CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thomas Robinson made a quantum leap during his junior year at Kansas.
He spent Friday morning trying to convince the Charlotte Bobcats that he has even more upside.
Robinson and Connecticut’s Andre Drummond worked out for the Bobc… Continue reading
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
Burnt ends and odds from the major colleges beat …
■ The Odds return after a whirlwind tour that included stops in Pittsburgh, St. Louis, New Orleans and Tornado Alley.
Odds of survival were about 50-50 when the clouds started swirling above the Sw… Continue reading
LAWRENCE — Yeah, the Kansas Jayhawks fell short of the national championship Monday night in New Orleans. But you wouldn’t know it from seeing the crowd Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse to greet the team as it returned to Lawrence.
With one side of the … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — It was a somber locker room with plenty of quivering lower lips and watery eyes, but it wasn’t anything like the locker rooms of Kansas’ recent tournament losses.
Those teams had come up short of their intended marks, so after losse… Continue reading
Kansas fans can welcome home their national runner-up men’s basketball team during a celebration Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
Doors to the fieldhouse will open at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Jayhawks will depart New Orleans at 5 p.m., arrive at Tope… Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — Here, now, is the eulogy for the 2011-2012 Kansas basketball season, one that reached beyond most reasonable preseason expectations but died with a thud.
This season will not so much be remembered for Kansas’ 67-59 loss to powerhouse … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — With the way Jeff Withey and Elijah Johnson played during Kansas’ run to the national championship game, they were asked multiple times after KU’s 67-59 loss to Kentucky if they planned on returning to school next year.
Both Withey … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — The national player of the year scored one field goal in the national championship game.
Yet no one is crying for a recount on any awards presented to Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis.
Sure, he went just 1-for-10 against Kansas and didn Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — One more second-half rally was possible for Kansas on Monday.
If you believe in miracles, which the Jayhawks do — wholeheartedly — in the NCAA championship game.
Danny had his Miracles for teammates. Mario had his Miracle on a clutc… Continue reading