The Kansas baseball coaches know all too well that an MLB Draft can unexpectedly deplete a pitching staff. Two summers ago, head coach Dan Fitzgerald remarked at one point that KU surely wouldn’t either keep or lose everyone who was eligible for the draft, and then the Jayhawks proceeded to lose everyone as six players with remaining college eligibility opted to sign and turn pro. The future prospects of ...
Taking advantage of new NCAA rules that allow teams to sport corporate logos, Kansas Athletics announced on Wednesday morning that every KU sports uniform will feature an XRP patch as part of a “multi-year partnership” with Ripple. Ripple is a technology company of which KU alumnus and Topeka native Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO. XRP is a cryptocurrency used on the company’s XRP Ledger blockchain. In a ...
FRISCO, Texas — Former Kansas safety Lyrik Rawls is ready for his sixth tour of duty in the Big 12 at a third school. “It’s not going to be like no new bubbles in my stomach or anything, no new butterflies,” said the native of Marshall, Texas. “I’m going to be good.” Rawls acknowledged that he’s going to encounter plenty of players and uniforms he’s seen before over the course of his lengthy ...
FRISCO, Texas — Wednesday marked the first time Kansas coach Lance Leipold has attended Big 12 Conference media days without quarterback Jalon Daniels by his side. “I kind of miss him a little bit in that regard,” Leipold said. The Jayhawks weren’t able to make it to Arlington, Texas, ahead of Leipold’s first campaign at the helm due to storms, so attended virtually, and then entering each of the ...
FRISCO, Texas — When Brian Dubiski was a defensive back at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders ventured far afield to battle Oklahoma State in the Coca-Coca Classic in Tokyo. “What a cool experience for a 19- or 20-year-old athlete that's getting to do both: play football that you love and ... get some global international experiences,” Dubiski said in an interview with the Journal-World at Big 12 media days on ...
The NBA’s annual preseason Summer League invariably provides an opportunity to see a variety of young former Jayhawks in action, but this season few are actually debuting in the league’s flagship competition in Las Vegas. That’s because several players coming out of Kansas have already made strong impressions in the preliminary Salt Lake City and California summer competitions in recent days — none ...