WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU among handful of teams making super regional debuts in upset-laden postseason

The Kansas baseball team has reached essentially unprecedented heights during its 2026 season by somehow synthesizing its first regular-season conference title in 77 years, conference tournament title in 20 years and regional title in 33 years into a single dominant campaign. It’s not over yet, either, with the Jayhawks now two wins from a College World Series berth as they host Oklahoma for a best-of-three ...

KU football adds offensive lineman Dexter

The Kansas football team continues to strengthen its future in the trenches. Richie Dexter, a 6-foot-7, 303-pound offensive tackle from Chandler, Arizona, announced his commitment to KU on Tuesday night in a post on social media. “I chose to commit to Kansas because of the great fans they have and the amazing coaching staff that I will have behind me,” Dexter told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com. Dexter ...

KU men's basketball announces nonconference schedule

The Kansas men’s basketball team on Tuesday morning announced its full nonconference schedule for the 2026-27 season. KU’s slate is headlined by previously announced matchups against the likes of Kentucky and Ohio State and on the road at UConn, as well as a set of three games at the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas in mid-November. The Jayhawks open the year at Allen Fieldhouse with games against ...

KU basketball notebook: Blyden makes early impression

TOPEKA — By virtue of his No. 1 ranking in the 2026 recruiting class — not to mention the protracted and suspenseful recruitment that accompanied it, or the immense talent that justified it in the first place — forward Tyran Stokes is sure to be the focal point of most discussions surrounding the 2026-27 Kansas men’s basketball team. But head coach Bill Self didn’t hesitate on Monday at the Otto ...

Jayhawks thrive in new roles after unexpected lineup change

The absence of Cade Baldridge from Kansas’ lineup for the first time all season — in a season that has now stretched to 61 games — was far from a certainty until mere minutes before first pitch against Arkansas on Sunday night, as Baldridge was dealing with an injury. That meant that both Dariel Osoria and Max Soliz Jr. had limited time to prepare for new roles. For Osoria, it meant playing second base, ...

KU to host super regional against OU beginning Saturday after Sooners stun Georgia Tech

Updated 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2026: In an improbable turn of events, there will in fact be a Lawrence Super Regional. Oklahoma’s Dayton Tockey hit a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to stun Georgia Tech 8-7 in Game 7 of the Atlanta Regional on Monday, eliminating the No. 2 national seed and sending the Sooners to a matchup with their former conference rival. The NCAA announced details of the super ...