WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Portal season underway for KU football with upcoming multi-sport visitor

The Kansas football team got a head start on portal season last year when it secured the commitment of Bangally Kamara, then transferring away from South Carolina, on Nov. 4, 2024; at the time, he was the first known pledge of the entire offseason cycle. KU may not be quite as early this time around, but its transfer-portal recruitment for 2026 is well underway with the 2025 campaign still ongoing. Slippery ...

Late goals send KU soccer past Louisville, on to Sweet 16

A dominant second-half performance eventually paid dividends for the Kansas soccer team in the final minutes on Thursday afternoon, as Jillian Gregorski and Lexi Watts’ late goals lifted No. 3 seed KU to a 3-1 victory over No. 6 Louisville at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Jayhawks trailed for much of the first half following an early set-piece goal by Grace Maddox, but Faith Johnston’s ...

Whoever plays, KU will have plenty of opportunities to grow in Vegas

New York — Kansas coach Bill Self has long been a believer in the power of a multi-team event to bring a group of Jayhawks together. Last year’s team didn’t quite have that at its disposal, without a traditional Thanksgiving tournament, and when it did get to spend a few days in Utah in league play it didn’t go well. This year’s squad, on the other hand, will get to play three games in the Players Era ...

KU volleyball suffers big setback in road sweep at Utah

The Kansas volleyball team suffered a blow to its postseason positioning on Wednesday night when it endured a sweep on the road at Utah. The Utes, who came into their matchup against KU sporting a losing record and a 4-10 mark in league play but having just beaten rival BYU, had the upper hand throughout against the 13th-ranked Jayhawks and pulled off the 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) in three closely contested ...

Midseason position changes helped KU soccer get where it is now

The Kansas soccer team’s lineup was so consistent in the early stages of the season that head coach Nate Lie started the same 11 players for the entirety of the Jayhawks’ unbeaten nonconference slate, and even for a few games afterward. But after a stretch of three losses in four matches early in Big 12 play cast its aspirations in the conference into doubt, KU changed it up, and beginning with a match at ...

Notebook: Champions Classic to return to Chicago in 2026

New York — Amid a constantly changing college basketball calendar, the Champions Classic lives on. The early-season event, which is already scheduled to continue through 2028, will have its 2026 edition take place at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 10, 2026, ESPN Events announced on Tuesday. Kansas will face Kentucky and Michigan State will take on Duke as part of the event’s three-year rotation. The ...