WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Former Jayhawk Armstrong makes key plays to help team reach conference championship

Former Kansas football player Dorance Armstrong was at the center of a pair of significant plays in Saturday's playoff action, boosting the Washington Commanders toward their upset win over the top-seeded Detroit Lions. Armstrong forced a fumble by Lions quarterback Jared Goff in the first quarter, brushing off guard Graham Glasgow and jarring the ball loose, to set up an early go-ahead touchdown for the ...

KU leads wire-to-wire in hard-fought Sunflower Showdown victory

After Kansas State’s two-big lineups had vexed Kansas in the first half on Saturday, it was center Hunter Dickinson’s turn to give the Wildcats trouble when the rivals emerged from halftime. The 7-foot-2 center scored KU’s first 10 points of the second half, keeping K-State off balance with post moves, drives to the basket and a soft touch inside. “I thought that was a huge part of the game," KU coach ...

KU makes first attempt at forming lineups without Adams, with uneven results

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson had a feeling teammate KJ Adams’ absence might come up in the postgame press conference. The Jayhawks had just played their first game without Adams seeing the floor since March 25, 2022. How did Dickinson’s role change without his senior teammate in the frontcourt, and with, at times, guard AJ Storr defending opposing forwards and needing Dickinson’s support in the ...

KU hires Oregon's Matt Ulmer as volleyball coach

The newest Kansas volleyball coach is a veteran head coach with a recent run of NCAA Tournament success. KU athletic director Travis Goff announced on Friday morning that Oregon coach Matt Ulmer will take over the Jayhawks’ program. Ulmer replaces KU’s longtime leader Ray Bechard, who retired on Dec. 27 following 27 seasons leading the Jayhawks. "We are humbled and blessed to have the chance to continue ...

Preview: Down a starter, KU will welcome K-State to Allen Fieldhouse

The Kansas men’s basketball team, which had been riding high off three straight wins led by dominant defensive efforts, came back down to earth with a double-digit loss at Iowa State on Wednesday. By the time center Hunter Dickinson made it to the media room for his postgame press conference, he and his teammates were wasting no time in looking ahead to their next challenge, Kansas State, just two and a half ...

KU continues in-state recruiting run with commitment of Higgins

The Kansas football team continued its recent run of in-state success in the 2026 high school recruiting class, beating out a trio of Big Ten Conference schools for the commitment of Maize South’s Hunter Higgins. Higgins, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end, announced his decision Tuesday afternoon in a ceremony at his high school, selecting KU over finalists Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin. He had also ...