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Party in Tempe: What to do if you go to the Insight Bowl
Traveling to the Insight Bowl? It should be warm, for starters — but the recreation and nightlife are pretty hot, too. Here are some tips on where to go.
Championship spurs thousands to preserve newspaper copies
Tens of thousands of Jayhawk fans picked up extra copies of the Journal-World last week, seeking a memento of the national championship win. Someday, though, those newspapers will fade and disintegrate. It’s just a matter of how long.
Orange zest
Recipe ideas to help you celebrate the BCS berth
At first blush, the idea seemed OK. It was even appeeling. Er, appealing. When the Jayhawks were picked for the Orange Bowl, my wife and I were looking for some sort of theme for the bowl-watching party we were planning for a few friends. Jana suggested we serve only foods that included oranges.
Miami advice
There's plenty to do for bowl-bound Jayhawk fans
Gail Scott can’t wait to be an honorary tour guide for her fellow Jayhawks in Miami. After living there 27 years, she boasts: “I know everything you would want to know about Miami.” So let’s get some tour advice from Scott and Bruce Frazey, another KU alum living in South Florida. They say Floridian Jayhawks will welcome you with open - and probably well-tanned - arms as you prepare to head to the Orange Bowl early next month.
Long shot
Even with basketball knowledge, chances of bracket-betting perfection remain slim
Here’s a number you probably don’t want to think about today as you’re filling out your NCAA tournament bracket for your office pool. According to Kansas University math professor Ben Cobb, the probability of picking all 32 first-round winners randomly is 1 in 4.3 billion.
New gear powers up tailgating fun
Tailgating season - you might prefer to call it “football season” - is close enough you can almost smell the brats.
Worth doing in Fort Worth
KU bowl game site home to arts, gourmet dining
Brian Fleming is tired of his hometown getting a bad rap. So Fleming, a Kansas University junior, is glad thousands of Jayhawk fans will be headed to Fort Worth next week.
Love of KU basketball inspires ‘Airball’ book
It’s not hard to figure out where Lisa Harkrader got the inspiration for the main character in her book “Airball: My Life in Briefs,” a seventh-grade basketball fan who is better yelling on the sideline than he is on the court.
Going the extra meal
Holly Gault spends most of her days in the classroom and on the soccer field. She doesn’t have much time to be in the kitchen.
Tailgaters gone wild!
Grab your grill and favorite beverage: It's time for football
No matter how the Jayhawks play on the field, the Atomic Buffalo Turds will be hot at Bruce Murrish’s tailgate party.
Violations probe cost KU Athletics Corp. $143,493
Kansas University spent $143,493 in the past two years to outline violations in its athletics department, officials said.
KU fan to stand trial after altercation in Columbia
Banner at hoops game led to trouble with police chief
A former Kansas University student plans to challenge criminal charges stemming from an altercation with the University of Missouri police chief during a “Border Showdown” basketball game earlier this year.
MU clears police chief in banner incident
School officials say officer was within 'bounds of duty' during an altercation with KU fans
The police chief at the University of Missouri has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an argument involving Kansas University basketball fans.
MU investigation of KU fan sign incident clears police chief
The police chief at the University of Missouri acted “within his bounds of his duty as a police officer” when he grabbed a Kansas University student during an argument over a banner unfurled at an MU basketball game, MU officials said in an investigation report released today.
1988 NCAA champ to finally graduate
Marshall to go down hill for real
When he left Kansas University in 1988, Archie Marshall had two blown knees, dreams of making the NBA and no college degree. It didn’t hit him until 2003, when he returned for the 15th anniversary of the 1988 championship basketball team, that receiving his diploma might actually mean something to him.
KU baseball players take caps off to ‘Mom’
Cheryl Wonnell is hoping for a big Mother’s Day gift today: a victory over powerhouse Texas. Her “kids,” as she calls them, are the nearly 40 players on the Kansas University baseball team. For 14 years, she’s served as the unofficial team mom, offering cheers, advice, hugs and a Sunday morning chapel service for players.
