4B - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS WEDNESDAY,APRIL23,2003 'An emotional WHIRLWIND' Kansas athletics has been on a wild roller coaster ride. The department and the fans of its teams have seen more in the past three and a half weeks than in the past three and a half years. Now that the excitement of a national championship game is gone, along with Athletics Director Al Bohl and men's basketball coach Roy Williams, The University Daily Kansan is looking back on the recent craziness. Now that the madness is over, we hope you can enjoy what we have all been lucky to witness. Jessica Tims, Sports Editor NCAA Championship, April 7 Anron Showalter/Kansan Brandon Baker/Kansan LEFT: Sophomore guard Wayne Simien reflects on the team's loss in the locker room after the game. The Jayhawks lost to the Syracuse Orangemen in the NCAA Championship game 78-81. ABOVE: Dominick Parretta, Kansas City, Mo., senior, comforts Kelly Laughlin, Kansas City, Mo., junior, while she grieves after the Jayhawks' loss. Many fans like Laughlin and Parretta showed their support for the Jayhawks at games exceeded by Buffalo Wild Wings. 1012 Massachusetts St., which exceeded its capacity limit of 257 people. Al Bohl fired, April 9 Two days after the Jayhawks lost in the NCAA Finals and an hour after Chancellor Robert Hemenway announced his firing, Athletics Director Al Bohl held a press conference at his house. Bohl, who was hired in 2001, blamed men's basketball coach Roy Williams for his firing. Courtney Kuhlen/Kansan kansan.com News Now services available: - copies - printing from disk or electronic file - full color printing - large format print - uv lamination of large format prints - thesis and dissertation printing - resume printing - binding services - transparencies - large selection of papers 864-3354 open7am-10pm FORALLYOUR PRINTINGAND BINDING NEEDS please stop by or call us for more information about our services ---