Angry Kansas Cancels Two-Game Basketball Series With Notre Dame

Angry over Notre Dame’s withdrawal from a football television package, Kansas canceled a two-game basketball series with the Irish Thursday.

At least one other member of the College Football Assn. might be considering similar action. “I think it won’t happen,” said Houston Athletic Director Rudy Davalos, “but if there was a movement to do that within the CFA, we would certainly listen to it.”

Notre Dame’s decision to remove its home games from the five-year deal with ABC and ESPN cost the 64-school CFA about $50 million. But Irish Athletic Director Dick Rosenthal said he doesn’t expect a major backlash. “We have no reason to believe anybody is interested in disassociating competitive sports with Notre Dame,” Rosenthal said. “We haven’t heard from a soul.”