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Well-traveled transfer center Reeves commits to KU

The Kansas men’s basketball team’s frontcourt is starting to take shape for the 2026-27 season following the commitment of Christian Reeves. Reeves, a 7-foot-2, 255-pound fifth-year senior center, made his decision public on social media on Friday evening in a collaborative Instagram post ...

Free State baseball offense rolls in middle innings for 11-0 win against Raymore-Peculiar

Following a win over Blue Springs on day one of the River City Baseball Festival, Free State baseball notched its second win in as many days, defeating Raymore-Peculiar 11-0 on Friday at Free State. After a slow start offensively, the Firebirds scored three runs in the third inning and eight ...

Peterson declares for NBA Draft

Kansas guard Darryn Peterson announced on social media on Friday morning that he has declared for the 2026 NBA Draft. Long viewed as a surefire one-and-done as he came to Lawrence as the top prospect in his high school recruiting class, Peterson made his declaration on the final day before the ...

Schneider hires pair of veteran assistants

Kansas women’s basketball coach Brandon Schneider announced the hirings of two new assistants on Friday morning: Jerise Freeman and Jayci Stone. Both are Kansans with power-conference coaching experience. They replace Morgan Paige, who was recently hired as the head coach at Loyola-Chicago, ...

Nickens announces he will leave KU, switch to basketball

Jaden Nickens announced on Thursday night that he is leaving Kansas and switching to playing exclusively basketball. His departure brings to an end a tenure at the university in which Nickens arrived as a two-sport athlete but never appeared in a game for either KU’s football or men’s ...