Keith Langford never had an issue with his identity being defined by his status as a basketball player. In his year of retirement since stepping away from a lengthy and decorated overseas professional career, though, Langford, 40, has swiftly developed a new identity: “glorified chauffeur.” “Just pretty much taking kids to school, picking them up, being a full-time dad … which is something I haven’t ...
Very few basketball games are played to raise money for pediatric cancer treatment. Still fewer feature one assistant coach asking for another’s hand in marriage. Thursday night’s 16th annual edition of the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic, the charity game featuring former Kansas basketball standouts organized by KU broadcaster Brian Hanni, fit both of those descriptions. The philanthropic efforts this time ...
The Kansas football coaching staff's work continues as it looks to shore up its post-2024 receiving corps. Tight end Joeseph Skipworth, a three-star prospect from Pace High School in Pace, Florida, announced Wednesday morning that he will join the Jayhawks next year. Skipworth, who visited KU as part of last weekend's group, received a scholarship offer from Mississippi State on Tuesday which clearly did not ...
With Butler Community College all-time scoring leader Freddie Wallace's commitment to Kansas women's basketball on Tuesday, the Jayhawks' roster may well be set for the 2024-25 season, five months before it begins. Head coach Brandon Schneider said on his "Hawk Talk" radio show on April 29 that KU was looking to add eight players after losing seven in the offseason; Wallace is the Jayhawks' eighth addition. To ...
Lawrence has been selected as one of the possible "base camp" locations for an international soccer team to live and train during the 2026 World Cup, FIFA announced on Wednesday. FIFA released the first edition of its Team Base Camp Brochure, which includes 24 locations at which some of the 48 qualifying teams for the World Cup may choose to set up shop during the summer of 2026. One of the possible base camp ...
Two weeks have passed since the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline saw Johnny Furphy decide once and for all to forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility, and two more weeks remain until he hears his name called in the draft. He and Kevin McCullar Jr. are the two members of last year’s Kansas men’s basketball squad who hope to be selected in this year’s edition of the event, and they arrive at the threshold ...