It certainly doesn’t rank in the top five of reasons the Kansas basketball program is the No. 1 choice of so many elite athletes, but the lob play might just be the most subtle factor that never is discussed. Basketball prospects watch SportsCenter highlights. So often they feature a ...
Kansas leaped from fifth to second in the Associated Press college basketball poll released Tuesday, ranking behind only Michigan State. The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 17, total points based on 25 ...
Listen to this call and see if it doesn’t rekindle your anger over the Royals turning Bob Davis into a mop-up relief pitcher. Such passion, such a distinct voice and style. And nice work by David Lawrence pointing out that right guard Damon Martin took out the linebacker, one of the keys to ...
I asked Kansas sophomore Buck (hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker) Ben Goodman during summer camp if he had ever listened to big band leader/clarinet player Benny Goodman, to whom my father used to tap his foot and snap his fingers while wearing the sort of grin Ben wore after starring in ...
Weather forecasts call for south winds of 27 mph at kickoff and staying close to that throughout the game. Not that Kansas football coach Charlie Weis needed another reason to hand the football to true freshman quarterback Montell Cozart and let him win it or lose it without feeling as if ...
When handing out the kudos to those responsible for influencing power forward Cliff Alexander’s decision to come to Kansas, head coach Bill Self, a terrific closer, will be at the top of most lists. KU’s tradition, the Allen Fieldhouse atmosphere, and the fact that Alexander’s ...
Most ranked schools opened the season abusing sparring partners, so there wasn’t much movement in the Top 25. From the Big 12, Kansas remained fifth, Oklahoma State eighth. Baylor moved from 25th to 23rd. The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place ...
Through the years, college basketball grew increasingly too physical, making it more difficult for gifted offensive players to make crowd-pleasing plays. So the NCAA moved in the offseason to change the way the game is called by restricting the defensive players’ use of hands and ...
