KU Football Eyes Breakthrough in Big 12
Lawrence Kansas Jayhawks quarterback leads an explosive offense as Kansas aims to join the national spotlight. Coach Mark Mangino notes the need to beat Oklahoma Texas and Texas Tech to reach the conference title. Historical struggles against Big 12 South teams are highlighted as the program seeks its first championship berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
Jayhawks
Mark Mangino
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Texas
Baylor
Texas A&m
Oklahoma State
Mangino
Oklahomas
Texases
Techs
Bustin out the pads for Garden City Community College
Sophomore cornerback Dontrell Johnson, named to the preseason NJCAA All America second team, leads the Busters as they begin full pads in 2009. The Moultrie Georgia native says sophomores know the system, players adapt to heat, and the team is coming together with strong up front play under coach Lucas Aslin. Johnson notes the season hinges on defense and daily improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophomore
Dontrell Johnson
Garden City Community College
Broacbusters
Johnson
Busters
The
Moultrie
Lucas Aslin
Casey Henderson
Tangeman Sports Complex
Stokley Tops Marshall as Broncos offense sparks in camp
Brandon Stokley has emerged as Kyle Orton’s top target at Broncos camp, contrasting with Brandon Marshall who skips offseason workouts, seeks a raise, and faces a misdemeanor battery trial. Coach Josh McDaniels downplays injuries and questions depth chart while Marshall’s status remains uncertain ahead of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
Colo
Brandon
Denver Broncos
Kylerton
Brandon Stokley
Brandon Marshall
Marshall
Ment
Stokley
Orton
McDaniels
San Francisco
Atlanta
NFL
Roger Goodell
Chiefs betting on Succop to solve kicking woes
River Falls Wisconsin reports that Ryan Succop, last pick in the draft, is trusted to win the Chiefs kicking job. He has booted 58 and 53 yarders in camp and showed range and accuracy in scrimmage while the team stresses improving field position and late game execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs
Joe Montana
Particu
Larly
Succop
Connor Barth
Todd Haley
Royals Rout Twins 14-6 Behind Olivo and DeJesus
Miguel Olivo drove in three runs and homered as the Kansas City Royals produced a season-high 14 runs against Minnesota. David DeJesus added three hits while Joe Mauer and Orlando Cabrera each had three hits for the Twins, who slump with poor starting pitching and drop to 5 of 6. Nick Blackburn lasted 12-3 innings, yielding six runs on six hits in a rough performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Miguel Olivo
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota
Olivo
David DeJesus
Royals
Joe Mauer
Orlando Cabrera
Twins
Ron Gardenhire
Cleveland
Baltimore
Nick Blackburn
Blackburn
Brian Duensing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Todd Reesing
Jake Sharp
GCCC
Dantrell
Aslin
Florida
Josh McDaniels
Eddie Royal
Jabar Gaffney