As part of our 100 days until kickoff coverage this week, we’re looking at each conference’s biggest underachievements and overachievements in the BCS era. Here’s what I say for the Big 12:

Overachievements

1. Frequent title visits. There’s plenty of… Continue reading →

The fact that Joradn Dreiling still is playing the game he loves is a testament to his determination. By Matt Tait Continue reading →

The words “big, strong and physical” appeared on the University of Tulsa’s scouting report of former Memphis center Tarik Black last college basketball season. By Gary Bedore
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Here’s a look at how former Kansas University players fared in NBA playoff games of Tuesday, May 21. Continue reading →

Wayne Selden, the second-highest-ranked recruit in Kansas University’s next basketball recruiting class, sizes up his classmates. By Tom Keegan Continue reading →

The Kansas baseball team was supposed to have a day off on Tuesday, a day to rest before the scheduled start of the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. But with the tournament pushed back to Thursday after a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla., on Monday, the Jayhawks used the day to join the relief effort and gather money and supplies for the area’s storm victims.

According to KU officials, the team raised $1,200 and went shopping at a local Target store for bottled water and other supplies. The Jayhawks then took the supplies to a local drop-site at the Edmond Christian Church.

They weren’t the only Big 12 team in action on Tuesday. West Virginia, the Jayhawks’ opponent on Thursday, also gathered supplies for storm victims.

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We’re continuing our series today looking at the “most important” game of the year for each team in the Big 12.

I have my own opinions on that for every team, but I’ll ask the fans what they think first before I weigh in on what game I’d pick and why…. Continue reading →