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Kansas basketball celebrates a renovated Allen Fieldhouse at Late Night in the Phog
LAWRENCE — The Kansas basketball programs were able to experience a renovated Allen Fieldhouse on Friday, during the Jayhawks’ annual Late Night in the Phog event.
On the men’s basketball side, during the scrimmage, freshman forward Flory Bidunga shined with 13 points and a couple of rebounds. He was on the blue squad, which won 30-26 against the crimson squad. On the crimson side, senior forward KJ Adams Jr. led the way with 10 points, a rebound, an assist and a steal.
On the women’s side, during their scrimmage, freshman guard Carla Osma and sophomore guard Brittany Harshaw each had five points. For a team that’s going to rely more on 3-point shooting than a year ago, the 4-for-9 mark from behind the arc served as a bright spot. Sophomore guard S’Mya Nichols didn’t score, but did come away with three assists.
Kansas basketball newcomer Shakeel Moore could be team’s ‘best on-the-ball defender’
Here are some more takeaways from the event:
Bill Self comments on how the players performed
Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self said he didn’t watch it too closely, as he did radio, but he isn’t leaving upset about how the players performed. He thought they were all right. For them, it was their first time under the lights and there were some nerves to work through.
Bill Self thinks Flory Bidunga can be a fan favorite
Fans were able to catch a glimpse of what Bidunga is capable of, and Self thinks he can be a fan favorite. Of course, Self hopes that for a lot of his players and rattled off some of the other newcomers as possibilities. But he added it’s fun to play with someone who can make plays above the rim like Bidunga.
Bill Self updates Hunter Dickinson’s status
Self said men’s basketball graduate center Hunter Dickinson, who had two points and a rebound in the scrimmage before exiting, has a sprained foot. It was an aggravation of something Dickinson’s been dealing with for about a week.. Self described Dickinson as day-to-day.
Bill Self highlights his expectations for Jamari McDowell
Self said he talked with men’s basketball sophomore guard Jamari McDowell’s family today, and that McDowell — who had two points, three rebounds and three assists in the scrimmage — is doing well. When it comes to possible redshirt candidates on the team, it sounds like McDowell is one of those players and Self noted they’ll take it up to the start of the season to determine what McDowell’s role is going to be. McDowell has the advantage over some of the newcomers right now, but that could change in the weeks ahead and Self described McDowell as too good of a player to waste a year just playing spot minutes again.
Brandon Schneider wants to break the home attendance record
Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider wants to see his team’s Jayhawks fans break the home attendance record this season. Last year, they went 13-1 inside Allen Fieldhouse. They want to continue to try to establish a true home court advantage.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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KHP says 135 spill was human waste
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) -Matthew Ho likes to keep a clean car.
“I basically use my car a lot for work, with my multiple day jobs and weekend jobs,” Ho said.
However, on Tuesday, it was anything but.
“I was on 135 going northbound towards Bel Aire,” Ho said, “Right about the exit of 21st st I kind of saw this big mess of pile up that just happened right as I was blinking.”
Ho had no choice but to drive through it. Then the smell came.
“I think it took a little bit just because at first it didn’t seem like it was anything,” Ho said.
The smell continued to get worse and there was nothing he could do about it. It was a 90 degree day, and even with that intense weather he could not use the air conditioning because the air that it used was smelly itself.
“It sticks, and now that we’re downdraft winds you can just smell it all the time,” Ho said.
The company responsible for the spill, No Limit Logistics LLC, said, ‘There was no human waste’. The Kansas Highway Patrol says otherwise.
Ho has tried to wash the smell out of his car multiple times.
“It didn’t work,” Ho said, “Washed the car again, still didn’t go away.”
Now, he is looking for someone to take responsibility.
“I would really like compensations for all the car wash, especially when it was something I didn’t do personally,” Ho said, “A mechanical failure on a truck isn’t necessarily someone’s fault, but someone’s liable for it.”
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Kansas City fire heavily damages house, demolition possible: firefighters say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Fire damaged a Kansas City house so extensively it may need to be demolished.
Firefighters responded to a house fire near W. 81st and Summit Street around 1:45 p.m. on May 12.
Firefighters said they noticed smoke coming from the attic when they arrived at the house. They were able to extinguish the fire minutes after they arrived.
No one was in the house at the time of the fire, according to the fire department. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Inspectors are examining the house to see if it is stable and safe enough to remain standing or if it will need to be demolished.
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Boeing makes $1 billion investment in Wichita facility
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Boeing is making a billion-dollar investment in its Wichita location over the next three years, the company announced Monday.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the investment will be used to upgrade facilities, expand employee training and strengthen the production system.
He said this will prepare the facility for a higher production rate, especially as Boeing tries to keep up with a record-high demand. The company is currently sitting on a backlog of 6,100 commercial planes, valued at $695 billion.
“It’s going to take the skills and capabilities of all of you to help us deliver on our record backlogs and meet the growing demand in aerospace,” Ortberg said. “And I know the 13,000 Wichita teammates are ready to deliver on that promise.”
There could be even more work coming to the facility. Reuters reported that Ortberg will be going to China with President Donald Trump and a few other leaders in the tech industry to talk about trade and investment opportunities.
Lt. Gov. David Toland said that more work at the company will help the Wichita economy and that it is up to the city to build up the workforce.
“We’ve got a company that’s put its money where its mouth is,” Toland said. “And as Kansans, as Wichitans, it’s on us now that we’re continuing to skill up our workforce, that we’re creating the talent pipeline that’s essential to allowing companies like Boeing to continue growing.”
Over the past several years, Wichita has invested in the aviation workforce. This includes expanding aviation education at WSU Tech and tapping students in WSU’s National Institute for Aviation Research to help with federal projects like the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield.
Last week, Boeing and WSU Tech announced a new partnership to build a workforce training center that will be a hub for Boeing’s Wichita workforce.
Sen. Jerry Moran hopes Boeing’s investments will ease concerns or caution surrounding the company’s return to Wichita and build on the city’s reputation in the aviation industry.
“You’ve heard me say that people come here and we convince them that this is the Air Capital of the World,” Moran said. “I don’t think we need any more convincing. This is now known. We are the Air Capital of the World.”
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