WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Reports: Kugel won't attend KU

Florida transfer wing Riley Kugel will not attend Kansas, according to multiple reports Wednesday afternoon. Matt Norlander of CBS Sports was first to report the news, which follows a comment by KU coach Bill Self in an interview with the NCAA Monday about the prospect of the long-committed Kugel joining the team was "up in the air." Self did not provide the reasoning for the commitment's uncertainty. Kugel, ...

KU women's golf finishes sixth in regional play

The Kansas women’s golf team finished sixth of 12 teams at the NCAA Cle Elum Regional in Washington state on Wednesday. The Jayhawks outperformed their No. 9 seed, but fell one place short of what they would have needed to make their first NCAA Championship in 10 years. "I am really proud of the way we fought today," KU coach Lindsay Kuhle said in a press release Wednesday evening. "It was another difficult ...

Cripe powers Jayhawks to 6-5 victory over Houston in Big 12 tournament

Oklahoma City — Sophomore shortstop Hailey Cripe tied a Big 12 Conference record by driving in five runs, becoming just the fifth player to do so in the league’s softball tournament, and she led the Kansas softball team to a 6-5 win over Houston at Devon Park on Wednesday night. Cripe hit a two-run home run in the first inning and then cleared the bases with a two-out double in the fourth. She had ...

Manning added to Colorado basketball staff

Kansas legend Danny Manning will be back in the Big 12 Conference next season. Manning has been hired as an assistant coach at Colorado, where his former KU teammate Tad Boyle is the head coach. The school announced the news Tuesday morning. "I'm very excited to join coach Boyle's staff," Manning said in a press release. "This staff has been together for quite some time and has had quite a bit of success, so I ...

KU football secures commitment from transfer defensive end Bai Jobe

The Kansas football team added a sought-after player at perhaps its position of greatest need, earning the commitment of former Michigan State defensive end Bai Jobe. Jobe’s trainer, Sean Cooper, announced the decision in a post on X Tuesday morning. https://twitter.com/seancooper_C4/status/1787863647571558831 Jobe, who is originally from Senegal but played high school football at Community Christian School ...

KU softball draws Houston on first day of Big 12 tournament

After losing 10 consecutive games to conclude the regular season, the Kansas softball team slid to seventh in the Big 12 Conference and will play last-place Houston to open the league's postseason tournament Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Big 12 championship at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City is nearly 50% larger and a day longer this season after the league added three softball programs — ...