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Former LHS standout commits to Arkansas

Former Lawrence High standout running back Tyrell Reed Jr. announced his commitment to Arkansas on Friday, following an official visit in Fayetteville on Thursday. Reed, after rushing for 833 yards and 13 touchdowns during his lone season at Hutchinson Community College this past fall, watched ...

KU involved with UTSA transfer guard Ivy-Curry

The Kansas men’s basketball team is involved in recruiting yet another high-scoring transfer. Jordan Ivy-Curry, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound guard from La Marque, Texas, who most recently played UTSA, was slated to have a Zoom call with KU on Friday, The Portal Report and Shay Wildeboor of ...

Woods’ hat trick pushes Free State past LHS 4-0 in soccer showdown

Taylor Woods simply wouldn’t be denied. The Firebirds rode their junior forward’s hat trick – as Woods found the net three times in the first half – to a 4-0 romp over Lawrence High at home in Thursday’s City Showdown. Besides earning simple bragging rights, the Firebirds (3-10-0) ...

Error-prone Jayhawks fall to BYU in series opener, 8-6

A series of ill-timed defensive errors in the middle innings sank the Kansas softball team in Thursday’s series opener at Arrocha Ballpark, as the Jayhawks fell 8-6 to BYU. “Routine outs that we make every day in practice — mentally, physically, just didn’t execute in those ...