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Chat wrap with coach Mark Mangino
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Less than two weeks before the Kansas University football team starts its season against Tulsa, head coach Mark Mangino answered questions from kusports.com readers Thursday. Mangino discussed the Jayhawks' secondary, defensive line, special teams and many other topics during the 15-minute chat.

Chat wrap with coach Self
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
KU men's basketball coach Bill Self answered questions from KUsports.com readers Tuesday. Self discussed recruiting, three-point shooting and the KU-UK series, among other topics.

Baseball writer Bill James chats online
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Baseball writer and longtime Lawrence resident Bill James chatted online with LJWorld.com readers about sabermetrics, baseball salary caps and his love for Lawrence.

Runner Wes Santee chats with KUsports.com readers
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Wes Santee, the KU athlete who nearly ran the mile in less than four minutes in the 1950s, chatted online with KUsports.com readers this morning. Santee ran track and cross country for KU in the 1950s, and set national records in the 1500-meter run and the mile. Santee was the first to vocally predict he'd be the first person in the world to break the four-minute mile barrier; his three fastest mile times were were 4:00.5, 4:00.6, and 4:00.7.

Chat wrap with coach Mangino
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Kansas University football head coach Mark Mangino answered questions from KUsports.com readers Tuesday, discussing the team's junior college transfers, the quarterback competition and what the future holds for Bill Whittemore.

Chat wrap with Nick Reid
Thursday, April 8, 2004
Kansas University linebacker Nick Reid discussed KU's linebacking corps, spring practice and many other topics during a 15-minute chat Thursday on KUsports.com.

Chat wrap with Bedore, Norris
Friday, March 26, 2004
Lawrence Journal-World basketball writer Gary Bedore and Birmingham News basketball writer Toraine Norris answered questions from KUSports.com readers Friday, just a few hours before Kansas and Alabama-Birmingham face off in the Sweet 16.

Coach Bill Self takes part in online chat
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
Bill Self, KU's men's basketball coach, took part in an online chat this morning with KUSports.com readers, touching on a variety of topics, including the Big 12 tournament, his first year of coaching at KU and his pre-game Diet Cokes.

Chat wrap with Mark Mangino
Monday, February 9, 2004
Kansas University head football coach Mark Mangino chatted with KUsports.com readers Monday, disucssing his latest recruiting class, improvements to the defense and the quarterback position.

Chat wrap with Bill Self
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
KU men's basketball coach Bill Self chatted with KUsports.com readers Thursday, answering questions about the team's rebounding, David Padgett's health and other topics.

Chat wrap with Journal-World football writer David Mitchell
Monday, December 22, 2003
Welcome to our online chat with KU football writer David Mitchell. The chat took place on Monday, December 22, at 12:00 PM and is now closed, but you can read the full transcript on this page.

Chat wrap with Mark Mangino
Friday, December 5, 2003
KU football coach Mark Mangino answered questions from KUsports.com readers Friday. Mangino discussed the team's first bowl game in eight years, NC State quarterback Philip Rivers and building on this year's progress.

Chat wrap with Mark Simmons
Thursday, December 4, 2003
Kansas University wide receiver Mark Simmons answered questions from KUsports.com readers during an online chat Thursday. Simmons discussed the Jayhawks' talented receiving corps, his pregame rituals and his favorite routes to run, among other topics.

Chat Wrap with Bill Self
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
KU men's basketball coach Bill Self chatted with KUsports.com readers for 20 minutes Tuesday, discussing Friday's opening game against Tennessee-Chattanooga, zone defense and the national respect KU receives.

Chat wrap with Coach Self
Monday, October 13, 2003
KU mens' basketball coach Bill Self chatted with KUsports.com readers Monday, answering questions about the starting lineup, his future at KU and Danny Manning's duties.

Chat wrap with Gabriel Toomey
Friday, October 3, 2003
KU linebacker Gabriel Toomey chatted with KUsports.com readers for about 15 minutes Friday afternoon. He answered questions about why he came to KU, the Jayhawks' off week and beating Missouri.

Chat wrap with Mark Mangino
Thursday, October 2, 2003
KU football coach Mark Mangino chatted with KUsports.com readers for 15 minutes Thursday afternoon. He answered questions about Colorado, Travis Watkins and a new local delicacy.

Chat transcript with Banks Floodman
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Kansas University linebacker Banks Floodman chatted live with KU fans July 23 on KUsports.com. The redshirt sophomore talked about the improvements of this year's defense and his knee, as well as many other topics.

Chat transcript with Bill Whittemore
Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Kansas University quarterback Bill Whittemore chatted live with KU fans July 8 on KUsports.com. The second-year Jayhawk talked about the improvements of this year's team, the change in attitude from last season his knee, as well as many other topics.

Chat transcript with Mark Mangino
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Jayhawk football coach Mark Mangino chatted live with KU fans June 11 on KUsports.com. The second-year coach talked about this year's team, his thoughts on the impact of his new players, how he feels about the new KU athletic director, as well as many other topics.

Woodling, Romary chat wrap
Thursday, April 10, 2003
Journal-World sports editor Chuck Woodling and 6Sports director Kevin Romary answered questions about KU athletics Thursday afternoon.

Chat wrap with James Sido
Monday, April 7, 2003
6Sports anchor James Sido took about 30 minutes during the afternoon before the KU's national title game against Syracuse to answer visitors questions about the Jayhawks, the Orangemen and the chances of Roy Williams leaving for UNC.

Chat wrap with Gary Bedore
Saturday, April 5, 2003
Journal-World assistant sports editor and KU men's basketball writer Gary Bedore took about 30 minutes during the afternoon before the KU-Marquette game to answer visitors questions about the Jayhawks, the Golden Eagles and the chances of Roy Williams leaving for UNC.

Chat wrap with Gary Bedore and Frank Dascenzo
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Welcome to our online chat with Gary Bedore and Frank Dascenzo. The chat took place Thursday, March 27, at 1 p.m. and is now closed, but you can read the full transcript on this page.

Chat wrap with Gary Bedore and Jeff Hunter
Thursday, March 20, 2003
Gary Bedore, the assistant sports editor and KU men's basketball writer for the Lawrence Journal-World, and Jeff Hunter, lead college hoops reporter for the Logan (Utah) Herald Journal, were kind enough to chat with KUsports.com visitors Thursday afternoon. Here is the transcript of their chat.