Breckunitch: Drafting rookies in fantasy could pay off

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

Four first-year players might help your team win the championship

Fantasy football breakdown

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

A Kansan sports writer explains the good, the bad and the potential for some NFL athletes to be injured in the 2008 NFL football season.

Jayhawks hit season-ending split

Monday, May 5, 2008

The softball team ended the regular season with the most wins since Coach Tracy Bunge's first year.

Softball wins one, loses one

Friday, May 2, 2008

Splitting the series means the Jayhawks will have to fine tune their game before facing ISU this weekend.

Kansas earns split with Oklahoma State

Monday, April 28, 2008

The softball team lost their Saturday game against the Cowgirls 8-1, but returned Sunday to defeat them 6-0.

Softball sweeps Shockers

Friday, April 25, 2008

Kansas kept Wichita State scoreless in a two-game series Thursday night. The Jayhawks will play again on Saturday against Oklahoma State.

Kansas take two from UMKC; 10-2, 7-0

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Kansas prepares to face a Wichita State team that has scuffled on the road.

Tough pitching leads to two losses for Jayhawks

Monday, April 21, 2008

The Jayhawks lost 14-0 and 8-0 to the Aggies. They will face UMKC in a double header on Tuesday evening.

Softball team loses two games to Missouri

Friday, April 18, 2008

The Jayhawks lost 7-2 and 6-5 against rival Missouri. Kansas managed only one fewer hit than Missouri, but couldn’t produce as many hits.

Softball team tames Longhorns in split offense-heavy doubleheader

Monday, April 14, 2008

Pitching dominates 8-1 victory but falters in second game, resulting in 2-1 loss against Texas.

Kansas Softball takes on Texas

Friday, April 11, 2008

The softball coach says the rained-out games let the team focus on the Longhorns.

Kansas softball team returns 1-1 from away-game series

Monday, April 7, 2008

The team will play its fifth and sixth straight away games in Fayatteville, Ark., Thursday.

Softball team bounces back on Wednesday

Friday, April 4, 2008

Kansas got off to a slow start in it’s first game on the road, but quickly came back with a victory.

Softball team sweeps Texas Tech in series

Monday, March 31, 2008

Despite cold weather, the softball team led a successful sweep of Texas Tech. “She’s having the best year of her career since she’s been at KU this year,” Bunge said about senior left fielder Betsy Wilson, who had a perfect four-for-four day at the plate.

Softball team bounces back against Missouri State

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Victory after hard loss lifts spirits and puts Kansas in good position to face Texas Tech this weekend at home.

Softball team comes out ahead during spring break

Monday, March 24, 2008

The KU softball team stayed busy during break with the Kansas Invitational tournament, and the Big 12 conference opener against Oklahoma.

Softball team keeps busy over spring break

Friday, March 14, 2008

The Jayhawks softball team will be playing against teams at the Kansas Invitational through spring break.

Softball team bats .750 during weekend wins

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The Kansas Invitational is the next big event for the Hawks.

Softball team returns home to cold weather

Friday, March 7, 2008

The team must be able to overcome winter’s frigid wrath

Well-balanced team goes 3-1 in weekend series

Monday, March 3, 2008

Women get blanked, twirl own shutout, end weekend with run-rule victory

College play not a challenge for freshman

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008

Even though this is her first season, freshman catcher Stephanie Hile thinks she's prepared for college softball.

Sports briefs

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

A brief look at some of Jayhawk sports notes from the weekend.

Catcher plays central role

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Pottorf started playing softball when she was 8 years old.

Softball team returns 3-2 from tough weekend invitational

Monday, Feb. 18, 2008

Kansas won against Oregon, Portland State and BYU, and lost against Seton Hall and UNLV.

Remembering a legend

Friday, Feb. 15, 2008

Wilt Chamberlain stands out as one of the greatest players in school history.

Jayhawks win tournament

Friday, Feb. 15, 2008

The Kansas softball team opens the season strong with a tournament victory against five teams, including Illinois State, North Carolina State and Central Florida.

Bunge optimistic about Kansas softball

Friday, Feb. 8, 2008

Kansan softball coach Tracy Bunge has high hopes for this season. Returning players and a highly talented freshman class bring depth to the team.

Week 13 fantasy pick’ems and drop’ems

Friday, Nov. 30, 2007

After a one of the bets performances put up against the Patriots this year, look for the Eagles to have a let down on defense. The Colts inconsistent defense may struggle, too, facing up against the Jaguars’ versatile offense.

Fantasy football review and preview

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007

Kansan Fantasy Football writer Kelly Breckunitch lets you know who to start and who to sit this weekend.

