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KU Athletics hires new front office director

The Kansas athletic department on Friday morning announced that it has hired Sam Strantz as its executive director of front office strategy and operations, a high-level position in which Strantz will oversee athlete compensation via revenue sharing and name, image and likeness ...

KU linebacker Al-Amin headed into battle with ‘a little more armor’

When linebacker Jibreel Al-Amin first arrived at Kansas, he downloaded an app to track his calorie intake. At a certain point he forgot about the app entirely — he had to keep eating, whether he was hungry or not. Such is the life of a previously 200-pound linebacker attempting to bulk up in ...

KCMO city council approves $600M commitment for Royals stadium downtown

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals’ quest to move to a new downtown ballpark cleared a major hurdle on Wednesday when the Kansas City city council approved a $600 million commitment to help make it happen. The club announced in April that it planned to partner with Hallmark ...

Witt homers as the Royals earn their fifth straight win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. homered and scored three runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 6-2 on Thursday for their first four-game sweep of the season. The Royals have won five straight games and earned their fourth series sweep of the season, but this was the first ...

KU soccer falls 1-0 in ranked match at Ohio State

The 12th-ranked Kansas soccer team had a 12-game unbeaten streak in regular-season nonconference matches snapped on Thursday evening with a 1-0 loss to No. 19 Ohio State at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Senior forward Amanda Schlueter put the Buckeyes ahead in the final ...