In the heat of a scoreless Class 6A regional championship game Thursday evening, Free State High’s softball players proved it’s a bad idea to anger them. The Firebirds were not at all pleased when the bottom of the fifth inning concluded on their home field with a double play on a would-be sacrifice fly. They responded with sophomore pitcher Tatum Clopton, who delivered a perfect game, striking out the ...
As the Kansas basketball coaching staff continues filling out its 2019 recruiting class the Jayhawks also find themselves in good standing with one of the elite prospects for the Class of 2020. Considered one of the nation’s prime junior prospects, Cade Cunningham already has a scholarship offer from KU, and according to Rivals national basketball analyst Eric Bossi, Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina have ...
Kansas football fans around the Sunflower State who are eager to see head coach Les Miles in person before the Jayhawks’ season opener will have a few opportunities to spot The Mad Hatter in the coming weeks. Kansas Athletics and the University of Kansas Alumni Association announced Wednesday the continuation of their annual "Hawks & Highways" series of programs in communities throughout the state, ...
On an actionless day — unless you count getting weighed and measured and posing for photos — at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago for all of the invited prospects, the three in attendance from the University of Kansas at least learned Wednesday some more details about what’s to come. While much of the combine for players involves drills, interviews and meeting with representatives from various NBA ...
The Jayhawks should know by the end of this weekend whether one of their top recruiting targets will be playing in Lawrence next season. Precious Achiuwa, a 6-foot-9 forward who played at Montverde Academy in Florida, made it known via social media that he will be announcing his commitment in the coming days. “The answer to y’all question is this weekend,” Achiuwa wrote on Twitter Monday night. “Stay ...
A pair of former Kansas basketball leading scorers who missed each other by a few seasons during their playing days in Lawrence are now teaming up as coaches at Wake Forest. Demon Deacons head coach and Jayhawks legend Danny Manning hired former KU guard Rex Walters this week, naming Walters an associate head coach for the ACC program. Manning, of course, led Kansas to the 1988 national championship and won ...