WRITER: Henry Greenstein

McGhee gleaning insights from '2' and '3' as he prepares for bounce-back season

Kansas cornerback Damarius McGhee watches every rep he can of the Jayhawks' two starters, Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson. "Because what they do in the game, they do at practice as well," McGhee said on Sunday. "So it’s like they know what’s happening before the offense even knows. So I just try to take certain stuff from Cobee, take certain stuff from Mello and just put it in my bag.” For different kinds ...

KU soccer will kick off fall sports with road exhibition

The year in Kansas sports begins unofficially on Sunday, and that may be a little early from the perspective of the team for which it is beginning. Within a week of getting all his players on campus for the first time — a group that includes 11 freshmen and three more transfers who will be new to Lawrence — first-year KU soccer coach Nate Lie will take them to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for an exhibition ...

Fairchild signs with Saints

One more former Kansas football player will get a chance at an NFL roster spot as the preseason begins in earnest. Longtime KU tight end Mason Fairchild has signed with the New Orleans Saints, the team announced Saturday morning. The Andale native, who caught 82 passes for 1,111 yards over the course of his five-year collegiate career in Lawrence, had previously attended Buffalo Bills minicamp after going ...

KU earns commitment of 2025 cornerback McCorkle

After a quiet stretch on the recruiting trail for its 2025 class, the Kansas football team got back in action over the weekend by earning a commitment from Chris McCorkle. McCorkle, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound cornerback from Sarasota, Florida, announced his decision on Saturday to join KU for the 2025 season. He had previously been committed to Indiana between late April and mid-June; he has now pledged his future ...

Ellis has physical tools, but work to do to move up in safety group

Kansas safety Mason Ellis has all the measurables. The redshirt sophomore from Mulvane said on Thursday that he has run as fast as 22.01 mph, after beginning his career at KU in the low 20s. In the spring, strength coach Matt Gildersleeve, distributor of faux "speeding tickets" for KU's best runners, said of Ellis, “He wasn’t two, three or even four this time last year, but he’s been our fastest guy.” ...

Robinson's youth camp in Lawrence begins Monday

Legendary Kansas forward Thomas Robinson's upcoming basketball camp in Lawrence may last just five days, but he hopes its effects will be much further-reaching. He said he sees it as "the start of a foundation that we want to build with training and building kids," and in promotional materials has referred to it as "the inaugural year of my annual basketball camp." "I think our main goal is to look at this ...