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Free State offense stymied in 5-0 home loss to Olathe Northwest

Free State baseball (18-4) dropped an important Sunflower League game at a costly time, losing to Olathe Northwest 5-0 on Thursday at Free State. The Firebirds now hold a league record of 9-2, half a game back of Olathe West, which Free State defeated on April 30. “We were just not good,” ...

KU softball ekes out 6-5 win over UCF, advances to Big 12 semifinals

Kansas coach Jennifer McFalls had said in advance of KU’s Big 12 tournament clash with UCF that there probably weren’t two teams in the league more evenly matched than her fifth-seeded Jayhawks and the fourth-seeded Knights. That proved quite accurate on Thursday in Oklahoma City as KU ...