Wade: Remembering Mom and a game otherwise better forgotten
Memphis-Kansas 2008 NCAA title game stirs memories
Daily Memphian
Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
When your late mother was a passionate Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan, and you watched the title game vs. Memphis with her, you look at April 7, 2008, through a different lens.
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