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Cleveland Guardians' Myles Straw crosses home plate to give them a 1-0 lead against the Kansas City Royals on a double by teammate Jose Ramirez during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 7, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians

By Dave Skretta Apr. 07, 2022 07:14 PM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. searched the crowd for his family before his

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji celebrates after their win against North Carolina in a college basketball game at the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Jayhawks' Bill Self masterminds epic championship comeback

By Dave Skretta Apr. 05, 2022 12:21 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a national championship game nobody at Kansas will soon forget,

Kansas head coach Bill Self and players hold up the winning trophy after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament against Miami, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. This year's Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close. Kansas arrives having recently taken over the Division I lead in all-time wins. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Kansas coach Bill Self seeks second title, place in history

By Dave Skretta Apr. 03, 2022 04:58 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self finds himself in the same situation that

Kansas' Mitch Lightfoot (44) battles Villanova's Eric Dixon for the rebound during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Kansas cruises to 81-65 win over Villanova in Final Four

By Dave Skretta Apr. 02, 2022 08:17 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ochai Agbaji followed a celebrating stream of Kansas players off

The Villanova team poses after practice for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Final Four sparks debate: What merits blueblood status?

By Dave Skretta Apr. 02, 2022 03:01 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina has won six national championships and reached more

Kansas head coach Bill Self cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament against Miami Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final Four

By Dave Skretta Apr. 01, 2022 03:37 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Self was wading through old video of Villanova this week,

North Carolina's Justin McKoy goes up during practice for the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Final Four teams heavily recruit talent in their backyards

By Dave Skretta Mar. 31, 2022 06:47 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The four blueblood programs that have descended upon the Superdome

Kansas head coach Bill Self talks to Ochai Agbaji during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Final Four gets experience boost from transfer portal, COVID

By Dave Skretta Mar. 31, 2022 03:38 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bunch of one-and-done phenoms brought together by Kentucky coach

Kansas' Christian Braun cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Jayhawks head to Final Four with 2020 still on their minds

By Dave Skretta Mar. 29, 2022 02:03 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun's eyes opened wide when he learned that after

Kansas' Mitch Lightfoot cuts down the net after a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Chicago. Kansas won 76-50 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Under-the-radar 1 seed? Jayhawks flying high to Final Four

By Dave Skretta Mar. 28, 2022 12:51 PM EDT
Kansas has only trailed for about 24 minutes through its first four games in the NCAA

Villanova celebrates with the trophy after their win against Houston during a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Duke-Carolina, Kansas-Nova set for epic Final Four showdowns

By Dave Skretta Mar. 27, 2022 05:13 PM EDT
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to let his players ponder the possibility of

FILE - Lisa Moeller takes a photo of the NCAA bracket for the NCAA college basketball tournament on the side of the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Wagering on all those parlays and longshots on the betting app — fun. Filling out a bracket and waiting for the upsets to begin — that’s why they call this March Madness. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Busted brackets mark another topsy-turvy NCAA tourney

By Dave Skretta Mar. 25, 2022 03:29 PM EDT
Fourth-seeded Arkansas used what amounted to a sneak attack to take down No. 1

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30), guard Jalen Coleman-Lands (55) and forward Zach Clemence (21) celebrate after defeating Texas during overtime in an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Kansas reunion at Sweet 16 sign of times in college hoops

By Dave Skretta Mar. 23, 2022 12:26 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There will be quite a reunion when Kansas and Providence join

FILE - Florida State assistant coach Dennis Gates directs his team in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Winthrop in Tallahassee, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Missouri is hiring wildly successful Cleveland State coach Dennis Gates to help rebuild a long-floundering program that has churned through seven head and interim coaches since Norm Stewart prowled the sidelines in Columbia. The university's Board of Curators approved Gates' hiring on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Gates spent time at Florida State and Marquette as a graduate assistant before stints on the bench at California, Northern Illinois, Nevada and alongside Leonard Hamilton at Florida State. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)
Missouri turns to Cleveland State's Dennis Gates as coach

By Dave Skretta Mar. 22, 2022 09:17 AM EDT
Dennis Gates was a young standout at Chicago's Whitney Young High School and mulling

Kansas guard Remy Martin (11) hangs from the rim while celebrating his dunk over Texas Southern forward John Walker III (24) as Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) looks on in the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Shaken, now stirring: Remy Martin has Jayhawks in Sweet 16

By Dave Skretta Mar. 21, 2022 12:44 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self has always relied on veteran point

Kansas State forward Ismael Massoud (25) shoots under pressure from West Virginia forward Jalen Bridges (11) and guard Taz Sherman (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
K-State hires Baylor assistant Jerome Tang as hoops coach

By Dave Skretta Mar. 21, 2022 10:56 AM EDT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State hired Jerome Tang to be its next basketball

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) gets past TCU guard Micah Peavy (0) to put up a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, March 11, 2022. Kansas won 75-62. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Big Ten lands three players on AP All-America first team

By Dave Skretta Mar. 15, 2022 12:01 PM EDT
Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated Press All-American for the third

Baylor head coach Scott Drew catches a ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, March 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Gonzaga lands at No. 1, top seeds are 1-4 in final AP poll

By Dave Skretta Mar. 14, 2022 12:04 PM EDT
Gonzaga will head into the NCAA Tournament exactly where it ended up in the final AP

Kansas head coach Bill Self abnd guard Ochai Agbaji hug after their NCAA college basketball championship game against Texas Tech in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 12, 2022. Kansas won 74-65. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas earns No. 1 seed in Midwest Region; Auburn gets No. 2

By Dave Skretta Mar. 13, 2022 06:54 PM EDT
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas fought its way through arguably the toughest league in

Kansas guard Joseph Yesufu (1) gets a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
No. 6 KU beats No. 14 Texas Tech 74-65 to win Big 12 tourney

By Dave Skretta Mar. 12, 2022 08:36 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji was a lightly regarded three-star prospect when