Reforms highlight Hemenway’s tenure
Sweeping changes made during KU chancellor's term as chairman
Myles Brand considers it an era of reform. Over the last three years, the NCAA has overhauled rules governing how student-athletes can be recruited, the academic qualifications they must meet and the responsibilities of universities to ensure those students actually receive an education.
Rim Rock Farm donated to KU
Famed cross country course preserved for long run
Bob Timmons has spent more than three decades perfecting his Rim Rock Farm by adding ponds, trees and bridges that have made the cross country course one of the best in the nation.
At KU’s expense, MU fans getting more bang for their Bucknell T-shirts
Beware, Kansas University faithful: Fans at the University of Missouri are stockpiling Bucknell T-shirts.
Buffaloed!
Jayhawks' first-round loss is first since 1978
For many at the Ford Center, it was almost unimaginable. Kansas University on Friday lost a first-round game in the NCAA Tournament — something the Jayhawks hadn’t done since 1978, ending the Final Four dreams of a men’s basketball team that started the season ranked No. 1 in the polls.
Kansas fans not worried by OKC’s bison parade
Could it be an omen? Or is it a hoofed, horned happenstance? To Bucknell University Bison fans, the 100 painted buffalo lining the streets of Oklahoma City point to a win for their team as they match up against Kansas University in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Jayhawk fans flock to Oklahoma
After watching the Jayhawks on TV all year, Dennis Bates and his 4-year-old son, Jackson, were thrilled to get their first live glimpse of the team. It came at Thursday’s open practice at the Ford Center.
KU fans leave nothing to chance
Today, as people across Lawrence put on their green, drink a Guinness and pay tribute to the luck of the Irish, some Kansas University fans will be focusing on the luck of the Jayhawk.
Bucknell leads tourney in graduation rate
Off the court, anyway, Bucknell already has Kansas University beat. All of the players who entered Bucknell’s basketball program between 1994 and 1997 graduated within six years, according to a report released Tuesday. That compares with 60 percent of KU’s players, which ranked ninth among the 65 men’s teams in the NCAA tournament.
No. 3 seed disappoints fans, but OKC’s OK
A collective sigh could be heard Sunday at Henry T’s Bar & Grill as Kansas University’s NCAA Tournament pairing was announced.
Fans say goodbye to Kemper arena
Jayhawks may have played last game in 31-year-old event venue
Oliver Minnis felt a little sentimental Saturday. As Kansas University lost 78-75 to Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament, the Jayhawks’ days of playing tournament basketball at Kemper Arena have likely come to a close.
KU knocks ‘Cats out of tourney
Call it the Sunflower Sweep. The Kansas University men’s basketball team knocked off Kansas State for the third time this season Friday night, advancing the Jayhawks to a 3:20 p.m. semifinal matchup with Oklahoma State University today in the Big 12 Tournament.
Fans just mad about collectibles
Looking for a sweet ride to the Big 12 or NCAA tournaments? Brad Miller has a deal for you. The Topekan is looking to sell his Jayhawk-mobile — a 2001 electric blue Volkswagen Beetle that has the Kansas University mascot painted on the hood, with side and tail feathers and “KU” decals.
K.C. hopes to become permanent Big 12 home
City officials want commitment to keep conference tournament
Kansas City is trying to put its best sneaker-clad foot forward this week for the Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
Fans lodge complaints against Mizzou’s chief of police after game
Four Kansas University fans thought they had spent their time and $35 at Kinko’s on a special banner for an afternoon of taunting Tiger fans at Sunday’s basketball game against the University of Missouri.
Construction of fieldhouse addition set for this spring
Board of Regents approves naming Hall of Athletics after donors
Allen Fieldhouse’s new look has been put on the fast track, a Kansas University athletic department spokesman said Thursday.
KU hoops in national limelight
Sports network goes live from Fieldhouse
It was hard to tell exactly why 150 Kansas University students and fans were so pumped to be at Allen Fieldhouse at 6 a.m. Friday, when most of campus was still asleep. Maybe it was the 100-plus-year tradition of Jayhawk basketball. Maybe it was the chance to be on national TV. Maybe it was the sugar in the hundreds of Krispy Kreme doughnuts distributed.
KU featured on ESPN broadcast
(Updated Friday at 10:37 a.m.) Lawrence and Allen Fieldhouse were in the national limelight this morning as ESPN started two days of broadcasts at Kansas University.
