Photo Gallery: KU women’s basketball bounces back in win over Houston
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Strong fourth quarter for Kansas seals 85-68 blowout victory over Houston
After its comeback bid fell just short last Tuesday on the road, Kansas women’s basketball bounced back with an 85-68 win over the last-place Houston Cougars on Saturday evening. The Jayhawks had four players finish in double-digit scoring, with freshman forward Jaliya Davis leading the way ...
Lawrence sends 5 wrestlers to state, Free State sends 4 in regional girls wrestling tournaments
OVERLAND PARK — Lawrence girls wrestling is set to send five wrestlers and Free State will send four to the 6A state tournament in two weeks following regional tournaments on Saturday. Lawrence competed in the 6A East in a tournament at Shawnee Mission South, while the Firebirds wrestled at ...
ISU’s traps, defensive aggression hindered KU in Saturday’s loss
AMES, Iowa — As pivotal as Iowa State’s 20-2 first-half run might have been in the Cyclones’ win over Kansas on Saturday afternoon, the defense they played before they took the lead — when their offense wasn’t hitting anywhere near as many shots — might have been even more ...
Brazil skier gives South America its 1st Winter Olympics gold
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The party in Brazil this week isn't limited to the annual Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro. Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivered the first gold medal by a South American athlete at the Winter Olympics by surging to victory in the giant slalom. The ...
Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a speedskating double gold
MILAN — For a while now, Jordan Stolz's talent and dominance as a speedskater, and his much-anticipated potential for Olympic success, prompted many to repeatedly mention his name — prematurely, no doubt — alongside that of Eric Heiden. Now they really do belong in the same sentence, at ...