Kansas softball began the 2020 campaign with two losses in as many games on Friday at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The Jayhawks (0-2) started things off with an 11-1 loss to No. 5 Arizona in the first game of the Kajikawa Classic. Arizona scored two runs in the first, ...
Olathe — It was exactly what Free State’s boys basketball team needed after what transpired just three days earlier. Coming off a 66-45 loss to Olathe East, the Firebirds got back to their old ways with a fitting overtime win. Thanks to timely shots and strong performance on the defensive ...
Olathe — In the closing moments of the third quarter, Olathe South guard Raegan Halliday drove through the Free State defense with her right hand. Halliday lofted a left-handed floater in the lane, which ultimately rattled around the rim before falling to the floor at the buzzer. It was one ...
Shawnee — Lawrence High played with electric energy throughout the night, controlling the game from the opening tip, in a 69-40 road victory over Shawnee Mission Northwest on Friday night. This extends the Lions’ winning streak to eight. LHS coach Mike Lewis said his team played with great ...
Shawnee — Near the end of the first quarter, Lawrence High coach Jeff Dickson urged his team to have more patience on offense. “Slow down!” Dickson said to his team. That’s easier said than done against Shawnee Mission Northwest (15-1, 7-1 Sunflower League), as the aggressive Cougars ...
No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks (19-3 overall, 8-1 Big 12) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (13-9 overall, 4-5 Big 12) Time: 11 a.m. | Location: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas TV: ESPN2 | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog coverage and follow the ...
In a lot of ways, this was Les Miles’ first true recruiting class since becoming the head coach at Kansas. Sure, the history books will say that 2019 was his first class, a group that ultimately ranked No. 70 overall in team rankings on Rivals. But that class was put together on the fly, ...
Both Free State bowling squads came home with runner-up finishes in a home triangular at Royal Crest Lanes on Thursday. On the boys side, the Firebirds posted a team score of 2,323 to finish 73 pins behind Washburn Rural. Warren Williams rolled a series score of 659, which earned him the top ...
Devon Dotson’s latest interview session with the media proved eye-opening on Thursday, when the Kansas sophomore point guard fielded a question about his head coach. It was in that moment Dotson learned the Jayhawks’ next victory will give Bill Self 700 career wins. “Really?” Dotson ...
With the Kansas football team’s 2020 signing class finally complete, head coach Les Miles looked at the long list of high school players he and his assistants spent the past year recruiting and didn’t mind sharing his sense of satisfaction. “This has been,” Miles said during a Thursday ...
This upcoming two-game stretch is like the fifth inning of a baseball game. No. 3 Kansas is preparing for back-to-back road tilts against TCU and West Virginia during a five-day stretch. In the grand scheme of the Big 12 Conference race, especially with a trip to No. 1 Baylor looming, it might ...
Bill Self didn’t want to completely rule out a possible return to action for injured freshman Jalen Wilson, but as of Thursday the Kansas basketball coach considered that scenario unlikely at best. “It’s looking less and less like there is a potential to return this year,” Self said, ...
Even with a shorthanded roster, Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team took care of business on Tuesday. The Seahawks jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter before coasting to a 68-13 victory over Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy at BSA. It was an impressive win considering the fact that ...
The Kansas women’s basketball team never really had a shot. Kansas, which was down by 21 points after the first period, was buried from the start in a 97-44 loss to No. 2 Baylor on Wednesday at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. The Bears now hold a 33-8 advantage over the Jayhawks in the ...
Two of the Jayhawks most responsible for No. 3 Kansas maintaining its place throughout the season as one of the best teams in the country, both Udoka Azubuike and Devon Dotson made the John R. Wooden Award late season watch list. KU’s top two scorers, Dotson (18 points per game) and Azubuike ...
Although his playing time and numbers have remained low, Kansas freshman Tristan Enaruna continues to hold himself to a high standard each time he steps on the court. “For me, it’s (been) pretty good,” Enaruna said after playing 15 minutes in a recent win at Oklahoma State, while ...
National Signing Day looked relatively uneventful for the Kansas football program for a while Wednesday morning, as the program’s 2020 recruits validated their commitments with signatures as planned. The scene heated up by midday, though, as the Jayhawks officially added three of its targets ...
Free State's basketball teams competed in a doubleheader against Olathe East on Tuesday at FSHS on Feb. 4, 2020. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Journal-World
OLATHE — The Lawrence High girls basketball team traded punches for much of the first quarter Tuesday at Olathe South, but the Falcons overwhelmed the Lions in the quarter’s closing minutes to set the stage for a 60-27 loss. It took all of six seconds for Olathe South (8-5, 4-2 Sunflower ...
OLATHE — The Lawrence High boys basketball team was able to avenge one of its rare setbacks of the season with a 69-55 victory Tuesday night at Olathe South. The Lions led for all but a minute over the Falcons, who claimed the teams’ first meeting, a 63-62 overtime thriller during the ...