KU basketball figures in football clash as Williams keeps faith
KU coach Roy Williams says he has not missed a home football game in 11 years and remains a fan of the Jayhawks, while players including Ryan Robertson plan to attend the Kansas State showdown. Robertson notes family ties to K-State and recalls prior basketball heroics during a quirky Halloween backdrop.
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Rodgers Fund Gifts Highlight KU Illinois Link Star Power
A KU alumni tribute recalls Jack Rodgers and Nancy Rodgers of Mercer Island Washington donating 235000 toward a basketball practice facility and scholarships, reinforcing a Kansas Illinois pipeline begun around 1950. The piece names Rodgers Mayer Hoag Reich and others from Oak Park Wilmette and Chicago who shaped KU athletics through gifts and leadership.
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Sayers and wife promote greeting cards in town
Gale Sayers and his wife Archie visited Checkers Grocer to promote greeting cards as fans lined up for autographs. Sayers recalled KU days and NFL fame, noting the era's big contracts and the slim odds of making it as a pro athlete.
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Kansas State routs Kansas in Sunflower Showdown volleyball
No. 21 Kansas State swept Kansas 15-13 15-12 15-2 in Allen Fieldhouse to hand Kansas a 14-10 overall 4-7 Big 12 record. Jayhawks fought early but struggled with passing as K State built leads and cruised to the third-game victory.
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