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Free State, Lawrence track and field teams compete in regional meets

The Lawrence and Free State track and field teams were in Olathe and Topeka on Friday for the Olathe North 6A regional and Washburn Rural 6A regional meets. Lawrence was in Olathe and scored a combined 52 points between the boys and girls teams. La'Keyshia Woods was Lawrence’s lone regional ...

KU officially named regional host for NCAA baseball tournament

There will indeed be a Lawrence Regional for the first time in the history of the Kansas baseball program. The NCAA announced KU as one of the top 16 seeds in its postseason tournament on Sunday night, a day after the Jayhawks beat West Virginia 9-0 to complete their sweep of the Big 12’s ...

Kolek throws complete-game shutout and Royals top Mariners

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Stephen Kolek threw a complete-game shutout and Carter Jensen had two RBIs and the Kansas City Royals shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak. Kolek (3-0) allowed a walk, four hits and struck out two. He only needed 108 pitches to ...

KU wins Big 12 tournament championship against West Virginia, 9-0

It had been 77 years since the Kansas baseball team earned a regular-season conference title and a relatively modest 20 since the Jayhawks won the Big 12 tournament. KU has now accomplished both those feats in the same calendar year. After a nervous first six innings in which the Jayhawks ...

Where NCAA baseball bracket projections have KU as selection day approaches

The full bracket is due out as part of the NCAA selection show on Monday at 11 a.m., but the Kansas baseball team will learn even sooner whether it will host NCAA Tournament games at Hoglund Ballpark for the first time. The NCAA is set to announce the 16 regional hosts at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, ...