**Editor's Note:** *Here's the latest installment in our series of updates on former KU players in the NBA. After the league was shutdown in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 22 teams and several KU players made their way to Orlando to prepare for the resumption of the 2019-20 season in the NBA bubble. Exhibition games are under way and things get going for real again late next week.* Next up: Ben ...
Earlier this week, two of the Kansas football program’s most dynamic offensive players were named to watch lists that honor all-around versatility. Junior running back Pooka Williams Jr. was one of 90 players named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, given annually to college football’s most outstanding player. And senior wide receiver Stephon Robinson Jr. was named to the watch list for ...
Olympian and former Republican congressman Jim Ryun doesn't know whether it was his athletic accomplishments or his years of political service to his country that earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. But whichever one it was, he said he's honored by the gesture. “I’ve had many people ask me the question of why now,” the 73-year-old University of Kansas ...
The Kansas State High School Activities Association on Wednesday released a set of guidelines for upcoming fall sports seasons, but many of the specifics will remain in the hands of local school districts and administrators. The guidelines are broken up into two parts: a set of general considerations that could apply to all sports, and a more in-depth set of recommendations for each sport. KSHSAA describes the ...
The University of Kansas football program resumed voluntary workouts on Wednesday, 19 days after suspending offseason activities because of a dozen positive COVID-19 tests. KU Athletic Director Jeff Long announced Wednesday that 90 COVID-19 tests conducted last Saturday produced four positive results. Long said the 4.4% positive rate was low enough for physicians at Kansas Team Health to recommend that the ...
Two-star offensive lineman Larson Workman became the 14th prospect in the 2021 recruiting class to commit to the Kansas football program. The senior-to-be from Ganado, Texas, announced his commitment Tuesday on Twitter, thanking his friends, family and coaches. “We have worked so hard to accomplish our goals,” Workman wrote. Workman first picked up a scholarship offer from KU in early June. Offensive ...