WRITER: Matt Tait

KU coach Bill Self reacts to CBS Sports report about expected allegations in college basketball

Count Kansas basketball coach Bill Self in the group of people unsure of whether KU will be one of the programs receiving a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA later this summer. Speaking with reporters at Monday’s Bill Self Basketball Camp, Self offered his input on last week’s report from CBS Sports that quoted NCAA vice president for regulatory affairs, Stan Wilcox, as saying, “at least six Division I ...

To redshirt or not to redshirt? Kansas senior Mitch Lightfoot not worried about that question

KU forward Mitch Lightfoot is back for his final run with Kansas basketball, and, for the second year in a row, questions have surfaced about whether Lightfoot might redshirt the upcoming season. “It’s something we can think about,” said Lightfoot on Monday, his eyes conveying a sense of deja vu to similar questions he heard at this time last year. “But at this point in time I haven’t really.” ...

Gary Woodland wins U.S. Open at Pebble Beach

After taking the lead with a monster second round at famed Pebble Beach on Friday, former Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland kept the lead to the end, finishing the job Sunday afternoon by winning the first major title of his career. All Woodland had to do to win was hold off two-time defending U.S. Open champ, Brooks Koepka, who made a serious charge and got to 10-under for the tournament, putting just enough ...

Gary Woodland's first major title came with all of Lawrence backing him

It takes a lot to move the sports needle in basketball-crazed Lawrence, Kansas. But former KU golfer Gary Woodland did just that over the weekend. All that was missing was the sound of honking horns downtown and on campus. Just like one of those weekends in March when the Jayhawks are playing in the Final Four, or for the right to get there, there were watch parties and rally cries, unbridled excitement and ...

Former Jayhawk Gary Woodland maintains lead at U.S. Open heading into Sunday's final round

With some of the biggest names and best golfers in the world looming at the U.S. Open, former University of Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland now sits 18 holes away from winning his first major title. The 35-year-old Woodland maintained his position as the tournament leader by shooting a 2-under-par 69 on Saturday at famed Pebble Beach. At 11-under for the event, he now sits one shot ahead of England’s ...

Even lacking a Top 40 prospect, KU's 2019 recruiting class not all that different from a few past classes

All of the recent talk about the Kansas basketball program not landing a Top 40 recruit in the 2019 recruiting class made me curious about which past class the current one most favorably compares to. The classes in 2008 and 2011 immediately came to mind. While both of those classes included a Top 40 prospect — 29th-ranked Marcus Morris in 2008 and 34th-ranked Ben McLemore in 2011 — they also included ...