After talking with 2008 Olympians Bershawn 'Batman' Jackson and Christian Smith at the Kansas Relays, I came away intrigued by a similarity. They both defined themselves by a third-place finish. But their stories couldn't be much more different. Let's start with Christian Smith, a native ...
It's the age-old question: Which is better, a dominant offense or a dominant defense? If recent history is an indicator, Division-I men's basketball coaches should be looking for the best scorers they can ...
I was fascinated when I received an e-mail from Kansas fan Scott Zwink earlier this week. Zwink, a 1985 KU graduate, did some extensive research on one question: Which men’s basketball teams have lost the most times in the NCAA Tournament to the eventual national champion? Let's call it ...
The worst part about the Sweet 16 loss for the Kansas Jayhawks has to be that they weren’t beaten by the Michigan State Spartans. Instead, the Jayhawks were beaten by themselves. Remember this blog? In it, I tried to go through and pick out the best matchups for KU in each round. Lo ...
Get ready to see more of Kansas coach Bill Self with his stool perched on the sidelines of an NCAA Tournament game. I just checked out the court arrangement here at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and was disappointed by what I saw: A setup nearly identical to the setup of Ford Field last ...
What I'm about to show you is the inspirational video that helped lead the North Dakota State Bison to a 66-64 victory over Oakland in the Summit League championship game. NDSU coach Saul Phillips told Dan Patrick this was the exact video he played for his players before the biggest game ...
After the Kansas men's basketball team's loss Thursday to Baylor, KU coach Bill Self promised his team would practice as hard as it had all season this weekend, with two practices scheduled for today. If I'm Self, I work on three things in practice: Defense, defense and ...
10:54 p.m. Oh, and by the way, at one point, Singletary scored 29 straight points for Tech. Amazing. Here's a safe prediction: He's on the All-Tournament team no matter what happens the rest of the weekend. 10:48 p.m. Solid coaching by Pat Knight, as with his team down one, he told ...