Nineteen years after turning pro, Chris Thompson finally has made it to the big leagues. Thompson, 42, was one of 25 Web.com Tour golfers presented with PGA Tour cards for the 2018-19 season Sunday night. A native of Independence, Thompson finished 20th on the final money list with $181,738. He shot a 1-under 70 Sunday to finish at 7 under in a 10-way tie for 24th in the WinCo Foods Portland Open at the Witch ...
As Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry were shooting the Golden State Warriors to their third NBA title in four seasons, retired voice of the Jayhawks Bob Davis reminded me that Brandon Rush guarded both of the NBA superstars. Rush was on Curry for much of the night in 2008 when Kansas defeated Davidson, 59-57, in an Elite Eight game in Detroit. Curry scored 25 points but made just 9 of 25 field goals and 4 of 16 ...
The fourth-and-1 decision arrived Thursday for David Beaty in the form of his final press conference until the week of the season opener against Nicholls State. This was going to be the moment that Beaty, who seemingly has built his deepest, most experienced, most exciting roster, showed he has grown into his challenging job as head coach of the Kansas football program. This signature moment was going to be ...
Stop grousing about that 10-foot putt you barely missed costing you 10 bucks. Nobody wants to hear it. Besides, it could be worse. You could be missing it on the PGA Tour, where one stroke sometimes costs you more than 10,000 times as much as that. Gary Woodland’s 16-foot birdie putt on No. 18 in the 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club came up an inch short, bumping him from what would have been ...
Three and out after three and out. The quarterback seeing stars, but not open stars slipping behind the secondary, stars in his eyes from getting slammed to the turf yet again. Bubble screens bursting, blown up by a lack of blocking, the ball floating in the air too long or both. Those are the lasting memories of the Kansas football offense in recent seasons. KU’s scoring offense ranked 123rd of 128 FBS ...
St. Louis — Based on a points system, the top eight players gain automatic spots on the America's Ryder Cup team and four captains’ picks will be added. After finishing in a tie for sixth in the 100th PGA Championship, Woodland finished 19th in the final Ryder Cup standings. The eight players who earned automatic spots, in order of their points: Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, ...