WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU men's golf ends season at Athens Regional

The Kansas men’s golf team concluded its season on Wednesday at the Athens Regional at the University of Georgia Golf Course, as it finished in a tie for 11th in the 13-team field at 7-under and fell 12 strokes short of fifth place and qualification for the NCAA Championship. As a team, No. 7 seed KU put itself in an early hole by shooting 8-over on Monday to start out in 12th after its first round of ...

KU announces home-and-home with Villanova

The Kansas men’s basketball team has scheduled a home-and-home series with Villanova, KU announced on Wednesday morning. The Jayhawks and Wildcats will face off in Allen Fieldhouse on Nov. 27 and then play a return date at Villanova in November of 2027. "We've had a lot of great games against Villanova, including some on the biggest stage," KU coach Bill Self said in a press release. "These games will be ...

Fitzgerald repeats as Big 12's top coach; 7 Jayhawks earn all-league honors

Kansas coach Dan Fitzgerald repeated as the Big 12’s coach of the year, winning the award for a second straight time in the postseason poll of his fellow coaches that was released on Tuesday. After leading KU back to the NCAA Tournament in 2025, Fitzgerald tacked on another memorable accomplishment with a rebuilt roster during the 2026 regular season, guiding the Jayhawks to their first conference title in 77 ...

KU alumni team to feature Frank Mason III as TBT adopts new format

The Basketball Tournament is back for the summer of 2026 with a new format and a new iteration of Kansas alumni team JHX Hoops. Frank Mason III, the KU legend and former national college player of the year, will be back wearing the crimson and blue as JHX Hoops competes for a prize that has been increased back to $2 million (as it was from 2016 to 2019) in a field that now features just 16 teams (it had 61 last ...

2027 safety Graves commits to KU

Kansas’ future secondary got a boost on Tuesday afternoon with the commitment of safety Braiden Graves in the class of 2027. Graves, from Bridgeland High School in Cypress, Texas, picked KU from a final group of contenders that included Houston, Iowa State, SMU, TCU and Utah, among a variety of other offers. He had visited SMU and was slated to see many of his other contenders in the months ahead, including ...

KU rowing sets new high-water mark as Big 12 runner-up

The Kansas rowing team earned a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship on Sunday morning in Sarasota, Florida, with five players earning all-conference honors in the process. Both were KU program records accomplished in the first year under head coach Andrew Derrick. "I am just really proud of this squad and excited about the future," Derrick said in a press release. "We have made a ton of progress ...