Butler Eyes Historic Underdog Run From Loyola '63 Echo
The piece highlights surprising NCAA upsets from Cincinnati in 1961 and Loyola Chicago in 1963, noting how underdogs toppled favored powerhouses. It contrasts those feats with Butler's unlikely rise, praising Ed Jucker's Bearcats and Loyola Ireland’s Ramblers while urging Butler to replicate such shock wins in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Bulldogs
Cincinnati
Chicago Loyola
Cincy
Ohio State
Loyola
UTEP
North Carolina State
Villanova
Jerry Lucas
John Havlicek
Larry Seigfried
Bobby Knight
Bearcats
Lucas, Havlicek and Co
Knight
Bob Huggins
Kansas
Kansas City
Paul Hogue
Bob Wiesenhahn
Tom Thacker
Tony Yates
Air Force
Wiesenhahn
Ohio
San Francisco
Thacker
Ron Bonham
George Wilson
Yates
Vic Rouse
John Egan
Ron Miller
Jerry Harkness
Les Hunter
John Wooden
Ucla Bruins
Duke
UCLA
Kansas State
Indianapolis
Jayhawks defeat Aggies to take Big 12 opener 9-5 at Hoglund Ballpark
Kansas University tops No 22 Texas A&M 9-5 as KU builds a 7-1 cushion behind Waters and Heere. Walz earns win, Loux exits after six innings, A&M rallies with four in the eighth before Bochy locks down the save. Price extends hitting streak to 11 as KU and A&M resume tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Goering
Journal-World Photo
Kansas University
James Stanfield
Texas A&m
Kevin Gonzalez
Hoglund
Jayhawks
Hogland Ballpark
Skip
Jimmy Waters
Walz
Waters
Brian Heere
Barret Loux
Kansas
Loux
AXM
Colton Murray
A&m
Nick Fleece
Heere
RBI
Brett Lisher
Brett Bochy
Bochy
Walt
Robby Price
Texas Axm
KU Football Embraces New Lingo In Spring Drills
Kansas University football players wrestle with a new play language under coach Turner Gill as spring drills introduce altered terminology, routes, schemes, and audible indicators. Players note it's challenging yet integral to adapting to the revamped Jayhawk system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Turner Gill
Gill
Jayhawks
Lubbock Smith
Free State drops doubleheader to Olathe East
Free State High coach Lee Ice opened with two lopsided losses as Olathe East swept both ends of a Sunflower League softball doubleheader. The Firebirds were held to three and two hits in the games, with nine East hits in the nightcap including seven infield or bunt singles. Ice noted progress despite the 14-1 and 3-1 defeats, citing bunt offense and fielding work, and mentioned injuries and youth impacting the lineup on Free State’s debut on a new artificial turf field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Ice
Ice
Free State High
Leavenworth
Olathe East
Hawks
Free State
Firebirds
Oeast
Clinton Lake
Lauren Fox
Elizabeth Hazlett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Underdog
Bill Mayer
Aggies
Mtall
Ijworld.com
Erick McGriff
McGriff
Fred McGriff
By Chuck Woodling
Arid.com
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Phot