The winningest player in Kansas University basketball history drilled the game-winning shot in Thursday’s Rock Chalk Roundball Classic charity game in Free State High’s gym.KU Med School physical-therapy student Tyrel Reed — who was part of 132 victories against 17 losses in his four-year ...
Ryan Whiting, a 2012 Olympian and indoor world shot-put champion who won five NCAA shot titles and one discus championship at Arizona State University, defeated an elite field on his final throw at the 86th-annual Kansas Relays on Wednesday night inside Douglas County Fairgrounds’ Community ...
Ever notice that it’s the off-Broadway players who are the biggest hits with the Allen Fieldhouse faithful? It’s usually not the guys who lead the team in either scoring or NBA dollars earned, rather the ones who hustle their way onto the floor and play supporting roles. Kevin Young was ...
Reese Hoffa, bronze-medal winner at the 2012 Olympics, realizes he could go from being the fan favorite in tonight’s Kansas Relays shot put competition to the villain in a hurry.The 5-foot-11, 320-pound, 35-year-old defending Relays champion from Augusta, Ga., will first compete against ...
Colorful 2012 Olympic shot put bronze-medal winner Reese Hoffa will test his body — then his mind — in a pair of Kansas Relays competitions Wednesday night in downtown Lawrence.First, the 5-foot-11, 320-pound native of Evans, Ga., will compete in the 6 p.m. shot put competition against a ...
Box score• KU-ISUKansas City, Mo. ? Kansas University senior Kevin Young, who injured his lower right leg in the first half of Friday’s 88-73 Big 12 semifinal victory over Iowa State, was able to play just two minutes in the second half.He headed to the locker room where he had X-rays and ...
Extras• Senior speech videos• Box scoreIf ever I had been afforded the opportunity to watch historically great orators Mario Cuomo and Ronald Reagan play basketball, I would have passed, figuring they wouldn’t do anything memorable in sneakers. But I’ll never forget the goose bumps the ...
Senior superlativesElijah JohnsonHelped KU to a spot in the NCAA title game his junior year by averaging 13.3 points in the postseason. Scored 39 points in KU’s overtime win over Iowa State on Feb. 25.He said it: “It’s been a fun experience. I grew up (at KU). I had a chance to meet a lot ...
