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KU soccer begins 2026 season with high expectations

The expectations for the Kansas soccer program have shifted dramatically in just two years since Nate Lie took over as head coach. “We came in and our goals and dreams were to make the NCAA Tournament,” junior midfielder Jillian Gregorski said. “I think our standard now is the tournament ...

Former KU pitcher Weiman makes MLB debut

More than nine years after he was selected in the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, former Kansas left-handed pitcher Blake Weiman made his big-league debut on Friday night. Weiman, now playing for the Los Angeles Angels, worked around a pair of singles to pitch a scoreless seventh inning ...

Kansas coaches weigh pros, cons of new eligibility rules

Kansas volleyball coach Matt Ulmer believes a college athlete’s freshman year is always the most difficult. They’re away from home, integrating into a new environment and finding a role on their team. Ulmer believed that allowing those freshmen to play more here or there would be a ...

KU soccer kicks off fall sports with preseason exhibition

The Kansas soccer team’s season-opening exhibition will be, as usual, the first KU athletic competition of its academic year. It just arrives a little deeper into the Jayhawks’ time on campus this time around. Thanks to a revised calendar for the women’s soccer season, new this year, KU ...

KU goalkeepers played their own small role in World Cup festivities

Maybe one day, one of the Kansas soccer team’s goalkeepers will get the chance to play on a World Cup field. Sophie Dawe, after all, was called up to a training camp for the United States under-20 women’s national team last summer. But in the meantime, Dawe and her teammate Clara Roche got ...