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Big 12 Tournament

• 3/13/2008: Jayhawks await opponent. Nebraska, Missouri, or does it even matter? The Kansas men’s basketball team plays its first Big 12 conference tournament game tomorrow.
• 3/14/2008: Fans flock to downtown KC. Big 12 fans are enjoying the conference tournament in a brand new venue this year.
• 3/13/2008: A video tour of the Power & Light District, Sprint Center and College Basketball Experience. On day one of the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament, here’s a mini-tour of the new Power & Light District, the Sprint Center and the College Basketball Experience.
• 3/13/2008: Hawks hope for 3 in 3 Bill Self’s squad knows the drill well: three wins in three days means a third-straight Big 12 Tournament title for the Jayhawks.
• 3/14/2008: Hawks have Huskers nervous. The last time Nebraska and Kansas locked up, the Jayhawks walked away with a 84-49 win that left Husker coach Doc Sadler at a loss for words.
• 3/14/2008: Cornhuskers can’t escape. If there was one team Doc Sadler and the Nebraska Cornhuskers would have liked to avoid, it would have been Kansas. Kevin Romary has more from the Sprint Center.
• 3/16/2008: Hawks best ‘Horns for title. For the third straight season, the Kansas men took the floor with the Texas Longhorns with the Big 12 Tournament Title on the line.
• 3/16/2008: Fans paint the town crimson and blue. With the Jayhawks clinching the Big 12 Title and the number one seed in the Midwest, Jayhawks fans get right to celebrating.
• 3/17/2008: KU rallies after rocky first half. Let’s relive Sunday afternoon at the Sprint Center in Kansas City: 19,000 fans looked on as Kansas and Texas swapped leads 14 times and tied six others. Kevin Romary has more.

NCAA Tournament

• 3/17/2008: Hawks to face Big Sky champs. The real season begins for Kansas: Thursday morning the Jayhawks begin their quest to the big dance against Big Sky champions Portland State.
• 3/18/2008: Jayhawks arrive in Omaha. The Kansas men’s basketball team took the first step in the quest for a championship by making it to Omaha, where they’ll face Portland State on Thursday morning.
• 3/1/2008: March Madness may affect productivity. With basketball’s March Madness about to begin, non-sports-fans and avid basketball supporters alike now scramble to fill out their brackets.
• 3/19/2008: Aldrich ready for the ‘Madness’. Thursday’s game against Portland State will be the first NCAA tourney game for KU’s Tyrel Reed and Cole Aldrich.
• 3/19/2008: KU fans cheering for Wildcats?. KU fans are out in full force in Omaha as the Jayhawks gear up for Thursday’s matchup against Portland State. But sharing the same court with the ‘Hawks later in the day? The Kansas State Wildcats!
• 3/19/2008: K-State ready for USC. Another intriguing matchup in Omaha on Thursday is between number 11 Kansas State and number 6 USC.
• 3/19/2008: Rush graces cover of SI. This week, Jayhawk junior Brandon Rush will grace the cover of the new Sports Illustrated.
• 3/19/2008: History is on Jayhawks’ side. Well if you’re a betting man, Vegas would tell you not to press your luck tomorrow morning when it comes to selecting Portland State to upset the Jayhawks.
• 3/19/2008: Two Vikings have Kansas connections. As Thursday’s first round matchup between Kansas and Portland State draws ever closer, there are two Vikings who know the Jayhawks all too well…
• 3/20/2008: KU fans happy with ‘Hawks. KU defeats Portland State in round one of the NCAA Tournament! D.J. Whetter was on the scene and caught up with a few very happy Jayhawk fans following Thursday’s win.
• 3/20/2008: KU fans find ways to watch the ‘Hawks. Some KU fans saw the first round win in Omaha - others had to watch it right here in Lawrence - even though they may have had other obligations.
• 3/20/2008: Jayhawks pleased with round one performance. Coach Bill Self and a few Kansas players talk about Thursday’s win over Portland State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• 3/20/2008: KU stomps Portland State in round one. This morning, the Kansas Jayhawks took the floor with Portland State with two things in mind: Win and move on and not become the first number one seed to get upset by a number sixteen.
• 3/20/2008: KU vs. Portland State time lapse. Time lapse video of the Jayhawks’ first-round game in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
• 3/20/2008: UNLV guard talks about Jayhawks. UNLV guard Wink Adams talks about facing the Kansas Jayhawks in round two of the NCAA Tournament.
