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 ...

SMU transfer Kendric Davis adds Kansas basketball to list of 7 finalists

When his name first surfaced in the transfer portal, SMU guard Kendric Davis’ popularity sky-rocketed at college basketball programs across the country. Including Kansas. Monday night, Kansas fans found out that their dream of adding the reigning American Athletic Conference player of the year to the defending champs’ roster for the 2022-23 season was at least a real possibility. KU made Davis’ list ...