WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU Athletics has cut workforce by 8% to 10%, expects to save $3 million

The University of Kansas athletic department has in less than a year reduced its workforce by about 30 people, athletic director Travis Goff told the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon. By beginning with a hiring freeze at the start of last fall, continuing by offering its employees voluntary separations in January and most recently undergoing an “involuntary targeted reduction,” or layoffs, KU Athletics ...

Fitzgerald set to earn automatic contract extension from NCAA Tournament bid

Updated 1:01 p.m. Wednesday, May 21: Reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014 could be rewarding beyond the baseball diamond for head coach Dan Fitzgerald and the Kansas program. The Jayhawks’ forthcoming postseason berth — essentially cemented by KU’s series win against BYU and sweep on the road at West Virginia — will automatically extend Fitzgerald’s contract by a year. That’s ...

Big 12 moves baseball tournament to Arizona beginning in 2026

As the Big 12 prepares for its baseball tournament on Wednesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the conference is already looking ahead to a different host site next season. The league announced on Monday morning that beginning next year, the event will take place at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona, which is the Phoenix-area spring training home of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers. “We ...

KU adds JUCO offensive tackle Wilson

The Kansas football team is not done adding to its roster after all. Garden City Community College offensive tackle Antonio Wilson announced on Monday afternoon that he is joining the Jayhawks. Wilson, who is originally from Orlando, Florida, and attended Jones High School, is listed at 6-foot-6 and 320 pounds. He was on the Broncbusters’ roster for just one season, in which he appeared in all 11 games, ...

Furphy and McCullar's teams will meet in Eastern Conference Finals

One of the former Kansas men’s basketball players drafted in 2024 will have the chance to advance to the NBA Finals in his first professional season. The Indiana Pacers, who acquired Johnny Furphy No. 35 overall via a trade with the San Antonio Spurs, and the New York Knicks, who got Kevin McCullar Jr. at No. 56 by trading with the Phoenix Suns, will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals beginning on ...

KU women's golf misses first cut at NCAA Championship, concludes season

Kansas matched its national ranking by coming in 21st place after three rounds of the NCAA Women's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, but missed the cut to advance to Monday and so concluded its season. “We showed up today and we finished strong," KU coach Lindsay Kuhle said in a press release on Sunday night. "We represented KU, and to finish 21st in the rankings and ...