By Ryan McCarthy
If any readers find other interesting stories, please comment and let me know.
- ESPN.com’s Mechelle Voepel chronicles Iowa State’s coach Bill Fennelly second battle with cancer and how his signature voice is starting to fill gyms throughout the Big 12 once again.
- Baylor’s coach Kim Mulkey made some flaring comments at Big 12 media day earlier this year about Texas A&M leaving the conference. ESPNW.com’s Michelle Smith explains why Mulkey continues to be fired up as the Lady Bears take on the Aggies this Saturday.
- On Monday, Cheryl Coward of hoopfeed.com shared the video highlights and the website’s Twitter feed from Baylor’s 81-54 blowout of Oklahoma.
- Texas Tech suffered another tough loss on Wednesday when they were edged out by Oklahoma State 53-49. Here’s the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s David Just take on the game and what the outcome means for the Red Raiders.
- A nice story by Kathleen Gier of the University Daily Kansan on Kansas assistant coach A’Quonesia Franklin and how she’s helped the Jayhawks’ back court this season.
And One…
NOTE: This story will always be from outside the Big 12 women’s athletics.
- This piece came out last Friday, but I wasn’t able to read it until later in the day. A fantastic personal column by Yahoo! Sports Pat Forde on how he can relate to legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summit’s son as he begins to help her battle early-onset dementia, Alzheimer’s Type.
I appreciate the mention of the story last Friday by Pat Forde. Pat Summit is a legend in women’s basketball and with the latest announcement about former Congressman Dennis Moore, it brings the reality of Alzheimer’s back to the forefront. Hopefully additional national attention will help to find a cure..