As in six of its seven games thus far this season, the Kansas soccer team outshot its opponent. The Jayhawks had eight attempts to Iowa State's four, and four on target to the Cyclones' one. But the Cyclones made their one count, and they got it at a critical stage of the match on Thursday night at Rock Chalk Park. In the 84th minute, Sophia Thomas took possession at the edge of the box following a deflection ...
The word "yeah" is certain to be uttered a record amount of times at Allen Fieldhouse on Oct. 18, as Kansas Athletics has revealed rapper Lil Jon as the new headliner for the 2024 edition of Late Night in the Phog. Lil Jon replaces Nelly, who had previously been announced as the featured artist in July. KU's press release said the change was made "due to extenuating circumstances." Beyond his featured role on ...
The Kansas men's basketball team began on Tuesday morning its annual boot camp, the intense fall conditioning regimen that helps prepare players for the season ahead. Boot camp, which typically continues for up to two weeks, although it spanned just one week last year, is a tradition that dates back to coach Bill Self's first head coaching job at Oral Roberts. The rationale behind it, as he explained in a ...
Adding some extra flair to its second and final Children’s Mercy Park game of the year, the Kansas football team will bring back its “Blackhawk” jerseys for Friday night’s matchup with UNLV. Fittingly enough for jerseys that were implemented due to a player-led effort last season, head coach Lance Leipold also turned it over to the players to decide when KU would wear black this year — even if they ...
Kansas dropped five spots to ninth place in the the Big 12 power rankings after its loss to Illinois, the largest movement for any single program in the second edition of the rankings voted on by media members who cover the conference. Colorado also dropped significantly, from ninth to 13th, while Iowa State and Arizona State tied for the biggest jumps in this week’s rankings, with the Cyclones climbing from ...
The Kansas football team has scheduled a game against Wagner College to be played during Week 1 of the 2025 season, according to documents obtained by the Journal-World through a Kansas Open Records Act request. The game will take place between Aug. 28 and Aug. 30, with KU required to inform Wagner of its chosen date by April 1. Otherwise, it will default to Aug. 30. The Jayhawks will pay the Seahawks, an FCS ...