Sports

Details of Vaughn’s two-year contract released

New Kansas assistant coach Jacque Vaughn’s contract will pay him a base salary of $360,000 per year over the course of two seasons with the program. The contract was released to the Journal-World on Wednesday afternoon in response to a Kansas Open Records Act request. KU announced the ...

Where KU baseball players are honing their craft this summer

The return of Kansas baseball is about eight months away after the Jayhawks’ memorable season ended early in the NCAA Tournament, but fans might be able to get something vaguely resembling it in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this summer. Four members of next year’s KU team — returning star first ...

Fairchild wins UFL title in first pro season

It was a charmed few months on the football field for former Kansas tight end Mason Fairchild. At the end of the fall he had won a state championship as part of the coaching staff for his alma mater, the powerhouse Andale High School; by the end of the spring, he had become a United Football ...

Counsell becomes KU’s first-ever Gold Glove winner

Outgoing Kansas senior Brady Counsell on Wednesday afternoon became the first Jayhawk ever to receive a Gold Glove award from the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The honor, which in Counsell’s case recognizes his defensive play at third base, is only given ...

KU continues Indiana recruiting with commitment of Reddick

The Kansas football team acquired a new piece for its future secondary when Robert Reddick announced his commitment on Wednesday evening. Reddick, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound cornerback from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, picked KU out of a top five that also included Illinois, Northern ...