WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU women's golf wins Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational

The Kansas women’s golf team earned its first victory of the season on Tuesday by winning the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational at Lawrence Country Club for the third consecutive year. The Jayhawks jumped out to a huge lead by shooting 8-under in the opening round on Monday as no opponent did better than 10-over, and they maintained a similar margin over the course of the rest of the event, ultimately ...

How Cummings-Coleman's running-back experiment came to be

Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman didn’t have the most restful trip back from London. The Kansas redshirt sophomore defensive back had seen what was going on in his team's running-back room, with Kory Amachree and Justin Thurman already out for the long term and, most recently, Yasin Willis potentially done for the season as well. And so, in the wake of KU's loss to Arizona State, Cummings-Coleman began to develop an ...

Evaluating Council's return and its potential impact on the KU roster

As Kansas coach Bill Self put it last week before cementing Melvin Council Jr.’s return to Lawrence, the addition of one more player beyond Tre White — occupying the Jayhawks’ 15th roster spot — could yield “a crowded house in many ways.” But, he added, “Whatever makes the team better, I think they’ll be OK with that.” It’s hard to argue that bringing back the Big 12 newcomer of the year, ...

KU women's golf ready to host Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational

With four newcomers this season — three freshmen and a transfer — the Kansas women’s golf team is back up to 10 players on its roster. That will give the Jayhawks the opportunity to field two full teams, Kansas A and Kansas B, when they host the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational at Lawrence Country Club on Monday and Tuesday. “I think it’s great for both teams, because I think both of the A and B ...

Council rejoining Jayhawks for 2026-27 season

Melvin Council Jr. is now the second Kansas men’s basketball player to rejoin the Jayhawks after winning eligibility in the courts. KU announced on social media on Sunday morning that the fan-favorite KU guard, who recently became available for a sixth overall year of college basketball after earning an injunction against the NCAA in Monroe County, New York, that Council is headed back to Lawrence. He had ...

Self not keen on in-season international games

The Kansas football team just returned from a first-of-its-kind trip to London for the Union Jack Classic. The Jayhawks came away with $2.7 million, an appearance on “Big Noon Kickoff” and a memorable experience for their players and staff — though not the outcome they would have wanted, as they lost to Arizona State at Wembley Stadium. Athletic director Travis Goff said that KU is now “thirsting” for ...