Not long before the start of her final preps season, Lawrence High senior Chisom Ajekwu made her collegiate plans official. After announcing her verbal commitment in March, Ajekwu on Friday signed her national letter of intent to play collegiate basketball for the University of Kansas. The 6-foot-3 center was keen on the idea of staying in Lawrence as she continues her basketball career. “It is very ...
After a flawless effort from deep on Monday, Kansas senior wing Lagerald Vick put together an impressive encore. Earlier this week, Vick hit all eight of his 3-pointers to lead No. 2 Kansas over Vermont in the home opener. He followed that up with another strong outing to lift KU to a 89-76 win over Louisiana Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Vick wasn’t perfect from long range, though, he was just as ...
It didn’t take long for Lawrence High senior Trey Quartlebaum to make it official. Quartlebaum, a guard for the LHS boys basketball team, signed his national letter of intent to play at St. Francis Brooklyn College at the collegiate level. The signing ceremony took place nearly three months after he announced his verbal commitment in August. “It feels good because now I can focus on basketball the rest of ...
Kansas senior linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. has experienced his fair share of early kickoffs in his career. That’s why Dineen is looking forward to playing one of his last games as a Jayhawk in front of a national audience. KU (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) is slated to take on No. 6 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in a road conference clash that will be broadcast on Fox. “When you sign up to play Division I ...
During a weekend in Vegas this past summer, I placed a $5 bet on an electronic horse racing game, and somehow — much to the chagrin of the rest of the bachelor party — managed to win $150 from that short race. For the rest of the weekend, I took more chances at the roulette table, or at least as risky of ones as a recent college grad with a pile of student debt could be. After all, I was playing with money ...
Free State senior Rachel Hickman knew Wednesday was different when she woke up in the morning. Hickman has known since September of 2016 that she would eventually be playing collegiate volleyball at the University of Kansas, as that was when she announced her verbal commitment. Hickman has made it official, though, signing her national letter of intent at FSHS Wednesday afternoon. “It hit me this morning. I ...