http://www.mail.com/people/860348-travis-releford.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/860348-travis-releford.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009158-jayhawks-ben-mclemore-declares-nba-draft.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The hardest decision of Ben McLemore's life turned out to be no question at all. Kansas coach Bill Self made sure of it. The talented guard announced Tuesday that he will enter the NBA draft after perhaps the most successful season by a freshman in the school's proud basketball history. And just in case he thought twice about passing... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:49:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2009158-jayhawks-ben-mclemore-declares-nba-draft.html 2013-04-09T20:49:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987816-burke-leads-um-rally-kansas-87-85-ot.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Burke kept alive Michigan's deepest NCAA tournament run since the Fab Five era nearly 20 years ago with a shot the Wolverines won't soon forget. Call it the Fab 3. The sophomore standout scored all 23 of his points in the second half and overtime, including a long, tying 3-pointer in the final moments of regulation as Michigan... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:46:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1987816-burke-leads-um-rally-kansas-87-85-ot.html 2013-03-30T07:46:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1985660-michigan-top-seeded-ku-return-to-sweet-16.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michigan coach John Beilein briefly lost track of how long it's been since the Wolverines reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. Sixteen years, he said. No, 18. Wait. 19. He was right the third time, but here's how to make it a little simpler. The Fab Five era of the early 1990s was the last time the No. 4 seed Wolverines ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:57:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1985660-michigan-top-seeded-ku-return-to-sweet-16.html 2013-03-28T22:57:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977398-kansas-survives-la-salle-surprises-kansas-city.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bill Self didn't have much to say to his team at halftime, not with Kansas playing as poorly as it had all season and North Carolina just 20 minutes away from an NCAA tournament win. So he walked into the locker room and told his players to talk among themselves. Senior guard Elijah Johnson remembers asking, "What are we going to d... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:53:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977398-kansas-survives-la-salle-surprises-kansas-city.html 2013-03-25T08:53:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977050-second-half-sends-kansas-tar-heels.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Top-seeded Kansas was on the ropes, turning the ball over about as often as it was putting up shots, and had allowed North Carolina to build a comfortable lead by halftime. Bill Self followed his team into the locker room and, undoubtedly, delivered quite a message, even though his answer dripped with sarcasm when he was asked late... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:21:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977050-second-half-sends-kansas-tar-heels.html 2013-03-25T01:21:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974914-bracketracket-theres-pattern-memorized-it.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we throw down, challenge follicles, solve a Rubik's Cube and kiss the rim, all without breaking a sweat, even after batting the ball around with tennis star and Harvard dropout James Blake. We also refer you to a chilling list of celebrity alumni evil twins. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:43:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974914-bracketracket-theres-pattern-memorized-it.html 2013-03-23T08:43:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974746-no-1-kansas-survives-western-kentucky-upset-bid.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self predicted this week that a No. 1 seed would someday lose to a No. 16. He didn't know his Jayhawks would be trying to fend off being the first. The South Region's top seed needed 17 points from Jeff Withey, and a series of foul shots from Ben McLemore and Naadir Tharpe down the stretch, to hold off scrappy Wes... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:19:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974746-no-1-kansas-survives-western-kentucky-upset-bid.html 2013-03-23T05:19:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1960328-no-7-kansas-beats-no-11-k-state-big-12-title.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One by one, Kansas players headed to the top step of the ladder to cut down the nets, with Jeff Withey carefully nipping at a piece of nylon and then waving it to the roar of the fans. There was no way the Jayhawks were going to share this celebration. No way they were going to share this title. Withey had 17 points and nine reboun... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:09:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1960328-no-7-kansas-beats-no-11-k-state-big-12-title.html 2013-03-17T02:09:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1955676-mclemore-leads-no-7-kansas-texas-tech-91-63.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Top-seeded Kansas wasn't about to let itself get lulled into a sense of apathy by playing an early afternoon game in the Big 12 tournament. It helped that the Jayhawks had a partisan crowd behind them in the Sprint Center. It also helped that they had Iowa State awaiting them in the semifinals. Ben McLemore scored 24 points and the... