Chapel Hill, N.C. — With Kansas trailing 46-43 and starting to lose its grip on Friday night’s blue-blood showdown with North Carolina, freshman Kohl Rosario connected on his first 3-pointer of the night to give the Jayhawks a moment of relief and an opportunity to reset the momentum. That moment lasted approximately 25 seconds. UNC’s Jarin Stevenson hit a 3 of his own in short order to kick off a run ...
Chapel Hill, N.C. — Friday night’s venture into Chapel Hill was the first ever for the Kansas men’s basketball program. It was also the first-ever official road game for KU’s star guard Darryn Peterson, not to mention four other freshmen the Jayhawks are counting on to play, at minimum, rotational roles as part of their 2025-26 campaign. “We’re going to have a lot of other away games where the ...
The shared history between Kansas and North Carolina may be generations old, but this year both teams are brand new. The blue-blood programs have each, to varying extents, handed the reins to top-notch freshmen — KU guard Darryn Peterson and UNC forward Caleb Wilson — and surrounded those marquee players with well-placed transfers as both teams look to return to national prominence, more than three years ...
The Big 12 soccer tournament has demonstrated to this point the fundamental irrelevance of regular-season results when it comes time for the postseason. Baylor, which lost 1-0 to Texas Tech at home on Sept. 19, beat the Red Raiders in penalties on Monday, only to fall two days later in resounding fashion to BYU, a team it had beaten on Oct. 10. West Virginia held Kansas to a draw at Rock Chalk Park on Oct. 16 ...
It’s no mystery to the Kansas football team what it could achieve with one more victory. “We’re not all blind,” running back Leshon Williams said. “We all hear the noise. We know what we got to do. But we’re going to just take it one game at a time and try to go 1-0.” As early as this Saturday, KU could clinch bowl eligibility and therefore a trip to a third postseason game under head coach ...
BYU was the overwhelming pick for the top spot in this week’s Big 12 power rankings ahead of Saturday's showdown with Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. The Cougars received 14 of 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the league. Tech received the other two first-place votes and came in second. Utah was third, followed by Cincinnati and Arizona State. Kansas remained at No. 12 after ...