The Struggle to Stay Competitive in a Big-Time Conference

By WELCH SUGGS

When the Big Eight became the Big 12, Kansas saw its costs rise and its wins dwindle

Precious few athletics departments have more history or tradition than the University of Kansas.

Plenty have more wins. But this is where James Naismith, the inventor of "basket ball,"

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