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UPDATE: Washburn athletics unveils new website

Thu, 27 May 2010 23:39:52 -0400

By: Josh Rouse

Redesign delayed by technical difficulties, launched Friday morning

The new WUsports.com is now up and running. The athletic department's website redesign was delayed by technical difficulties, as it was originally supposed to launch Thursday, May 27, at 10:15 a.m. However, the site made it's debut Friday ...

Washburn tennis teams prepare for NCAA tourney

Wed, 5 May 2010 12:44:33 -0400

By: Richard Kelly

It’s simple at this point for the Washburn men’s and women’s tennis teams as they enter the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament. Win or go home. In semifinal match-ups that start tomorrow in Abilene, Texas, WU’s tennis teams wil...

VIDEO: Vitale, coaches inspire at Washburn

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:55:09 -0400

By: Richard Kelly

Coaches vs. Cancer banquet brings celebrities together to raise money

While providing a moving and motivational speech to nearly 1,000 people in Lee Arena Wednesday night, Vitale, 70, gave stories of his life, ...

COLUMN: ESPN’s Vitale a great ambassador, person

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:05:10 -0400

By: Chris Marshall

College basketball is defined by passion and pageantry. The screaming, excitement and thrilling contests are what separate it from any other sport. The game’s most famous announcer can be described by all the same words, and that’s why he&rsqu...

Grandpa’s legacy lives on

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:00:52 -0400

By: Josh Rouse

WSGA president Onek, Vitale connected through grandfather's admiration

To the audience attending tonight’s lecture in Lee Arena, the name Dick Vitale may mean an array of different things. To WSGA president Caley Onek, the name reminds her of one of the biggest inspirations in her life: Don Oliver....

Washburn's SAAC to host "Fun Day with the 'Bods" on Sunday

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:20:25 -0400

By: Washburn SID

Washburn's Student Athlete Advisory Committee will host the second annual Fun Day with the 'Bods on Sunday, April 18 beginning with a 12:30 p.m. registration in Lee Arena inside the Petro Allied Health Center on the Washburn campus....

WU softball prepares for Crossover

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:40:17 -0400

By: Ben Fitch

The Lady Blues are gearing up for the MIAA Northern Crossover.

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Ichabod golf prepares for MIAA tourney

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:36:22 -0400

By: Sam Sayler

On April 19, 2010, the Washburn Ichabods golf team enters the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship tournament in Kansas City, Mo. Even though t...

Spring play rigorous for three athletes

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:29:29 -0400

By: Ben Fitch

For Dane Simoneau, Cameron Kasel and Jake Iverson, spring is the hard-hitting and double-tapered time of year when the ball varies by shape and size. ...

Tennis coach finds niche at Washburn

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:08:21 -0400

By: Richard Kelly

If sports were puzzle pieces, Dave Alden has tried to fit almost all of them. But one of...

Spring drills wrap up with scrimmage

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:16:09 -0400

By: Josh Rouse

The Washburn Ichabods football team wrapped up spring drills on Friday with an intrasquad scrimmage. Washburn welcomes 18 new players to the team this year after an 8-3 season last year ended without a bowl or playoff berth. On the defensive side of the b...

MIAA player of the week

Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:42:40 -0400

By: Brian Dulle

Washburn University’s freshman pitcher Brett Ash made MIAA player of the week after earning his first win of the season after scattering eight hits in seven innings in an 11-4 win over Truman....

COLUMN: McNabb’s departure a good thing?

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:15:45 -0400

By: Josh Rouse

To many, it may appear as though the Philadelphia Eagles have officially lost their minds.The Eagles traded perennial Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins on Easter Sunday in exchange for two draft picks—a second round p...

Big time support for Google RoadRunners

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:20:44 -0400

By: Richard Kelly

RoadRunners sell 7,777 tickets for Think Big Topeka hockey game

The Topeka RoadRunners officially recorded a sellout last Thursday and that was only the beginning. They also clinched the North American Hockey League South Division regular season title in the same night....

Dick Vitale to speak at Washburn

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:00:37 -0400

By: Josh Rouse

College basketball analyst Dick Vitale will be speaking at 7 p.m. on April 28, 2010 in Lee Arena. Vitale, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, began his career with ESPN during the 1979-80 college basketball season. Vitale did the...

Tourney expansion: Just the 64 of us, UNI

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:38:07 -0400

By: Chris Marshall

March Madness is my Christmas. Aside from going back in time, having KU beat Northern Iowa by 15 and saving 99 percent of the nation’s brackets, there isn’t a single thing I would change about the NCAA Tournament. The format, time frame and nu...

Bods tied for fourth in MIAA

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:31:08 -0400

By: Chris Marshall

The WU baseball squad had its travel plans to MWSU altered over Spring Break. Rain and snow continues to shake up the Ichabods’ schedule and a pair of weekend double headers were pushed to Tuesday and today....

Second round letdown

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:24:57 -0400

By: Ben Fitch

Lady Blues exit NCAA tournament after second round loss to NE State

The Lady Blues lost to Northeastern State, Feb. 13, in the South Central Regional semifinals—effectively ending their season. ...

Blues win MIAA tourney

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:56 -0500

By: Ben Fitch

Seeded No. 2 in NCAA South Central Regional, face Central Missouri Friday at 2:30 p.m.

In the past eight years, the Lady Blues have taken six MIAA tournament titles. The most recent was claimed Sunday when the team beat Central Missouri with a tired starting lineup. The Blues had to turn around from their Saturday game against Northwest Mis...