• 3/21/2008: Kruger: KU ‘bigger, more athletic, deeper’ than most teams. UNLV coach Lon Kruger talks to the media about facing Kansas tomorrow.
• 3/21/2008: Runnin’ Rebel doesn’t scare Jayhawk fans. KU’s basketball team has a date with the University of Nevada Las Vegas tomorrow. 6News reporter Jonathan Kealing hit the streets of downtown Lawrence to find out what Jayhawk fans know about the upcoming opposition.
• 3/21/2008: Former Wildcat eager for David-Goliath match-up. Back in 1975, Lon Kruger graduated from Kansas State. Eleven years later, he returned to his alma mater to take over the head men’s basketball coaching position.
• 3/21/2008: Practice, games make it hard for Hawks to enjoy tournament. No game today for the Kansas Jayhawks, only practice, but lots of other games going on across the nation.
• 3/21/2008: KU, UNLV both on tournament-win streaks. Five games in nine days: it’s something that both Kansas and UNLV will have to deal with in the second round tomorrow in Omaha.
• Jayhawks better be ready for Rebels. Coming up tomorrow, it’s #1-seeded Kansas versus #8-seeded UNLV. Sounds easy, right? Well, remember 1998?
• Explore the Qwest Center with DJ. DJ Whetter goes inside the wardrobe room in the Qwest Center to see what happens behind the scene with the Jayhawk uniforms.
• 3/23/2008: Jayhawks advance to Sweet 16. The Kansas Jayhawks move on to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. DJ Whetter has more on the Jayhawks’ win over UNLV in Omaha.
• 3/24/2008: Hawks head to Sweet 16. For the second straight year, the Kansas men’s basketball team is still alive for the second weekend of the NCAA tournament.
• 3/24/2008: Villanova preps for KU. Villanova sophomore Scottie Reynold and head coach Jay Wright talk about their upcoming battle with the Jayhawks.
• 3/25/2008: KU to play late game. By the time the Kansas men’s basketball team takes the court on Friday night in Detroit, the NCAA tournament will be down to roughly 10 teams.
• 3/25/2008: Self under pressure. Kansas head coach Bill Self is no stranger to the second weekend of the NCAA tourney.
• 3/26/2008: Hawks make it to Motown. This afternoon the Kansas men’s basketball team took their first step toward winning a spot in the Elite Eight. Kevin Romary has more on the Jayhawks’ arrival in Detroit.
• 3/26/2008: Madness escalates as Jayhawks head north. This afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse a handful of the Hawk faithful turned out to wish the team well in Friday’s Sweet 16 matchup against Villanova.
• 3/25/2008: Hawks travel north. The Motor City is calling on the Kansas men’s basketball team. Tomorrow the top seed in the Midwest Regional boards a plane for Detroit.
• 3/26/2008: Jayhawks board bus to Motor City. After being able to spend a few warm nights in their own bed, this afternoon the Kansas men began their Sweet 16 journey to Detroit.
• 3/27/2008: KU hopes to put past behind. The Motor City has not been the friendliest of locations when it comes to Kansas basketball. DJ Whetter and Kevin Romary have more from Motown.
• 3/27/2008: Transforming Ford Field. Setting up a football stadium to host a basketball game is no easy chore. 6 Sports Director Kevin Romary shows us just exactly how that transformation all takes place with an interview with Bill Ryan, Executive Director of the Detroit Local Organizing Committee.
• 3/27/2008: And then there were 16. In a little more than 24 hours, the Kansas men will take the floor looking to advance past Villanova and earn a spot in their second straight Elite Eight. Kevin Romary is in Detroit with more on Kansas and their unfriendly memories of the Wildcats.
• 3/27/2008: A tour around Ford Field Thursday. A tour of practice sessions, the locker rooms and a full panoramic view of Ford Field from Thursday afternoon.
• 3/27/2008: Detroit to draw huge crowd. Ordinarily KU plays in front of 16,000 fans. Tomorrow night that will not be the case at Ford Field as the Hawks battle the Wildcats in front of 60,000 spectators. Kevin Romary joins us from Detroit with the details.
• 3/28/2008: Fans calling for Jayhawk victory over ‘Nova. D.J. Whetter caught up with a few fans gathering outside Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan to watch KU play against Villanova in the Sweet 16.
