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Local receiver Sims commits to KU for 2026

The Kansas football team didn’t have to look far to find its first wide receiver commitment of the 2026 recruiting class. Nate Sims, who is from Ottawa, announced that he will play college football for the Jayhawks. Sims made his commitment at the Homefield sports complex in Olathe on ...

Longtime honorary KU basketball player JP Bemberger dies

Jonathan Phog “JP” Bemberger, who had spent more than four years as an honorary member of the Kansas men’s basketball team while battling cancer, has died. He was 20. KU announced the news on social media Tuesday night. “Our beloved teammate, JP, has passed away,” read a post on ...

Lessons from a year voting in the AP Top 25 poll

The 2024 season was my first as a voter in the Associated Press’ national college football poll. After submitting a preseason top-25 ranking at the start of August, each week I stayed up until the wee hours to ensure I could catch every relevant college football result, then turned in a ...