The victory over Texas earlier this season suggested something special was happening for the Kansas women's basketball team. A second, on Wednesday, would have cemented it.
Instead, the Jayhawks were defeated by the ninth-ranked Longhorns, who claimed a 70-60 victory at Allen Fieldhouse on the strength of their inside play, defensive tenacity and late free throw shooting.
Holly Kersgieter scored 18 points and ...
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is dealing with an unspecified injury that will limit him through at least the opening two weeks of spring practice, coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday.
Leipold said he was not "going to go very deeply into it" and said that there were "some postseason things that he had to (address)." Daniels is participating in some drills but is "not taking a lot of team reps," the coach ...
Safety Kenny Logan Jr. and his Kansas football teammates had to navigate the expectations and demands of a new coaching staff during the fall.
But nearly a year removed from the transition from Les Miles to Lance Leipold, Logan has grown so comfortable with what he's being asked to do that he has no problem serving as a teacher and a leader.
"Now, it's kind of second nature," Logan said Tuesday morning. "I got ...
One of the first times Aniya Thomas dribbled a basketball was when her father knew she could be someone special.
Thomas was just 4 years old when her father, Aaron, took her to one of his pickup games at the King Recreation Center in Dallas. He and his brother were playing against two of Thomas' uncles when a loose ball rolled toward her on the sideline.
"She picked the ball up and dribbled it like she was ...
Free State High’s Matthew Marcum didn’t hear the crowd erupt around him. All he was thinking about was getting his photo taken while standing atop the podium.
Marcum, a junior, pinned previously undefeated Olathe South senior Blake Jouret in overtime to become the state champion in the 195-pound weight class Saturday at the KSHSAA 6A boys wrestling championships in Park City.
He was later joined by ...
By Zac Boyer
zboyer@ljworld.com
Eudora — On many of the long drives they took together over the years, traveling among practices, games and tournaments, Harper Schreiner and her mother, Gretchen, talked about basketball.
Harper, goal-oriented since she first began playing sports, made it known that she wanted to score as many points at Eudora High as her mother did. Gretchen, who scored more than 1,500 ...
