Topeka — The Free State soccer team made its mark on the regional playoffs by pulling off two stunning road upsets at Dodge City and Derby. It needed a third to make it to the state tournament, but couldn’t quite get it done in the quarterfinals Tuesday evening at McElroy Field. Top-seeded Washburn Rural was relentless on the offensive end, wearing down the Firebirds’ defense and limiting potential ...
The Kansas baseball team had multiple chances at potentially season-defining wins on the road at nationally ranked Texas and saw each one slip out of its grasp. Ben Hartl’s go-ahead two-run home run with the Jayhawks down to their last strike Thursday night was immediately canceled out when the Longhorns strung together a leadoff home run, four-pitch walk and walk-off double off Hunter Cranton in the bottom ...
Former Kansas cornerback Kalon Gervin has earned an opportunity to play professional football. Gervin, who was previously invited to NFL minicamps by the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants after going undrafted, has signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League, the team announced Monday. Gervin played two seasons at KU after transferring from Michigan State. He served as the Jayhawks' ...
The Free State girls swimming and diving team finished tied for third out of 24 schools after the state championships wrapped up Saturday in Lenexa, capping off its first season under head coach Janna Skinner. The Firebirds tallied 209 points as a team to equal the performance of Shawnee Mission East, just behind runner-up Blue Valley Northwest (233) and state champion Blue Valley North (a whopping 365). Free ...
Noah Shelby, a guard with two years of eligibility remaining who previously played at Vanderbilt and Rice, announced Sunday afternoon that he will join the Kansas men's basketball team next season. "I look forward to joining the @KUHoops family," he wrote in a post on X. "Redshirting this upcoming season and will have two years of eligibility remaining. All glory to God!!" The forthcoming redshirt year will ...
With the closure of the transfer portal for the spring comes continuity for Kansas, which beyond its three veteran starters also has three players coming back who were on the bench at the end of the 2023-24 season. They will all see their roles become substantially different, however, on a new-look roster with several big-name transfers and two freshmen already locked in, with more transfer action potentially ...