WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU takes care of Towson, 73-49

For the first few minutes of Tuesday night’s game against Towson, Kansas’ newfound emphasis on playing at a fast pace was quite apparent. The Jayhawks moved the ball efficiently, surged ahead by double digits less than five minutes into the game — and then did little of note for quite a while afterward. They led by 10 points at 15:25 and 11 at halftime. However, led by a sharp Flory Bidunga, Melvin ...

Grimes, son of former OC, will enter portal

Kansas offensive lineman Greydon Grimes will transfer, his agent Pat Curran confirmed to the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon. Grimes, who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 285 pounds, spent two years at KU. He had flipped from Baylor when his father Jeff Grimes came to Lawrence at the end of 2023 to serve as the Jayhawks’ offensive coordinator. Greydon Grimes remained at KU when his father left for Wisconsin ...

Self provides update as Peterson battles cramps: 'We still believe that we’ll get through this'

Kansas coach Bill Self has heard about no shortage of home remedies as his star guard Darryn Peterson has battled cramps in his quadriceps muscle. “People are caring, but everybody has an idea, whether it’s mustard packets or eating bananas, or drinking (something),” Self said. “Pickle juice obviously is a big one. There’s a lot of things that a lot of people think can do it. And sometimes your body ...

Preview: Self hoping for faster-paced offensive display against Towson

As Kansas coach Bill Self put it on Monday morning, Melvin Council Jr. was so good against N.C. State in Saturday’s overtime win at the Lenovo Center that it “covered up a lot of things.” “Just being totally truthful, you take Melvin out of the equation and who could you turn to (and) say, ‘They really had a nice game the other day’?” he said. “And a lot of it’s not individual, a lot of it is ...

Brantley will enter transfer portal

The Kansas football team has lost its third linebacker of the offseason, as Logan Brantley announced on Monday that he will enter the portal. “With careful thought, prayer, and reflection, I have decided to enter the transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining,” Brantley wrote in a post on X. “I am extremely grateful to the University of Kansas for the opportunity to grow both on and off the ...

JUCO guard to visit KU basketball

Gulf Coast State College guard Trent Lincoln will take a visit to Kansas beginning on Tuesday, his agent Ryan Murphy of Endurance Management confirmed to the Journal-World on Sunday. Lincoln is listed at 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds. He is originally from Baltimore but previously attended Wharton High School in Tampa, Florida, and is in his second year at the junior-college ranks. As a freshman at Chipola College, ...