• 3/28/2008: A closer look at the Jayhawk vs. a Wildcat. As the Jayhawks battle it out on the court against Villanova, 6News decided it would be interesting to take a look at the mascots involved.
• 3/30/2008: Mass. celebration underway. Massachusetts Street turned into a tangle of triumph after Kansas University’s Elite Eight victory over Davidson, sending the Jayhawks to the Final Four for the first time since 2003.
• 3/30/2008: Kansas makes it—barely. The Kansas Jayhawks are headed to their 13th Final Four, although this one was in doubt until the very last minute.
• 3/30/2008: Crimson and blue take to the streets. Moments after today’s big win, fans poured out into the street to celebrate.
• 3/30/2008: Traveling fans say Detroit worth the trip. Jayhawk Nation was out in force tonight, and those who traveled to Detroit are thrilled about making the trip to college basketball’s biggest state.
• 3/30/2008: Tour Downtown Detroit aboard the People Mover Train. Time Lapse Imagery by Thad Allender, audio by Nick Krug
• 3/30/2008: Mass. celebration underway. Massachusetts Street turned into a tangle of triumph after Kansas University’s Elite Eight victory over Davidson, sending the Jayhawks to the Final Four for the first time since 2003.
• 3/30/2008: Hawks headed to Final Four. The nets are gone, and the goal’s just about out of here in Detroit. That’s because Kansas is moving on to San Antonio and the Final Four.
• 3/31/2008: Crews clean up after victory bash. The celebration from Sunday’s big win lasted into the wee hours of the morning, leaving a trail of beer cans, cups and bottles in downtown Lawrence.
• 3/31/2008: Mass. Street madness. Scenes from Sunday’s celebration on Massachusetts Street.
• 3/31/2008: Hawks thank fans at Fieldhouse. For the first time since 2003, the Kansas Jayhawks are headed to the Final Four.
• 3/31/2008: Fans seek Final Four gear. From official NCAA apparel to shirts that bring a little humor to the game, 6News reporter Lindsey Slater found that Jayhawk fans are looking to suit up in full support of their team.
• 3/31/2008: Jayhawks reflect on Elite Eight win. The Kansas men share their thoughts on their tricky victory over Davidson.
• 3/31/2008: Final Four tricky for friends of Roy. What do you do when the biggest obstacle standing between your favorite team and a shot at the national championship is your best friend?
• 4/1/2008: Scot Buxton: ‘It sort of tears your heart out…’. ‘It sort of tears your heart out…’ to know that your favorite team is competing against your best friend.
• 4/1/2008: Scot Buxton: ‘It sounds corny, but…’. ‘It sounds corny, but…’ people just don’t understand how good-natured Roy Williams is, and how great it is to have a personal hero as a friend.
• 4/1/2008: Scot Buxton: ‘I think this has a potential of being an epic game…’. ‘I think this has a potential of being an epic game…’ but KU should win, if both teams play their best possible ball, because KU doesn’t have any weaknesses.
• 4/1/2008: Fieldhouse to host Final Four game viewing. If you’re still looking for somewhere to watch the big KU game on Saturday, the answer might be in your own backyard.
• 4/1/2008: Bill’s boys meet with media. For the 13th time in school history, the Kansas men’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four. Andrew Baker has more.
• 4/1/2008: Naismith exhibit showcases basketball history. An electric massage machine and a stretching apparatus for athletes: those are just a couple of notable inventions by Dr. James Naismith.
• 4/2/2008: Crazed fans find many ways to honor Jayhawks. This Saturday, many KU fans will be donning the Crimson and Blue. Face paint will also be in full force, but those signs of support are temporary - we found a couple of Lawrence residents who have made their Jayhawk pride much more permanent.
• 4/2/2008: Jayhawks land in San Antonio. Starting tonight, the Kansas basketball team will call San Antonio home. Shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, the Jayhawks landed in the Lone Star State to prepare for this weekend’s Final Four.
• 4/2/2008: Week promises to be hard for Roy Williams. This week promises to be a difficult one for former Kansas basketball head coach Roy Williams.
• 4/3/2008: Jayhawks head to the Final Four. ‘Two to go’ is the rally cry of the men’s basketball team as it heads to San Antonio to face North Carolina in the Final Four. The players want to continue the successes of this season.
