WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Redwine signs 4-year contract extension

Kansas track and field and cross-country coach Stanley Redwine has signed a four-year extension, athletic director Travis Goff announced on Friday morning. "Stanley is synonymous with excellence in the sport of track and field, both collegiately and on the global stage," Goff said in a press release. "We are thrilled to extend his leadership of our proud program, while (he is) continuing to represent our ...

Self, Tiller provide updates on freshman's initial progress

Fort Worth, Texas — Early-enrolling freshman forward Bryson Tiller’s transition to Kansas has been a smooth one in virtually every way — with one exception. “It’s great,” he told broadcaster Brian Hanni on KU’s pregame radio show on Wednesday. “I’m really loving it up here. Besides the weather, everything is going pretty smoothly.” As grim as the winter weather has been since Tiller’s ...

KU baseball picked 9th in preseason poll; Voegele honored as top pitcher

Only a sophomore, Kansas pitcher Dominic Voegele faces the highest of expectations entering the 2025 season. The native of Columbia, Illinois, who is in line to take over as the Jayhawks' Friday night ace in his second season in the program, earned the title of preseason pitcher of the year from the Big 12 Conference's head coaches on Thursday afternoon. He was also a unanimous preseason all-conference pick, ...

Longtime honorary KU basketball player JP Bemberger dies

Jonathan Phog “JP” Bemberger, who had spent more than four years as an honorary member of the Kansas men’s basketball team while battling cancer, has died. He was 20. KU announced the news on social media Tuesday night. “Our beloved teammate, JP, has passed away,” read a post on the KU men’s basketball X account. “JP has been a member of Kansas Basketball since 2020 through Team IMPACT and has ...

Jayhawks turn in well-rounded effort to escape early deficit at TCU, win 74-61

Updated 10:21 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23: Fort Worth, Texas — The crowd at Schollmaier Arena was energetic as it had been all Wednesday night, fired up by TCU’s renewed on-court vigor, until a pair of much-maligned Jayhawks combined to put Kansas back in front midway through the second half. AJ Storr hit a deep stepback jumper, David Coit drained a 3-pointer in transition and then Storr swiped the ball from ...

Local receiver Sims commits to KU for 2026

The Kansas football team didn’t have to look far to find its first wide receiver commitment of the 2026 recruiting class. Nate Sims, who is from Ottawa, announced that he will play college football for the Jayhawks. Sims made his commitment at the Homefield sports complex in Olathe on Wednesday night. “You know, I grew up around Kansas, just living 25 minutes away,” Sims told Jon Kirby of ...