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Reeves’ health to be one of KU’s ‘biggest keys’

TOPEKA — The availability of Charleston transfer Christian Reeves will change the identity of the Kansas men’s basketball team in one important way, to the point that head coach Bill Self called it “one of the biggest keys we have.” “When he gets healthy, God, we’ll go from being a ...

Free State baseball coach Mike Hill announces retirement

As long as there’s been a Free State baseball team, Mike Hill has been the one leading it. Since the school opened in 1997, Hill has been the baseball coach, and through 29 years with Free State, Hill led the Firebirds to three state titles, four second-place finishes, 10 Sunflower League ...

KU baseball team reckons with historical significance of latest milestone

Kansas head coach Dan Fitzgerald found himself transported to another time and place in the early innings of Sunday’s regional final against Arkansas. Another regional final, specifically, when he was an assistant at Dallas Baptist at the Fort Worth Regional in 2021 and the Patriots fell ...

Jayhawks thrive in new roles after unexpected lineup change

The absence of Cade Baldridge from Kansas’ lineup for the first time all season — in a season that has now stretched to 61 games — was far from a certainty until mere minutes before first pitch against Arkansas on Sunday night, as Baldridge was dealing with an injury. That meant that ...

KU advances to super regional with 13-10 victory over Arkansas

When the Kansas baseball team fell behind Arkansas by five runs through three innings on Sunday night, a seventh game on Monday to decide the Lawrence Regional looked inevitable. But the Jayhawks instead struck back with a six-run fourth inning headlined by Tyson LeBlanc’s three-run home ...