Loyola-Chicago basketball coach Porter Moser sure likes to drive. So much so that the last time he was in Lawrence, he took a break from recruiting the Hardwood Classic in 2017 and hopped in his car to take in the scene. “I had a break and I went around and checked out the campus,” Moser recalled to the Journal-World at this year’s Hardwood Classic over the weekend. “What a beautiful place. It really ...
During his introductory news conference last week, new Kansas athletic director Jeff Long made it crystal clear that the struggling Kansas football culture, coach and program would have his full attention when he officially takes over on Aug. 1. But don’t mistake that for Long jumping into his new job with tunnel vision. “Sometimes I get labeled as a football guy and certainly we have football work to do ...
The Hardwood Classic AAU event out at Sports Pavilion Lawrence capped off its second day on Friday with a spirited dunk and 3-point contest that wowed the crowd and got the adrenaline flowing in all four corners of the massive gym. The City Rocks program out of Albany, N.Y., brought home the hardware in both competitions, with sharp-shooter Joseph Girard III winning the 3-point contest for the second ...
Kansas point guard Charlie Moore is headed back to Italy for the second summer in a row. After playing with his new teammates [during KU’s four-game exhibition trip to Italy 11 months ago,][1] Moore will be the lone Jayhawk on a USA team that will be one of four squads participating in the USA East Coast Tour of Venice, on Aug. 2-9 in Venice, Italy. The team, which will be coached by former KU head coach ...