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Congrats, Paul! Another Jayhawk Gets A Championship!

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:41:00 -0500

I always knew those 1997 Jayhawks were meant to be National Champions. Paul Pierce and Scot Pollard have joined Jacque Vaughn and his championship with the Spurs by winning the NBA Championship tonight. (Maybe those National Champion Jayhawks inspi

Ref Alleges Plot to Fix NBA Series - Using Shaq Free Throws

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:07:00 -0500

The urban legend that the NBA's referees favor one team over another so they can have exciting playoffs just got a bit saltier.From FOX Sports:The disgraced former NBA referee [Tim Donaghy] told authorities in a four-page letter released Tuesday tha

Gary Louris - Glasgow ABC2

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:54:37 -0500

The solo album. As we have already written on ELM they can be a mixed bag. Some are very very good, some are very very bad but it’s always interesting to see what direction the artist takes in the live arena. Some point-blank refuse to draw fro

Video: Jayhawks Visit President at White House

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:36:00 -0500

President Bush on the Jayhawks:They managed to beat Yale my alma mater. Not sure how you did it, but it was a great victory.It's a big deal, as far as I'm concerned, to welcome KU to the Rose Garden.I'm sure KU fans are delighted to know Bill Self i

Congratulations To Kansas And Tennessee

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:54:54 -0500

Hats off to Kansas and Tennessee for winning the men’s and women’s college basketball national championships. The Jayhawks used a historical collapse by the Memphis Tigers to pull out a victory while Pat Summitt and her Volunteers harasse

Rock Chalk House Walk!

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:46:56 -0500

Yes, our magnificent Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA National Basketball Championship last night. And yes, over 40,000 people - with us, 40,003 - poured down to Mass Street last night to party “like it was 1988″ - that’s when Greg and

Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU! — Lessons from Basketball for Grant Writers

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:45:09 -0500

My daughter will graduate from the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas in May. Although I’m not much of a sports fan, over the past four years, I’ve learned to love Jayhawks baske

Chalk and Awe

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:14:20 -0500

I know I’ve never expressed that much interest in any sport before, with the exclusion of professional wrestling and water polo. But my dad is an enormous Kansas Jayhawks fan, so since he doesn’t have a blog of his own, I choose to write

Bill Self Soon to be a Former Kansas Jayhawk?

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:34:00 -0500

While the people of Lawrence, Kansas celebrate, and the newspaper headlines in every city from Memphis, Tennessee to the campus of KU scream, "Kansas' Best Ever" (Lawrence Journal World), quietly a controversy brews. Only a few years removed from the

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:37:00 -0500

Twenty years ago, when the 5/8 and I were just 'a couple' and not yet a married couple, we sat in my parents' living room and watched the Kansas Jayhawks win the NCAA basketball championship. I can still remember the feeling of watching that happen.

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWKS!!!

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:51:00 -0500

Yep, they did it, the Memphis Tigers blew it and the Kansas Jayhawks won the 2008 men's National Championship last night in a thriller comeback. One of the best comebacks, in I would say, sports history. The Memphis Tigers realistically should have w

Rock Chalk Translated

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:03:39 -0500

Rock Chalk Jayhawk

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:22:31 -0500

The battle cry of KU is being heard everywhere, even at 1am. I’m still hearing fireworks. I’m still hearing screams of “hell yes”. Damn fine year for KU. Orange Bowl with Football, and NCAA Champions for Basketball. Damn fine

Final Four Playlist

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:32:00 -0500

so in honor of tonight's championship game I decided to come up with a nice playlist to accompany it: 1. the jayhawks - stumbling through the dark 2. survivor - the eye of the tiger 3. marc cohn - walking in memphis 4. angie aparo - memphis city rai

Monday’s Musings

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:47:31 -0500

First and foremost, WTF did they do to my WordPress? GAH! Guess those of us at wp.com got the 2.5 upgrade, too. It does look much more web 2.0 -ified, but…. Now I just gotta learn things all over again. I don’t know about that….

I'M NOT PERFECT!!!

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:08:00 -0500

Please pardon my unpredictability!!! I guess that is what makes me human... I'm talking about me predicting that the North Carolina Tar Heels would win the NCAA men's National Championship this year. Yeah I just didn't get it right, or I could say th

Come on Jayhawks!

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:49:00 -0500

Although I haven't had time to watch a single game during March Madness (too busy crafting), I am keeping up with the success of my alma mater, Kansas University. I did DVR last night's game and WILL take a break to watch the championship game. I

Lucky Bronze Pork

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:08:17 -0500

The Kansas Jayhawks play the North Carolina Tarheels this evening. Soon. They will play in San Antonio, but here in Lawrence, people are losing their minds. I know, I know, it’s just a stupid game - but when you live in the very center of the

Kistemaker, KU, Angels and a Great Night at Home

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:32:17 -0500

I have been traveling recently. Indeed, ministry has taken me away for the last week. So it was good to get home last night. One of the things I miss most is the “church is our house.” I believe that I enjoy calling my family to worship

Go North Carolina cough

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:13:06 -0500

Besides, of course, playing The Sims, what are some nice ways to cure the boredom of being stuck watching the KU/NC game? I honestly hate basketball, but I’d rather not kick my husband to the bedroom, and I’d rather not get stuck there ei