WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU softball sweeps Utah State in first home series

The Kansas softball team opened its home slate in style over the weekend with a three-game sweep of Utah State at Arrocha Ballpark by a combined score of 39-3. "I was really proud of the way our group came out ready to compete," head coach Jennifer McFalls said in a press release after Saturday’s 14-0 win to complete the sweep. "We were aggressive at the plate, had great energy in the dugout and kept building ...

Peterson delivers smooth performance with 'perfect timing' ahead of postseason

Kansas coach Bill Self didn’t want the rest of his team to feel left out after his six seniors had delivered their senior-day speeches on Saturday afternoon, so he took some time to highlight the remaining Jayhawks on the roster for the KU fans still in attendance. Self went down the line through Corbin Allen and Will Thengvall, through Samis Calderon and Paul Mbiya, and eventually found his way to star guard ...

Preview: KU to honor 6 seniors for K-State game

Even as several other longtime Kansas men’s basketball streaks have fallen by the wayside, the Jayhawks still haven’t lost a home finale since 1983. They also haven’t lost to rival Kansas State at Allen Fieldhouse since Clent Stewart, Cartier Martin and company pulled off a comeback win for the Wildcats on Jan. 14, 2006. With KU looking to bounce back after a winless two-game trip to Arizona, those ...

KU baseball benefits from late error to beat St. Thomas 4-2 in home opener

The Kansas baseball team was perilously close to stranding its 13th, 14th and 15th runners of the game in the eighth inning on Thursday evening when St. Thomas gave the Jayhawks a gift. Second baseman Tanner Recchio’s throw on a two-out ground ball hit by Dariel Osoria pulled Joe Roder off the bag, allowing a pair of KU runners to score and breaking a 2-2 tie for the Jayhawks’ first lead of the ...

Jayhawks struggle around rim against ASU despite numerous offensive rebounds

TEMPE, Ariz. — Kansas coach Bill Self had the unusual experience on Tuesday night of watching the final 26 minutes and seven seconds of the Jayhawks’ 70-60 loss to Arizona State from a computer in the Desert Financial Arena visitors' locker room. That meant he had the chance to hear the Fox Sports 1 broadcast mention at one point in the game that his team was 5-for-17 on layups. “What happens if you’re ...

Self ejected after pair of technical fouls at Arizona State

TEMPE, Ariz. — Kansas coach Bill Self was ejected in the first half of Tuesday night’s game at Arizona State when he received two technical fouls after arguing an offensive foul call against Darryn Peterson. Peterson was battling with ASU guard Bryce Ford to get to the right wing from the right-side baseline with 6:07 left in the first half of the game and the Jayhawks trailing 23-16. The officials whistled ...