Random Questions From A Jaded Sports Writer
A college sports columnist laments writer’s block and riffs on recent sport moments and personalities. He questions Griffey injury parity with Grant Hill, Krause politics, student section heckling, Thunderstix, Go Tigers chants, and Roy Williams remarks, ending with a vow to return to a single-topic piece next week.
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Ken Griffey, Jr
Grant Hill
Chicago
Jerry Krause
Krause
Iraq
Tigers
Sublette
Vance Marlin
CBS
Roy Williams
Roy
Bonnie Bernstein
Williams
Bob Knight
John Chaney
Kansas Stars Endurance Fails In Final Four Collapse
New Orleans AP recounts Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison ending their Kansas careers with sorrow after an 81 78 NCAA final loss to Syracuse. Collison 19 points 21 rebounds fouled out late. Hinrich struggled at times as Jayhawks fought back from a late deficit.
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Kansas
Nick Collison
Syracuse
Josh Pace
New Orleans
Kirk Hinrich
Jayhawks
Collison
Hinrich
Iowa
Williams
Roy Williams
Warrick
Anthony
Forth
McNamara
Duany
Pace
Edelin
McNeil
Langford
Graves
Miles
Lee
Nash
Syracuse Triumph Nets Boeheim National Title After Thriller
Syracuse Orangemen upset Kansas 81-78 in the NCAA final as freshmen Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara starred and a late block by a forward nicknamed The Helicopter clinched the win. Boeheim, weary at 58, reflected on the hard-earned title after 27 seasons.
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NEW Orleans
Jim Boeheim
Syracuse Orangemen
Boeheim
Kansas
Carmelo Anthony
Gerry McNamara
Orangemen
Nelson in line for Mr. Basketball in Kansas 6A
Garden City High School star Chris Nelson, the Buffalos' all time leading rebounder and second top scorer, earned multiple all-state and all-area honors as he vies for Mr. Basketball. Competing against Dupree Lucas of Wichita Southeast and Aubrey Bruner of McPherson, Nelson helped GCHS to a 3rd place 6A state finish and attracted praise for a tough post season schedule.
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Chris Nelson
Garden City High School
Nelson
GCHS
Buffaloes
Wichita Eagle
Brandy Perryman
Stewart Nelson
Topeka Capital-Journal
Hutchinson News
Telegram
GCHL
Jeff Tanner
Kansas Basketball Coaches Association
Wichita Southeast
Dupree Lucas
McPherson
Aubrey Bruner
Tanner
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Matthew Sprague
Garden City Telegram
Msprague
Lee Kansas
Hakim Warrick
Michael Lee
Jeff Graves
Buffalo
Brad Hallier
Hallier
Gctelegram
the Garden City Telegram
Lee Gchs
Becky Holland
Holland
Southwestern Heights
Larks
Hugoton
Mark Doering
Garden City
Doering
Lawrence Tolbert
Maize
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