• 4/3/2008: Does basketball’s roots have religious ties?. Many Jayhawk fans treat basketball like a religion — which may bring them right in line with the intentions of founder James Naismith.
• 4/3/2008: Coach Self PSA. Coach Bill Self gives a public service announcement on celebrating safely.
• 4/3/2008: Sunny weather bountiful in San Antonio. Kevin Romary and D.J. Whetter have found themselves in sunny San Antonio right in the middle of a Final Four frenzy!
• 4/4/2008: Local businesses steady selves for Final Four crowds. The madness is nearly off the charts leading into tomorrow night’s showdown with North Carolina. Businesses are cashing in as Rock Chalk Nation amps up.
• 4/4/2008: Brown has ties to all Final Four teams. We all know the connections that Roy Williams has to Kansas, but what about Larry Brown? DJ Whetter has more.
• 4/4/2008: Fans flock to San Antonio. It figures to be a party atmosphere this weekend for Jayhawk fans who made the trek to San Antonio for the Final Four. 6Sports director Kevin Romary caught up with a few of them earlier today at the Alamodome.
• 4/4/2008: KU media relations scrambles to fill void. No Rod Stewart this weekend, and almost no media guides as well. Kevin Romary has that story.
• 4/4/2008: UNC faces balanced KU attack. Tomorrow evening Bill Self will try to contain AP Player of the Year Tyler Hansborough. But for Roy Williams, the responsibilities extend even further. DJ Whetter and Kevin Romary have more from San Antonio.
• 4/4/2008: Party like it’s 1988. You think it’s madness out there now as we head into tomorrow’s showdown between KU and North Carolina, but that’s nothing compared to the party that went on in Lawrence 20 years ago tonight.
• 4/4/2008: Police prepare for Final Four revelry. Local law enforcement officials are preparing for quite a party. Thousands of fans are expected to flock to downtown Lawrence and the KU campus to cheer on the Jayhawks Saturday night.
• 4/4/2008: Injured Stewart out for season. With just 24 hours remaining before the Jayhawks and Tarheels take the floor, the last thing Kansas wanted was to suffer a setback. Kevin Romary has more.
• 4/4/2008: Former Jayhawks rooting for UNC. When the Jayhawks take on the Tarheels tomorrow night, two former players won’t be rooting for KU. Kevin Romary has more.
• 4/4/2008: Roy’s eyes on the prize. This afternoon UNC head coach Roy Williams addressed the media for one final time.
• 4/5/2008: Final Four Postgame Coverage. After KU’s Final Four victory, the 6News team was on hand to bring you live updates from the celebrations in downtown Lawrence, analysis of the game, and postgame coverage from San Antonio.
• 4/5/2008: The calm before the storm. A look at downtown Lawrence on Saturday. Many KU fans camp out in front of their favorite bars or restaurants in hopes of getting a table to watch the KU-UNC Final Four game tonight. Some fans have been camping out since 6 or 7 am this morning!
• 4/5/2008: Fieldhouse full of fans. Allen Fieldhouse hosted a Final Four viewing, and 1500 loyal fans filled the seats to watch the Hawks.
• 4/5/2008: Fans waiting outside Allen Fieldhouse. Hundreds of fans gathered outside Allen Fieldhouse before the Final Four tipoff.
• 4/6/2008: Calipari has Kansas connections. Kansas closed yesterday’s game with a 30-16 run that will send the Jayhawks into the national title tomorrow evening against #1-seeded Memphis. Earlier today Kevin Romary was in San Antonio with the Kansas/Memphis connection.
• 4/6/2008: Lawrence erupts in crimson and blue. The crimson and blue celebration in downtown Lawrence continued into the morning hours, and now the attention turns to Monday night and the national championship game.
• 4/6/2008: Experiencing the win at Allen Fieldhouse. Fans celebrated the win at the fieldhouse. Some tried to storm the floor, but instead moved on to downtown Lawrence.
• 4/6/2008: KU Final Four postgame press conference. Check out video and audio from KU’s postgame press conference after defeating North Carolina in the Final Four. Also, some scenes from a chaotic downtown Lawrence after the game.
• 4/6/2008: KU fans celebrate UNC victory. Fans gathered in downtown Lawrence early and stayed late as the Jayhawks beat UNC.
• 4/6/2008: Win lifts Stewart’s spirits. Rodrick Stewart lived one of his dreams last night when he took the hardwood as a member of a Final Four squad. Unfortunately, he needed crutches to reach the Alamodome floor. DJ Whetter has more.
