WRITER: Matt Tait

NCAA approves waiver allowing for more court time with college basketball staff members this summer

College basketball teams will be allowed to have a little more on-court interaction with staff members this summer thanks to a new waiver granted by the NCAA. The rule that was passed by the Division I Council Coordination Committee allows two non-coaching members of any college basketball program to conduct instructional, on-court activities during the eight-week summer session that will start June 4. ...

KU, St. John's slated to square off in 2021 Big 12/Big East Battle in New York

The Kansas men’s basketball program will face St. John’s in New York City in this year’s Big 12/Big East battle during the 2021-22 regular season. The game, which was officially announced Wednesday, will take place on Dec. 2 at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., the future home of hockey’s New York Islanders. It will mark KU’s second trip to the Big Apple during the 2021-22 season, as the Jayhawks are also ...

With NCAA dead period now expired, coaches, recruits free to roam about the country

The end of one of the longest dead periods in college recruiting history arrived at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, lifting all recruiting restrictions for both prospects and coaches in all sports. In other words, after more than 14 months of operating in a dead period — which was extended eight different times — it’s back to the grind for coaches and recruits across the country. With the pandemic shutting ...

KU freshman shortstop Maui Ahuna named to Big 12 all-tournament team

The Kansas baseball team was only at the Big 12 tournament for one day last week, but that was long enough for freshman shortstop Maui Ahuna to make his presence felt. Ahuna was the lone Jayhawk named to the Big 12’s all-tournament team after tearing up West Virginia in the conference play-in game last Tuesday. The Hawaii native went 4-for-5 with 2 triples and his first career home run in that game, which ...

Buffalo transfers big news for Kansas football for multiple reasons

[The six players from Buffalo][1] who announced this week that they’re following Lance Leipold to Kansas are [huge additions][2] because of the positions they play and the culture they can help create. But before we get too far into analyzing things, it’s worth pointing out that I didn’t watch a single snap of Buffalo University football last season. So I don’t know who can play, who can’t and what ...

Free State softball's state reign ends in semifinals with 3-2, 11-inning loss to Olathe North

Shawnee — It took 11 innings and all kinds of clutch and crazy plays for a team to finally knock the Free State softball team off of its perch as the two-time defending state champions. But that’s exactly what sixth-seeded Olathe North did on Friday afternoon in a 3-2, 11-inning victory over the second-seeded Firebirds in the Class 6A semifinals at Shawnee Mission District Softball Complex. The thrilling, ...