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Notebook: Manning returns to Lawrence

Kansas basketball luminary Danny Manning returned to Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday night as a member of the road team. Manning, KU’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder and the leader of the 1988 title team known as “Danny and the Miracles,” is in his first season as an assistant coach ...

Lawrence boys, girls basketball teams lose big at home to Shawnee Mission South

Both Lawrence High School basketball teams struggled on Tuesday night with blowout losses to Shawnee Mission South at home. The Lawrence girls basketball team had a hard time defending Shawnee Mission South in their game. The Raiders entered the game with a 6-1 conference record, tied for ...

Bishop Seabury center becomes state’s all-time leader in blocks

Bishop Seabury center Chase Honarvar found out about two weeks before his game against Bishop Ward that he was approaching the state’s all-time block leader. For over 30 years, Jarrett Grosdidier held that state record with 420 blocks. Grosdidier initially didn’t know that he set the ...

Preview: KU begins quest for consistent intensity as it hosts struggling Colorado

Charged with bouncing back from a brutal weekend loss for the third straight week, the Kansas men’s basketball team has another opportunity to build some semblance of momentum when it welcomes Colorado to Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday at 8 p.m. It’s a chance for the Jayhawks to get on the ...

Chance at history ends in disappointment for Chiefs fans in downtown Lawrence

As a native of Detroit, Edward Dumas got the chance to see a great quarterback play up close when Tom Brady played college ball for the Michigan Wolverines. But waiting to watch the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon outside of Louise’s Downtown in Lawrence, Dumas, 47, was prepared to see ...

KU softball misses some chances in 1-4 opening weekend

The Kansas softball team was competitive in all of five of its games at Florida Atlantic’s season-opening Paradise Classic, but ended up losing four of the five by a combined seven runs as it struggled to come through in key moments against high-level opponents. "We had opportunities ...