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KU vs. Lehigh Jayhawk fans descend on Bricktown UNLV vs. N. Iowa KSU vs. N. Texas BYU-Florida KU honors doctor The day in photos, March 18, 2010 KU women vs. PVAMU
Polls
How many good halves do you think KU will play against Northern Iowa?

Poll results

Response Percent
2
 
57%
1
 
36%
0
 
3%
Undecided
 
2%
Total 2341
Will Lehigh be within 10 points of KU at halftime?

Poll results

Response Percent
No
 
75%
Yes
 
23%
Undecided
 
1%
Total 159
How is your NCAA bracket doing?

Poll results

Response Percent
OK
 
37%
I didn’t do a bracket
 
27%
I’m out already
 
22%
Great
 
13%
Total 753
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
An assortment of healthy eats, from left, chickpea "tuna" salad by JoAnn Farb; raspberry salsa, by Nancy O'Connor and apple salad with jalapeno-lime dressing by Nancy O'Connor. Snacking satisfaction: Dishes to indulge both the hungry hoops fans and the those with special diets
March 17, 2010 in print edition on 1C
Sometimes it’s a task more difficult than filling out a winning bracket: figuring out what to feed everybody at a March Madness watch party…
6:00 a.m.
The Kansas Jayhawks slap hands with fans as they leave the court following practice at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Rivalry between Jayhawk, Wildcat fans heating up in Oklahoma City
March 17, 2010 in print edition on 1A
President Obama may be picking Kansas to beat Kansas State two weeks from now in the Final Four, but the in-state rivalry already is heating up in the stands, on the streets and in the bars of Oklahoma City.
10:00 a.m.
Len Hanson, of Lawrence, browses the shelves Wednesday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. The library reports a dramatic upsurge in patrons in the past year, possibly as a result of the national economic crisis. Lawrence library wants $18 million expansion, asks city to schedule public vote
12:01 p.m., March 17, 2010 Updated 5:37 p.m. in print edition on 1A
Leaders of the Lawrence Public Library want to ask voters in November for a property tax increase to fund an $18 million expansion of its downtown facility.
2:00 p.m.
Mel Klein, a 1955 graduate of Lehigh and current Lawrence resident, will be whooping it up for his team, which plays KU Thursday, March 18, 2010 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City. Lehigh graduate in Lawrence has ‘fingers crossed’ for tonight
March 18, 2010 in print edition on 1A
An unfamiliar fight song echoes from Mel and Phyllis Klein’s northwest Lawrence home.
6:00 p.m.
Nadia Sanburn, 7, a student at Woodlawn SCHOOL in Lawrence, rides the shoulders of her dad, Jake Lowen, and holds up a sign during a rally for school funding Tuesday at the Statehouse in Topeka. Appropriations panel recommends more school cuts
5:31 p.m., March 17, 2010 Updated 9:29 a.m. in print edition on 1A
The reductions were approved on straight party-line vote; Republicans supported; Democrats opposed
10:06 p.m.
Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor wrestles for a loose ball with Lehigh guard Marquis Hall during the first half, Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. FINAL: Marcus Morris scores career high in Jayhawks’ 90-74 victory over Lehigh
7:30 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 12:42 a.m.
The sophomore forward contributed 26 points on 12-for-15 shooting, as the Jayhawks overcame a sluggish start to put away the Mountain Hawks in the second half.

