WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Peterson named preseason freshman of the year, unanimous all-conference selection

Kansas guard Darryn Peterson continues to pile up honors before even playing a collegiate game, as he was named both the Big 12's freshman of the year and a unanimous preseason all-conference selection on Thursday morning. The freshman from Canton, Ohio, battled with BYU's AJ Dybantsa for the No. 1 spot in national recruiting rankings in the class of 2025, and finished with that mark in both 247Sports and On3's ...

KU volleyball sweeps Houston in road match

The 15th-ranked Kansas volleyball team extended its win streak to four matches with a road sweep of Houston, 25-14, 25-23, 25-16, on Thursday night at the Fertitta Center. The Jayhawks scored the first eight points of the match and overcame a 15-10 deficit in the second set on their way to the decisive victory. "When we are having fun on the court, that is when we play our best," KU coach Matt Ulmer said in a ...

ESPN broadcaster explains putting KU women's basketball in her top 25

It’s been nearly three years since the Kansas women’s basketball team received an AP Top 25 ranking, and the Jayhawks’ five-week span in the early 20s during the 2022-23 season has to this point been their only stint in the polls during Brandon Schneider’s decade as head coach. KU did receive votes, however, in the AP’s preseason poll released on Tuesday ahead of the 2025-26 campaign — or rather, a ...

Bidunga has 'more jobs to do' in expanded role as sophomore

During his brief stint in the transfer portal — which lasted all of one week early in the spring — Flory Bidunga wanted to take a step back to reflect on his season in the Kansas program. The 2024-25 campaign, which ended in disappointment in the first round of the NCAA Tournament saw Bidunga display flashes of brilliance, and demonstrate the athleticism that could make him an elite rebounder and shot ...

KU, Texas Tech fined; Big 12 says Leipold made 'inaccurate statement' about pocketknife

Updated 4:07 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025: The Big 12 Conference has fined Kansas $25,000 for “disparaging comments about the Conference and a member institution, and an inaccurate statement regarding a pocketknife by head coach Lance Leipold,” in the wake of Saturday’s game against Texas Tech. Leipold had alleged after the game that amid Tech fans’ tortilla-throwing tradition, which led to a pair of ...

Big 12 power rankings: After Texas Tech, it's a logjam

For the second straight week, Texas Tech is the unanimous pick for the top spot in the Big 12 power rankings. Who's second is a tossup. The Red Raiders, who climbed to seventh in the Associated Press rankings this week, received all 16 first-place votes from a panel of media members who regularly cover the Big 12. The next three spots are separated by a single point. No. 24 Cincinnati and Utah tied for ...