WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU football receives game times, dates for nonconference schedule

With the rough outline of its schedule already known, the Kansas football team's nonconference slate came into further focus on Thursday afternoon when the Big 12 Conference released additional information. KU will host Lindenwood at Children's Mercy Park on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m., travel to face Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. and return to Children's Mercy Park to face UNLV on Friday, Sept. 13 at ...

Roundball Classic back for 16th year with new, familiar faces

The annual basketball game that brings Jayhawk greats back to Lawrence to help raise money for pediatric cancer is back for its 16th year, and this time around it will feature some Kansas luminaries of the very recent past. Ochai Agbaji, Gradey Dick and Jalen Wilson, all current NBA players, will make their debuts at the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic, which is set to return to Free State High School on the night ...

KU Athletic Director Travis Goff agrees to contract extension; salary rises to $1.3M

Updated 4:21 p.m. Wednesday: Kansas athletic director Travis Goff has received a raise to a starting base salary of $1.3 million and a contract extension through 2031, KU announced Wednesday afternoon. “I am thankful to Chancellor Girod for his continued trust in our team and I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to continue leading Kansas Athletics through a pivotal time," Goff said in a press ...

Furphy will stay in NBA Draft

Shortly before Wednesday night's deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, Kansas' Johnny Furphy announced that he instead plans to remain in the draft and pursue a professional career. "Playing in the NBA has always been a lifetime goal of mine," Furphy wrote in a statement on social media. "With that, I've decided that now is the time to pursue that dream." Furphy, a native of Melbourne, Australia, had been ...

KU track athletes punch tickets to NCAA Outdoor Championships

The Kansas track and field team is sending 11 athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second straight year after a slew of Jayhawks emerged from regional competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with top-12 finishes over the weekend. They will represent the Jayhawks in Eugene, Oregon, from June 5-8. Arkansas graduate transfer Yoveinny Mota, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, was the headliner, as she ...

What's next for KU baseball?

Even without getting selected for Monday’s NCAA Tournament, the Kansas baseball team put together a 31-23 record that serves as a clear indication of the progress the Jayhawks have made in two years under Dan Fitzgerald. “We have moved things in such an awesome direction,” Fitzgerald said after KU lost to Oklahoma on Friday. “The culture is rock-solid. It’s something we have to protect every day and ...