Schneider coach of year for Big 12
Kansas coach Brandon Schneider earns Big 12 Coach of the Year after guiding the Jayhawks to a 20-8 season and 11-7 in league play. Holly Kersgieter earns first team honors while Taiyanna Jackson and Zakiyah Brown receive honorable mention as KU heads to the Big 12 tournament as the No. 5 seed aiming for its first NCAA bid since 2013.
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Free State earns 6A top seed at state tourney
Free State High School boys basketball secured the No 1 seed for the Class 6A state tournament in Wichita. The Firebirds, with a 21-1 record, will face No 8 seed Manhattan at 2 p.m. Thursday at Koch Arena. Their only loss this season came February 5 to Lee's Summit 60-48 at the 810 Varsity Showcase.
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Conference coaches select two unanimous first team picks
Agbaji earns a unanimous first team honor alongside Bryson Williams of Texas Tech. Baylor guard James Akinjo Kansas State’s Nijel Pack and Iowa State’s Izaiah Brockington round out the other first team selections.
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Kansas men hold steady in AP Top 25 poll
Kansas remains No. 6 as it splits with TCU and tops No. 21 Texas to share the Big 12 title. Baylor stays No. 3 behind Gonzaga and Arizona. Texas Tech falls to No. 14. In women's voting, Kansas gets three votes after upsetting Oklahoma for a 20th win and potential NCAA berth. Tennessee rises in the men’s poll amid a strong schedule.
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MLB owners and players close gap on bargaining terms
After weeks of vitriol, MLB owners and locked-out players narrow differences on key issues in talks toward a new collective bargaining agreement. With the 96th day of the lockout passing, three main items remain disputed while a 162 game schedule and full salaries loom as a deadline nears. Yankees president Randy Levine criticized the situation as a bad look for baseball amid canceled games and broad fan concern. Payrolls in the several billion range temper the remaining gaps on luxury tax, pre-arbitration pools, and minimum salary.
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