WRITER: Matt Tait

Future Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson wows with highlight dunk at McDonald's All American Jam Fest

Future Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson may not have won Monday’s slam dunk contest at the McDonald’s All American Games Jam Fest in Houston, but he did deliver one of the most memorable dunks of the night. Competing with such players as Bronny James, the son of NBA legend LeBron James, and eventual contest winner Sean Stewart, who’s headed to Duke, Jackson wowed the crowd by dunking over none other than ...

Dates announced for Kansas basketball's 2023 Barnstorming Tour in mid-April

They might have fallen short of their ultimate goal of playing to the final weekend of the college basketball season in early April, but the 2022-23 Kansas men’s basketball team still has a few dates set for next month. The 2023 Kansas barnstorming tour soon will be landing in Dodge City on April 14 (6:30 p.m. at Dodge City Community College’s Dome), in Wichita on April 15 (3 p.m. at Friends University’s ...

KU running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. is back on the practice field with the Jayhawks

The Kansas football program’s running back depth has been tested in a big way this spring, with multiple players missing time because of various injuries. But while Devin Neal, Sevion Morrison and even newcomer Dylan McDuffie, who recently tweaked his ankle, have spent time on the sidelines, one player the Jayhawks have welcomed back to the field is Daniel Hishaw Jr. Out since last October with a serious ...

Do-everything forward Chandler Prater uses energy, intelligence to help lead Kansas women's basketball on deep postseason run

There are many reasons the Kansas women’s basketball team is still playing this postseason, but junior forward Chandler Prater is one of the biggest. “She plays her ass off all the time,” said KU coach Brandon Schneider after his team knocked off Nebraska 64-55 on Thursday night to advance to the final eight of the WNIT. “And it’s just a relentlessness about her that I think has increased here in this ...

KU linemen Logan Brown, Spencer Lovell enjoying their adjustment to a new style and new surroundings

New Kansas offensive lineman Logan Brown has enjoyed every aspect of his move to KU, even the extra reps he has taken in his kitchen. Still new to both Lawrence and the KU program, Brown has spent the past few weeks doing everything he can to pick up the way offensive line coach Scott Fuchs teaches his players to play the position. It’s not totally different. Innovative is the word a few of KU’s new ...

Busy week of Kansas basketball departures a win-win for both sides

In the span of four days this week, four players who helped make up the Kansas men’s basketball team’s bench during the 2022-23 season made the decision to enter the transfer portal instead of returning to Kansas for another season. There could be more where that came from, but, either way, this is great news for all parties involved. For the players — good dudes with high character and the hope of ...