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Goins helps Tennessee beat San Diego State 62-59
March 18, 2010
Melvin Goins made his fourth 3-pointer with 19 seconds left after San Diego State cut the deficit to one point, and Tennessee held off the Aztecs 62-59 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional.
Northern Iowa ends 20-year NCAA drought on late 3
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
Using a grind-it-out defense and a clutch shot by Ali Farokhmanesh, Northern Iowa is moving on in the NCAA tournament for the first time in two decades.
Pondexter lifts Washington over Marquette 80-78
March 18, 2010
Quincy Pondexter drove for a tiebreaking bank shot with 1.7 seconds left, and 11th-seeded Washington extended its remarkable late-season run into the NCAA tournament with an 80-78 victory over Marquette in the first round of the East Regional on Thursday night.
Ohio stuns Georgetown in tournament opener
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
Who knew that all this time Ohio used the regular season as a warm-up act? The Bobcats’ time to shine is March.
Bledsoe’s eight 3s lead Kentucky past ETSU 100-71
09:35 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 12:19 a.m. in print edition on A7
To call this one a yawner would be understating things. Kentucky’s blowout of East Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA tournament was so thorough that fans were sleeping in the stands — and not even the collective laughs of conscious spectators could awaken some of those caught snoozing on large video boards.
FINAL: Marcus Morris scores career high in Jayhawks’ 90-74 victory over Lehigh
07:30 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 12:42 a.m.
The sophomore forward contributed 26 points on 12-for-15 shooting, as the Jayhawks overcame a sluggish start to put away the Mountain Hawks in the second half.
Butler surges past UTEP 77-59 in second half
06:51 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 07:57 p.m.
When Shelvin Mack made a steal and quickly hit a 3-pointer in the opening minute of the second half, he had a good feeling Butler could shake its opening-game jitters.
Saint Mary’s earns first NCAA win since 1959
March 18, 2010
Richmond was on the wrong side of an NCAA tournament upset this time, and Saint Mary’s is moving on for the first time in more than 50 years.
Murray State stuns Vanderbilt in NCAA opener
06:13 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 07:58 p.m.
Murray State coach Billy Kennedy went with his gut and drew up a play his team had never run before, with Isacc Miles the go-to guy at the end. Third option Danero Thomas became the hero instead.
Attorney for Lawrence man suspected in meth trafficking ring asks for client to be released on bond
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
A Shawnee County Sheriff’s officer says he witnessed a Lawrence man, accused in a methamphetamine trafficking ring, sell drugs on several occasions, according to court records.
Udoh leads Baylor past Sam Houston State 68-59
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
Ekpe Udoh did everything Baylor needed to stave off upset-minded Sam Houston State and end a 60-year drought in the NCAA tournament.
K-State routs North Texas 82-62 in West Regional
05:32 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 06:44 p.m. in print edition on A7
Kansas State went over the scouting report and stretched, sat down, then stretched again. As the game before theirs ran into overtime, then a second, the Wildcats weren’t sure what to do, the nervousness building with each passing minute.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department arrests three for DUI on St. Patrick’s Day
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
One of the three came as a result of a saturation patrol that had more officers than usual on the roadways.
Enjoy the sun while it lasts; Another blast of winter snow is around the corner
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
Don’t let Thursday’s sunny skies and 60-degree temperatures fool you. It’s not quite time to pack up the coats, hats and gloves.
Lawrence superintendent is waiting for process to play out in Topeka
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
Lawrence school board members, who already have approved $4.6 million in cuts for next school year, have said legislators must increase taxes to keep the board from having to cut deeper.
Globetrotting Tonganoxie couple prepares for monster truck race a little closer to home
Tonganoxie drivers compete in Wichita this weekend
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B5
Jimmy and Dawn Creten have been all over the globe competing in monster truck events. On Friday and Saturday, the Tonganoxie couple will race in the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam Thunder Nationals in Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena
Villanova tops Robert Morris 73-70 in OT
March 18, 2010
Scottie Reynolds and No. 2 seed Villanova nearly had their NCAA tournament run end in the biggest of upsets.
Old Dominion edges Notre Dame 51-50
03:18 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 03:24 p.m.
