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Kansas Jayhawks News and Notes 4.28.15

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- Kansas Sports -

KU Basketball Notebook | KUsports.com

Ingram chooses Duke; Diallo expected to announce either today or tomorrow; Jaylen Brown down to KU, Michigan, Cal, UNC; KU hot after former VCU Tevin Mack; Shot clock expected to be reduced to 30 seconds by rules committee next month

Statement From David Beaty on the Status of Michael Cummings

Kansas football head coach David Beaty provided an update on the status of quarterback Michael Cummings.

Former South Carolina LB announces intentions to join KU football | KUsports.com

The Post and Courier in Columbia, South Carolina, reported Roberts has two seasons of eligibility remaining after starting five games for USC this past season, and nine in 2013.

At age 89, former KU football player Bryan Sperry scores touchdown in alumni scrimmage | The Kansas City Star The Kansas City Star

Sperry was 17 years old when he first left home to play football at Kansas State. He was 19 when he served as an infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge, the large and bloody battle in the final years of World War II. Three years later, in his early 20s, he was hauling in a pass for Kansas in the 1948 Orange Bowl.

Action Packed Day in Store at Rock Chalk Park on May 2

The University of Kansas track & field and softball programs will both be in action at Rock Chalk Park on Saturday, May 2, meaning a fun-filled day is in store for fans at the Jayhawks' state-of-the-art facility. The track teams are hosting the Rock Chalk Classic beginning at 11 a.m., with softball playing host to the Baylor Bears at 2 p.m.

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2015 NFL Draft: 128 FBS programs, 128 possible undrafted free agents - CBSSports.com

While everyone knows about the nation's top pro prospects, below is a team-by-team look at one prospect from each FBS program who probably won't be drafted, but there is a good chance their professional dream isn't over. Based on my evaluations, and those of decision-makers around the league, these players might not hear their names called on draft weekend, but have a realistic chance to make a NFL roster as undrafted free agents.

2015 NFL Draft: Missouri DE Shane Ray cited for marijuana possession - CBSSports.com

Already one of the true wild cards of the 2015 NFL Draft due to injury, Missouri pass rusher Shane Ray was cited early Monday morning for possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana.

There are only five can't-miss players in the 2015 NFL Draft - CBSSports.com

"This is it," he said. "I've got five, I don't have 10. I don't have six. This is the five, and then there is everybody else."

East Tennessee State, dormant since 2003, reveals uniforms for 2015 - CBSSports.com

For the first time since 2003, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers will be playing college football this fall. On Monday, the school showed off its uniforms for the 2015 season with a hype video online.

High school pitcher strikes out 23 in perfect game -- and loses - CBSSports.com

It's a classic chicken-or-the-egg question: How can a pitcher lose a perfect game? In baseball, at least in Major League Baseball, it's impossible. As soon as a runner reaches base, the perfect game is over before a winner or loser is determined. In the world of high-school softball, such a paradox is possible, and for UCLA-bound Rachel Garcia of Highland High in Palmdale, Calif., it's a real consequence of a quirk in her sport's rules.

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WATCH: Myles Jack tackles UCLA student in campaign video - CBSSports.com

Siegel and his friends set up the most vicious-yet-realistic situation to get hit by Jack, as the Bruins linebacker is an absolute terror for opposing wide receivers in the middle of the field. They set up a landing pad for Siegel after the hit, but Jack hit him so hard he fly past it and landed on the ground.