http://www.kansascity.com/1051/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Campus Corner 60 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:29:20 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2653 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2653#storylink=rss Wed, 16 May 2012 11:18 CDT We already knew the Sprint Center would have NCAA Tournament second- and third-round games (round of 64 and 32) in March, but the event didn't have a host. Now we do. It's the Missouri Valley Conference, which is based in St http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2651 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2651#storylink=rss Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18 CDT COLUMBIA | Safety Tavon Bolden has been dismissed from the football team for disciplinary reasons, according to team spokesman Chad Moller. BoldenThe decision brings a disappointing end to an up-and-down career for Bolden, who was named Missouri's most improved player at safety during spring practice last year but was kicked off the team right before the season for academic reasons. He rejoined the team later in the year, but didn't appear in a game. Bolden, a redshirt junior from Houston, continued to work to get back in the staff's good graces, as he entered the spring third on the depth chart at strong safety behind Kenronte Walker and Daniel Easterly http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2650 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2650#storylink=rss Tue, 15 May 2012 20:03 CDT Milton Doyle, a senior guard from Chicago, concluded an official two-day campus visit to Kansas on Tuesday, but he returned home with his future still unknown. Doyle's mom, Lisa Green, said that while the KU coaches had expressed interest in her son, it became apparent Tuesday that the staff preferred that Doyle wait. KU currently has just one available scholarship, while another could come open if forward Justin Wesley returns to walk-on status. Kansas is reported to be waiting on South Carolina transfer forward Damontre Harris, while Anrio Adams, a guard from Seattle, has verbally committed but has yet to sign a letter-of-intent. Green called KU her son's dream school; he grew up watching KU on television while also following former KU guard Sherron Collins, another Chicago native http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2649 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2649#storylink=rss Tue, 15 May 2012 09:25 CDT COLUMBIA | Missouri quarterback Corbin Berkstresser was arrested in Columbia this morning for leaving the scene of an accident. According to the Boone County Sheriff's Department, the Lee's Summit High School graduate was arrested at 3:34 a.m. and released on $4,500 bond. Berkstresser, a redshirt freshman, spent most of the spring as the team's No http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2648 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2648#storylink=rss Mon, 14 May 2012 15:15 CDT With his school in the midst of the latest episode of potential conference realignment, Florida State president Eric Barron issued a statement Monday to those that had inquired about the school's position on the subject. Here it is, in full: I want to assure you that any decision made about FSU athletics will be reasoned and thoughtful and based on athletics, finances and academics http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2647 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2647#storylink=rss Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33 CDT A formerly under-the-radar Chicago shooting guard has popped up as a possible late target for Kansas. Milton Doyle, a 6-foot-4 senior guard from Chicago-Marshall, is taking a visit to KU today, according to the Chicago Sun-Times http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2646 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2646#storylink=rss Mon, 14 May 2012 09:06 CDT Tyshawn Taylor is working out for the NBA Draft in Houston. Big weekend for Tyshawn Taylor. He officially graduated from college http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2644 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2644#storylink=rss Fri, 11 May 2012 17:27 CDT Maybe it won't be the most controversial idea the Missouri House of Representatives will hear this year. But if a Jayhawk is involved, well, you never know, right? During the past few months, the University of Kansas Alumni Association has put plans in motion to make a KU license plate available in the state of Missouri http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2643 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2643#storylink=rss Fri, 11 May 2012 17:12 CDT Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith announced Friday that he has added Ryan Miller to his staff as assistant coach. Miller served the last five years as an assistant coach at New Mexico, where the Lobos went 126-46 overall http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2642 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2642#storylink=rss Fri, 11 May 2012 14:20 CDT By playing in front of an average crowd of 12,783 at Bramlage Coliseum last season, the Kansas State basketball team ranked 25th in national attendance figures, according to figures released by the NCAA. K-State ranked third in the Big 12 behind Kansas (16,445) and Iowa State (13,015) http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2641 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2641#storylink=rss Fri, 11 May 2012 12:09 CDT In his 16 months on the job, Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger has been clear about his on-field priorities: He expects to be competitive in all sports -- not just the money-making giants. One of the first visible signs