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KU soccer faces unique challenge with No. 2 Florida State coming to town

Nate Lie’s favorite memory as a college soccer player is of a game he lost. Lie played collegiately for Miami (Ohio), and the Redhawks welcomed then-unbeaten Indiana to their home field in 1997. Miami lost, but as Lie recalls now, the team went toe to toe with the Hoosiers for 90 ...

Lawrence High alumnus joins Army wrestling coaching staff

Alan Clothier grew up playing sports in Lawrence, and he learned a lot from the coaches he had. It was part of what made him want to give back and be a mentor. So, while he was finishing up his playing career with the Northern Colorado wrestling team, Clothier became a volunteer assistant ...

Rawls’ interception demonstrated key defensive principle for KU

Kansas safety Lyrik Rawls wasn’t quite aware of how dramatic his interception looked on television. After all, he didn’t get the same slow-motion view as those watching at home when he was flying in at high speed toward Fresno State receiver Josiah Freeman. Rawls said he saw “the sky and ...

Against KU, Wagner will look for first-ever FBS win after past close calls

Since Aug. 31, 2012, Football Championship Subdivision teams have won 102 games against Football Bowl Subdivision counterparts, who have greater scholarship allocations and generally significantly better resources. That date marked the first time Wagner College, out of Staten Island, New York, ...

KU volleyball falls to defending champion Penn State in five sets

Updated 9:11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025: The Kansas volleyball team had a single match-point opportunity in extra points in the fourth set and then led 4-1 early in the fifth, but couldn't quite finish off No. 2 Penn State on Monday night and lost 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 25-16, 28-30, 12-15) in a ...

KU football players enjoy new ‘performance dining’ setup

Members of the Kansas football team have until recently been taking select meals in a temporary structure erected just to the west of the Anderson Family Football Complex. “Have y’all ever been to camp, or like a summer camp, and eaten lunch?” running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. said. ...