WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU honors Woodland as venerable golfer enters school's Hall of Fame

In introducing Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Gary Woodland on Friday evening at The Jayhawk Club, KU deputy athletic director Sean Lester relayed a story from an associate of Woodland’s. Woodland's team member recalled hearing from a PGA Tour official, “If I were on the side of the road with a flat tire, and there was one tour player that would stop to help me, it would be Gary Woodland.” If ...

Report: KU football will face Arizona State in London in 2026

The University of Kansas will head across the pond for Big 12 football in 2026, according to a report from The Post and Courier on Thursday morning. Scott Hamilton of the Charleston, South Carolina, newspaper reported that KU and Arizona State will meet at Wembley Stadium in London on Sept. 19, 2026, as part of an event called the Union Jack Classic. KU did not confirm the report on Thursday. If the matchup ...

KU will not hold Kansas Relays next spring; meet's future schedule uncertain

The Kansas Relays will not take place in the spring of 2026. KU is cutting out the historic track meet this year as part of a broader effort to reduce expenses for the athletic department, athletic director Travis Goff told the Journal-World in an interview on Thursday afternoon. “It really is tied most directly to expense management,” Goff said, “and just needing to get our legs underneath us in this ...

Short-handed KU wins conference opener at OSU, 1-0

The Kansas soccer team spent more than 57 minutes down a player on Thursday night, but still outshot Oklahoma State 13-5 to beat the Cowgirls 1-0 at Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Junior defender Caroline Castans’ well-placed strike in the 56th minute gave KU all it needed to claim its first victory in Stillwater since 2004 and start its conference slate strong. “Winning games is really ...

Big 12 releases initial availability report ahead of KU-WVU

The Kansas football team on Wednesday night released its first-ever Big 12 availability report ahead of Saturday’s game against West Virginia at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The report provided updates on a variety of Jayhawks who were listed as probable, questionable, doubtful or out — and on the whole painted a generally optimistic picture of KU’s health status at midweek. In the probable ...

KU volleyball earns fourth straight sweep in win over Wichita State

The Kansas volleyball team extended its streak to four consecutive sweeps when it beat Wichita State 3-0 (28-26, 25-14, 25-16) at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita on Tuesday night. Freshman opposite hitter Jovana Zelenović led the Jayhawks with 11 kills and added six block assists as KU (7-4) staved off a pair of set points to win the first game in extra points on their way to a dominant victory overall. "I ...