By Greg Echlin
Feeling refreshed after taking last week off, Topeka native and Kansas Jayhawks alum Gary Woodland will be playing over the weekend at the U.S. Open while some of biggest names in golf are headed home. Continue reading Gary Woodland In Recovery Mode At US Open
Cleveland Cavaliers newcomer Kyle Korver connected on two free throws with 19 seconds left in Game 4 of the series-clinching win over the Indiana Pacers. It gave the Cavaliers a three-point lead, 105-102, before one final free throw by LeBron James sealed it. In Game 2 of the first-round series, Korver scored 12 points on four three-pointers in five attempts. On a championship caliber team, the former Creighton Bluejays standout is entering unexplored territory in his basketball career.
Baylor forward Ish Wainwright is making the best of his senior year with a Sweet 16 appearance, the first since his freshman season with the Bears in 2014. He helped his team with two important free throws to secure the lead against USC with 16 seconds left. Wainwright played two seasons at Montrose Christian Academy (Md.) after two seasons in the beleaguered Raytown South (Mo.) program where he caught the attention of Kansas coach Bill Self. While at Raytown South, Wainwright played under coach Brad Oestreich, who is suing the Raytown School District for wrongful termination and discrimination. Oestreich said he had nothing but good memories of Wainwright in his two years at Raytown South.
LINK TO KCUR.org: “Raytown South’s Basketball Success Masks District’s Legal Troubles” Continue reading Baylor’s Wainwright Leaves Behind Embattled Raytown School District
By Ian Echlin
Kansas kid, Siler Schneider, is along for the historical ride with University of California-Davis making basketball program history. Now he’s ready to hop on for a chance at college basketball history. Continue reading Kansas Kid Hopes for Historical Upset Against KU
By Ian Echlin
The pressure of past Madness lingers for the Baylor Bears.
Baylor enters a school-record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance with a bittersweet feeling. Continue reading Baylor Feels the Heat of the Madness
By Greg Echlin
In Leavenworth—a Kansas town known for its U.S. Army base and a federal prison —there’s a segment of the population that’s obviously isolated from everyone else. But you can’t blame James Baldwin, a non-criminal in Leavenworth known to everybody as JB, if he feels like he’s away from the action, too. Continue reading Kansas Family Going Northwestern
By Greg Echlin
At dawn of Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 16, the Creighton Bluejays had an ongoing dream. By the end of that day, the dream had turned into what is now a nightmare. Continue reading A Potential Final Four Team Unravels
With the Kim Anderson hiring at Missouri not turning out well, it doesn’t bode well for other NCAA Division II coaches under consideration for power conference jobs. For Washburn coach Bob Chipman, who had hoped to land the head coaching job at Kansas State in the 1990s, his Division II career turned out okay. Link to KPR’s full story
By Ian Echlin
No coach in America had an afternoon of college football like Eric Driskell last December. Continue reading High School Coach Lived a Dream Before Untimely Death
By Ian Echlin
Kansas Jayhawks senior guard Frank Mason wanted the crowd to be loud and we’re not talking about the home crowd at Allen Fieldhouse. The extreme noise level from the Kansas State crowd for a visit from the in-state rival Jayhawks was unforgettable. Continue reading Mason’s Team: Bricks or No Bricks
