WRITER: Henry Greenstein

'Big Noon Kickoff' to broadcast from London for Union Jack Classic

One of college football’s flagship programs will make the trip across the Atlantic Ocean for the Union Jack Classic this fall. Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show will be on site in London for the matchup between Kansas and Arizona State on Sept. 19 at Wembley Stadium, which will be the first FBS football game ever contested in the United Kingdom. Fox host Rob Stone announced the network’s ...

Could Peterson still go No. 1? A look at recent NBA mock drafts

With a week to go until the 2026 NBA Draft, the longstanding debate between AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson for the No. 1 overall pick — one that has raged since even before either player experienced a minute of college basketball — has not yet firmly been resolved. While Dybantsa, a first-team All-American forward who played a distinguished season at BYU, is the odds-on favorite, multiple draft experts ...

Jayhawks conclude season with All-American honors at outdoor nationals

The Kansas track and field season wrapped up on Saturday night at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with the Jayhawks’ men’s team finishing in a tie for 37th overall and the women’s team in a tie for 38th at six total points apiece. Along the way, senior pole vaulter Anthony Meacham capped off his career with a bronze medal in the pole vault and junior distance runner Emmah Jemutai earned ...

Cornerback recruit flips to North Carolina one week after KU pledge

Updated 11:07 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2026:: A week after declaring himself “1000% committed” to the Kansas football program, cornerback Nazir Pitchford has instead flipped to North Carolina. He announced his decision in a post on X on Monday morning. Zach Blostein of 247Sports had initially reported Pitchford's decommitment from KU on Sunday afternoon while noting that he was expected to flip to UNC. ...

2027 linebacker Hudson commits to KU

The Kansas football team continued to add to its 2027 recruiting class on Sunday afternoon when it earned the commitment of JaMarquis Hudson. Hudson is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound linebacker who attends Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas. He announced his decision in a post on Instagram in collaboration with 247Sports and now becomes the second linebacker in KU’s class after Elliott Neff of Middleville, ...

McCullar wins NBA title as member of Knicks

Former Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. became an NBA champion on Saturday night. With the New York Knicks winning the title — their first since 1973 — so too did McCullar, a second-year pro who is the 17th Jayhawk in KU history to earn the honor, and the first ever to do so as a member of the Knicks. McCullar did not participate in the playoffs for New York as they beat the Atlanta Hawks in six games, ...