Archive for the ‘Sports Appeal’ Category

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: JON JONES KEYS IN ON TACTICS, NOT CONTEMPT. By Josh Gross
LOS ANGELES (ESPN.com)- You’d guess by now Jon Jones knows everything he could wish to know about Rashad Evans. Not so. There’s never enough intel — not for Jones, especially when he’s days away from a fight the UFC light heavyweight champion [...]

NBC Action News sports anchor Jack Harry discusses the Kansas City Chiefs schedule.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FACE CHALLENGING SCHEDULE TO KICK OFF 2012. By Mass Appeal News
KANSAS CITY, Mo – The Kansas City Chiefs will see a familiar face in their regular season opener on Sept. 9th. That’s when Tony Gonzalez and the Atlanta Falcons invade Arrowhead Stadium. Should be a dandy. The Chiefs will also partake in [...]

THOMAS ROBINSON WILL SKIP HIS SENIOR YEAR TO ENTER NBA DRAFT. Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Thomas Robinson, the brawny Kansas forward who overcame personal tragedy to lead his team to a national runner-up finish this season, is leaving for the NBA. Robinson made the formal announcement Monday, with coach Bill Self and 9-year-old sister Jayla [...]

NBC Action News sports anchor Jack Harry discusses the KU Jayhawks and the Final Four.

ANTHONY DAVIS CONTROLLED THE PAINT AS KENTUCKY WINS NCAA TITLE. By Wayne Hodges
NEW ORLEANS – The glass slipper that appeared to fit the Cinderella Kansas Jayhawks was shattered into diminutive pieces on Monday night as the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats sabotaged Kansas’ happily ever after by claiming their 8th national title with [...]

KANSAS HEAD COACH BILL SELF IS NAMED NAISMITH COACH OF THE YEAR. By ESPN.com
NEW ORLEANS – Kansas coach Bill Self was named the 2012 Naismith Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Year on Sunday, becoming the third different Jayhawks coach to win the honor, a first in the history of the accolade. Self’s Jayhawks will [...]

THOMAS ROBINSON SCORED 19 POINTS AS KANSAS DEFEATS OHIO STATE. Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS – The tightrope walk rocks on for the Jayhawks. Kansas, the underrated, undervalued team that’s been teetering on the edge of the tournament since before it even began, is now one of the last two left. Tyshawn Taylor made two big free [...]

THE KANSAS STATE WILDCATS HIRE FORMER ILLINOIS COACH BRUCE WEBER. By Andy Katz
MANHATTAN, Kan. (ESPN.com) – Kansas State has hired Bruce Weber to be its next men’s basketball coach, Weber told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz on Saturday. Weber, fired March 9 after nine seasons at Illinois, is replacing Frank Martin, who left this week to become [...]

Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor discusses key matchups and how the Jayhawks plan to attack Ohio State.

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