Jun 19

KU, K-State brace for NCAA’s academic reforms

Grab your NCAA Tournament brackets, because the new Academic Progress Rates are coming.
The NCAA has added sharper teeth to its APR penalties, giving fans a reason to pay attention when academic reports are released Wednesday. Minimum standards have be… Continue reading

Jun 19

Road to BCS changes filled with bumps

The guys in charge of changing the BCS are headed back to Chicago, hoping to make more progress at a meeting Wednesday than they did the last time they were there.
Last week’s gathering of conference commissioners did little to advance the goal of re… Continue reading

Jun 19

Self joins All-Star celebrity lineup

Bill Self can coach, but how’s his softball swing?
Fans will find out July 8, as the Kansas basketball coach will be part of the lineup at the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game at Kauffman Stadium. Other celebrities on the roster include act… Continue reading

Jun 19

Prosecutors drop charge against Talib

DALLAS — Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib.
The decision, detailed in a court filing Monday, was made a week before the 26-year-old Talib was due t… Continue reading

Jun 19

Schedule analysis: Oklahoma

Time to start analyzing each team’s schedule across the Big 12. Next up, those Sooners up in Norman.

See more Big 12 schedule analysis here.

Nonconference (with 2011 records):

Sept. 1: at Texas-El Paso (5-7)
Sept. 8: Florida A&M (7-4)
Oct…. Continue reading

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