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 ...
In the days since multiple outlets reported that the Big 12 Conference struck a five-year deal with RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital — one that will grant the league $12.5 million and provide member schools the opportunity to opt into a $30 million credit line — several athletic departments have already declared that they will not make use of the credit line. While expressing his support for the ...
Kansas softball coach Jennifer McFalls said her team has been “steady Eddie” this season in the sense that it never gets too high or too low, even in high-leverage situations. “Honestly, I’ve had so much fun this year, so it’s been really hard to look at those moments as pressure,” senior shortstop Hailey Cripe said. But how much pressure will the fifth-seeded Jayhawks really even be under on ...
The Kansas men’s golf team’s program-record string of consecutive NCAA regional appearances continued on Wednesday when the Jayhawks earned a spot as a No. 7 seed in the Athens Regional. KU will begin play on May 18 at the University of Georgia Golf Course in what will be its 10th straight regional under 14th-year head coach Jamie Bermel. The best five teams out of the 13-team Athens Regional, as well as ...
In my time covering Kansas during an era of increased player movement, it has become quite apparent that KU men’s basketball fans covet virtually no one more in the transfer portal than a player who has thrived against KU specifically. In fact, it often doesn’t matter what else that player has accomplished in the rest of his career or even if his usual play style and talent level remotely resemble what he ...