KUsports.com Headlines for October 10

[Reports: KU Athletics compliance director testifying in college basketball corruption trial]( [Fans file through the doors of Allen Fieldhouse past the statue of Phog Allen in this file photo from Monday, Oct. 27, 2014.]( By: Dylan Lysen After a day out of the spotlight in the ongoing federal trial into corruption in college basketball, the University of Kansas was back in play ... Posted today at 1:05 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch Break: [Marty Pattin baseball stories in Donald Duck's voice]( [Marty Pattin baseball stories in Donald Duck's voice]( By: Tom Keegan Marty "Duck" Pattin's life will be celebrated Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Naismith Room on the second floor ... Posted today at 11:00 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Comparisons for KU freshman David McCormack hard to come by]( [Red Team guard Marcus Garrett dips under Blue Team center David McCormack for a bucket during a scrimmage on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.]( By: Matt Tait The first time he saw him play, Kansas coach Bill Self saw something he liked in freshman forward David McCormack. But that was more than ... Posted today at 10:52 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Say What? Tait's weekly appearance on Rock Chalk Sports Talk]( [Say What? Tait's weekly appearance on Rock Chalk Sports Talk]( By: Matt Tait As the federal trial into corruption in college basketball moves into its second week in New York City, a lot remains up in the air. ... Posted today at 10:28 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Basketball player’s father: Louisville assistant gave cash]( [Brian Bowen Sr. arrives at federal court, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in New York. When Brian Bowen Jr., one of America's brightest high school basketball stars, announced in June 2017 that he would attend the University of Louisville, a school that had not been on anyone's radar as his possible destination, sportswriters called it a coup that "came out of nowhere." In a trial that began Monday, federal prosecutors will argue that the signing wasn't luck at all but the result of a payoff to Bowen's father. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ]( By: Tom Hays/Associated Press The father of a blue-chip college basketball recruit testified Tuesday that an assistant coach at the University of Louisville gave him a secret payment of ... Posted yesterday at 9:45 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU volleyball plans to lean on defense against Texas]( [Senior right side Gabby Simpson talks with her team after a Kansas point. Simpson had seven blocks in the team's 3-1 win over Drake Tuesday night.]( By: Andrew Rosenthal On the whiteboard outside the Kansas volleyball locker room of Horejsi Family Athletics Center, libero Allie Nelson wrote down three words in all caps, underlined ... Posted yesterday at 8:15 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tom Keegan: KU legend John Hadl never will retire friendships made on the job]( [John Hadl]( By: Tom Keegan Sure, John Hadl’s name helped him to do his job so well for the Williams Fund, but his ears were an even greater tool ... Posted yesterday at 7:39 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Report: Former Jayhawk Joel Embiid set to sign with Under Armour]( [Report: Former Jayhawk Joel Embiid set to sign with Under Armour]( By: Matt Tait According to a report from Yahoo! Sports, former KU center Joel Embiid on Wednesday is poised to finalize a lucrative endorsement deal with Under Armour. ... Posted yesterday at 4:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rookie point guard Devon Dotson starting ahead of huge shoes he's being asked to fill]( [Red Team guard Devon Dotson soars in for a bucket during a scrimmage on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. (Nick Krug/Journal-World photo) ]( By: Matt Tait While it’s unfair to expect anything close to the numbers put up by Frank Mason III and Devonte' Graham before him, KU freshman Devon ... Posted yesterday at 3:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KU Basketball Recruiting Scoop with Matt Scott: [Highly ranked 2020 forward Jalen Johnson trims list to 15]( By: Matt Scott Class of 2020 small forward Jalen Johnson has cut his list down to 15 schools. The 6-foot-8 wing player from Wisconsin is considering Duke, Kentucky, ... Posted yesterday at 2:43 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 manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044