Ever notice that it’s the off-Broadway players who are the biggest hits with the Allen Fieldhouse faithful? It’s usually not the guys who lead the team in either scoring or NBA dollars earned, rather the ones who hustle their way onto the floor and play supporting roles. Kevin Young was ...
Reese Hoffa, bronze-medal winner at the 2012 Olympics, realizes he could go from being the fan favorite in tonight’s Kansas Relays shot put competition to the villain in a hurry.The 5-foot-11, 320-pound, 35-year-old defending Relays champion from Augusta, Ga., will first compete against ...
The bulls of the Kansas Relays must eat the night before the big event and meet director Milan Donley wasn’t going to be caught short this time.“We ordered enough food for 35 people last year and ran out,” Donley said. “And there were only 11 throwers, plus six other people.”That’s ...
The high-profile Kansas Relays downtown shot put won’t be taking place downtown this year, meet director Milan Donley said. Instead, it will be moved indoors to the Douglas County Fairgrounds livestock arena, 2110 Harper Street. Wednesday’s weather forecast that calls for severe ...
Colorful 2012 Olympic shot put bronze-medal winner Reese Hoffa will test his body — then his mind — in a pair of Kansas Relays competitions Wednesday night in downtown Lawrence.First, the 5-foot-11, 320-pound native of Evans, Ga., will compete in the 6 p.m. shot put competition against a ...
The song “Crank Dat Batman” blared over the Memorial Stadium sound system to the delight of 14,500 fans and at least one 400-meter hurdler Saturday at the Kansas Relays.“That music definitely fired me up. It showed that the people have got a high-respect level,” Bershawn “Batman” ...
