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Lawrence Regional begins: What to know as KU prepares to face Northeastern

The first-ever baseball regional in Lawrence is ready to get underway. Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri State and Northeastern practiced at a newly reconfigured Hoglund Ballpark on Thursday in advance of Friday’s opening action, with top-seeded host KU set to take on Northeastern at 12 p.m. and ...

KU football gets another tight end commitment from Gazzaniga

The Kansas football team earned its second commitment at the tight end position in the span of a week when Luke Gazzaniga announced that he will join the Jayhawks. Gazzaniga made his decision public through an Instagram post in partnership with 247Sports on Thursday afternoon. A three-star ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Helena Mattes and Toby Wagner

The high school sports year is nearly completed as the girls swim and dive and boys golf seasons ended, while girls soccer, baseball, softball and track and field wrap up this weekend. In state and regional tournaments, local athletes finished their seasons strong and performed in the playoffs. ...

Former KU softball standout Cripe will play for new pro team in Kansas City

Hailey Cripe grew up dreaming of playing professional softball, but it's not a dream that all that many get the chance to attain. That’s both because of the elite level one has to reach in the sport to receive consideration and because so many attempts at pro leagues in recent years have ...

Kinney makes United States under-18 national team

Incoming Kansas signee Taylen Kinney has been named to the United States’ under-18 national men’s basketball team, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday morning. Kinney is a 6-foot-2 point guard from Newport, Kentucky, who played at Overtime Elite and ranks among the top players at his ...