Lady Blues blanked

As spring sports kick into full swing, the "Turnpike Tussle" once again took center stage last weekend.

Carey earns place in Kansas Hall of Fame

Prior to this year, there had not been a softball player inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of fame. That will all change Oct. 3, when Washburn Lady Blues softball coach Lisa Carey will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Wichita. Carey recently finished her eighth season at Washburn. Carey was excited and shocked with the news of entering into such an elite group.

MIAA adds two schools, potential for two more

Conference expansion has been a popular topic this summer for the NCAA. While the Pac 16 never came to fruition, the trend toward expansion is still alive in Divison II.

Further MIAA expansion a possibility

Four teams express interest in expanding conference from 12 schools to 16

Less than a month after Nebraska and Colorado left the Big 12 for the Big Ten and Pac 10, respectively, conference expansion is once again an area of interest—this time in Division II. The MIAA, which is officially expanding to 12 schools this school year in every sport but football, is considering the addition of a few more schools than originally planned. Lincoln, a member of the MIAA for 29 years until it left in 1999 to join the Heartland Conference, is returning to the MIAA in all sports except football, which will not become affiliated with the MIAA until the 2011 season.