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Rise And Fire - Morning Link Dump for 7/20/2011

Taking one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind, we're amazed at the anniversary of the first moon walk by the crew of Apollo 11 on this date in 1969 and orbit the web to find interesting information on each Big 12 basketball team.
Check these links, then come back each day for updated information. If you have any links of interest, post them in the comments section or send them to me for inclusion tomorrow.

BAYLOR BEARS
ESPN College Basketball Nation Blog - Under fire, Baylor assistant leaves program

KANSAS JAYHAWKS
KUsports.com - Coach: Conner Frankamp created buzz

MISSOURI TIGERS
ESPN College Basketball Nation Blog - Tony Mitchell's bumpy road leads to UNT

TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Cowboys Ride For Free - Texas A&M to the SEC...Again? Please Stop.

OTHER BIG 12 BASKETBALL NEWS
ESPN (Dicky V) - Dickie V Preseason Top 40: 21-30

22. Texas A&M: New coach Billy Kennedy takes over for Mark Turgeon and will have forward Khris Middleton up front for the Aggies.
25. Texas: Rick Barnes lost three players to the first round of the NBA draft (Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph and Jordan Hamilton), but the Longhorns will bring in lots of young talent to balance the team.

OTHER BASKETBALL NEWS
Beyond The Arc - What it's like to be 7-foot-4 and on an airplane
College Insider - Top 25 Non-Division I Head Coaches
Some in the Big 12 region: Rick Cooper (West Texas A&M University), Terry Evans (Central Oklahoma), Mark Edwards (Washington University in St Louis), Doug Tolin (Oklahoma Baptist University) , Terry Waldrop (Texas Wesleyan)

RANDOM NEWS
The Onion - 'Sports' Wins 11th Consecutive ESPY For 'Best Thing'

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