University of Kansas

Some KU basketball games will air on Metro Sports under new deal with Time Warner

KU athletics and IMG College, which holds multimedia rights for KU sports, announced Tuesday a long-term television partnership with Time Warner Cable Sports to distribute 300 hours of original KU sports programming annually, including live games, other coverage and replays. That means KU men’s basketball games carried by “Jayhawk Television” and aired on KSMO-TV Channel 62 in Kansas City last season will move to Metro Sports. Last season, “Jayhawk Television” aired six KU basketball games, including two exhibitions.

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University of Kansas

University of Kansas

Some KU basketball games will air on Metro Sports under new deal with Time Warner

KU athletics and IMG College, which holds multimedia rights for KU sports, announced Tuesday a long-term television partnership with Time Warner Cable Sports to distribute 300 hours of original KU sports programming annually, including live games, other coverage and replays. That means KU men’s basketball games carried by “Jayhawk Television” and aired on KSMO-TV Channel 62 in Kansas City last season will move to Metro Sports. Last season, “Jayhawk Television” aired six KU basketball games, including two exhibitions.

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University of Missouri

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Kansas State University

Kansas State University

K-State women’s golfer wins Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year

Whitney Pyle, a K-State senior women’s golfer who turned herself in for signing an incorrect scorecard at a February tournament, was chosen Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year on Monday. Pyle, who finished in the top 20 of three tournaments, was also an active participant and leader in student and team-led service initiatives throughout her career.

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Big 12 Conference

Kansas State University

Four K-State teams lead Big 12 in multi-year Academic Progress Rates

For the third straight year, all 16 of Kansas State’s athletic teams have met the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate multi-year standard. And the women’s golf, men’s golf and men’s cross country teams led the Big 12 with perfect scores of 1,000 and were awarded APR Public Recognition distinction. The Wildcats’ women’s basketball team also led the Big 12 with a 990 APR.

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SEC

SEC

SEC to distribute record $289.4 million this year; Missouri to get $20.7 million share

The Southeastern Conference will distribute a record amount of $289.4 million in shared revenue to the league’s 14 league schools for the 2012-13 fiscal year ending in August, commissioner Mike Slive announced Friday. The average amount to be distributed to each school, including Missouri for the first time, is $20.7 million, but the upcoming SEC Network is expected to nearly double that total after the 2013-14 season.

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UMKC

UMKC

Athletic director Tim Hall leaving UMKC

UMKC has made several moves in its athletic program in the last few months, and the person who orchestrated them is on the move himself. Athletic director Tim Hall is leaving to take a similar position at Maryland-Baltimore County.

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More College Sports News

College Sports News

10 things to know about the College World Series

Omaha's annual summer party, the College World Series, begins Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park. Familiar faces like LSU and North Carolina, along with newcomer Indiana and quasi-newcomer North Carolina State, are among the eight teams vying for the national championship of Division I baseball. Here are 10 things to talk about while you tailgate in the parking lot, sit in the stands or watch at home.

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