Kansas’ victory over No. 1 Arizona on Monday night will surely be remembered for years and decades to come. It was, after all, KU’s first-ever win over a top-ranked opponent in the 71-year history of Allen Fieldhouse — a new milestone in the so-called cathedral of college basketball. But what must not be lost, as dog barks and “Seven Nation Army” chants continue to echo after a clangorous night in the ...
For the first time in Bill Self's 23-year tenure as head coach, a top-ranked opponent visited Lawrence. Something had to give, as Self, with an unbeaten record at Allen Fieldhouse in Big Monday games, ran into an Arizona team that had yet to lose all season. "We couldn’t lose this game," guard Melvin Council Jr. said. "This game means so much to us.” KU played like it, and the result was an all-time ...
The Kansas softball team started strong with a pair of wins on Friday but lost late leads in each of its next two games and ultimately concluded its opening weekend in Tampa, Florida, with a 2-3 record. Five different Jayhawks hit home runs on the weekend and freshman Ella Boyer recorded a team-high five RBIs, but KU only scored twice in each of its final two losses. Meanwhile, in the circle, a three-run sixth ...
Two former Kansas football players earned Super Bowl rings as members of the victorious Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, meant a happy ending to the rookie seasons of offensive linemen Bryce Cabeldue and Logan Brown. The Jayhawks’ two starting offensive tackles from the 2024 season reunited in Seattle ...
In the middle of a challenging five-game stretch for Kansas men’s basketball sat Utah — the last-place team in the Big 12, without a road win on the season, sandwiched between No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 1 Arizona on KU’s schedule. So of course the Runnin’ Utes, at least for about 30 minutes on Saturday afternoon, gave the Jayhawks one of their toughest tests at Allen Fieldhouse so far this ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team emerged unscathed from Saturday afternoon’s game against Utah, having won 71-59, despite what head coach Bill Self said “wasn’t a great effort by any means.” “But we got through it, and now we’ll focus on Monday — which the guys, I think, were focused on Monday this past Tuesday,” he added. That may not have been inappropriate the following day, on Wednesday, ...