Kansas freshman guard Darryn Peterson received an honorable mention from The Associated Press in its All-American selections, voted on by a panel of media members. An honorable mention means that Peterson was one of the next 10 players (and ties) selected after the AP filled its first, second and third teams with five players each. Peterson, a candidate for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, has had a ...
The Kansas softball team came back from a gut-wrenching loss on Friday night to claim a series win at Houston over the weekend. "This was a great team win and an important step for us in conference play," KU coach Jennifer McFalls said in a press release after the Jayhawks won 11-8 on Sunday. "Our hitters stayed aggressive, our defense made key plays when we needed them, and it was good to see contributions ...
When Kansas agreed to relinquish a home football game in Lawrence in order to play in the Union Jack Classic in London against Arizona State, athletic director Travis Goff asserted that the move would be “financially beneficial” for the university. Just how beneficial in terms of dollars and cents became clear on Monday, when the Journal-World obtained through a Kansas Open Records Act request the contract ...
After a couple of down years for the program, the 2025-26 Kansas basketball season certainly delivered its fair share of iconic moments. Fans will likely think back first to the biggest play in KU’s biggest win, which would be Flory Bidunga’s game-sealing block on Brayden Burries to help the Jayhawks beat No. 1 Arizona, or the uncommonly exuberant celebration from head coach Bill Self afterward. Or the most ...
The 2025-26 Kansas men’s basketball team compiled plenty of high-quality wins — Iowa State, BYU, Texas Tech, Arizona, Houston — but those didn’t completely offset disappointing losses to the likes of UCF, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Arizona State. The result was that on Selection Sunday, the Jayhawks wound up as a No. 4 seed, a line lower than they had been projected in the committee’s bracket ...
Kansas has received a No. 4 seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament and will open its March Madness run against No. 13 seed Cal Baptist on Friday in San Diego. The game will take place at Viejas Arena, the home of San Diego State, at 8:45 p.m. Central time. It will be televised on CBS. The Jayhawks and Lancers are paired with No. 5 seed St. John’s, the Big East tournament champion, and No. 12 seed ...