Chicago — Rookie Andrew Vaughn, starting the nightcap at first base after AL MVP José Abreu was injured in a frightening collision in the first game, homered to send the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals 3-1 Friday for a doubleheader split. The Royals ended an 11-game losing ...
Less than a week after getting no-hit in a home loss to Oklahoma State, the Kansas baseball team tossed a no-hitter of its own in a 10-0 victory that capped a doubleheader sweep of rival Kansas State on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. Sophomore Eli Davis threw seven innings of no-hit ball, ...
The Kansas Legislature wrapped up its most recent session last weekend without passing a name, image and likeness bill that initially passed in the Kansas House. A handful of other states have passed similar bills allowing athletes at their universities to capitalize on the NCAA’s recent ...
Kansas senior thrower Gleb Dudarev took down a meet and facility record while joining an exclusive group on Friday during the Big 12 Outdoor Championship at R.V. Christian Track in Manhattan. Dudarev’s impressive accolades highlighted day one of the three-day event for the Jayhawks. Dudarev ...
Eudora’s boys track and field team made history on Thursday by taking home its first Frontier League title since 1973. At the eight-team Frontier League meet at Tonganoxie High, the Eudora boys won two individual events. Freshman Zachary Arnold took first in the 3,200-meter run with a time ...
At no point during Lance Leipold’s run at the University of Buffalo did the football team sign a hyped or touted recruiting class. Nevertheless, the unheralded players the Bulls landed year after year helped Leipold and his staff turn around the UB program. In recent years, the Bulls’ ...
The Kansas women’s golf program is looking for a new head coach following the Friday resignation of longtime leader Erin O’Neil. O’Neil, who led the program for 17 seasons, said in a statement that the challenges brought about by the pandemic, specifically her inability to be close to ...
Free State's softball team secured a 5-2 victory over Lawrence High Thursday night at FSHS on May 13, 2021. It was senior night for the Firebirds, who needed three two-out hits in the sixth to pull away from their crosstown rival in the regular-season finale. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence ...
Detroit — Michael Fulmer shut down Kansas City’s ninth-inning rally for his second save, and the Detroit Tigers won 4-3 Thursday to extend the Royals’ losing streak to 11 games. Detroit led 4-1 entering the ninth, but Kansas City scored twice off Gregory Soto on a groundout by Carlos ...
In his first season in charge of the Kansas football program, Lance Leipold will be surrounded by assistants the head coach knows well. But none of the other Buffalo transplants have worked with Leipold as long as defensive coordinator Brian Borland. “I’ve coached with Brian by my side for ...
The City Showdown in softball was much more competitive the second time around, but Free State team still managed to pull off a season sweep of Lawrence High with a 5-2 win in the regular-season finale on Thursday. The Firebirds, who rolled to a 15-2 victory over the Lions at their place just ...
The continuity Lance Leipold aims to have with his football coaching staff at Kansas will carry over to the Jayhawks’ strength and conditioning. Kansas Athletics Inc. and Kansas Team Health announced Thursday the hiring of former Buffalo staffer Matt Gildersleeve, who will serve as the KU ...
Last week, Free State’s tennis team won a regional title for the first time in a decade. This week, they’re looking to take home even more hardware at state. The Firebirds have been riding their balance and depth all season, and that was definitely on display last Friday at the regional ...
As Lance Leipold began leading the Buffalo football program to new heights in recent seasons, he had one of his longtime coordinators, Andy Kotelnicki, to thank for the Bulls’ offensive breakthrough. After putting up impressive numbers together at both Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater and ...
Detroit — Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs and surpassed Omar Vizquel for the most major league hits by a Venezuelan player, leading the Detroit Tigers past the slumping Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night. Cabrera’s two RBI singles gave him 2,878, one more than Vizquel, who played ...
The reigning AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs will be opening their season on Sept. 12 with a playoff rematch against the Cleveland Browns, according to the NFL schedule released Wednesday night. The Chiefs eliminated the Browns in the divisional round last season despite losing Patrick ...
While Tyty Washington’s commitment to Kentucky on Wednesday night no doubt dealt a blow to the KU fan base, the talented point guard’s decision does not spell doom for the Jayhawks. Far from it. What it comes down to now is proven talent versus development projects, and the Jayhawks are ...
Prep point guard Tyty Washington committed to the University of Kentucky via social media just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night. Washington chose John Calipari’s Wildcats over Kansas, Arizona and LSU. “I’m excited for the opportunity to come to Kentucky and chase my dreams,” ...
Free State athletes in football, baseball, basketball, softball and several other sports have officially signed to play at the college level, and the school held a ceremony to recognize them on Wednesday. In baseball, Gage Callaghan is planning to compete for Baker University and Matt Gabriel ...
Lance Leipold’s first staff at the University of Kansas will consist of what the head football coach considers to be a “great blend” of former Buffalo assistants and returning KU coaches. KU announced all 10 of Leipold’s assistants on Wednesday. As previous reports indicated would be ...