As Carleton Scott’s 3-pointer sailed toward the hoop and rattled around the rim, Old Dominion’s Keyon Carter was already bracing for the possibility of a tie game. Then the shot popped out, giving the Monarchs the NCAA tournament’s first upset.
Fredette, BYU outlast Florida 99-92 in double OT
March 18, 2010
Jimmer Fredette and BYU survived a thrilling reminder that March Madness is back.
Not all information for City Commission presented in agendas or at regular meetings
City maintains an electronic ‘document library,’ also communicates with commissioners via e-mail
02:45 p.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 05:05 p.m. in print edition on B1
When organizers in March 2009 asked the City Commission to make Lawrence the first community in the state to pass anti-discrimination laws for transgendered people, it caught some City Hall observers by surprise.
Lawrence orthopedic surgeon recalls 27 years of service to KU athletes
Care given to athletes on voluntary basis make Ken Wertzberger a team MVP
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
Ken Wertzberger, a Lawrence orthopedic surgeon, recently was honored for 27 years of service to Kansas University athletes. He volunteered at the university from 1979 to 2006, and during that time operated on more than 400 athletes.
KU men’s basketball team fourth most valuable, according to Forbes study
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A8
KU trails only North Carolina, Kentucky and Louisville among men’s basketball teams that generate the most value in magazine’s rankings.
Special Olympians head to Hays for state tournament
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B4
Douglas County Special Olympians looking for gold in state basketball and cheerleading tournament this weekend.
KU fans stand tall as NCAA play begins
March 18, 2010
They say television adds 15 pounds, but the screen also manages to shave six or more inches from KU players, coaches and anyone else wearing crimson and blue on the sidelines at Ford Center.
Proposed constitutional amendment to block federal health care reform fails
10:51 a.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 10:51 a.m. in print edition on B5
The measure would have prohibited the federal government from requiring Kansans to purchase health insurance.
City seeking public comment on possible Iowa Street changes
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
City engineers are seeking public comment about adding a center turn lane and making other improvements to Iowa Street between Yale Road and the Irving Hill overpass.
Senate panel fails to agree on tax increases, House Republicans propose budget with more hits for education
08:40 a.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 02:50 p.m.
A Kansas Senate panel failed to agree Thursday on a variety of tax increase proposals to close a projected gap in the 2011 budget.
Davis says Speaker O’Neal crossed the line; O’Neal vehemently denies wrongdoing
08:36 a.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 05:33 p.m. in print edition on B3
Davis testified before the House Select Investigative Committee on a misconduct complaint that he and other House Democrats have filed against O’Neal.
Legislators set to meet this morning to negotiate bill to tighten restrictions on late-term abortions
08:34 a.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 11:50 a.m.
Anti-abortion legislators are pushing a proposal to allow lawsuits against doctors over legally questionable late-term abortions.
Senate approves rules for campaigns to oust, retain sitting judges
08:30 a.m., March 18, 2010 Updated 10:36 a.m.
A Kansas Senate committee has endorsed a bill regulating campaigns in Kansas to oust or retain appellate court judges.
Lehigh not backing down
March 18, 2010
Lehigh forward Zahir Carrington didn’t come to Oklahoma City to roll over for top-ranked and top-seeded Kansas University.
More pet owners report injuries from skin products
March 18, 2010 in print edition on C6
Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.
Prescription-drug heists on the rise
March 18, 2010 in print edition on C6
The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse in Connecticut this week was just the most audacious example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing large quantities of prescription drugs for resale on the black market.
Polls show good news for GOP — it’s gaining in election year
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
A year of partisan wrangling over health care, frothy tempests churning the political teapot and a new presidential administration suffering the usual fading bloom have take a toll on Democrats, according to two new polls.
Health bill gains ground, but its release is delayed
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders — gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote.
44 of 172 Detroit schools slated to close
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
Doors are expected to shut on more than a quarter of Detroit’s 172 public schools in June as the district fights through steadily declining enrollment and a budget deficit of more than $219 million, an emergency financial manager said Wednesday.
