Dec 12

KU’s Jarmoc named second-team All-American

On Monday evening, Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard made a phone call to his junior middle blocker, Caroline Jarmoc, to tell her she had made school history.

Jarmoc learned from Bechard that she was named a second team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. She is the first All-American in KU volleyball history.

After the phone call with Bechard, Jarmoc had to make a call of her own.

“I Skyped my parents right away,” Jarmoc said. “I got a bit emotional because I’ve put so much work into this. It’s nice to have recognition in the end.”

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Jul 19

Austin Meek: Big 12 poll positions up for debate

Burnt ends and odds from the major colleges beat …
■ A quick thanks to fellow media members who voted Kansas State sixth in the Big 12’s preseason poll. I was afraid no one would mention the no-respect angle at media days next week.
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Jun 29

KU baseball legend Temple dies

Floyd Temple, the winningest baseball coach in University of Kansas history with 438 career wins over 28 seasons, died Friday at the age of 85.
Temple led the Jayhawks to Big Eight Conference records of .500 or better in 14 of his 28 seasons. He coache… Continue reading

Jun 29

Feds: Major dealer sold pot to KU players

A man charged in a large-scale marijuana case allegedly supplied several members of the 2010-11 Kansas men’s basketball team, a federal prosecutor said recently during a hearing in federal court.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead made that state… Continue reading

Jun 26

Commissioners, plus N.D. to present playoff proposal

WASHINGTON — College football will finally have a playoff. Come 2014, the BCS is dead.
A committee of university presidents Tuesday approved a plan for a four-team playoff put forward by commissioners of the major football conferences.
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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 12

Tuesday’s local scoreboard

Baseball
ADULT
FIREBALL
RESULTS TUESDAY
Senators 9, Americans 2

YOUTH
DORNWOOD
RESULTS TUESDAY
Pony — Kansas Crusaders 6, Angels 5
Bronco — Titans 8, Cardinals 3
Mustang — Titans 16, Bears 10
Pinto — Bulls 5, Angels 4
KEN BERRY
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Jun 08

Three KU players drafted by MLB teams

Three Kansas baseball signees were drafted earlier this week by Major League organizations in the 2012 MLB draft. Infielder Thomas Mirabelli (Pittsburgh, 28th round), right-handed pitcher Hayden Edwards (Kansas City, 31st round) and left-handed pitcher… Continue reading

Jun 03

Austin Meek: Access critical for any playoff plan

College football’s postseason has so many problems that it’s easy to forget why it had to change in the first place.
It wasn’t because of the greedy bowls or the geeky computer formulas, though both of those elements contributed.
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May 06

Sunday’s local scoreboard

Sailing
SHAWNEE YACHT CLUB
RESULTS SUNDAY
Race 1 — 1. Mark Marling; 2. Chuck Towle, 3. Tony Towle; 4. Brian Turnbull.
Race 2 — 1. Mark Marling; 2. Tony Towle; 3. Chuck Towle; 4. Brian Turnbull.

Running
LAW DAY 5K
RESULTS SATURDAY
FEMALE
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