Kloster wins 800 at NCAA Indoor in photo finish
Kansas senior Kristi Kloster 2:04.91 wins the 800 at the NCAA Indoor, edging Dawn Williams of Arkansas-Little Rock in a photo finish. Kloster becomes KU’s first national track champion since 1978 and earns a place in the KU Hall of Fame.
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Barrett closes out KU win in home opener
Kansas University pitcher Casey Barrett earned the save in a 6-5 win over Mankato State at Hoglund Maupin Stadium, lifting KU to its first home victory. Barrett pitched a perfect ninth, overcame prior save jitters, and teammate Josh Belovsky started the game with a two-run lead that KU held into the seventh. Chris Williams earned the win in relief as KU improves to 6-5 and prepares for a noon doubleheader with Mankato State.
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Kansas basketball history remembered in 1936 Naismith photo
A 1936 image shows James Naismith with Cliff McDonald and two youths beneath square backboard hoops made from grocery crates behind Winter Chevrolet on New Hampshire. Cliff recalls hard times shaping sample hoops and Naismith offering encouragement, while KU faces NCAA pressures led by Haase and Pollard to lift the Jayhawks toward a deep tournament run.
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Jayhawks reach final in H E B Championships tennis
Kansas dominates Texas A M 4-2 to advance to the final against South Alabama. Enriquе Abaroa Xavier Avila Trent Tucker and Luis Uribe win singles. KU also beat Texas Tech 4-3 and Boise State 4-3 en route to today’s title tilt. KU stands 12-3 this season and has won five straight.
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Kansas Softball Drops 5-3 At SMSU
Southwest Missouri State built a five run edge and then held Kansas to a 5-3 win in Springfield. Kansas plated one in the sixth and two in the seventh, leaving KU at 11-6. Sarah Workman pitched all seven innings for KU. Ducks Holland, Morgan and Wenger produced KU's only extra-base hits with doubles.
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