Cocaine sentencing rule change approved
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
Legislation approved by the Senate on Wednesday would significantly reduce the disparity in sentences handed out to those convicted of crack and powder cocaine charges.
Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama’s signature
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won congressional approval Wednesday in what Democrats hope is just the first of several election-year measures aimed at boosting hiring.
PM fights for survival as votes counted
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
The man who has led Iraq for the past four years is battling for his political survival just as U.S. troops are getting ready to pack up and go home.
Speedy Collins in no hurry
March 18, 2010
The moment Sherron Collins slipped into a Kansas University uniform as a freshman, he was the quickest cat on the floor.
Padres outlast Royals
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
San Diego left-hander Clayton Richard spent more time in the dugout watching the Padres score than on the mound.
Jordan’s bid approved
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he’ll try to turn around the state’s money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league.
‘Afghan Star’ an act of resistance
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B7
Why are we in Afghanistan? If only we could look at one of our greatest foreign policy challenges through the prism of “American Idol.”
Horoscope for March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B7
This year, you break precedence and open up to new types of change. You are also likely to land on your feet more often. You are beginning a new life cycle and opening doors. If you are single, you feel much more connected than in the past. If you are attached, the two of you connect on a deeper level. Taurus anchors you.
Lawrence woman reports burglary, theft
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
A 21-year-old Lawrence woman reported Saturday the burglary and theft of personal property from the 1300 block of Tennessee Street.
Lawrence woman arrested for battery incident
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
A 32-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a man was struck with a vehicle.
County keeps eye on own credit card spending
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
It takes a lot of work to keep tabs on Douglas County’s purchasing cards, or P-cards.
Pump patrol
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.60 at several stations.
100 years ago: Local music lovers treated to symphony
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
From the Lawrence Daily World for March 18, 1910: “Music lovers of Lawrence will be treated to a concert by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra at the festival here April 21 and 22.
40 years ago: Local paper company seeks expansion
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
The Lawrence Paper Co. went before the City Commission to request issuance of $2.1 million in revenue bonds to help expand the current company operation in the Santa Fe Industrial District.
25 years ago: Rugby gains popularity at KU
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
Rugby was becoming an increasingly popular “club” activity at Kansas University, and the local KU group was hitting the road regularly for matches and social get-togethers.
Texas ‘ready to go’
Longhorns hope to put late collapse behind
March 18, 2010
The University of Texas men’s basketball team was a popular preseason choice to advance to this year’s Final Four in Indianapolis. Four months later, the Longhorns aren’t a sure-fire bet to escape the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oklahoma State a mixed bag
Cowboys have standout in Anderson, but they’ve been inconsistent
March 18, 2010
Like most teams entering this week’s NCAA Tournament as middle-of-the pack seeds, the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team has been a mixed bag of sorts this season, alternating flashes of brilliance (victories over top-10 opponents Kansas University and Kansas State, for instance) with bouts of mediocrity.
Format favors Tigers
Mizzou’s defense tough for tourney teams
March 18, 2010
The 75-60 loss to Nebraska in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament by no means was a resume builder for the Missouri basketball team.
Aggies reveling in renaissance
Turgeon has Texas A&M in fifth straight NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2010
Mark Turgeon, third-year coach of the Texas A&M Aggies, recently put the program’s renaissance in perspective.
No cellphone, no problem: Local residents resist the pull of always being connected
March 18, 2010
Swimming against the heavy tide of convention, many Lawrencians don’t have cell phones, don’t want them, don’t need them. OK, well, sometimes they admit they need them, but not as often as you might think…
Baylor tired of L’s
Defensive turnaround gives Bears new outlook
March 18, 2010
Ekpe Udoh wants everyone to know this isn’t the Baylor of old. He’s seen that team. And this year’s team is nothing like it.
