Round of 16 twice as sweet at Kansas
Bonnie Henrickson was running on fumes on Tuesday. She had maybe slept for a few minutes the night before, the result of some mechanical issues at a Colorado airport.
Bonnie Henrickson was running on fumes on Tuesday. She had maybe slept for a few minutes the night before, the result of some mechanical issues at a Colorado airport.
The Kansas women are back in the Sweet 16.
Rewind the calendar to the afternoon of Jan. 28, and you’ll find two teams sharing the top spot in the major polls. Kansas was in the midst of an 18-game winning streak, ascending to the No. 1 ranking in the coaches’ poll after a dominating stretch of basketball in December and early January.
As the Shockers and Jayhawks head into the Sweet 16, fans are looking to don their team’s colors in support, and local retailers are responding to the demand.
Kansas 70,
Even University of North Carolina coach Roy Williams was thrilled for his former Jayhawks.
When the home team shoots 25 percent, that’s a good way put a chill on the crowd.
It’s not that Naadir Tharpe was unwilling to talk about himself — eventually, he got to it. But it wasn’t going to be until he felt like he’d put things in perspective for everyone who wanted to know about perhaps his finest game in a Kansas uniform.
Kansas’ defense slung some serious mud Sunday at the Sprint Center.
After 20 minutes on Sunday, the Kansas Jayhawks season was on the line. They had missed layups, and clanked three-pointers, and thrown passes that appeared destined for trombone players.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley knows something about point-guard play. She established her own credentials in triplicate as one of the game’s greatest point guards as three-time All-American at Virginia and three-time Olympic gold medalist.
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Kansas’ defense created problems for North Carolina in last year’s NCAA Tournament.
Kansas coach Bill Self is somewhat amused by all the talk about how Jayhawk fans might treat Roy Williams for Sunday night’s game with North Carolina.
There are things people expect out of North Carolina forward James Michael McAdoo. For this, he is incredibly grateful.
Nearly 10 years ago, Richard Konzem stepped out into the muggy New Orleans air, hoping for a Friday night of peace and relaxation with his wife and daughter.
Angel Goodrich and Carolyn Davis each scored 14 points and 12th-seeded Kansas upset No. 5 seed Colorado 67-52 Saturday night on the Buffaloes’ home floor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Everyone agrees Kansas’ Ben McLemore has a smooth shot and is athletic.
In an ideal NCAA Tournament world, Kansas would not have needed this. In the scripted version of such things, the No. 1 seed does not need its all-everything senior center to carry it to a victory over a No. 16 seed that had not beat a ranked team in three years.
Maybe there’s something about the Sprint Center. Maybe there’s just something about the postseason. Whatever it is, Kansas freshman forward Perry Ellis continued rapid, late-season evolution in the Jayhawks’ 64-57 win over Western Kentucky on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.