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Peterson, Bidunga lead Jayhawks past Baylor, 80-62

The Kansas men’s basketball team on Friday night demonstrated just how fearsome a duo Darryn Peterson and Flory Bidunga can truly be. Peterson scored 26 and Bidunga added 23 points — on an unbelievably efficient 22-for-27 combined shooting — and the Jayhawks took care of Baylor, 80-62 at ...

Flag football becomes NCAA emerging sport for women

Flag football has been added to the NCAA's Emerging Sports for Women program and four other women's sports were elevated to championship status, the NCAA announced Friday. Flag football has been one of the fastest-growing sports at the youth, high school and collegiate levels and will debut as ...

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes: ‘I want to be ready for Week 1’ after ACL surgery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes intends to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Mahomes had surgery in mid-December to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and he said during a Zoom call Thursday that his rehab is "hitting all the checkpoints" ...

Preview: KU remains at home to take on Baylor

From the opening minutes on Tuesday night, it was clear that Kansas had emerged onto James Naismith Court on a mission. The Jayhawks jumped ahead of No. 2 Iowa State early while displaying a level of intensity on both ends of the court that simply hadn’t been present for much of the previous ...

Lathan announces return to KU

The Kansas football team will bring back its leading tackler and starting middle linebacker from the 2025 season after all. Trey Lathan announced on social media on Thursday that he is returning to KU, posting a highlight video from last year that concluded by declaring him “locked in.” ...