Frankly, K-State solid contender
Thanks to coach Martin, Wildcats have shot to reach Final Four
March 18, 2010
The coach calls the players all sorts of unprintable names and the players call him but one name: Frank. Sometimes they put a “shut up” in front of Frank.
Style scout: Alex Ward
March 18, 2010
When I substitute teach, kids say I look like Peter Petrelli from “Heroes.” I also get Johnny Depp, Peter Pan and slightly sleazy actors in general…
Style scout: Lyda Kendrick
March 18, 2010
I don’t know if the underwear I have on belonged to my mother or my sister, but I don’t think they’re mine…
Lehigh basketball notebook
March 18, 2010
Counting the Big 12 tournament championship game, the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats met three times this season, with the Jayhawks winning all three games.
Recruit changes mind, won’t play for KU women
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
Overland Park Aquinas High girls basketball standout Dashawn Harden reportedly has changed her mind about her commitment to Kansas University.
KU softball falls to Long Beach State, 4-3
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
Long Beach State overcame a 3-0 first-inning deficit and edged Kansas, 4-3, in college softball Wednesday afternoon.
KU reliever Bochy honored
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
Kansas University junior relief pitcher Brett Bochy was named on Wednesday to this week’s National All-Star Lineup by the College Baseball Foundation.
Late rally sinks KU baseball, 5-3
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
Despite three hits from left fielder Jimmy Waters, the No. 19-ranked Kansas University baseball team fell, 5-3, at Tulane on Wednesday at Turchin Stadium.
Tiger’s aura likely gone for good
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
Oddsmakers didn’t take long to make Tiger Woods the Masters favorite. Even his fellow competitors say they can see him trying on another green jacket.
Prognosis looks good for McCray to recover fully
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
Danielle McCray’s college basketball career may have ended on a sad note, but the future looks bright for the former Kansas University standout.
Wildcats a loose group
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
The loosest bunch in all of sports? The Kansas State basketball team. Hands down.
Federal school initiatives have poor record
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
Doubling down on dubious bets is characteristic of compulsive gamblers and federal education policy. The nation was essentially without such policy for grades K through 12, and better off for that, until 1965. In that year of liberals living exuberantly, they produced the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Now yet another president has announced yet another plan to fix education. His aspiration has a discouraging pedigree.
Political oddity
For a solidly Republican state, Kansas finds itself with a lot of Democrats in its top state offices.
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
An unusual chain of events has led Kansas to a state leadership situation that probably is unique in Kansas history and is unlikely to occur again any time soon.
Gary Bedore’s KU hoops notebook
March 18, 2010
Kansas University freshman guard C.J. Henry hasn’t received many phone calls or texts from acquaintances wanting tickets to tonight’s Kansas University-Lehigh game in Ford Center.
Out of the blocks
Can Aldrich, KU swat Lehigh?
March 18, 2010
Cole Aldrich, who is storming toward Kansas University’s career blocks record in just three seasons at the tradition-rich school, can only imagine how many rejections Wilt Chamberlain had as a Jayhawk.
Our town sports
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B5
Local sports events for March 18, 2010.
People in the news
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B7
People in the news for March 18, 2010.
U.S. acting like enemy, not friend, of Israel
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
Despite Vice President Joe Biden’s recent pledge of unswerving fidelity to Israel during his recent visit there, the rhetoric and pressure directed by the Obama administration against the only fully functioning democracy in the Middle East more accurately resembles the behavior of an enemy.
Jayhawks have what it takes
No less an authority than Darnell Jackson says Kansas can win it all
March 18, 2010
Darnell Jackson, who definitely knows what it takes to win an NCAA basketball championship, likes the postseason potential of the 2009-10 Kansas Jayhawks.
Hutchinson running back chooses Jayhawks
March 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
Hutchinson High senior Josh Smith, one of the most prolific running backs in Kansas during the past four years, has decided to play football at Kansas University, his coach, Randy Dreiling, told Rivals.com Wednesday night.
Lehigh graduate in Lawrence has ‘fingers crossed’ for tonight
March 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
An unfamiliar fight song echoes from Mel and Phyllis Klein’s northwest Lawrence home.