Reagan Cooper, the standout outside hitter who shone throughout her final season of collegiate volleyball at Kansas, was selected in the Pro Volleyball Federation's inaugural draft on Monday. She was picked No. 14 overall, with the final pick of the second round, by the Columbus Fury. The seven-team league with franchises in Atlanta; Columbus, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska; Orlando, Florida; ...
The Kansas football team will have a new weapon for quarterback Jalon Daniels next season when tight end DeShawn Hanika comes to town. Hanika, an Iowa State transfer, announced his commitment to join KU on social media Monday morning. He had declared on Nov. 27 his intention to enter the transfer portal and, in the weeks since, had reported scholarship offers from schools such as Colorado, Houston, UConn and ...
Kansas wide receiver Tanaka Scott has entered the transfer portal, On3 was first to report Monday afternoon. 247Sports and Rivals also reported the news, which Scott himself has not yet announced. A redshirt sophomore, Scott had three catches for 31 yards during the 2023 season as the backup to Lawrence Arnold at the “X” receiver spot. According to Pro Football Focus, he played 33 total snaps in the ...
When Kansas was preparing to face Baylor in October 2022, KU coach Lance Leipold said that Jeff Grimes, the Bears’ offensive coordinator, “was going to be probably a head coach in January somewhere.” But when Leipold suddenly found himself looking for a new offensive coordinator of his own last week, Grimes emerged as an unexpected option to join KU's own staff. Grimes had been let go from Baylor on Nov. ...
It took the Kansas basketball team almost 10 minutes to get to 10 points Saturday evening. By halftime, the Jayhawks had 41. A fired-up Missouri squad had come out energized on defense in the opening minutes, cutting off all possible passing lanes to star center Hunter Dickinson, and the Tigers were both aggressive and accurate enough on offense to open up a 15-6 lead. But KU embarked on a 20-2 run ...
When Kansas men's basketball great Thomas Robinson spoke to the current team prior to its rivalry game against Missouri Saturday, he told them “that it’s personal.” “You have to respect that it’s a tradition that you got to keep with this school,” Robinson told reporters Saturday. “I don’t care if you’re a player that’s supposed to be here one year, if you’re the best high school player in ...