WRITER: Tom Keegan

Chris Thompson fires 67, tied for 22nd, in KC Golf Classic

Overland Park — Chris Thompson, Lawrence’s touring Web.com pro, gave himself ample reason to unravel late in his Thursday afternoon round at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate. In the last five holes, Thompson found three bunkers off the tee, drove one ball into deep, heavy grass way right of the fairway, missed a 3-foot putt and bladed a shot out of a fairway bunker way over the green, letting loose an ...

Seven steps to a 3-0 start for Kansas football

The three-game, nonconference portion of the Kansas football schedule features no fewer than three must-watch games, each one packed with the potential to be decided on the final drive. Think about it: Which of the three games can you say with any degree of conviction that Kansas will win with relative ease? None, if you’re being brutally honest with yourself. Now, which of the three can you say with any ...

'Group of Five' countdown, No. 1: Jason Candle, Toledo

Paul Brown, Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler, Chuck Knoll and Don Shula, Urban Meyer and Bob Stoops, Ara Parseghian and Jim Tressel, football coaching giants, every one of them. The best college football coach you never heard of, who just might be the best college coach, period, also is from Ohio and boasts a .929 winning percentage, best at any division of college football among those who have coached at least ...

'Group of Five' countdown, No. 2: Willie Fritz, Tulane

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2018/jul/12/327051/ No. 2 — Willie Fritz, Tulane Age: 58 Record at school: 9-15 Overall record: 163-84 Impressive win: vs. Army, 21-17, Sept. 23, 2017 Why he’s on the list: A Johnson County native who played defensive back at Pittsburg State, Fritz has developed recruiting contacts in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Louisiana during his head coaching career that started in ...