WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Tight end Skipworth commits to KU football

The Kansas football coaching staff's work continues as it looks to shore up its post-2024 receiving corps. Tight end Joeseph Skipworth, a three-star prospect from Pace High School in Pace, Florida, announced Wednesday morning that he will join the Jayhawks next year. Skipworth, who visited KU as part of last weekend's group, received a scholarship offer from Mississippi State on Tuesday which clearly did not ...

Evaluating lineup possibilities for KU women's basketball

With Butler Community College all-time scoring leader Freddie Wallace's commitment to Kansas women's basketball on Tuesday, the Jayhawks' roster may well be set for the 2024-25 season, five months before it begins. Head coach Brandon Schneider said on his "Hawk Talk" radio show on April 29 that KU was looking to add eight players after losing seven in the offseason; Wallace is the Jayhawks' eighth addition. To ...

Lawrence selected as possible 'base camp' location for 2026 World Cup team; players would train near Rock Chalk Park

Lawrence has been selected as one of the possible "base camp" locations for an international soccer team to live and train during the 2026 World Cup, FIFA announced on Wednesday. FIFA released the first edition of its Team Base Camp Brochure, which includes 24 locations at which some of the 48 qualifying teams for the World Cup may choose to set up shop during the summer of 2026. One of the possible base camp ...

Mock drafts coming to consensus on Furphy's first-round status; what about McCullar?

Two weeks have passed since the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline saw Johnny Furphy decide once and for all to forgo his remaining collegiate eligibility, and two more weeks remain until he hears his name called in the draft. He and Kevin McCullar Jr. are the two members of last year’s Kansas men’s basketball squad who hope to be selected in this year’s edition of the event, and they arrive at the threshold ...

Hamilton joins professional softball league

Former Kansas pitcher Kasey Hamilton is pursuing an opportunity to continue playing softball in a new professional league. Women's Professional Fastpitch, which is entering its second season of play beginning on June 20, is playing a four-team schedule this season. One of the teams, the Coastal Bend Tidal Wave, announced on Saturday that it had added Hamilton to its roster. Hamilton started 89 games and ...

KU women's basketball lands JUCO transfer Freddie Wallace

The Kansas women's basketball team has added an accomplished junior-college player who may be able to help fill its vacancy in the post. Freddie Wallace, a 6-foot-2 forward from Lincoln, Nebraska, who played the past two seasons at Butler Community College in El Dorado, announced her commitment to KU in a social media post on Tuesday, calling the school her "new home away from home." Wallace started all but ...