Lack of funds may close Hall of Fame
ABILENE AP The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame may shut down due to a $100 000 red ink gap after Gov Graves budget omissions and State University surcharge loss. Ray Wyatt says doors could reopen if new fundraising covers 130 000 to 200 000 yearly, with Rep Weber proposing a 1 surcharge on select games.
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Sutton near 700th win as Cowboys face Texas Baylor
Eddie Sutton’s 700th win could come this week as No. 13 Oklahoma State visits Texas or Baylor. Sutton reflects on a long career, crediting mentor James Taylor for prompting his rise from grad assistant to coach, and notes the impact of top freshmen reshaping the Big 12. He recalls coaching under Henry Iba too, while stressing the milestone’s meaning and the strong current state of college basketball.
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Texans build core with Boselli and new starters
Houston selects Tony Boselli from Jacksonville and adds Jets cornerbacks Aaron Glenn and Marcus Coleman along with Jaguars tackles Seth Payne and Gary Walker in the NFL expansion draft. The 19 picks cost over 40 million, forming a foundation with leadership for Dom Capers as they pursue further moves.
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Gruden Becomes Bucs New Coach After Trade Deal
Tampa Bay wins Jon Gruden from Oakland after giving up a No. 1 pick in 2003 a No. 2 pick in 2004 and 8 million dollars over three years. Gruden signs a five year contract and brings NFL experience and Florida ties to the team.
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Gretzky defends team after Canada ties Czech Republic
Wayne Gretzky, executive director of the Canadian team chasing the first Olympic gold since 1952, lashed out at critics after a 3-3 tie with the Czech Republic. Canada sits 1-1-1 in group play, while the United States routs Belarus 8-1 and Sweden defeats Germany 7-1 to secure top seeds for the quarterfinals. Canada faces Finland as Russia meets the Czechs. the Americans draw Germany and Sweden faces Belarus.
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Not an Olympic medal year for U S ski jumping
The text recalls Germany winning team jumping by a slim margin, Finland taking silver, and Slovenia bronze as the U S ski jumping team finished 11th, their first post 1924 medal drought. Australia dominates freestyle skiing with Alisa Camplin securing gold and Canada earning silver and bronze in women's events. Katrin Apel helps Germany in biathlon with a late surge to gold as Uschi Disl Henkel and Kati Wilhelm support the final lead.
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Apel claims goal with three medals. curling men and women advance
Apel says gold was saved by luck and effort as Wilhelm becomes first woman with three medals at these games. Disi adds an eighth career medal. The U S women beat Norway and reach the semifinals with Canada and Switzerland. a tiebreaker decides the fourth finalist. Men’s semifinals set after Canada, Norway and Switzerland wins and Britain defeats the United States 7 6.
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KW Defense Forces OT Thriller Win at Ottawa
Kelly Schmidt scored 19 and hit a late basket to pull Kansas Wesleyan within three as Ottawa tied on Mandy Smith s banked shot with three seconds left. KW surged in overtime from a 68-62 hole, earning a rally win and boosting confidence.
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Ottawa Lady Braves outlast KW in double overtime thriller
Ottawa defeats Kansas Wesleyan 75 73 in two overtimes after a dramatic finish. Harger leads Ottawa with 18 points while Smith and Bandstra add 15 each. Rush scores a career-high 14 as KW fights to tie late in regulation and again in the second OT.
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