Kansas City Star: Big 12 Conference http://www.kansascity.com/177/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Big 12 Conference 60 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:45:12 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) MU surprises Texas in Big 12 baseball tournament http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/23/3624997/tigers-surprise-longhorns.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/23/3624997/tigers-surprise-longhorns.html#storylink=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00 CDT Missouri's Rob Zastryzny gave up just five hits in 81/3 innings and didn't walk a single Longhorn in a 5-0 win over Texas in the Big 12 baseball tournament. KU, MU could meet up early in Big 12 baseball tournament http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/22/3622967/ku-mu-could-meet-up-early-in-big.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/22/3622967/ku-mu-could-meet-up-early-in-big.html#storylink=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00 CDT If the bracket breaks right, Kansas and Missouri may have one more chance to meet as conference rivals. Big 12, SEC agree to bowl game http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/18/3616881/big-12-sec-agree-to-bowl-game.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/18/3616881/big-12-sec-agree-to-bowl-game.html#storylink=rss Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00 CDT Two of college football's heavyweight conferences will soon be hooking up on an annual basis. K-State's Krais wins heptathlon at Big 12 meet http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/12/3607852/k-states-krais-wins-heptathlon.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/12/3607852/k-states-krais-wins-heptathlon.html#storylink=rss Sat, 12 May 2012 05:00 CDT When Ryann Krais began competition in the heptathlon Friday at the Big 12 Track and Field championships she wasn't just thinking big, she was thinking huge. Florida State trustee's comments should get Big 12's attention http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/12/3607690/florida-state-trustees-comments.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/12/3607690/florida-state-trustees-comments.html#storylink=rss Sat, 12 May 2012 05:00 CDT Florida State's status in the Atlantic Coast Conference was safe and secure on Friday and anything but on Saturday based on separate interviews with Seminoles powerbrokers. Bowlsby sees strength in Big 12 where he once saw secession http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/04/3593760/bowlsby-sees-strength-in-big-12.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/04/3593760/bowlsby-sees-strength-in-big-12.html#storylink=rss Fri, 04 May 2012 05:00 CDT Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz remembered being surprised when his athletic director, Bob Bowlsby, left for Stanford. "A new challenge was intriguing to him. And I imagine that was the case here." It was precisely the case as Bowlsby was introduced as the Big 12's new commissioner Friday at the league headquarters in Irving, Texas. Bowlsby brings realignment, TV rights experience to Big 12 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/03/3591049/bowlsby-would-bring-realignment.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/03/3591049/bowlsby-would-bring-realignment.html#storylink=rss Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00 CDT Bob Bowlsby, 60, was unanimously selected to become the Big 12's new commissioner, the conference announced Thursday. The Stanford athletic director is seen as a leader in the college ranks and oversaw the committee that hired Larry Scott as the Pac-12 commissioner. Soon after Scott took over, Bowlsby worked with the Pac-12 on media deals that allowed the conference to quadruple its media rights fee and start its own network.