Kansas' Mangino wins Bear Bryant award
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Kansas coach Mark Mangino won the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award on Thursday as the college football coach of the year.
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Eric Mangini may have a reputation for brilliance, but his failure to protect Chad Pennington does not make him look very smart.
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Top 25 men'sbasketball roundup Acie Law scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 21 seconds left, and 10th-ranked Texas A&amp;M took over first place in the Big 12 with a 69-66 road victory over No. 6 Kansas last night.
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to U.S. college football's top player, in a landslide vote announced on Saturday.
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As coach Bill Self cut down the nets to commemorate Kansas' second straight Big 12 tournament title, a shout came from the crowd: "And now a national championship!"
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Sometime late Thursday night, either Kansas' Mark Mangino or Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer will be summoned to accept a bowl of fruit.
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Senior forward Wayne Simien scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, leading the No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks to a 68-61 season-opening win over the Vermont Catamounts.
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Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, crossed the 20,000-point plateau and led the Los Angeles Lakers to a victory over the woebegone Knicks.
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Darrell Arthur and Darnell Jackson both had 14 points and No. 3 Kansas beat Miami of Ohio 78-54 on Saturday, becoming the first team in more than a year to exceed 69 points against the RedHawks.
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WACO, Texas (Sports Network) - Freshman Adrian Peterson  continued his quest for the Heisman Trophy with 240 yards  rushing and a season-high three touchdowns on 32 carries,  leading second-ranked Oklahoma to a 35-0 rout of Baylor at  Floyd Casey Stadium.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sports Network) - Wayne Simien had 25  points and 14 rebounds as the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks  survived a scare and fought off the Vermont Catamounts, 68-61.
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Kobe Bryant scored 39 to become the youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 career points when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 95-90 on Sunday.
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Quarterback Matt Leinart won the 70th Heisman Trophy by a comfortable margin over Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, the first freshman to finish second.
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Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart has won the Heisman Trophy.
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Wayne Simien had 20 points and Keith Langford added 17 in No. 2 Kansas&#39; 93-74 victory over TCU on Thursday night. The Jayhawks (5-0) had five players in double figures against the Horned Frogs and Neil Dougherty
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Devin Hester fielded the punt, and in a flash, the Chicago Bears were in control. Hester scored on a 73-yard punt in the second quarter and set up a field goal in the third with another long return as the defending NFC champions beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10 on Sunday.
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Kansas is proving it doesn't need Wayne Simien to beat a quality opponent, even on the road. Playing without its standout inside player, the second-ranked Jayhawks got 28 points from the frontline of C.J. Giles, Christian Moody and Sasha Kaun on Sunday in a 65-59 victory over No. 8 Kentucky.