WRITER: Matt Tait

Free State pole vaulters keep raising the bar while supporting their coach at the same time

The Free State High track and field team hosted its annual Barrier Breakers meet on Friday, but for eight FSHS pole vaulters breaking barriers was nothing new. Throughout the season, the Free State vaulters have had to train, vault and even compete at meets on their own while their event coach, Phil Mitchell, has tended to the needs of his elementary school-aged daughter, Olive, who is battling pediatric ...

Seven1 Sports & Entertainment agency announces signing of KU's Jalen Wilson as client

As we await official word from Kansas basketball players Ochai Agbaji, Christian Braun and Jalen Wilson about their futures, some news is starting to make its way out. On Thursday, Seven1 Sports & Entertainment group noted on both its Twitter and Instagram pages that Wilson had signed with the agency. “We are so excited to welcome @thejalenwilson to the Seven1 family as he enters the NBA Draft ...

KU AD Travis Goff says changing landscape of college athletics creates challenge as Big 12's search for new commissioner heats up

The Big 12 Conference on Thursday announced that it has secured the services of powerhouse search firm TurnkeyZRG to help find the conference’s next commissioner. Turnkey, which has been a leader in the industry for years, recently assisted the University of Kansas in its search for both a new athletic director and head football coach. With college athletics veteran Bob Bowlsby announcing earlier this ...

Don't panic yet, KU fans; Jay Wright's retirement not likely to inspire Bill Self to head down the same path

The one question I’ve been asked more times than any other in the 20 hours or so since [Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright announced his retirement on Wednesday night][1] has been: Do you think Kansas coach Bill Self is going to think about retiring now, too? In a word, no. But it will happen someday. However, I don’t think someday is any time real soon for a number of different reasons. Here’s ...

Villanova coach Jay Wright's sudden retirement a reminder of how quickly things can change in sports

Among many other things, Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright’s shocking retirement on Wednesday night should go down as the latest reminder that you never know what’s going to happen in the world of sports. Wright’s move was not the first such reminder, nor will it be the last. But it is one of the more unexpected. At least from the outside looking in. And it means that fans of every coach in every ...

Kansas basketball forward David McCormack declares for 2022 NBA Draft

Kansas forward David McCormack is turning his attention toward chasing his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA. On the heels of finishing his senior season by helping Kansas claim its fourth NCAA championship, McCormack announced Tuesday that he was declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft. The announcement came early Tuesday afternoon on his Instagram page, exactly two weeks after he posted a photo of himself ...