WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU beats out top programs for commitment of Mason Oglesby

The Kansas football team secured what may end up being one of its most significant commitments of the 2027 cycle on Friday night. Tight end Mason Oglesby, from New Palestine, Indiana, picked the Jayhawks over Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio State in a livestream on the Rivals YouTube channel. “Really just the way they’re using tight ends, knowing that I could play there and get the ball a lot, and then on ...

A look ahead to KU men's basketball's nonconference foes

The Kansas men’s basketball nonconference schedule is drawing closer to completion with Wednesday’s announcement of a home-and-home series with Villanova and Thursday's release of the Players Era brackets. That checks the box of a marquee home game at Allen Fieldhouse for the Jayhawks and brings them to an anticipated eight nonconference dates: Kentucky at the Champions Classic in Chicago on Nov. 10, three ...

Flowers hits walk-off home run as KU escapes Baylor in Big 12 tournament, 8-7

The Kansas baseball team escaped a potential disaster on Thursday evening thanks to an unlikely hero. Savion Flowers, a sophomore outfielder from Cisco College, entered as a defensive replacement midway through KU’s Big 12 tournament opener against Baylor. At the time, the Jayhawks had built a six-run lead. By the 10th inning, though, KU needed Flowers to hit a walk-off home run off the Bears’ closer, ...

Jemutai named top Big 12 women's track athlete

Kansas junior Emmah Jemutai was named the Big 12 women’s track and field performer of the year in a poll of league coaches revealed on Thursday afternoon. "We're really excited about Emmah and all of the hard work she has put in," KU coach Stanley Redwine said in a press release. "She represents the program incredibly, and not just from the things she's doing on the track, but because she is such an amazing ...

KU baseball team back to work ahead of Big 12 tournament

The Kansas baseball team already has one championship under its belt: the Jayhawks’ first regular-season league title since 1949. But since returning from their weekend series at BYU, in which they won two of three, they’ve had to simply go back to work. “It just feels like another day, you know?” sophomore pitcher Mason Cook said on Tuesday. “Winning the championship is awesome. You just got to get ...

KU announces home-and-home with Villanova

The Kansas men’s basketball team has scheduled a home-and-home series with Villanova, KU announced on Wednesday morning. The Jayhawks and Wildcats will face off in Allen Fieldhouse on Nov. 27 and then play a return date at Villanova in November of 2027. "We've had a lot of great games against Villanova, including some on the biggest stage," KU coach Bill Self said in a press release. "These games will be ...