WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Several former Jayhawks stood out at Big 12 Pro Day

Updated 1:56 p.m. Tuesday, March 25: Twenty-nine former Jayhawks represented the Kansas football team at the Big 12 Conference's league-wide Pro Day between last Wednesday and Friday as many looked to improve their prospects for playing at the professional level. Several of these players took considerable advantage of the opportunity before them at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, bolstering their ...

Foster balancing football, track, mentorship, new playing weight during busy offseason

When Bryce Foster was at Texas A&M for his first three years of college, it was usually impossible for him to take part in spring practices for both football and track and field, because both sports worked out in the afternoon. “It was really difficult,” he recalled on Tuesday. “Whenever I could get out there at A&M the best I could, I would, but it would just be so rare for that to happen with ...

4 KU women's basketball players enter portal

Four members of the Kansas women’s basketball roster entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, the first day it was open. A KU Athletics spokesperson confirmed to the Journal-World that guards Zoe Canfield and Carla Osma and forwards McKenzie Smith and Freddie Wallace were all in the portal as of Tuesday afternoon. Two served as role players during the 2024-25 campaign, while two did not see the floor. The ...

Former KU guard Garrett makes NBA return, then becomes free agent

Former standout Kansas guard Marcus Garrett recently received a chance to return to the NBA after an absence of more than three years. Garrett, who had last played a regular-season game for the Miami Heat on Dec. 28, 2021, took part in four games over the course of a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets beginning on March 12, which he had earned as a call-up from the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G ...

McCullar records back-to-back triple-doubles again, this time in G League

Posting back-to-back triple-doubles is nothing new for Kevin McCullar Jr. The former Kansas guard did it during his final season in Lawrence, with 12 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds against Kentucky in the Champions Classic on Nov. 14, 2023, and 22 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds against Chaminade at the Maui Invitational six days later — doubling the all-time number of triple-doubles recorded by KU ...

KU baseball, softball lose Big 12 series on the road

The Kansas baseball and softball teams faltered in Big 12 Conference play over the weekend, with each squad dropping a road series, 2-1. KU baseball continued its road swing through Arizona after a midweek loss to the 23rd-ranked University of Arizona and dropped two out of three against the Wildcats' rival, Arizona State. The Jayhawks were three outs away from a series win after a two-out two-run home run in ...