Depth is never a bad thing in college athletics, but it seems as if Kansas basketball coach Bill Self would prefer to see a little separation at the 5 position. With five different players capable of playing KU’s lone big man spot this season, Self and the Jayhawks are still searching for one of them to assert himself as the obvious and automatic option inside. “I don’t know that we’ve had ...
Kansas City, Missouri — Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has talked a lot recently about turning the page from the 2021-22 national championship season and locking in completely on the season ahead. And, in many ways, the players on the 2022-23 KU roster have done that. But before they put the memories and glory of last season’s title run to bed for good, junior guard Jalen Wilson had one more thing he ...
Kansas City, Missouri — The Kansas women’s basketball team took its turn at the Big 12 Conference Basketball Tipoff on Tuesday, and the four Jayhawks in attendance received a fair amount of attention from media members around the league. That could be the result of their return to the NCAA Tournament last season. Or it could be because of their expectations for the upcoming season. Either way, these ...
The Kansas football team was without the services of injured quarterback Jalon Daniels and cornerback Cobee Bryant at Tuesday’s practice, Kansas coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday morning. But Leipold added that junior linebacker Lonnie Phelps Jr. was practicing and is available. For a team that has been hit hard by the injury bug at key positions during the past couple of weeks, the update provided at least ...
The Kansas football team has reached the point of the season where people have started to re-ask the question of what defines success in 2022. It’s a good question. The answer has likely changed for many of you. And there’s no doubt that the Jayhawks’ thrilling 5-0 start to the season has played a role in your thinking. Still, there seem to be two schools of thought here. The first group — and ...
With an aunt who was a four-time state champion at Osborne High in the north-central portion of the state and a sister who plays college tennis at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Free State sophomore Kinley VanPelt knew she had to do something special to keep up with the family legacy. So that’s exactly what she did. Competing as the top seed at the Class 6A state tournament over the weekend, VanPelt ...