The Kansas Jayhawks completed a comeback for the ages to win the national championship a few moments ago. Memphis had a nine-point lead over the Jayhawks with 2:12 left in regulation. Kansas took advantage of a ton of missed Memphis free throws to get back in the game and finish it off in overtime, 75-69.
An age-old maxim of basketball proved itself true once again: the team that makes free throws wins games.
The Jayhawks win their third national championship, and their first in twenty years.
Bill Self is about to be an even richer man. At worst, KU will pony up to give him a substantial raise. And, Boone Pickens will try to break the bank to bring him back home to Stillwater.
This is the first men's basketball national championship for the Big 12 Conference. KU's last national championship was won as part of the Big 8.
As I type, CBS is about to play "One Shining Moment". That song symbolizes the end of winter and of basketball season. Once that song signs off, it is officially spring. Time for NBA post-season and baseball...
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Time for NBA post-season and baseball... and hockey and softball!
And the NFL draft! :-)
I don't know how, but I usually end up listening to that on the Ticket w/Norm every year. I don't usually listen on weekends, but I've caught that the last three years in a row, I believe.
Norm doing the draft live from New York is great radio. That's right up his alley.
The draft has become great theater, especially with the plethora of draft geeks out there.
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