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Kansas baseball moves to 2-0 in Big 12 tournament
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May 25, 2013
Kansas University struggled to end the baseball regular season, but it’s starting off the postseason with a bang. The sixth-seeded Jayhawks beat second-seeded Oklahoma State, 5-3, in a game that ended early Saturday morning to improve to 2-0 in their pool of the Big 12 tournament.
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Nurse on Royals’ K-Crew revives girl
Associated Press
May 25, 2013
A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game.
Kansas football adds KC stop to Weis tour
Staff Reports
May 24, 2013
Kansas Athletics and the KU Alumni Association announced Thursday the addition of June 27 in Kansas City, Mo., as the final stop on the Kansas Football Preview Party with Charlie Weis tour.
Kansas swimming hires diving coach
Staff Reports
May 24, 2013
Kansas has hired former Tennessee volunteer assistant Brian Pritt as its new diving coach, the university announced Thursday.
KU track qualifies four for NCAA Outdoor Championship
Staff Reports
May 24, 2013
On the opening day of the NCAA West Preliminary on Thursday, Kansas University qualified four track and field athletes for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director
By Gary Bedore
May 24, 2013
Former Lawrence High basketball player Brad Frederick, an assistant coach the past 14 years at Vanderbilt and the son of a former KU athletic director, will be joining Roy Williams’ North Carolina staff, the website Inside Carolina reported Thursday night. Notes by Gary Bedore
Free State girls take aim at state track title
By Benton Smith
May 24, 2013
When Free State High’s girls track and field athletes make their way to their events at Cessna Stadium beginning this afternoon in Wichita, at the state track championships, many expect to contend for medals. With so many Firebirds competing in 15 different events today and Saturday, coach Steve Heffernan knows in the back of their minds, they’ll be thinking about beating out Olathe East for the Class 6A team title. By Benton Smith
KU softball’s Maggie Hull named Academic All-American
By Tom Keegan
May 24, 2013
Kansas University senior softball player Maggie Hull’s relentless self-improvement agenda earned her what both she and her coach called the most meaningful of her many honors when she was named Thursday first-team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America. By Tom Keegan
Opinion: Firebirds’ window for state softball title not shut
By Matt Tait
May 24, 2013
The tears flowed, the hugs seemed never-ending, and the pain of bowing out of the Class 6A state softball tournament before they could even get comfortable was just beginning. The only thing that came close to alleviating the pain felt by Free State High’s softball players after Thursday’s crushing 3-2, eight-inning loss to Derby at Blue Valley West High was the immediate talk about making it back to the state tournament again a year from now. Column by Matt Tait
FSHS softball season ends in extra-inning heartbreak at state
By Benton Smith
May 24, 2013
Free State High’s softball team fell to Derby, 3-2 in eight innings, in the first round of the Class 6A state tournament on Thursday in Overland Park. By Benton Smith
Homers carry Angels past K.C.
Associated Press
May 23, 2013
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols hit solo home runs, and Mark Trumbo hit a two-run shot to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Thursday night.
KU baseball tops West Virginia in Big 12 tourney opener
Staff Reports
10:03 p.m., May 23, 2013 Updated 12:09 a.m.
The Kansas University baseball team snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over No. 3 seed West Virginia in the opening game of pool play at the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
Free State softball confident in championship chances at state
By Benton Smith
May 23, 2013
The softball players at Free State High know a state championship-caliber team when they see one. The Firebirds went head-to-head with the past two Class 6A title winners, Sunflower League adversaries Olathe East (2012) and Olathe Northwest (2011). Beginning today, Free State will try to earn the league’s third straight 6A crown. By Benton Smith
No consensus on McLemore’s draft position after lottery
By Gary Bedore
May 23, 2013
Former Kansas University star Ben McLemore will likely be taken near the top of this year’s NBA draft, but he may no longer be a lock for the first few picks after the draft order was set Tuesday night. By Gary Bedore
State coaches name Lions’ Green player of the year
Staff Reports
May 23, 2013
The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches has named Lawrence High junior catcher Drew Green the 2013 Player of the Year.
How former Jayhawks fared in NBA games of May 22
May 23, 2013
Here’s a look at how former Kansas University players fared in the NBA playoff game of Wednesday, May 22.
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May 23, 2013
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Astros knock down Royals again, 3-1
Associated Press
May 23, 2013
The Houston Astros got another good outing from their starting pitcher, and their bullpen was just fine for a change. J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer off James Shields, Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings and the Astros beat the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, on Wednesday night.
Arrest made in death of former Jayhawk McMillan
Staff and Wire Reports
May 23, 2013
An arrest has been made in the death of former Kansas University football and NFL player David McMillan III, police in suburban Atlanta say.

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