• 4/6/2008: Jayhawks looking to add to tradition. Last night the Kansas men handed the North Carolina Tarheels just their third loss of the season after an 84-66 win in the Alamodome. Now the Jayhawks stand just one win away from their first national championship in 20 season. DJ Whetter is in San Antonio with more.
• 4/6/2008: Memphis squad hoping to change history. Kansas and Memphis combine to claim four national titles, but all four belong to the Jayhawks in their 100+ years of basketball history. For more on the Tigers, here’s Kevin Romary.
• 4/6/2008: UNC Final Four postgame press conference. Check out video and audio from UNC’s postgame press conference after losing to the Kansas Jayhawks in the Final Four. Also, some scenes from a chaotic downtown Lawrence after the game.

Championship

• 4/7/2008: Fans line up for bars early. Some dedicated fans went to great lengths to make sure they got seats at their favorite bars to watch Monday night’s game.
• 4/7/2008: Monday madness. Darcy Stefanik and Alexis Kruse, KU juniors, waited outside Quinton’s for the game to start. Downtown bars were already starting to fill up at noon.
• 4/7/2008: Former mayor commandeers ‘Hawkinator’. Former Lawrence mayor Marty Kennedy took his Hawkinator float out for a spin on Monday to celebrate KU’s national championship berth.
• 4/10/2008: The 40,000. A time-lapse video of photos from the corner of 10th and Mass in downtown Lawrence showing the massive celebration following the Jayhawk’s win over Memphis for the 2008 NCAA National Championship.
• 4/10/2008: 40,000 fans in 45 seconds. A time-lapse video of photos from the 6News Tower Cam in downtown Lawrence showing fans’ reactions to the Jayhawk’s win over Memphis for the 2008 NCAA National Championship. The Tower Cam was looking south down Mass street.
• 4/7/2008: Fieldhouse Monday night. 2000+ fans filled Allen Fieldhouse to watch the Jayhawks play Memphis in San Antonio. Over 70 Kansas Highway patrol cars filled the downtown parking garage roof ready for anything.
• 4/7/2008: Jayhawks fans enjoy first half action at Allen Fieldhouse. After a slow start, the Jayhawks shot their way to a five-point lead by half time. Fans who chose to watch the game at Allen Fieldhouse were excited by every Jayhawk shot and cheered loudly for their team.
• 4/7/2008: Jayhawks prepare for KU-Memphis game at Allen Fieldhouse. Some KU fans arrived at Allen Fieldhouse at 4:45 this morning to wait in line for seats to tonight’s KU-Memphis game. Of course, the game is at the Alamodome in San Antonio, but these fans wanted to see the game on Allen Fieldhouse’s big boards.
• 4/8/2008: Jayhawk fans enjoy final minutes of game, pour onto Mass. Street. Jayhawk fans watching the end of the KU-Memphis game at Jo Schmoes reveled in the victory before leaving their seats en masse for the friendly confines of Massachusetts Street.
• 4/8/2008: KU Championship postgame press conference. Check out video of KU’s postgame press conference after taking the NCAA national title.
• 4/8/2008: Memphis Championship postgame press conference. Check out video of Memphis postgame press conference after falling to KU in the NCAA national championship game.
• 4/8/2008: Kansas Jayhawks: 2008 National Champions. View an audio slideshow showcasing the Kansas Jayhawk’s dramatic overtime victory over Memphis for the 2008 NCAA National Championship.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Championship Celebration, part 1. Coverage of the festivities after the Jayhawks became the NCAA National Champions.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Championship Celebration, part 2. Coverage of the festivities after the Jayhawks became the NCAA National Champions.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Championship Celebration, part 3. Coverage of the festivities after the Jayhawks became the NCAA National Champions.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Championship Celebration, part 4. Coverage of the festivities after the Jayhawks became the NCAA National Champions.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Championship Celebration, part 5. Coverage of the festivities after the Jayhawks became the NCAA National Champions.
• 4/8/2008: Jayhawk fans soak in the victory. Today, Jayhawk fans were still out and about in downtown Lawrence, still on cloud nine.
• 4/8/2008: Police say crowd was mostly well-behaved. Last night’s huge celebration left its mark on the city. There were broken windows and several injuries - but police say overall the night was a success.