of that philosophy came earlier this week, when KU dismissed men's golf coach Kit Grove, a KU graduate who had recently concluded his fifth year on the job. Grove became just the second coaching change since Zenger took over in January 2011 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2640 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2640#storylink=rss Thu, 10 May 2012 18:23 CDT LAWRENCE | For Kansas and Bill Self, the trip may come at the ideal time. The Kansas basketball team will take a nine-day trip to Europe in August, welcome news for a program that will be introducing at least six freshmen to the squad during the 2012-13 season http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2639 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2639#storylink=rss Thu, 10 May 2012 15:42 CDT Missouri State has booted its starting quarterback, Trevor Wooden, from the team. Wooden led the Missouri Valley in total offense last season. Here's the announcement from the university: SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State University has dismissed starting quarterback Trevor Wooden from its football program due to violations of team rules, head coach Terry Allen announced Thursday. Wooden, from High Springs, Fla., was expected to be the Bears' starter again this fall after leading the Missouri Valley Football Conference in total offense last season http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2638 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2638#storylink=rss Wed, 09 May 2012 19:03 CDT Kansas is cutting ties with men's golf coach Kit Grove. Grove's contract is up in June, and KU will not renew it http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2637 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2637#storylink=rss Wed, 09 May 2012 14:59 CDT James Watson doesn’t know what he will do now that he is no longer a member of the Kansas State basketball team. He hasn’t gotten that far yet http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2636 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2636#storylink=rss Tue, 08 May 2012 17:22 CDT The battle for South Carolina sophomore transfer Damontre Harris is heading to the home stretch. Harris, a 6-foot-9 forward, took a visit to Florida last week before spending the weekend at Kansas, and he's now expected to choose between the two schools http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2635 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2635#storylink=rss Tue, 08 May 2012 10:45 CDT COLUMBIA | A New Mexico assistant with Memphis recruiting ties has emerged as Missouri coach Frank Haith's top choice to replace departed assistant Isaac Chew. The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday night that New Mexico assistant Ryan Miller has been offered the job, which he could take pending an interview with Missouri athletic director Mike Alden. When Chew left to take the top assistant job at Illinois in April, Haith said he was looking for someone with strong recruiting ties to fill the position. And it looks like Miller, who just completed his sixth year at New Mexico, would fit the bill. Before joining coach Steve Alford's staff at New Mexico, Miller - whose brother is Miami Heat forward Mike Miller - was director of basketball operations at Memphis from 2004-2006 under current Kentucky coach John Calipari http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2634 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2634#storylink=rss Tue, 08 May 2012 09:24 CDT Former KU guard Tyshawn Taylor will headline a Kansas Barnstormers tour event at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Bishop Miege in Roeland Park http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2633 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2633#storylink=rss Mon, 07 May 2012 16:48 CDT The Big 12 is one step closer to long-term stability with the news Monday that Big 12 presidents have given their approval to the new ESPN deal, which along with a new Fox contract, will deliver some $20 million annually to the member schools through 2025. CBSSports.com reported the agreement, and just as significant is a change in the grant of rights from six years to 13, the length of the deals. A grant of rights allows the conference to keep the schools' television rights if it left for a new league. A source close to the negotiations confirmed to The Star that details remained to be settled. "I am not aware of an imminent announcement," Big 12 spokesman Bob Burda said. But with the conference looking more stable, other issues can be addressed, like expansion. On a day when the Big East fired Commissioner John Marinatto and musical chairs continues in several conferences, expansion rumors continue to involve the Big 12. But this time, they're about prospective schools, not those looking to leave. Louisville is the most often mentioned expansion target, but would the league add one to stand at 11? Other Big East schools like Cincinnati, Rutgers and Connecticut have been associated with other conferences, but although it's unwise to assume a lid on expansionism the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 have given no indication of further growth. The Big 12 is in something of a holding pattern http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2632 http://campuscorner.kansascity.com/node/2632#storylink=rss Mon, 07 May 2012 15:42 CDT James Watson has played his final basketball game in a Kansas State uniform, and possibly ever. The Washington State and Cowley College transfer was told by athletic department officials on Friday that he won't be retained by new coach Bruce Weber. According to Watson's mother, Annette, the decision was based on health concerns. She said Watson has a heart defect that causes him to faint