A few weeks, on my step-daugther’s birthday, I stopped by Dick’s Sporting Goods in Leawood on the way home from work to pick up a basketball. She wants to learn how to play, so it seemed like the perfect gift. As I walked to the front of the store, basketball in tow, I did a […]
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I’ll be stunned if anybody other Florida wins the SEC this year. The Gators have simply dominated conferences foes thus far. FLORIDA (14-2, 4-0. Last week: Defeated Texas A&M, Missouri. This week: Wednesday at Georgia, Saturday at Mississippi State): Gators completely humiliated Missouri, clicking on all cylinders. MISSISSIPPI (15-2, 4-0. Last week: Defeated Vanderbilt, Arkansas.
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Is there a worse bottom of a conference than the Big 12? Perhaps the SEC, but it’s possible the bottom two teams each finish 1-17. Think about that. The NCAA selection committee probably will come seeding time. KANSAS (16-1, 4-0. Last week: Defeated Baylor, Texas. This week: Tuesday at Kansas, Saturday vs. Oklahoma): Jayhawks haven’t
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Memo to Fred Hoiberg: FOUL! 1. KANSAS (14-1, 2-0. Last week: Defeated Iowa State, Texas Tech. This week: Monday vs. Baylor, Saturday at Texas): Better to lucky than good. Jayhawks didn’t play well in either of their games last week. 2. KANSAS STATE (13-2, 2-0. Last week: Defeated West Virginia. This week: Wednesday at TCU;
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Though certainly not a loaded league, the Southeastern Conference has a few top-10 quality teams in Florida and Missouri and a supremely talented Kentucky squad, all of whom should feast on the likes of Mississippi State and Auburn: 1. FLORIDA (24-6, 14-4): With the best coach and the most experienced roster, Gators are the team
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Yes, I still follow the Big 12. I am about to marry a Kansas State fan, after all. Anybody other than Kansas winning the conference (again) would be stunning. And I’d be surprised if the Jayhawks don’t win the rather mediocre league by three or more games: KANSAS (28-3, 16-2): Best roster, best coach …
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Hell hath no fury like a sports fan scorned, particularly if that fan has been kicked in the groin, crane kicked in the nose and falcon-punched in the stomach repeatedly for 25 years. The vitriol came out in force late Sunday night when news broke that the Kansas City Royals traded Jesus Christ (Wil Myers)
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In my one year of coaching high school basketball in Burlingame, I got plenty of suggestions. Mostly from parents (their kid should be starting, you know). Officials, principals, players. You name it, all of them had advice to offer to a green 21-year-old with hoop dreams. But some the best advice I received that year wasn’t
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Quick hits from the opening day of the NCAA Tournament … NO NEED TO BE UPSET: Talk about your ho-hum opening acts. Even the “upsets” weren’t that surprising, though I did expect more out of fifth-seeded Wichita State. LOOKIN’ GREAT IN THE SOUTH: Shame on me for doubting Shaka Smart and VCU. Good coach, veteran team.
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It was a chilly March day in 1987. I remember jumping off the school bus and running inside to check on the Missouri score. As I opened the door, I noticed my dad turning off the TV … “How’d they do, Dad?” I asked. “Not good, son. They lost to Xavier,” he said. “Who?” I
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