Apr 24

Kevin Haskin: Spring comes alive with winning colors

Musings at the midweek:
■ Bold prediction: Winners on Saturday for Kansas and Kansas State will dress in Blue and Purple, respectively.
■ KU did send out a release for its spring game format and the color scheme was like mulling over paint samples…. Continue reading

Apr 20

Lawrence spends $180K on Final Four parties

LAWRENCE — Parties in downtown Lawrence after The University of Kansas played in the Final Four cost the city about $180,000 — but no one is complaining.
City Manager David Corliss said overtime wages for police officers was the biggest expense fro… Continue reading

Apr 17

Local briefs: KU, K-State baseball win

KU BASEBALL TOPS BAKER 7-3: Big hits by Zac Elgie and Kevin Kuntz helped the Kansas baseball team down Baker 7-3 on Tuesday in Lawrence. Elgie went 2-for-4 with his fourth homer in the first innings, hwile Kuntz broke the game open with a two-run doubl… Continue reading

Feb 27

Marcus Morris faces battery citation

Morris cited for battery
LAWRENCE — Houston Rockets rookie reserve Marcus Morris faces a misdemeanor battery citation over a reported Lawrence bar incident several hours after his former Kansas teammates beat Missouri on Saturday.
Supervising Cit… Continue reading

Feb 23

Kevin Haskin: Phog creeps in to Missouri hall

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Sometimes you just never know where the road will take you.
With Missouri headed for the SEC, my own Show-Me Tour the past three days was quite worthwhile.
First to Columbia, where Mizzou didn’t even look like the third-best team… Continue reading

Feb 07

Kevin Haskin: Pyro makes for vintage viewing

Musings at the mid-week:
– Kinda cool to see a shooter (Will Spradling) thaw and a freshman (Angel Rodriguez) mature before your very eyes.
– That happened last week when each keyed a second-half surge for Kansas State against Texas A&M.
– Wrot… Continue reading

Feb 03

Podcast: The Kansas-Missouri preview

Sure, you can wait until Saturday night and listen to the ESPN Game Day crew and catch Vitale and Digger and Hubert and every other talking head in the world of college basketball waxing vociferously about the magnitude of that evening’s Kansas at Mi… Continue reading

Jan 25

Streets near stadium get Fambrough’s name

LAWRENCE — Drivers near Memorial Stadium in Lawrence will have a hard time forgetting former Kansas football coach Don Fambrough.
Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to rename a portion of 11th Street near the stadium to Fambrough Drive.
The ch… Continue reading

Dec 01

Local sports notebook

ROYALS ANNOUNCE SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE: The Kansas City Royals announced their 2012 spring training schedule Wednesday, with the club’s 10th season in the Cactus League beginning with a game against the Texas Rangers on March 4 in Surprise, Ari… Continue reading