as the Jayhawks’ head coach. By the third quarter, Heaggans had amassed a whopping 195 yards on kickoff returns, smashing the previous record set by Jayhawk legend John Hadl against Syracuse in 1959. By the end of the game, Mangino and the Jayhawks chalked up their first win of the season.

World Online report: Jayhawks escape Lincoln, 88-87

(Web Posted Sunday at 5:39 p.m.) With Kirk Hinrich having fouled out just before, Keith Langford hit a clutch three-pointer to give Kansas the lead with 32.9 seconds left in the game - their first lead since the 16:24 mark. The Jayhawks overcame a very determined Cornhusker team that hit a monstrous 18 of their 37 three-point shots.

World Online report: Lackluster Jayhawks beat Bears, 87-72

(Web Posted Saturday at 5:30 p.m.) The kid brothers of Nick Collison and Keith Langford sat in with the student section. The way the big Jayhawks were playing, the younger versions would have done just as well as their brothers. Kansas’ margin of victory only grew as big as it did in the game’s closing minutes, and Kansas came away with a respectable-looking 15-point win.

Jayhawks survive Sooner comeback: KU 74, OU 67

(Web Posted Saturday at 2:50 p.m.) Kansas saw a 22-point second half lead dwindle down to six with under three minutes to play, and struggled at the line in defense of that lead. KU, perhaps inspired by the presence of the great Bill Bridges, managed to hold on for a 7-point win.

Back in control: KU 95, Houston 78

(Updated Tuesday at 5:22 p.m.) After suffering a first-round Maui Invitational loss to Ball State yesterday, Kansas rebounded today against Houston. Ahead by as many as 21 points in the first half, and 26 in the second, the Jayhawks played with confidence.

Jayhawks stumble in opener: Ball State 93, KU 91

(Updated Monday at 10:33 p.m.) Plagued by cramps in the Hawaiian heat, the Jayhawks fought and scratched their way to a first-round loss in the Maui Tournament. Down by as many as 11 points in the first half, Kansas overcame spotty free-throw shooting and long-distance sniping from the Cardinals to climb back in it, but stumbled right at the very end.

Perfect day for end of Kansas Relays

With the forecast calling for clear skies and a high near 70, conditions are nearly perfect to spend the day at Memorial Stadium to catch the end of the 2001 Kansas Relays. Even by 9:30 a.m. a bit of a crowd was settling in for the day’s events.

KU fans bring luck to the Jayhawks

With the NCAA tournament turning so unpredictably, the Jayhawks will need all the luck they can get to make it to the Final Four. KU fans are pulling out all the traditions and superstitions to make sure Kansas keeps dancing.

kusports.com chronicles fans

By Ryan Ritter Kansans love their Jay-hawks. The excitement and energy inside Allen Fieldhouse are overwhelming. The tradition surrounding a KU home game has as much to do with the “event” as it does the game itself.

Nee quips he knew Monday

Danny Nee knew early it wasn’t Nebraska’s night. How early? “When we came to Lawrence yesterday,” Nee, NU’s head coach, quipped after Kansas humbled the Huskers, 70-48, Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.

KU unaccustomed to conference spot

At 1-4, Jayhawks in seventh place

Kansas’ basketball team in Antarctica? On the moon? In seventh place in the Big Eight? The third prospect might have been considered the least likely when the season began. But it’s true…at the moment, KU is saddled in seventh place in the Big Eight with a 1-4 record. “I never dreamed we’d lose four in a row,” senior Chris Piper admitted after KU’s 73-65 loss to Oklahoma on Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.

Sagehens survive thrashing, enjoy Fieldhouse experience

A cynic could call them the Pomona-Pitzer Pollyannas. But who could fault a small college basketball team for putting its best face on a 56-point loss to a major college power? Sure, Pomona-Pitzer lost to Kansas, 94-38, Tuesday night in Allen Fieldhouse, but what did you expect? “It could have been 110-4 if we had let that happen,” Sagehens’ sophomore James Johnson said. “But I think the guys played hard. We were determined to show we were good athletes, too.”

Newton’s new hobby? Sport of Tae Kwon Do

One thing you can say about Milt Newton. He’s made the most of his time since last basketball season. Newton, a 6-4 junior, played in the Pan American Games and also picked up a new hobby. In fact, Newton has already reached the second level of expertise in his new avocation - Tae Kwon Do - by earning a green belt.

Backcourt whiz Maravich helps Barry

In a Clearwater, Fla., gymnasium last summer, Scooter barry saw a midnight show he’ll never forget. Barry, a 6-3 junior, worked at a basketball camp run by former NBA star Pete Maravich. Maravich, of course, was noted for his marvelous ballhandling. So, who better to approach for some tips?