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Citywide star party planned
Events seek to bring astronomy to masses
By Andrew Hartsock
May 9, 2008
The Astronomy Associates of Lawrence is throwing a star party, and the city of Lawrence is invited. In conjunction with national Astronomy Day on Saturday, the AAL will hold two events to bring stargazing to the masses.
Courting new players
Saturday’s tennis ‘block party’ aims to grow sport
By Andrew Hartsock
May 2, 2008
Scott Elwell recalls a time when tennis was a very big deal in Lawrence.
City represented in Boston
Seven Lawrencians among marathon’s thousands
By Andrew Hartsock
April 25, 2008
Monday, more than 22,000 runners lined up in Hopkinton, Mass., for the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. And 26.2 miles later, 98.2 percent of them finished the granddaddy of all distance runs. Included in that group of 21,963 finishers were seven men and women who call Lawrence home.
A new chapter
After five years, Williams, KU meet
By Andrew Hartsock
April 1, 2008
Maybe someday, say 10 years hence, the idea of a Roy Williams-led team playing against the university that gave him his first head-coaching gig might be old news.
Hansbrough has Heels humming along
Do-it-all big man, North Carolina rolling into postseason
By Andrew Hartsock
March 20, 2008
Tyler Hansbrough has done it all for North Carolina’s basketball team, not just this season but pretty much throughout his career.
KU women to play first game of WNIT at home
By Andrew Hartsock
March 18, 2008
Kansas University’s women’s basketball team caught a break Monday night. Make that two breaks.
‘Fun’ in the extreme
Next Level aims to make fitness enjoyable
By Andrew Hartsock
February 8, 2008
Chad Richards has this philosophy: Fitness should be fun. It’s the foundation upon which Richards and co-owner wife Laura built their Next Level gym at 644 Locust St. in North Lawrence, and it’s what drives the couple as they strive to build a mega-gym — in Chad’s words, a “one-stop shop for fitness.”
The world according to Bobke
TV cycling analyst speaks his mind. Always.
By Andrew Hartsock
February 1, 2008
Bob Roll settles into a booth at a downtown restaurant, Bloody Mary in hand. Nobody pays him much mind. Sporting a wild beard, Roll looks a bit unkempt, but cut him some slack. He just arrived from his Durango, Colo., home and hasn’t had much time to freshen up.
Come in from the cold
Three unusual races on tap in K.C.
By Andrew Hartsock
January 25, 2008
Winter’s chill — not to mention roads covered in ice and snow — has stopped more than one runner in his tracks. Triathletes have it even worse. While the hearty souls always can layer up and hit the road, nobody is swimming Lone Star Lake these days.
Can TopGolf top golf?
High-tech driving range makes practice fun
By Andrew Hartsock
January 18, 2008
TopGolf bills itself as “The Future of Golf. Today.” But that motto for the relatively new-to-the-United States brand of high-tech driving-range-with-attitude does both itself and the overall game of golf a disservice. Even Joe Vrankin, chief executive officer of TopGolf USA, admits as much.

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