Dugan Arnett has covered the KU football team for the Journal-World and KUSports.com since July of 2008. A 2006 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he grew up in Kansas City and attended Blue Springs South High School, home of the Jaguars (ROAR!). Prior to arriving at the Journal-World, he spent 18 months as an enterprise/high school sports reporter in Port Charlotte, Fla., where he covered everything from skeet shooting championships to push-up competitions.
His greatest moment on the job came in July of 2009, when he witnessed Jayhawks quarterback Todd Reesing go unselected during a dodgeball draft at Langston Hughes Elementary.
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Oklahoma State a mixed bag
Cowboys have standout in Anderson, but they’ve been inconsistent
Like most teams entering this week’s NCAA Tournament as middle-of-the pack seeds, the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team has been a mixed bag of sorts this season, alternating flashes of brilliance (victories over top-10 opponents Kansas University and Kansas State, for instance) with bouts of mediocrity.
Greatest KU games: No. 4
Wilt put everyone on notice of his skills
On the day that Wilt Chamberlain turned in arguably the greatest single-game performance in Kansas University basketball history, a photograph of the then-Kansas University sophomore ran in the Journal-World.
Three Kansas football players invited to NFL Combine
Former Kansas University football players Dezmon Briscoe, Kerry Meier and Darrell Stuckey have each been invited to participate in the NFL Combine, held Feb. 24 through March 5 in Indianapolis, Ind., the school announced Tuesday.
Freshmen star in narrow loss to UT
Davis, Engelman combine for 51 points, but Jayhawks fall short against 14th-ranked ’Horns
Freshman guard Monica Engelman hit a game-tying three-pointer to force overtime, but the Kansas University women’s basketball team couldn’t complete its upset bid Saturday, falling 85-82 in double overtime to No. 14 Texas.
KU women to face Texas
Freshman Davis stepping up for injury-plagued Jayhawks
When the Kansas University women’s basketball team lost two of its top players to season-ending injuries within a three-week span, it became quickly apparent that the Jayhawks’ hopes of survival would depend largely on the remaining players’ ability to account for the loss of production.
New era begins today for inexperienced KU softball team
Though Megan Smith has spent the past eight months acquainting herself with the Kansas University softball program, the first-year coach admitted Thursday she won’t truly know the makeup of her team until she sees it in action.
Oh, so close: KU threatens NU, but falters
The Kansas University women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a number of late miscues, falling to visiting Nebraska, 67-60, on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Western Kentucky hires Bowen
Former Kansas University assistant football coach Clint Bowen will be named defensive coordinator at Western Kentucky during a press conference today, he confirmed in a text message to the Journal-World on Tuesday.
KU women to face unbeaten Nebraska
When Kansas University standout Danielle McCray suffered a season-ending ACL injury last week, head coach Bonnie Henrickson made a point of telling replacement Monica Engelman that she didn’t have to pick up all the slack herself.
Foul disparity frustrates head Husker
Doc Sadler — apparently well versed in the rules and expectations of the Big 12 Conference — had little interest in criticizing the officiating following his team’s 75-64 loss to Kansas University on Saturday.