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:40:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1955676-mclemore-leads-no-7-kansas-texas-tech-91-63.html 2013-03-14T22:40:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1915738-gritty-jayhawks-position-to-win-big-12.html AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nobody was thinking about coach Bill Self's 500th win or the Big 12 title when a loss to Oklahoma State kicked off a rare three-game slide for Kansas. The Jayhawks have responded with five straight victories, including Self's milestone win on Monday night. Now the conference crown that seemed out of reach is Kansas' to lose. Elijah Johns... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:14:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1915738-gritty-jayhawks-position-to-win-big-12.html 2013-02-26T08:14:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1915568-kansas-rallies-iowa-selfs-500th-win.html AMES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self has 500 wins because Elijah Johnson "blacked out." That's the only way Johnson could describe one of the great performances by a Kansas player under Self. Johnson scored a career-high 39 points — including eight in the final 29 seconds of regulation and 12 in overtime — and No. 6 Kansas rallied to beat Iowa State 1... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:44:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1915568-kansas-rallies-iowa-selfs-500th-win.html 2013-02-26T05:44:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1904994-no-9-jayhawks-nip-no-14-cowboys-68-67-2ot.html STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — After he'd missed time and time again all night long, for some reason Naadir Tharpe's final attempt just felt right when it left his hand. And what a shot it was for No. 9 Kansas. Tharpe connected on a short jumper in the lane with 16.5 seconds left in the second overtime, lifting the Jayhawks over No. 14 Oklahoma State 68-67 on W... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1904994-no-9-jayhawks-nip-no-14-cowboys-68-67-2ot.html 2013-02-21T06:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1885494-jayhawks-to-winning-ways-with-rout-k-state.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Self was the first to acknowledge that folks around Kansas had grown spoiled. It's only natural when one of the marquee programs in college basketball, one built upon iconic names such as James Naismith and Phog Allen, rattles off eight consecutive conference championships and throws in another national title along the way. ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1885494-jayhawks-to-winning-ways-with-rout-k-state.html 2013-02-12T07:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1885336-no-14-jayhawks-rout-no-10-kansas-state-83-62.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ben McLemore scored 30 points on his 20th birthday, Jeff Withey dominated in the paint and No. 14 Kansas routed No. 10 Kansas State 83-62 on Monday night to snap a maddening three-game skid and forge a tie for first in the Big 12. Withey had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, giving him 263 for his career, one shy of the confere... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1885336-no-14-jayhawks-rout-no-10-kansas-state-83-62.html 2013-02-12T03:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1878834-losing-streak-unfamiliar-turf-no-5-kansas.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After one of his team's worst performances in years, Bill Self likened the Kansas team he put on the floor Wednesday night to ones fielded by Dr. James Naismith back when the school was playing games against the Topeka YMCA. The fifth-ranked Jayhawks had just lost to Big 12 bottom-dweller TCU, which had been winless in its first eigh... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1878834-losing-streak-unfamiliar-turf-no-5-kansas.html 2013-02-08T22:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1803056-young-helps-no-6-kansas-turn-temple-69-62.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The seniors hadn't been playing like seniors, and Kansas was suffering for it. Elijah Johnson kept turning the ball over on offense, Kevin Young missed a couple easy shots around the rim, and Travis Releford was mired in foul trouble. Little surprise that Temple had the sixth-ranked Jayhawks on the ropes. ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1803056-young-helps-no-6-kansas-turn-temple-69-62.html 2013-01-07T00:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1784024-mclemores-22-kansas-huge-road-win-74-66.html COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It's not supposed to be this easy for a kid playing his first collegiate road game. Kansas' Ben McLemore, a redshirt freshman surrounded in the starting lineup by seniors, didn't let the raucous crowd, the travel or sleeping in a strange bed bother him. McLemore scored 22 points and No. 9 Kansas proved it was more than just a bully a... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1784024-mclemores-22-kansas-huge-road-win-74-66.html 2012-12-23T01:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1775450-withey-leads-no-9-kansas-richmond-87-59.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jeff Withey had at least six inches on just about everyone from Richmond. Little surprise that every time the Spiders slashed into the lane, Withey sent their shots right back out. And every time ninth-ranked Kansas dumped the ball inside to the 7-footer, he had to simply turn around and stuff it through the basket. ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1775450-withey-leads-no-9-kansas-richmond-87-59.html 2012-12-19T02:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1753396-mclemore-leads-no-9-kansas-colorado-90-54.html LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ben McLemore is already accustomed to being on the finishing end of alley-oop dunks. He was on the giving end on Saturday. It happened midway through the second half, when the freshman guard looked toward the rim and then lofted a pass that Kevin Young snared in mid-air. The senior sparkplug for ninth-ranked Kansas proceeded to throw... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1753396-mclemore-leads-no-9-kansas-colorado-90-54.html 2012-12-08T21:44:00Z