Write off Daylon Charlot at your own risk, but before doing so, consider something just one more time. Alabama’s Nick Saban, worthy of a bust on the all-time Mount Rushmore of college football coaches, wanted him to play for the Crimson Tide not just once, but twice. Saban gave Charlot a scholarship out of high school and when the wide receiver informed him he wanted to transfer, Saban tried to talk him into ...
Overland Park — Professional golfers look forward to the weeks in which they skip tournaments to take a break from the pressure and recharge their batteries. To remove himself from the pressure cooker, Chris Thompson had planned to skip this week’s stop on the Web.com Tour — the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward, Calif. (near San Francisco) — but he might have to call an audible. He might ...
Overland Park — The skies darkened and the wind kicked into another gear late Saturday afternoon, making the possibility that Chris Thompson’s round, which had been a bit of a grind to that point, might be interrupted, making for a long day. The storm clouds took a turn to the north of Nicklaus Club at LionsGate and Thompson’s third round of the KC Golf Classic took a turn in the same direction up the ...
Kansas football lags far behind the rest of the Big 12 with just two verbal commitments from Class of 2019 recruits. It’s going to be tough for the coaching staff to land recruits because head coach David Beaty is on such shaky ground. But in better days for Kansas football, it wasn’t as tough. Linebackers coach Bill Miller, in his second stint in the program, having first worked for Mark Mangino, is living ...
Overland Park — The KC Golf Classic needed someone to step forward and become the man the average fan would take interest in following. Playing in his first golf tournament in five years to tune up for the Champions Tour he will join later this month, former PGA Tour standout Chris DiMarco brought some curiosity seekers his way, but had a rough second round Friday and missed the cut. Lawrence resident Chris ...
The Ring of Honor schedule for this season at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium is as follows: Chris Harris, Nicholls State, Sept. 1. Todd Reesing, Rutgers, Sept. 15. Larry Brown, TCU, Oct. 27. Here’s hoping the next three football players to see their names immortalized on the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium are defensive players who made contributions too meaningful to be overlooked for the ...