Football facility concern tackled
Hemenway insists commencement walk down hill won't be blocked
Robert Hemenway wants to be clear: A proposed football facility at Memorial Stadium will not block Kansas University graduates’ procession route for commencement.
50 years of Allen Fieldhouse celebrated in book
After working 20 years in Allen Fieldhouse, Doug Vance had heard plenty of stories about the home of Kansas University basketball. But he gained a new appreciation for the building in the past year, when researching a book to commemorate the fieldhouse’s 50th anniversary.
Football team renews rivalry
Tigers are from Mars. Jayhawks are from Venus. Right? That notion is ingrained into the minds of thousands of Kansans and Missourians as they grow up.
KU receives another gift for football facility
(Updated Friday at 4:11 p.m.) Kansas University has received another gift toward its proposed football facility. Longtime KU benefactors Dana and Sue Anderson of Los Angeles donated $3.5 million toward the facility, which will be built near Memorial Stadium.
Students’ fervor, faculty’s view at odds at games
David Guth didn’t see much basketball Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse. “I was right behind a very lovely coed wearing J.Lo jeans,” Guth said. “The reason I know that was that was about all I could see.”
KU receives $3 million pledge for football facility
(Updated Friday at 11:58 a.m.) Kansas University has received a $3 million pledge for a new football facility near Memorial Stadium, officials announced Friday.
Rivals unite to declare ‘war’
MU agrees: 'Showdown' a weak word for contest
Some Tigers and Jayhawks have found common ground on an unlikely topic: their mutual hostility. Student senators from Kansas University and the University of Missouri said Friday they planned to work together to preserve the official name of the schools’ rivalry as the “Border War,” not the reincarnated “Border Showdown.”
KU student leader wants to revive Border ‘War’
For Dennis Chanay, the battle has just begun. The Kansas University student senator couldn’t believe his ears when he learned earlier this month that athletics officials from KU and the University of Missouri agreed to change the official name of the schools’ rivalry to “Border Showdown” instead of “Border War.”
Rewards proposed for supporting sports
Nick Sterner figures the Kansas University women’s tennis team deserves the same rabid support students give the men’s basketball program.
Former Jayhawk suing KU
Track athlete files following dismissal
A former Kansas University track athlete has sued his former coach and athletic director, saying he unfairly was dismissed from the team earlier this year.
Seeing red
Let’s face it. In a year when the difference between a 2-3 record and a 5-0 record comes down to a safety, shanked field goals and a freakishly impotent offense, little things are making a huge difference for the Kansas University football team. It’s midseason. Jayhawk fans are getting desperate. It’s time to solicit smashmouth football advice from an interior designer.
Recycling effort kicks off today at stadium
Kristan Seibel has been thinking about the mountain of plastic bottles and aluminum cans left behind at a typical Kansas University football game.
AD’s pact includes $1.3M retention fee
KU makes Perkins' contract public
Lew Perkins is guaranteed a tax-free retention payment of $1.3 million if he remains Kansas University athletic director through June 30, 2009, according to documents released Friday evening by the university.
Perkins jumps gun on afternoon news conference
Kansas University officials said Friday evening they were hoping to move beyond an eight-month court battle over whether to release Athletic Director Lew Perkins’ contract.
KU to release information on Perkins’ contract
(Updated Friday at 4:40 p.m.) Kansas University officials will release the contract of Athletic Director Lew Perkins during a press conference Friday evening.
Family behind $4M KU pledge
A pitch from Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self helped convince David Booth and his family to pledge $4 million for an addition to Allen Fieldhouse.
Tailgating, alcohol will be allowed again this year
For the fourth straight year, Jayhawk football fans will be able to enjoy a beer or cocktail while grilling near Memorial Stadium.
Older Newer
Mangino heads to Austin for Saturday game November 20, 2009
Elder Henry makes debut November 20, 2009
KU's Self gives thoughts on Mangino investigation November 20, 2009
KU guard Tyrel Reed snaps out of funk November 20, 2009
Mangino, Jayhawks board bus before heading to Austin, Texas November 20, 2009
