The AFC title game is returning to a familiar place in Kansas City. The question all week will be whether Patrick Mahomes will be able to play quarterback for the Chiefs. Backup Chad Henne converted a fourth-and-1 pass to Tyreek Hill to seal the game after Mahomes left with a concussion and ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had lost Patrick Mahomes to a concussion and were in danger of losing the game. Then their defense and Chad Henne — their defense and Chad Henne?! — kept their hopes of a Super Bowl repeat alive, holding off the Cleveland Browns 22-17 on ...
Immediately following his team’s overtime loss at TCU Sunday afternoon, Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider almost couldn’t believe the Jayhawks had a chance to win, considering how many of their field goal attempts were off the mark in Fort Worth, Texas. “I just thought ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite their long and storied histories, with the Cleveland Browns having joined the NFL in 1950 and the Kansas City Chiefs with the AFL-NFL merger some 16 years later, the two franchises have rarely met — and never in the playoffs. They are certainly familiar with ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have proven that they can overcome just about any deficit in the postseason. That doesn't mean they want to keep doing it. Of all the points of emphasis this weekend, when the Chiefs play the Cleveland Browns for a spot in their third straight ...
The Veritas boys basketball team got back in the win column with a 58-54 road victory over Life Prep on Saturday. One day after a lopsided loss, the Eagles (7-3) bounced back to grab a 20-8 lead after one quarter. Veritas let Life Prep hang around after that, but mostly matched the opposition ...
Free State’s boys basketball has become familiar with winning, especially since it returned to action after the extended break. But, in a year that has already featured plenty of victories, Free State head coach Sam Stroh was especially proud of Saturday’s 64-41 win over Shawnee Mission ...
Lawrence High School football coach Steve Rampy will be leaving the program to become the head coach at Staley High School in the Kansas City area, the schools announced Saturday. Rampy, who led the Lions to an 18-11 record in three seasons at the helm, told the Journal-World that he ...
Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider and his players are doing their best to navigate a strange season. The pandemic, COVID protocols and injuries, too, have wreaked havoc with the Jayhawks’ calendar. “I’ve had teams where we were short on numbers but we still got to ...
Lawrence High's boys basketball team secured a road win over Mill Valley Friday night on Jan. 15, 2021. Photos by Chance Parker/Lawrence Journal-World
The Veritas boys basketball team lost its first game since December, suffering a 89-60 road loss to the Wichita Warriors on Friday. Both teams were all tied up at 22-all after the first quarter, but the Wichita Warriors rolled after that starting with a 30-point effort in the second period. ...
Lawrence High’s girls basketball team faltered down the stretch in a hard-fought 37-35 loss to Mill Valley Friday night at LHS. The Lions took a 30-27 lead into the final quarter, but were unable to hang on in the end. The Jaguars closed it out by scoring 10 points in the final period, which ...
Free State’s girls basketball team couldn’t overcome Olathe Northwest’s perimeter shooting in a 50-37 loss at Olathe Northwest on Friday. The Ravens knocked down nine shots from outside, which allowed them to go on runs throughout the game. The Firebirds (1-3) hung tough all night, but ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has always demanded that his teams play great defense. But after watching Oklahoma State carve up KU’s D and hit KU for 37 points in transition during Tuesday night’s loss in Stillwater, Okla., Self said he wanted his current team to get a better ...
Make that four wins in a row for the Free State boys basketball team. Thanks to a stingy defensive effort in the second half, Free State secured a 42-33 win over Olathe Northwest Friday night at FSHS. The Firebirds (5-1, No. 9 in Class 6A) have now won four consecutive games, a streak that ...
If a slow second quarter left anyone wondering what was going on with the third-ranked Lawrence High boys basketball team, the Lions put all concerns to rest by blazing through the second half in a 57-31 victory at Mill Valley on Friday night. Led by 23 points from junior forward Pearse Long ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team’s Saturday home game with Iowa State has been postponed because of COVID-19 protocol issues within the ISU program. Both schools announced the postponement just before 7 p.m. Friday night, with Iowa State officials saying the Cyclones have “paused ...
As Kansas football head coach Les Miles and his staff continue trying to rebuild the program, they hope their next incoming recruiting class will end up including some helpful walk-ons. The Jayhawks on Friday picked up the commitment of offensive lineman Hank Kelly, who was recruited as a ...
No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks (10-3 overall, 4-2 Big 12) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (2-7 overall, 0-5 Big 12) Time: 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kan. TV: Big 12 Now / ESPN+ | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog ...
For shooters on Bill Self’s teams, there’s a five-letter word that’s just as bad as any four-letter swear word: “slump.” “I don’t like it if a guy were ever — a shooter — to ever admit that he’s in a slump,” Self said Friday. And to his credit, sophomore guard Christian ...
