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KU baseball adapts to new conditions in college athletics amid significant offseason

Kansas baseball coach Dan Fitzgerald is in it for the long haul. “We were so specific in coming to Kansas and had so many reasons why KU was the fit,” he said on Wednesday, “and then as we’ve gotten into this three years, it’s just been confirmed over and over and over. And working ...

Gary Woodland chosen as final assistant captain for US Ryder Cup team

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland will make his first Ryder Cup appearance this year, announced Wednesday as the fifth and final assistant to U.S. captain Keegan Bradley for the matches at Bethpage Black. Woodland joins Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Kisner and ...

Moore enters portal but could be drafted anyway

One of the Kansas baseball team’s top young players entered the transfer portal right before it could close, but he might not make it to another school at all. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Cooper Moore decided to transfer, as was first reported by Baseball America on Tuesday night. But ...

Midseason check-in: How KU baseball alumni are doing as MLB, MiLB seasons progress

The 162-game Major League Baseball season has crossed its halfway point, and the minor leagues are soon to be flooded with new talent when the MLB Draft concludes on July 14 in Cumberland, Georgia. Having just completed one of its best seasons in recent years, the Kansas baseball program is ...

KU hires Gonzaga’s Derrick as rowing coach

Kansas athletic director Travis Goff announced on Friday that KU has hired Gonzaga head coach Andrew Derrick as its new rowing coach. In his five seasons with the Bulldogs, Derrick led his team to four straight West Coast Conference titles followed by one second-place finish. Gonzaga compiled ...