Former University of Kansas All-American and Super Bowl 50 champion Aqib Talib has decided to call it a career. Talib, who starred with the Jayhawks for three seasons from 2005-07 and won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2016, playing alongside fellow former Jayhawk Chris Harris, announced his retirement on Wednesday morning on Twitter. Instead of covering wide receivers in 2020, Talib is jumping ...
I know Kansas football coach Les Miles said Monday that he could see the Jayhawks playing both Thomas MacVittie and Miles Kendrick in KU’s season opener on Saturday night against Coastal Carolina. In fact, I’m well aware that [Miles even went as far as to call it “a good possibility” that both would play.][1] But I’m not buying it. Miles is too smart to do that in the opener of a season in which ...
Former Kansas All-American Thomas Robinson is bringing an elite basketball experience for children ages 9-17 to the Sunflower State later this month. Through his new camp, dubbed The Thomas Robinson Beyond Basketball Performance Program, the former KU forward plans to introduce young athletes in the area to all aspects of the game, from education and nutrition to drill work and film study. The three-day camp ...
After being cut from his list of finalists a couple of weeks ago, the Kansas men’s basketball program returned to Class of 2022 point guard Skyy Clark’s top 10 earlier this week. The reason? While most programs Clark dropped when announcing his final eight simply went away, the Kansas coaching staff stayed in touch and grabbed Clark’s attention by doing so. “Even though they didn’t make the top ...
Although Shawnee Heights technically was Lawrence High football's opponent in Friday’s season opener, the Lions’ 53-0 victory at LHS turned out to be a battle between the LHS offense and defense. And it was nearly impossible to determine a winner. Behind a stifling defense and an offense full of big plays, the Lions pounced on the Thunderbirds from the opening kickoff and never let up. LHS (1-0) led ...
Preparing for the start of any high school football season is always a challenge, but doing it in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it tougher. After weeks of worrying, wondering and finding a way to get ready, the Free State and Lawrence High football teams open the 2020 season at 7 p.m. Friday, with LHS hosting Shawnee Heights and Free State welcoming De Soto to town. Both games will serve as ...