WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU Fall Sports Preview: Redwine expecting more from cross-country veterans Gibbens, Latema

There’s plenty for Kansas cross-country to build on after promising finishes at last fall’s NCAA Midwest Regional meet and the Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships earlier this spring. KU head coach Stanley Redwine hosted his first fall practice last Thursday. The 23-year coach has a full list of to-dos to get through before the Jayhawks’ home meet, the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic, on Sept. 2. Atop ...

KU Fall Sports Preview: Jayhawks working to sustain last year's unexpected success

Welcome to the most scrutinized Kansas football season in recent memory. The Jayhawks have put together their best campaign in 13 seasons, have begun to and will continue to modernize their football facilities, and have secured a place in a stable conference amid the gale-force winds of conference realignment. The anticipation for 2023, a season in which KU will determine whether it remains a factor in the Big ...

After unexpected return, Bean growing even more comfortable in third year at KU

The final play of Kansas' Liberty Bowl loss to Arkansas, and the lasting image from the end of KU’s season, featured quarterback Jason Bean, the Jayhawks starter-turned-backup who shepherded the team through a four-game stretch with Jalon Daniels injured, taking a handoff on a trick play and sailing a decisive pass over the head of Lawrence Arnold. “We know how the bowl game ended, OK,” head coach Lance ...

Late Vanderbilt equalizer puts damper on KU soccer's home opener

Four hours after the initially scheduled start time of Thursday night's match at Rock Chalk Park, Vanderbilt finally found the back of the net. In a game that had been delayed twice in one-hour increments over the course of the week due to excessive heat in Lawrence, and with just a minute left on the clock, the Commodores converted their 17th and final shot of the night to hold Kansas to a 1-1 draw in the ...

The timeline of Jalon Daniels' back tightness during fall training camp

Kansas will rely heavily on star quarterback Jalon Daniels, the preseason Big 12 Conference offensive player of the year, this season as it expects even greater success from its high-octane air attack. Daniels missed four games in 2022 due to a shoulder injury as KU came back down to earth following a 5-0 start. Now, as he looks to tackle his first full season as the Jayhawks' starter — he has played 22 games ...

Flo Rida announced as featured performer for Late Night in the Phog

A year after taking its Late Night in the Phog entertainment down an unusual path with a Shaquille O'Neal DJ set, Kansas Athletics is returning to a more traditional headliner. Flo Rida, the featured artist on No. 1 hits like "Low," "Right Round" and "Whistle" and a prolific solo rapper for nearly two decades, will provide his musical stylings as part of KU's preseason basketball extravaganza, the school ...