• 4/8/2008: Fans rush to buy Jayhawk gear. Jayhawk fans are taking advantage of well-deserved bragging rights—and they’re grabbing the gear to do it.
• 4/8/2008: Parade chances are slim. Prospects for a parade to celebrate KU’s national championship are a lot like the weather that greeted the team home today—cloudy at best.
• 4/8/2008: 49abcnews: Fans welcome Jayhawks. Jayhawk fans give warm welcome home to NCAA champions at Forbes Field in Topeka
• 4/8/2008: 49abcnews: Jayhawks return. KU faithful celebrate victors’ homecoming in Topeka
• 4/8/2008: Jayhawks return to Lawrence. KU returned to Lawrence as national champions today for the first time since 1988. They were greeted at Memorial Stadium by a sea of crimson and blue!
• 4/8/2008: 25,000 fans greet Jayhawks. The celebration may have subsided on Mass. St., but that wasn’t the case this afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Special Coverage: Coach Self and Manning at Memorial Stadium. Kansas head coach Bill Self and assistant coach Danny Manning address the 25,000 Jayhawk fans that showed up at Memorial Stadium to celebrate the 2008 national championship victory.
• 4/8/2008: 6News Special Coverage: Jayhawks address the crowd at Memorial Stadium. 25,000 Jayhawk fans greet the team at Memorial Stadium as they arrived in Lawrence Tuesday afternoon. Many of the players grab the microphone and address the fans.
• 4/8/2008: Mario makes cover of SI. Mario Chalmers’ miracle three-point shot is featured on the cover of this week’s issue of SI.
• 4/8/2008: A tribute to the Jayhawks. Some sights and sounds in the aftermath of the Jayhawks’ dramatic OT victory in San Antonio to win the national championship.
• 4/9/2008: Self, Perkins meet. Less than 48 hours removed from Monday’s national championship, Kansas head coach Bill Self and athletic director Lew Perkins met this afternoon to discuss Self’s future at Kansas.
• 4/9/2008: Wright cheers on former team from stands. Former Jayhawk Julian Wright was in San Antonio on Monday to root on his old teammates. DJ Whetter has more.
• 4/9/2008: KU fans get back to reality. KU holds the title to two championships this year: the NCAA basketball tournament and the Orange Bowl. But what do fans do now? 6News reporter Lindsey Slater has more.
• 4/9/2008: Championship parade set for Sunday. Lawrence certainly loves a parade, and late today, Jayhawk fans learned they’ll have one this weekend.
• 4/9/2008: 1986 parade. Archive footage from the downtown parade thrown for the 1986 Final Four Jayhawks team.
• 4/9/2008: 1988 parade: The team. The 1988 NCAA national champion Jayhawks are celebrated with a downtown parade.
• 4/9/2008: 1988 parade: Fans. Fans watch the parade for the 1988 NCAA national champion Jayhawks in this archived video.
• 4/10/2008: A look at the Self era. So far, the Self era at KU has been a great one. For more on the Jayhawks’ five-year run under Self, here’s DJ Whetter.
• 4/10/2008: Self will stay. It didn’t take head coach Bill Self long to make a decision. Andrew Baker has more.
• 4/10/2008: Self is staying. Good news for KU basketball fans today as KU head coach Bill Self makes his intentions known for next year. 6Sports reporter Andrew Baker joins us live in the News Center with details.
• 4/10/2008: Bill Self press conference, part 1. Men’s basketball head coach Bill Self announces he will stay at KU.
• 4/10/2008: Bill Self press conference, part 2. Men’s basketball head coach Bill Self announces he will stay at KU.
• 4/10/2008: Quick parade will focus on team. This weekend’s Jayhawk championship parade will have a different feel than the one in 1988.
• 4/11/2008: Fans get ‘extended’ chance to congratulate Jayhawks. Just like in 1988, Jayhawk fans will line the streets at 3 p.m. on Sunday to give the men’s basketball team one last hurrah. On Friday, police announced Sunday’s parade route has been extended.
• 4/11/2008: Local family hopes to carry on tradition at parade. A Lawrence family is hoping to carry on a 20-year tradition this Sunday. When the national champions make their way down Mass. Street for the celebration parade, look for a little something yellow in their hands.
• 4/12/2008: 1991 Final Four parade. Watch archived video footage from the downtown parade thrown for the 1991 Final Four Jayhawks team.
