As Kansas sophomore midfielder Jillian Gregorski puts it, the Jayhawks have a lot of “unfinished business” with the other teams that made the Big 12 tournament. Above seventh-seeded KU, which finished 6-4-1 in league play — its exact mark in last season — after a 2-1 home loss to Colorado on Thursday, are the four teams it lost to and the one it tied (plus one it didn’t play). It might be good news, ...
The 14th-ranked Kansas volleyball team bounced back on Thursday night with a victory on the road at Cincinnati, 3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18). Sophomore outside hitter Grace Nelson excelled, recording a 17-kill, 19-dig double-double on .333 hitting. Senior outside hitter Rhian Swanson paced KU with 19 kills, and middle blocker Reese Ptacek and opposite hitter Jovana Zelenović added a dozen apiece. Katie ...
Welcome to the party, Houston. One of the biggest surprises in the Big 12, the Cougars moved into the top five of this week’s power rankings for the first time this season after a road upset against Arizona State. In coach Willie Fritz’s second season, the Cougars are 7-1 and ranked in the Associated Press and coaches' polls for the first time in more than three years. The top three teams remained ...
Fifth-year senior guard Melvin Council Jr. took the lead for Kansas’ offense on Tuesday night in the absence of star guard Darryn Peterson, and finished with 16 points, six assists and plenty of praise from coach Bill Self. The 23rd-year head coach essentially said postgame that he felt Council was the only player bringing significant energy to the Jayhawks’ performance in their 71-35 exhibition victory ...
Playing without star guard Darryn Peterson, and deploying a variety of unconventional lineups to conclude its brief exhibition schedule, the Kansas men’s basketball team prepared for the season ahead by beating Division II foe Fort Hays State 71-35 on Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. “Well, I didn’t think it was great by any stretch," KU coach Bill Self said. "I thought we were dull, boring, not a lot ...
Clint Bowen has, at various points in his career, served the Kansas football team as a defensive back, graduate assistant, special teams coach, tight ends coach, running backs coach, safeties coach, co-defensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, linebackers coach, interim head coach and assistant head coach. On Saturday, he will take on a new role: opponent. A year removed from coaching at Lawrence High ...