Basketball

Morris twins’ ‘circus’ today

The Morris twins — Markieff and Marcus, who both like to talk — figure to be stars of their Media Day festivities today in NBA cities Phoenix and Detroit, respectively.Former KU power forward Markieff, who remains upset the Phoenix Suns traded his brother, ex-KU small forward Marcus, to the ...

Jo Jo White joins Hall of Fame

Dressed impeccably in dark suit and gray spotted tie, silk handkerchief in his left pocket, Jo Jo White stood tall and proud Friday night on the stage of the Springfield Symphony Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts.The 68-year-old former Kansas University and Boston Celtics guard watched along ...

Wiggins leads Team Canada in Olympic qualifier

Basketball notebook ...A spectacular one-handed dunk by former Kansas University/current Team Canada guard Andrew Wiggins at Wednesday’s Tuto Marchand Cup has drawn over 50,000 views on Youtube.com.The dunk, in which Wiggins blazes past one defender on the perimeter and one near the basket, ...

Kansas Basketball Notebook: Jazz sign Withey

The Utah Jazz on Monday signed former Kansas University center Jeff Withey to a two-year contract.Terms were not disclosed. However, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports said the contract was partially guaranteed, with a team option in the second year.“Can’t ask for a better organization to ...

Sasha Kaun agrees to contract with Cavaliers

Cleveland ? Former Kansas University center Sasha Kaun has agreed to a two-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN reported Saturday. Kaun is expected to sign a two-year deal, with the second year being a player option, ESPN said. Kaun, 30, has played the last seven years for CSKA Moscow.

Andrew Wiggins on Canadian national team

Former KU guard Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday was one of 13 players named to the Canadian national team’s roster for the Tuto Marchland Continental Cup, Aug. 23-26 in Puerto Rico. After that it’s on to the FIBA Americas championship Sept. 1-12 in Mexico City. Top ...

Markieff situation with Suns potentially ‘ugly’

Arizonasports.com’s John Gambadoro says things could “get ugly, real ugly,” if the Phoenix Suns don’t trade disgruntled forward Markieff Morris, who is livid the Suns shipped brother Marcus to Detroit.“Markieff is not calling back teammates and plans to be very standoffish when he ...

Mario Chalmers remains calm amid storm of rumors

As he prepared to make a Thursday appearance at a youth basketball camp, Mario Chalmers bumped into former teammate Joel Anthony, who had just addressed the group. As Anthony and Chalmers spoke, a member at the front desk of the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center said to the ...