• 4/11/2008: Self is home at KU. Just like Kansas men’s basketball head coach Bill Self predicted, Thursday’s press conference was anti-climactic.
• 4/13/2008: Jayhawks head to Fieldhouse after parade. Today’s championship parade filtered down Mass. Street and then proceeded south towards South Park. From then, it was on to Allen Fieldhouse where the 2008 team was introduced for one final time.
• 4/13/2008: Championship keeps store owners busy. After the parade, many people stayed to do some shopping on Mass. Street. Some store owners say the championship has kept them busy all week.
• 4/13/2008: Mrs. Chalmers reflects on Mario’s miracle shot. With his now-famous 3-point shot in the NCAA Championship game against Memphis, Mario Chalmers became a hero to the Jayhawk nation. Boomergirl.com managing editor Cathy Hamilton caught up with Mario’s mom to get her take on that ‘One Shining Moment’ no one will soon forget.
• 4/13/2008: National Champion Jayhawks celebrated with parade. The champion Jayhawks make their way down Massachusetts Street for a celebratory parade this afternoon. KU fans lined Mass. Street from 7th to 19th to give their beloved basketball players some well-earned praise.
• 4/13/2008: A ‘march’ down Jayhawk memory lane. A check of the history books reveals great Jayhawk hoops teams and their fans have a long tradition of parading through downtown Lawrence to celebrate an exceptional season.
• 4/13/2008: 2008 National Championship Parade part 1. The first of four videos covering the downtown parade held in honor of the National Champion 2007-2008 Kansas University Jayhawk men’s basketball team.
• 4/13/2008: 2008 National Championship Parade part 2. The second of four videos covering the downtown parade held in honor of the National Champion 2007-2008 Kansas University Jayhawk men’s basketball team.
• 4/13/2008: 2008 National Championship Parade part 3. The third of four videos covering the downtown parade held in honor of the National Champion 2007-2008 Kansas University Jayhawk men’s basketball team.
• 4/13/2008: 2008 National Championship Parade part 4. The last of four videos covering the downtown parade held in honor of the National Champion 2007-2008 Kansas University Jayhawk men’s basketball team.
• 4/13/2008: Championship parade footage from rooftop. Some video footage from the downtown parade held in honor of the National Champion 2007-2008 Kansas University Jayhawk men’s basketball team, shot from the balcony of the US Bank building at 9th and Mass. Street.
• 4/14/2008: Final Four celebration ends in Tasing. For one Jayhawk fan, celebrating KU’s big win over North Carolina ended abruptly when he was stunned by a Taser gun. As 6News reporter Jesse Fray explains, it was all over a beer bottle.
• 4/15/2008: KU’s athletic achievements hard to ignore. It’s been hard to ignore KU this year. Athletic achievements—like the Orange Bowl victory and the NCAA National Championship in men’s basketball—have put KU in the national spotlight and ramped up school spirit.
• 4/15/2008: Jayhawk sign in downtown Lawrence receives much attention. Ron and Jessica Schneider came up with the idea to make a post a ‘Mario For President’ sign in the 6th floor of the US Bank building to honor Mario Chalmers during Sunday’s parade.
• 4/16/2008: Business owner names bathroom after Roy. Nearly every KU basketball fan has their own opinion about Roy Williams, and some express them a little more openly than others. One thing is for sure: there is no secret about how one local business owner feels about Roy.
• 4/17/2008: City calm after storm. Lawrence is settling down after KU’s national championship win. 6News reporter Jesse Fray spoke with the police chief, who says keeping local celebrations safe took faith—and two decades of planning.
• 4/17/2008: Fans supportive of Rush, Arthur. There isn’t much of an argument that the face of this Jayhawk team will change over the offseason, some of those changes coming today as fans gathered around the nearest TV to hear the news for themselves.
• 4/17/2008: Underclassmen enter NBA draft. When the Kansas men’s basketball team takes James Naismith Court next year, they’ll likely have to do it without Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur.
• 4/17/2008: Rush, Arthur declare for draft. Kansas University junior guard Brandon Rush and sophomore forward Darrell Arthur have announced their decisions to enter the 2008 NBA Draft.
