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Ex-Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins Agrees to Fine in Ethics Case

Topeka, Kan. (AP) -- Former University of Kansas Athletics Director Lew Perkins agreed Tuesday to pay a $4,000 fine to settle an ethics case over allegations that he improperly accepted a gift of exercise equipment while working for the university, but he did not acknowledge intentionally violating Kansas law. The state...

Kansas Chancellor Says Ticket Probe No Factor in Lew Perkins' Abrupt Exit

Lew Perkins' hasty exit as athletic director at Kansas had nothing to do with a federal investigation into a ticket scam, the school's chancellor said Thursday. Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said Perkins' decision to retire immediately was not connected to a report that found that five athletic department...

Embattled Kansas AD Lew Perkins Retires One Year Early

Embattled Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins, who announced this summer he would retire in September 2011, will now retire almost a year earlier and with the same benefits, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. Perkins' retirement is effective immediately. "There is no question that Kansas athletics has benefited...

Kansas Athletic Director Says Big 12 Members Commit to 10 years

Now that the Big 12 has staved off the Pac-10 and SEC, how long is the league committed to remain together? According to Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins, at least 10 years and likely much longer. "We all signed an agreement that we'd be here 10 years and if some things happen -- and I think they will happen, I prefer...

Probe Uncovers $1 Million-Plus Kansas Ticket Scam

An independent investigation has uncovered improper ticket sales inside the Kansas athletic department that are worth at least $1 million, but the final price tag could bring the total closer to $3 million. A Wichita law firm hired by the University of Kansas showed that five staffers, a prominent consulting group and...

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05/17/12 Firefighters battle 2-alarm tanker fire in KC Source: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Firefighters battled a two-alarm tanker fire at an asphalt construction company.
05/10/12 Turner Gill's recruiting doing little for Kansas Source: College Sports Blog Gill and his staff did draw kudos for recruiting quarterback Brock Berglund (never played a down), running back Darrian Miller (sent packing for multiple team-rules violations) and safety Keeston Terry (transferred to a less-demanding program).
05/10/12 Turner Gill left recruiting abyss Source: Lawrence Journal-World & 6 News - Lawrence KS The inevitable roster upheaval that occurs when coaching changes take place in college football makes it particularly difficult to try to forecast starters, just shy of four months from the season-opener.
03/30/12 Final Four brings big programs to Big Easy Source: Louisiana News-Star - Monroe LA -Louisville spent the first two weeks of the tournament off campus, not wanting to fly back and forth to play games scheduled by the NCAA in Portland and Phoenix.