Tweets and other comments regarding new Kansas University forward/center Tarik Black, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound senior transfer from the University of Memphis, who is immediately eligible to play in games his final season following his graduation from Memp… Continue reading
Kansas baseball drops sixth straight
Utah’s Cory Hunt singled over the outstretched arms of Kansas University right fielder Connor McKay with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 13th to lift the Utes to their second walk-off victory of the series, 7-6, Monday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. Continue reading
KU’s Self thinks of home state after deadly storms
Kansas coach Bill Self grew up just north of Oklahoma City, attending high school in the suburban enclave of Edmond, Okla. So on Monday afternoon, as a mile-wide tornado ripped through the area and flattened parts of Moore, a southern suburb, Self’s mi… Continue reading
Local sports briefs: K-State baseball collects several honors
K-STATE’S FISHER UP FOR AWARD GIVEN TO NATION’S BEST SHORTSTOP: Kansas State sophomore Austin Fisher earned a spot Monday in the Brooks Wallace award watch list, one of 14 players up for the honor give to the nation’s top shortstop. Fisher hit .358 in 53 games with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homers and 34 RBIs. He led the Big 12 in conference-only batting average at .412. The top-seeded Wildcats begin play in the Big 12 Tournament at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday against No. 8 Texas Tech in Oklahoma City.
Monday’s local scoreboard
SOCCER
High school girls
STATE QUARTERFINALS PAIRINGS
CLASS 6A
NORTHEAST GAMES TUESDAY
No. 4 BV Northwest (12-5-1) at No. 1 Olathe East (14-2-1), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Blue Valley North (12-4-1) at No. 2 Washburn Rural (14-3), 6 p.m.
SOUTH CENTRAL GAMES TUESDAY… Continue reading
100-days checklist: Big 12
We’re only 100 days away from the college football season, but today we’re looking at what each conference needs to do, team by team, between now and then. Here’s the Big 12′s checklist.
1. Sort out and develop those quarterbacks. I’ve written about i… Continue reading
Here's what type of player KU is getting in Tarik Black
Here’s what type of player KU is getting in Tarik Black Continue reading
Kansas lands transfer Tarik Black from Memphis (The Associated Press)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately. Continue reading
Jayhawks Land Another
A few weeks ago, Kansas head coach Bill Self advised reporters that Kansas wasn’t done loading up on talent for the 2013-14 season. He said they still were hoping to add not one, but as many as two more players Continue reading
KU basketball team adds Memphis transfer Tarik Black
Kansas’ basketball team has added another big body to a burgeoning roster overhaul. Former Memphis forward Tarik Black has signed a grant-in-aid agreement to play basketball at Kansas, the school announced Tuesday. Continue reading