• 4/18/2008: NBA Draft Press Conference I. Kansas University junior guard Brandon Rush and sophomore forward Darrell Arthur have announced their decisions to enter the 2008 NBA Draft. (Part 1)
• 4/18/2008: NBA Draft Press Conference II. Kansas University junior guard Brandon Rush and sophomore forward Darrell Arthur have announced their decisions to enter the 2008 NBA Draft. (Part 2)
• 4/18/2008: NBA Draft Press Conference III. Kansas University junior guard Brandon Rush and sophomore forward Darrell Arthur have announced their decisions to enter the 2008 NBA Draft. (Part 3)
• 4/21/2008: Collins’ surgery goes well. Kansas sophomore point guard Sherron Collins underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery this morning.
• 4/22/2008: NCAA championship book released. You experienced the championship. Now read the book.
• 4/23/2008: Chalmers declares for NBA draft; Fans react. A week ago, Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur announced their intentions to enter the NBA draft. Today, Mario Chalmers says he will also test the waters of the NBA. Also, several Jayhawk fans react to the news.
• 4/23/2008: Chalmers testing NBA waters without an agent. Mario Chalmers will enter the 2008 NBA draft. However, Mario announced that he will not sign with an agent. That means Chalmers has the option of returning to school if his pre-draft workouts don’t go as planned.
• 4/23/2008: Chalmers declares for draft. At a press conference April 23, 2008, in Hadl Auditorium, Kansas University junior guard Mario Chalmers declared himself a candidate for the 2008 NBA Draft.
• 4/23/2008: Chalmers press conference, part 2. At a press conference April 23, 2008, in Hadl Auditorium, Kansas University junior guard Mario Chalmers answers questions about entering the 2008 NBA Draft, part 2.
• 4/23/2008: Chalmers press conference, part 3. At a press conference April 23, 2008, in Hadl Auditorium, Kansas University junior guard Mario Chalmers answers questions about entering the 2008 NBA Draft, part 3.
• 4/23/2008: Chalmers press conference, part 4. At a press conference April 23, 2008, in Hadl Auditorium, Kansas University junior guard Mario Chalmers answers questions about entering the 2008 NBA Draft, part 4.
• 4/25/2008: Draft declaration means hard work for Mario. On Wednesday, Mario Chalmers made it official. He will test the waters of the NBA Draft.
• 4/28/2008: Statehouse to honor Jayhawk teams. On Friday, legislators and Governor Sebelius will honor the KU basketball, football, and debate teams for their accomplishments this year.
• 5/2/2008: 3 victorious teams from KU get special recognition from state capitol. The Jayhawk football, basketball, and debate teams were recognized in a special ceremony with the Governor on Friday.
• 5/13/2008: KU seniors to play charity hoops game. The seniors from the National Champion Kansas basketball team have one game left on the Lawrence hardwood. It takes place tomorrow night at Lawrence High School as part of the Barnstormers Tour.
• 5/14/2008: KU seniors hit the hardwood with Romary, Keegan on the sidelines. Russell Robinson, Sasha Kaun, and Darnell Jackson on the same basketball court with Kevin Romary and Tom Keegan? It may not make much sense, but those KU basketball National Champions hooped it up with the World Company’s sports media giants tonight at Lawrence High School.
• 5/15/2008: Keegan and Romary fall short in coaching debut. After last night’s barnstormers game at Lawrence High, it’s pretty obvious that Tom Keegan and Kevin Romary should never go near a sideline again. On Wednesday night, KU’s seniors knocked off Keegan and Romary’s talented squad of prep all-stars. The only thing holding back the high school kids, obviously—coaching…
• 5/30/2008: Arthur’s KU days are done. KU sophomore forward Darrell Arthur’s college career is over. Arthur has decided to keep his name in the upcoming NBA Draft.
• 5/30/2008: Jayhawk’s title run benefits city sales tax figures. The city of Lawrence appears to be reaping another benefit from KU basketball’s National Championship run.
• 6/2/2008: Champion Jayhawks arrive at nation’s capital. There are many perks to winning a national championship — and one of them is meeting the president of the United States.
• 6/3/2008: KU Jayhawks honored at the White House. Kansas’ 2008 NCAA National Champions team is greeted at the White House by President Bush.
• 6/3/2008: Bill Self at the White House. KU men’s basketball head coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks talk about the championship team’s trip to Washington, D.C. and the visit to the White House.
• 6/3/2008: Jayhawks visit White House. It’s a good day to be a Jayhawk when the President of the United States says ‘rock chalk’ and ‘wave the wheat’ in the same speech.