In an interview with Jon Rothstein released Thursday on the “Inside College Basketball Now” podcast, Kansas coach Bill Self shed new light on his decision to return for a 24th season with the Jayhawks, reiterating that he feels much better physically and explaining that he is motivated to ...

Kansas defensive tackle Eamon Smalls has garnered his fair share of nicknames over the years, and he’s certainly gotten accustomed to having “The Sandlot” quoted in his direction: ”You’re killing me, Smalls!” But nicknaming him after the Notorious B.I.G.’s second stage name ...

A host of Kansas football players tried their hand at saying “Rock Chalk” in British accents in a social media video KU posted in the spring, but only one actually called up an English parent to do it on his behalf. That was KU kicker Martin Connington, whose father’s side of the family ...

Updated 4:47 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026: The 15th-ranked Kansas women’s soccer team opened its 2026 campaign Wednesday night with a 2-0 shutout of Utah State at Rock Chalk Park. “It was a hot one,” said Kansas head coach Nate Lie, who is 3-0 in season-opening matches at KU. “... It ...

Javon Bardwell's long-awaited reclassification has arrived, but he won't be playing for Kansas. The 6-foot-6 wing from Harlem, New York, had been committed to KU since Oct. 3 as a member of the class of 2027, but there was always some thought he might move up to join the Jayhawks ahead of the ...