With holidays approaching NFL play gears up

Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

Carolina Panther’s defense faces tough opposition from Green Bay Packers this weekend

Breckunitch: Look for Bulger to shine

Friday, Nov. 9, 2007

Check out Kansan writer Kelly Breckunitch’s picks for players who will play fired up and who will cool down in week 10.

Breckunitch: Fantasy Football

Friday, Nov. 2, 2007

New England plays Indianapolis. Both teams hope to give each other their first loss of the season.

Breckunitch: 2000s’ best basketball games

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007

Highlights include two showdowns with Durant, two games from 2003 tournament
The top 10 KU basketball games of the decade feature a wide array of moments, including big performances from Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Keith Langford and Julian Wright.

Fantasy Football: Week eight fantasy surprise picks

Friday, Oct. 26, 2007

After strong games in previous weeks Drew Brees and the Washington defense will probably struggle this week against the San Francisco defense and the New England offense respectively. Check out all the weeks fantasy dos and don’t.

Breckunitch: This weekend’s fantasy picks

Friday, Oct. 19, 2007

Keep an eye on the Saints’ Drew Brees and Thomas Jones of the New York Jets.

Breckunitch: Quarterbacks disappoint owners

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007

While the quarterbacks were struggling in week five, many players at other positions were flourishing.

Thrillers, chillers affect on-the-field competition

Friday, Oct. 5, 2007

Kelly Breckunitch identifies key players who will bring the competition Sunday and who will falter.

Division showdowns heat-up fantasy football

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007

Favre’s career touchdown record, Giant’s NFL record for total sacks highlighted week four.

Speedway hosts diehard fans

Monday, Oct. 1, 2007

Fans showed up very early for the NASCAR races in Kansas City Kan. this weekend. Some showed up as early as Friday morning for all the action.

Familiar faces make week four lineup

Friday, Sept. 28, 2007

Fantasy owners should take notice of solid defenses this week and be careful not to expect too much from wide receivers playing against them. Offensively, the Cowboy and quarterback Tony Romo look like a solid pick again this week.

Fantasy Football: September 26, 2007

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007

Donovan McNabb finally returned to Pro Bowl form Sunday, throwing for 381 yards and four touchdowns in Philadelphia’s 56-21 victory over Detroit. His favorite target, wide receiver Kevin Curtis, hauled in 11 of those passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart, however, not only threatened his spot as the starter but was again a fantasy disappointment, completing only nine of 20 passes for just 53 yards and no touchdowns.

Breckunitch: Stars and sitters

Friday, Sept. 21, 2007

Who will have a breakout weekend? Who should have stayed in bed on Sunday? Kelly Breckunitch knows the answers and soon, so will you.

Breckunitch: Predicting studs, busts

Friday, Sept. 14, 2007

Strong debuts last weekend doesn’t necessarily point to high fantasy scores this week, but one thing seems sure. The Chicago defense will have its way with Kansas City on Sunday.

NFL highlights to file and forget

Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007

Kelly Breckunitch takes us on a tour of the numbers both high and low from the weekend of football.

Last minute Fantasy Football advice

Friday, Sept. 7, 2007

Columnist Kelly Breckunitch provides insight before the first weekend of NFL football. Listen to his expertise if you want to take home the league title this year.

Breckunitch: Felony Football team comprised

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007

An increased number of football players have convictions to their names. Kelly Breckunitch brings you a complete convict squad.

Volleyball team set to start new season

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007

Coach Ray Bechard says defining team roles is a goal during tournament play.

Refresh your team with these players

Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007

The Kansan’s Fantasy Football writer Kelly Breckunitch suggests some less-popular players that could make a major impact on a fantasy roster.

The science of sleeper

Monday, Aug. 20, 2007

The Kansan’s Fantasy Football writer Kelly Breckunitch will profile his top sleepers in a three-part series. Check The Kansan on Tuesday for part three.

Breckunitch: ‘Sleepers’ surprise on fantasy teams

Friday, Aug. 17, 2007

Sports columnist Kelly Breckunitch reveals his top picks for ‘hibernating’ players to look for this season in Fantasy leagues.

Kelly Breckunitch

Sports Reporter

Kelly grew up in Salina, but his family moved to Sedgwick a few years ago. He got interested in journalism his senior year of high school when he interned for a media group in Salina, and he also worked on a public access sports talk show. This is his second semester writing for The University Daily Kansan and he has also anchored Jayhawk Sports Talk on KUJH-TV News for two semesters. He enjoys all sports, especially baseball, but says he was never a great athlete in high school, so writing about sports is good enough for him. He is also working on an English minor because he'd like to eventually write a book.

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