WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU football adds JUCO defensive lineman

There may no longer be a spring transfer window for FBS football, but that didn’t stop Kansas from finding a way to make a late addition to its roster on Friday afternoon. Jalen Atkins, a defensive lineman from Coffeyville Community College, announced his commitment to KU. He tallied 14 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, in six games with the Red Ravens during the 2025 season. He will be a redshirt sophomore ...

KU softball blown out by top-seeded Texas Tech, 14-0, in Big 12 semifinal

In its first meeting with Kansas this season, the Texas Tech softball team displayed the talent that had allowed it to win the Big 12 by a five-game margin. The Red Raiders knocked KU out of the Big 12 tournament with a 14-0 run-rule victory on Friday afternoon in the semifinal round at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Tech lefty Kaitlyn Terry pitched a five-inning shutout with nine strikeouts in which designated ...

Radford transfer guard Parker commits to KU

Dennis Parker Jr., a 6-foot-6 transfer guard who revitalized his career at Radford last season, announced his commitment to Kansas on The Field of 68’s YouTube channel on Thursday morning. “After great conversations with coach Bill Self and some of the assistants, man, I just felt like it was the perfect fit for me,” Parker said on the livestream. Parker, a multidimensional scorer, averaged 18.3 points ...

KU softball ekes out 6-5 win over UCF, advances to Big 12 semifinals

Kansas coach Jennifer McFalls had said in advance of KU’s Big 12 tournament clash with UCF that there probably weren’t two teams in the league more evenly matched than her fifth-seeded Jayhawks and the fourth-seeded Knights. That proved quite accurate on Thursday in Oklahoma City as KU emerged victorious in a 6-5 nailbiter. The Jayhawks rallied from down 4-0 to earn just their third win against the Knights ...

How KU is preparing for a potential baseball regional and the broader future of the program

The success of the Kansas baseball program this season has been in many ways unprecedented. The most tangible evidence of that fact is the very real possibility that the Jayhawks, who until last year had not even appeared in an NCAA regional for more than a decade, may get the chance to host one later this month beginning on May 29. There are no guarantees, as KU (37-12, 20-4 Big 12) will need to maintain its ...