KUsports.com Headlines for July 28

Tale of the Tait: [OU and Texas should pay to leave the Big 12, but future financial issues are not theirs alone]( [OU and Texas should pay to leave the Big 12, but future financial issues are not theirs alone]( By: Matt Tait Now that Texas and Oklahoma have formally stated their intentions to leave the Big 12 Conference, let’s take a first glance at how the ... Posted today at 2:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former Jayhawk Marcus Garrett eager to find out NBA fate at Thursday's draft]( [Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) and Texas guard Matt Coleman III (2) compete for a loose ball during the second half, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait For former Kansas basketball standout Marcus Garrett, years of dreaming and imagining life as a professional basketball player have come down to a single night ... Posted today at 10:38 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Approval from Board of Regents a requirement if KU, K-State desire to negotiate moving into new conference]( [The view of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium from the top of Campanile hill in July 2020. ]( By: Matt Tait As the future of the Big 12 Conference hangs in the balance, one thing is clear: The University of Kansas will need approval from the ... Posted yesterday at 6:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big 12's Texas, Oklahoma make request to join powerhouse SEC]( [The SEC logo is displayed at the Hyatt Regency hotel, site of the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. ]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the powerhouse Southeastern Conference, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in ... Last updated yesterday at 12:22 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former KU thrower Gleb Dudarev has realistic expectations for Olympics debut]( [Gleb Dudarev competes in the hammer throw competition during his collegiate career with the University of Kansas. Dudarev, who will be representing Belarus, is set to make his first trip to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Photo courtesy of Kansas Athletics.]( By: Shane Jackson Gleb Dudarev, who has been a hammer thrower since he was 3-years-old, has quite literally been training his entire life for this moment. But even ... Posted yesterday at 7:52 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Texas, OU take first formal steps to leave Big 12; questions about future of KU's conference grow]( [In this Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, a Big 12 pylon marks the end zone at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium before an NCAA college football game between Texas and Kansas State in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)]( By: Associated Press Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step Monday toward moving to the Southeastern Conference, notifying the Big 12 they would not be renewing an ... Posted July 26 at 11:57 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU volunteer coach Christina Clemons enters her first Olympic Games as fan favorite]( [Christina Clemons of the U.S. reacts after winning the 60 meter hurdles at the ISTAF indoor athletics meeting in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. ]( By: Shane Jackson Despite being a debutant at the Olympics, Christina Clemons is already well known entering the track portion of this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Posted July 26 at 8:55 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big 12 leaders meet with OU, Texas presidents as rumors, theories swirl]( [In this Oct. 7, 2017, file photo, a Big 12 pylon marks the end zone at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium before an NCAA college football game between Texas and Kansas State in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift ... Posted July 25 at 7:21 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044