Jun 25

Jayhawks swim at Olympic trials

Kansas senior Stephanie Payne and soon-to-be KU freshman Chelsie Miller competed in the 400-meter individual medley in the first day of Olympic swimming trials Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Payne placed 67th in qualifying with a time of 4:56.46, while Miller w… Continue reading

May 06

K-State baseball wins; KU baseball, softball falls

K-STATE BASEBALL SWEEPS UNO: The Kansas State baseball team finished off a sweep of Nebraska-Omaha on Sunday, beating UNO 10-2. Jared King went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs, and Wade Hinkle added two hits and three RBIs. Robert Youngdahl earned … Continue reading

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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May 05

Saturday’s Local scoreboard

Baseball
COLLEGE
BIG 12
RESULTS SATURDAY
Kansas State 14, Nebraska-Omaha 5
Air Force 3, Kansas 0
Texas A&M 7, Texas Tech 2
Missouri 5, Texas 4
Oklahoma 8, Oklahoma State 4
AIR FORCE 3, KANSAS 0
Air Force 100 100 100 — 3 7 0
Kansas 000 000 000 … Continue reading

Mar 18

Kevin Haskin: KU survives Big Ten-like battle

OMAHA, Neb. — For the better part of almost every minute it played basketball Sunday in CenturyLink Center, Kansas was reminded of a new reality.
No matter how close they were to home, or how many fans they had supporting them, the Jayhawks were squa… Continue reading

Mar 18

KU adjusts to Hummel in second half

OMAHA, Neb. — For an entire half, Purdue forward Robbie Hummel pummeled Kansas’ defense.
“It was a bad matchup for us,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We knew that going in.”
Hummel scored eight points in the first four minutes, forcing Self… Continue reading

Mar 18

Elijah Johnson rallies Kansas to 63-60 win over Purdue

OMAHA, Neb. — All season Elijah Johnson watched as the rest of his teammates had stretches where they carried Kansas.
Travis Releford had his. So did Jeff Withey. Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor have done it all year. But Johnson, while turning in… Continue reading

Mar 18

KU advances to Sweet 16 … somehow

OMAHA, Neb. — Do not dare light a cigar just yet, Kansas fans.
You want to create a tobacco-free road to the Final Four.
Besides, there’s no reason to do anything celebratory just yet. Not after a thrilling rally was needed inside the final minute … Continue reading

Mar 17

KU’s Johnson doing more in past 5 games

OMAHA, Neb. — For most of his career Elijah Johnson had been measured on potential. He’s a big guard, people would say, and, man, have you seen some of the YouTube clips of him dunking?
He would show just enough to tease but never enough to be cons… Continue reading