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Preview: Jayhawks hope to keep ‘foot on the pedal’ against Wagner

The start of the 2025 season has something of a different pace for the Kansas football team. That was always going to be the case for the Jayhawks when they opted to schedule a week-zero matchup — last Saturday’s 31-7 victory over Fresno State — and now it’s being borne out on the ...

Free State volleyball enters season with chemistry, experience playing together

With years of experience together, the Free State volleyball team is fielding a connected group this season that the Firebirds believe can be among the best in the state. The Firebirds have built chemistry and trust in each other from their time spent together both on and off the court. The ...

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 ...