WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU developing ideas for increased connectivity between renovated stadium, downtown Lawrence

Downtown Lawrence Inc. supports the University of Kansas’ ongoing Gateway Project, but as the organization’s executive director Andrew Holt said on Wednesday, “We feel that it will really be positive in the truest sense if there is an enhanced corridor between KU, the Gateway Project and downtown.” As KU takes steps toward establishing such a corridor — with an eye toward the stadium’s official ...

KU to get visit from No. 1 player in 2026 class; reportedly makes top 5 for portal standout

With one of the top players in the 2025 class already in the fold in Darryn Peterson, Kansas will now get a chance to make its case to the consensus No. 1 player of 2026. Tyran Stokes, a 6-foot-7, 245-pound small forward who attends Notre Dame High School, is going to visit KU. "KU see ya soon," he posted on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, by way of caption to a video produced by KU indicating he would soon ...

Storr commits to Ole Miss

Former Kansas wing AJ Storr announced on Tuesday afternoon that he has committed to Ole Miss. Storr becomes the third player departing Kansas to find a new home this offseason, after David Coit (Maryland) and Zach Clemence (Texas A&M). The native of Rockford, Illinois, has now played for a different team every year of his basketball career dating back to high school. Storr arrived in Lawrence as the ...

Which positions should KU look to reinforce in the spring portal?

Kansas coach Lance Leipold recently expressed satisfaction, upon the conclusion of KU’s spring practices on Friday, with the way the Jayhawks’ nearly two dozen transfers had integrated themselves into the program. There may be more assimilation yet to come at the Anderson Family Football Complex. The spring portal window opens Wednesday and closes on April 25, providing another opportunity for KU to bring ...

Big day for KU men's golf results in team, individual victories

Junior Will King won the second individual title of his career and Kansas claimed an overall team title by 19 strokes as the Jayhawks won the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa, on Monday. It was the first time since the 2022 iteration of the same event that KU men’s golf has won a team title, and the Jayhawks cleared second-place Illinois State by the sixth-largest margin in program history. "We played ...

KU women’s basketball adds Indiana transfer Meister

Indiana transfer forward Lilly Meister has committed to Kansas, she announced on Monday morning. Meister is KU’s first transfer addition of the cycle. Five Jayhawks who occupied limited roles during the 2024-25 season had entered the portal shortly after it opened. A 6-foot-3 incoming senior, she provides valuable size and experience in the post, where KU did not have much of it last year following the ...