WRITER: Matt Tait

Kansas men's golf program riding high entering Big 12 Match Play

Fresh off of earning a spot in the top 10 of the national rankings, the Kansas men’s golf team will head to Houston next week with its eyes on the Big 12 Match Play title. “Right now, the team is playing with a lot of confidence,” KU coach Jamie Bermel told the Journal-World. “We need to carry that into match play.” Ranked No. 9 in the nation according to this week’s Golfweek Rankings poll, the ...

New-look Kansas men's basketball team expecting to have speed, athleticism in abundance

Last week’s first look at the 2021-22 Kansas men’s basketball team revealed a roster full of athletes who are not afraid to get out and go. “We’ve got some guys who can run — from the guards to the bigs — and I think that was strategic,” newcomer Jalen Coleman-Lands said after last week’s scrimmage at Late Night in the Phog. “That’ll be our game style for this upcoming year.” That was ...

Newest Free State school record holder Claire Berquist has come a long way in a short time

A week ago, Free State junior Claire Berquist broke the school’s girls golf single-round record by shooting an even-par 72 at Eagle Bend Golf Course. And she would be the first to tell you that it should have been better. Entering the second leg of the Sunflower League meet, Berquist’s confidence was in a rut. After a stellar summer that saw her compete in 14 tournaments around Kansas and deliver a ...

Kansas volleyball slotted 18th in season's first RPI rankings

A 10-1 September and a 3-1 start in Big 12 Conference play landed the Kansas volleyball team back in the national rankings. KU, which moved to 11-4 on the season after a split with Iowa State over the weekend, is ranked No. 18 in the country in the first RPI rankings of the 2021 season. The Jayhawks have yet to crack the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s top 25, but the next couple of weeks could ...

Who stood out, and why, at last week's Kansas Basketball Late Night scrimmage

The stats and style of play were a far cry from what you can expect from the Kansas men’s basketball team during the upcoming 2021-22 season. But last weekend’s scrimmage at Late Night in the Phog still offered a first glance at how some of the pieces currently look and fit together. With that in mind, here’s a quick look back at a few of the more notable things that stood out to me while watching the ...

After latest lopsided KU football loss, it's time to forget progress and focus on the process

For Kansas football fans, [there was not much to like about Saturday’s 59-7 beatdown in Ames, Iowa,][1] a lopsided loss to an Iowa State team that is far better than its record or lack of a national ranking suggested. But if you cheer for the boys in crimson and blue and didn’t see something like this coming, I’m not sure how to help you. Vegas saw it. The Cyclones were a whopping 34.5-point favorite ...