WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU volleyball's Burns will redshirt due to injury

Kansas libero/defensive specialist Raegan Burns will take a medical redshirt and miss the rest of the season after tearing her ACL and meniscus, she announced in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “Can’t believe I don’t get to play another point with this team, but love cheering them on every step of the way,” she wrote. “I have the best circle around me, and I can’t wait to be back next year!” Burns ...

If KU's highly touted freshmen need guidance, Nichols can provide it

Kansas guard S’Mya Nichols was looking to begin the next stage of her college career when she kicked off her search for a place to live off campus during the 2025-26 season. But a feeling kept nagging at her “deeper down.” Interaction with upperclassmen — yes, including her, now that she’s a junior — could be a key part of the first-year experience for her younger teammates. Why would she deprive ...

High-ranked 2026 guard Kinney sets commitment date

Taylen Kinney, a high-ranked point guard from Newport, Kentucky, who is a target for Kansas in the class of 2026, will announce his college commitment on Sept. 28, according to a post on his Instagram account. Recently measured at 6-foot-3 and 188 pounds, Kinney averaged 20.1 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals while playing for RWE in the Overtime Elite league last season — the same competition ...

KU volleyball sweeps Florida Gulf Coast

The Kansas volleyball team evened its record at 4-4 on Thursday evening with a three-set victory that featured significantly less drama than any of its seven prior matches. KU swept Florida Gulf Coast 26-24, 25-16, 25-20 in Vermillion, South Dakota, escaping a closely contested first set after squandering a pair of set points and then keeping the Eagles at arm’s length in the second and third frames. "I'm ...

The next front: A look back at big moments in the women's basketball Border War

With the football edition of Kansas-Missouri in the rearview mirror, next up is another sport in which meetings between the two schools have been few and far between. The KU and MU women’s basketball teams, who have plenty of history of their own dating back to the 1970s, will rekindle their own edition of the rivalry later this fall in a neutral-site matchup in Kansas City, Missouri. There was a postseason ...

KU announces details for 41st Late Night in the Phog; musical artist replaced by 'dueling DJs'

Kansas Athletics announced further details on Wednesday night for the 41st edition of Late Night in the Phog, and in a departure from recent years, there will be no musical headliner at this year's event. Late Night has for decades served as the unofficial tipoff of the KU men's and women's basketball seasons at Allen Fieldhouse, with both teams participating in short scrimmages as well as lighthearted skits ...