WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU men's basketball releases full nonconference schedule

The Kansas men's basketball team released its full nonconference schedule on Wednesday afternoon, outlining a slate featuring a variety of high-level opponents. "Once again we have a non-conference schedule that should be one of the most challenging non-conference schedules that anyone will play," KU head coach Bill Self said in a press release. "We have a home game against UConn ... in early December, away ...

KU and Haskell women's basketball teams will play at Allen Fieldhouse in December

Updated 2:07 p.m. Wednesday, June 4: Lawrence’s two women’s college basketball programs will share the same floor in an official game for the first time in more than 50 years. The Kansas women’s basketball team is hosting Haskell Indian Nations University at Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 17. "Immediately I go to it being one, a historical moment for our university, and two, an everlasting, memorable moment ...

KU to face Louisville in road exhibition game

The Kansas men’s basketball team has a preseason opponent set for the next two seasons. KU will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, to face the Cardinals in an exhibition game at the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 24, Louisville announced on Tuesday morning. The game’s time and television information have yet to be announced. “We’ve been in (that arena) once. We got beat, Villanova in the Elite Eight, so ...

Leipold explains KU's transfer portal approach at defensive end

Topeka — Coming out of spring practice, the Kansas football team had a wide range of skill sets at defensive end and an increasingly versatile group of players providing depth at the position. One thing the Jayhawks didn’t have was the same kind of size and length that two of its players provided on the strong side of the defensive line in 2024. “I think what Dylan Wudke gave us a year ago, Jereme ...

Vaughn's experience gives Self's staff something 'different than what we’ve ever had before'

Kansas coach Bill Self admits he likely caught Jacque Vaughn a bit off guard. “I think Jacque was probably a little surprised that I was calling,” Self recalled on Tuesday, “and even more surprised when I said, ‘Hey, I got something kind of off the wall I want you to think about.’” The notion in question was for Vaughn, the former KU point guard and later NBA head coach who had been out of the game ...

What's next for KU baseball, Part 1: Who can come back?

Updated 2:28 p.m. Monday, June 2: Kansas coach Dan Fitzgerald’s first two seasons at the helm suggested incremental progress each year, but in 2025 the Jayhawks took a significant leap forward. Relying on a team essentially built from scratch after the 2024 MLB Draft derailed some of KU’s plans for its 2025 roster, Fitzgerald and his staff led one of the best seasons in program history, which included ...