Sports

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Addy Schooler and Nathan Young

The spring sports season continues to roll on, and athletes in and around Lawrence had historic feats and impressive performances during this past week. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Addy Schooler, Tonganoxie Schooler shattered a Tonganoxie school ...

Lathan explains why he returned to KU after considering transfer portal

The Kansas football team had the privilege this offseason of being able to retain its leading tackler, the ever-reliable linebacker who played more snaps on defense than anyone during the 2025 campaign. But the Jayhawks almost lost him. Trey Lathan announced on New Year’s Day that he was ...

Report: Calderon latest Jayhawk to enter portal

Kansas forward Samis Calderon will enter the transfer portal after one season with the Jayhawks, according to a report from Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress on Thursday morning. Calderon, a 6-foot-8 freshman, played sparingly during his lone season in Lawrence. He appeared in 16 games and ...

Big 12’s top teams face off as KU welcomes UCF

It’ll be a battle for first place in the Big 12 this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark as No. 12 UCF visits Lawrence for a three-game series with Kansas, beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. The Knights, picked to finish 10th in the league in the preseason, are riding high in first place at 10-2 in Big ...