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In Firing Season, Kansas, Mangino Quiet

Another morning has come and perhaps another day will pass in Lawrence, Kan., without so much as whisper about Kansas football coach Mark Mangino and his tenure coaching the Jayhawks. As recently as late last week it seemed a formality that athletic director Lew Perkins would fire Mangino once the season was complete...

Former Kansas Running Back Says He Felt Wrath of Mangino

Former Kansas running back Jocques Crawford believes Jayhawks football coach Mark Mangino has anger issues and is prone to unleash his abusive behavior on his players. Crawford says he witnessed Mangino's wrath first hand during his lone season with the program in 2008. Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins launched an...

Bill Self Turns Down Oklahoma State Money, Will Stay at Kansas

The deep pockets of T. Boone Pickens and the desire to return to his alma mater weren't enough to convince Bill Self to leave the school where he's won the national championship.Self, whose Kansas Jayhawks won the national championship on Monday, has announced he will not go to Oklahoma State and will be back at Kansas...

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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.