Rock Chalk Talk News and Notes: Weekend Edition

Kansas Sports

Jayhawk-to-be Bragg wins state | KUsports.com
Future Kansas University basketball forward Carlton Bragg scored 12 points with five assists against no turnovers to help his Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph team defeat Lima Central Catholic, 63-50, in the Ohio Div. III state high school championship game Saturday at Ohio State’s Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio

KU soccer upends Iowa | KUsports.com
Kansas University freshman Eli Mayr scored the only goal 25 minutes into the second half as the Jayhawks edged Iowa, 1-0, in a spring exhibition soccer match Saturday at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

Kansas tennis edged by SMU | KUsports.com
Two lopsided losses in doubles cost Kansas University the doubles point, and the Jayhawks never recovered in a 4-3 tennis loss to Southern Methodist on Saturday.

KU’s Conley wins Texas long jump | KUsports.com
Kansas University’s Sydney Conley soared to a mark of 6.50 meters (21 feet, 4 inches) to win the long jump at the Texas Relays on Saturday.

Rough start: First-inning blues doom KU softball again | KUsports.com
“Giving up another big top-of-the-first inning put us in a hole,” Kansas coach Megan Smith said. “I was glad that our offense battled back, but in any game you can’t give up 13 hits and 11 runs. That’s just not going to be a recipe for success.”

NCAA Tournament

Arizona Wildcats vs. Wisconsin Badgers - NCAA Tournament Game - Recap - March 28, 2015 - ESPN
Sam Dekker hit five of Wisconsin's 10 3-pointers in the second half on his way to a second straight career high of 27 points, Frank Kaminsky added 29 points and the top-seeded Badgers beat No. 2 Arizona 85-78 on Saturday to reach consecutive Final Fours for the first time in school history.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Kentucky Wildcats - NCAA Tournament Game - Recap - March 28, 2015 - ESPN
Andrew Harrison made two free throws with six seconds remaining, and the unbeaten Wildcats made their last nine shots to survive their toughest test to date, coming back after trailing for much of the second half to defeat Notre Dame 68-66 on Saturday night in the Midwest Regional final.

This is the rare Elite Eight that truly lives up to its name | The Dagger - Yahoo Sports
The silver lining to the NCAA tournament playing out largely as expected so far is that this weekend's Elite Eight actually lives up to its name.

Aaron Rodgers responds to criticism of his Wisconsin fandom | The Dagger - Yahoo Sports
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been following closely as Wisconsin makes its run through the NCAA tournament. After the Badgers outlasted Arizona Saturday night to advance to the Final Four, Rodgers made his way onto the court to congratulate the team.

Rick Barnes

Reports: Texas fires Rick Barnes after 17 seasons | The Dagger - Yahoo Sports
The Rick Barnes era is reportedly over at Texas.

Former Texas star T.J. Ford tweets heartfelt message for Rick Barnes | For The Win
Rick Barnes is the winningest coach in Texas basketball history, but after 17 season in Austin, Barnes has been fired. Barnes took Texas to the 2003 Final Four and won 402 games as the head coach of the Longhorns — but Texas hasn’t made it past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament since 2008.

Five realistic candidates to replace Rick Barnes as Texas men's basketball coach | Dallas Morning News
Just like the Texas football search, expect to hear a lot of names mentioned as a possible replacement for Rick Barnes.