Late Night in the Phog has become a familiar tradition for the Kansas basketball teams and their fans over its decades of existence. This year’s event, though, set for 6:30 p.m. on Friday and featuring all the usual scrimmage action and entertainment, will hold some intrigue, primarily because it serves as the broader KU community’s reintroduction to Allen Fieldhouse. The historic venue has undergone $50 ...
The race for first place in the Big 12 power rankings continues to tighten. Only two points separate Iowa State and BYU for the top spot. The Cyclones are No. 1 for the third straight week after receiving nine of a possible 16 first-place votes (249 points) from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12. BYU was second with seven first-place votes and 247 points. Kansas State and Texas Tech remained ...
The Kansas women’s basketball team will field a new-look roster this year, but fortunately for head coach Brandon Schneider, he already has a sample of data he can refer to for what a S’Mya Nichols-led team looks like — from late last season. As he has repeatedly pointed out throughout the offseason, “When we moved S’Mya to our primary decision-maker and moved Wyvette (Mayberry) off the ball, we lost ...
Talandra Griffen’s choice of driving music may have had further-reaching consequences than either she or her son could have anticipated. Something about hearing Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” in her car made an impact on Rylan Griffen. She used to play it on a daily basis. “I don’t know why,” said Griffen, a junior wing who transferred to Kansas from Alabama this past offseason. “She used to ...
If you missed Hayden Hatcher's appearance in a national commercial, that’s OK. It took him by surprise, too. The former Kansas defensive end was watching the Kansas City Chiefs play on Monday Night Football on Oct. 7 with his little brother and a friend. Suddenly, during an ad break he spotted himself — with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid in a State Farm ad. “Had to rewind it,” ...
Time will tell if Kansas' first bye week of the season helped cure its on-field ills, but in the near term, it may not have done enough for the Jayhawks' physical health. Asked how much the bye week helped injured players get back into action, Leipold said, "Not as much as I had hoped yet right now, to be truthful." "We’ve still got a lot of guys that are questionable, working through it," he continued. ...