He has been charged with battery and disorderly conduct. But former Kansas University basketball player J.R. Giddens didn’t throw the first punch the night of the now-infamous brawl at a ...

Despite published accounts that Kansas University basketball player J.R. Giddens instigated a fight last week outside a Lawrence bar, exactly what happened that night remains far from clear.

A very athletic wing player who can contribute at shooting guard or small forward for the Jayhawks ... An outstanding track athlete in high school, Giddens excelled at the high jump, where he cleared ...