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KU adds prep school forward Mordini

Updated 9:48 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2026: The Kansas men’s basketball team added a young player to its frontcourt on Thursday when it earned the commitment of Grant Mordini. Mordini is a 6-foot-11 center who was previously at Lake Forest High School in Illinois but recently played a ...

Cameron Young takes early lead at Cadillac Championship

DORAL, Fla. — Cameron Young made, by his own count, about a billion feet worth of putts. Jordan Spieth was, to use his own word, a nerd. Both approaches were optimal in the opening round of the Cadillac Championship. Young shot a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 on Thursday, taking a one-shot ...

FIFA president affirms that Iran will play in World Cup

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened his address at Thursday's FIFA Congress by affirming that Iran will participate in the World Cup and that the team will play in the United States despite the conflict between the two nations. "And the reason for that is ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Finn Moore and Keira Norris

With the end of April, spring sports are entering their final month, as some sports are rapidly approaching the end of the season. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Finn Moore, Free State Finn Moore tossed a shutout on Saturday as Free State baseball ...

More Jayhawks receive NFL minicamp opportunities

Football remains a long way away, but rookie minicamp season is in full swing, and two additional Jayhawks have earned recent opportunities to prove their worth to NFL teams. Longtime Kansas running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. has been invited to the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie minicamp that ...