WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Following road losses, KU volleyball will host pair of ranked teams

The Kansas volleyball team suffered its first two conference losses of the year on a road trip through Arizona, faltering against both an Arizona State team that ranks among the best in the country and an Arizona squad that has struggled in its inaugural Big 12 season. With just five matches to go until postseason play, the Jayhawks will enjoy the comforts of home for back-to-back matches this week. But the ...

Dickinson posts double-double to carry KU to ugly win over Michigan State

Atlanta — Old habits die hard for Hunter Dickinson. The Jayhawks’ center, who once recorded his career high of 33 points against Michigan State when he played for its rival Michigan, turned in another command performance against the Spartans on Tuesday night in Atlanta. Dickinson racked up 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on a night when practically no one on either team could score remotely reliably. ...

Facing former rival, Dickinson came through for Jayhawks

Atlanta — The occasionally outspoken Kansas center Hunter Dickinson chose his words carefully on Tuesday night. He opted for an exceedingly diplomatic approach as he referenced his feelings about Michigan State. On revisiting the rivalry in which he had been immersed during his three-year tenure at Michigan, he said simply, “It was a very big game for me. Definitely a big game.” Of a "too small" ...

KU soccer will travel to St. Louis to begin NCAA Tournament

Despite its strong form to close the season, the Kansas soccer team still has to go on the road to open the NCAA Tournament. KU is unseeded and will face No. 8 seed Saint Louis (14-1-6) this weekend on Friday at 7 p.m. The Billikens captured regular-season and tournament titles for the Atlantic 10 Conference, led by the league’s Offensive Player of the Year Emily Gaebe (15 goals, four assists this season) ...

Preview: KU faces another early-season test against Michigan State

Atlanta — Hot on the heels of a narrow victory over North Carolina, the Kansas men’s basketball team will have another chance to beat a prominent national program on Tuesday, as the Jayhawks take on Michigan State in the Champions Classic. The game is set for 5:30 p.m. Central Time at State Farm Arena, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and a first-time host venue for the early-season event. Last year, KU ...

Notebook: Neal becomes KU's all-time leading rusher

Kansas City, Mo. — It didn’t take Kansas running back Devin Neal long to become the Jayhawks’ all-time leading rusher on Saturday. With a 14-yard carry in the first quarter against Iowa State at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Neal passed June Henley (3,841 yards) on KU’s career leaderboard to claim the title for himself. He called it a "dream-come-true" moment, and during a successive timeout, when ...