Updated 10:24 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026: Scott “Scooter” Ward, an esteemed longtime academic adviser who most recently served as KU Athletics’ director of peak performance and leadership, died on Saturday, his wife Robin wrote in a post on Facebook. He was 59. “This man — Scott ...

Orlando, Fla. — As much as Kansas may have missed Darryn Peterson’s production in the second half of Saturday’s 81-75 upset loss at UCF, Melvin Council Jr. picked up the slack quite effectively. The fifth-year senior transfer from St. Bonaventure didn’t necessarily make it look as easy ...

Orlando, Fla. — Darryn Peterson scored 23 points in the first half and Melvin Council Jr. added 20 in the second as Peterson spent the final minutes on the bench, but the 17th-ranked Kansas men’s basketball team’s comeback attempt fell short in an 81-75 loss at UCF on Saturday ...

The Kansas-UCF series, which favors KU 3-1, has been something of an adventure over the course of the Knights’ first couple seasons in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks lost to the Knights in the first-ever Big 12 game at Addition Financial Arena in 2024, then came back a year later and ...

Kansas coach Bill Self said on Thursday that star guard Darryn Peterson is slated to play in the Jayhawks’ conference opener on Saturday at UCF. “Darryn’s practiced, same as before, but it’s a little bit of a different level now as far as his explosiveness,” Self said. “So unless ...

A new year and the start of the spring semester bring a variety of fresh opportunities for athletes across Kansas’ 16 varsity sports teams. Below are some of the athletes who will have chances to seize the spotlight over the course of 2026. As usual, the only criteria for these selections ...