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Two more former KU players to join TBT team

Two familiar faces will join the Kansas alumni team in The Basketball Tournament this summer. Guards Zeke Mayo and Lagerald Vick have committed to play for JHX Hoops next month, it was announced on Thursday. Both will return after being part of the team in 2025, and in Vick’s case, each year ...

Massey breaks tie in 9th as Royals beat Reds

CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Massey hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday night to win the three-game series. Massey’s line drive to right field off Tony Santillan ...

Nick Saban lends support to college sports bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and others testified Wednesday in support of a bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling a college sports system where players can increasingly earn millions of dollars while moving freely between schools. The leaders of the Senate ...

Transfer linebacker Watson no longer eligible for KU after denied appeal

Landyn Watson, a transfer linebacker from Kentucky who committed to Kansas back in January and was with the Jayhawks this spring, is no longer on KU’s roster and will not be eligible to play this upcoming season. Watson would have been a sixth-year senior, but he told the Journal-World in a ...

Walk-off single in 10th lifts Reds past Royals

CINCINNATI — Blake Dunn hit a single in the 10th inning to drive in automatic runner Spencer Steer and give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Steer homered twice and Will Benson hit a tying solo shot in the ninth for the Reds, who only had four hits ...