WRITER: Matt Tait

How Kansas football coach Lance Leipold put together a coaching staff that blends the old and new

While new Kansas football coach Lance Leipold had some semblance of control of his destiny during the recent coaching search that brought him to Lawrence, there were some uneasy days for two staffs that waited on the outcome. In Buffalo, N.Y., where Leipold spent the previous six years and worked closely with some of his closest friends, their regular contact went quiet. “He got the job and announced it on ...

Addition of Remy Martin adds early clarity to KU basketball's lineup and rotation

A quick look at NBA mock drafts out there suggests that Arizona State transfer Remy Martin will, in fact, be in Lawrence for the 2021-22 college basketball season. [Martin, who committed to KU on Monday night,][1] will be going through the pre-draft workout process, but his situation is one that seems to be a player in pursuit of feedback from NBA officials rather than dogged, do-or-die pursuit of a spot in ...

KU men's golf improves score, drops spot at NCAA Regionals

The Kansas men’s golf team improved its score by two strokes but dropped a spot in the standings after Tuesday’s second round of NCAA Regionals in Tallahasse, Fla. KU fired a team score of 286 to sit at -2 for the tournament and the Jayhawks are now five strokes out of fifth place heading into Wednesday’s third and final round at Seminole Legacy Golf Club. The top five teams and the top individual not ...

Arizona State transfer Remy Martin commits to Kansas

Shortly after announcing his commitment to Kansas for the 2021-22 college basketball season, Arizona State transfer Remy Martin said picking KU was a no-brainer. “It was pretty easy, man," Martin said in a Monday night phone interview. "Playing for a guy like coach (Bill) Self and at a historic program like KU, it’s just an amazing deal for me, man, and I couldn’t turn that down.” CBS Sports' Jon ...

KU men's golf in the hunt after Round 1 at NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Kansas men’s golf team finished Round 1 in a tie for sixth place at the 14-team NCAA Regional tournament in Tallahassee, Fla. The Jayhawks shot an even-par 288 as a team and head into Round 2 on Tuesday 3 shots behind Georgia for fifth place. The top five teams at the Tallahassee Regional advance to the NCAA Championship later this month. The Jayhawks spent most of Monday inside the top five. But a few ...

KU great Paul Pierce elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 class

Former Kansas forward Nick Bradford was just a freshman when he first realized that teammate Paul Pierce was destined for greatness. And the two years that Bradford spent as a teammate of Pierce’s from there only solidified that belief. On Sunday, Pierce, 43, was one of 16 people selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2021 class. Bradford was hardly ...