Another local product is slated to join the Kansas football team. Running back Jaylin Richardson verbally committed to KU via his personal Twitter account with a post Tuesday night. Richardson plays for Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kan., becoming the third Kansas high school player of ...
It’s time for another high-profile announcement from the Class of 2019. And this time, most of the national recruiting analysts believe things will end well for the Kansas men’s basketball program. Per his Twitter account, [4-star wing Jalen Wilson,][1] a 6-foot-8, 210-pound prospect ...
Students at Lawrence middle schools will have new athletic activities to pursue next school year. The Lawrence school board approved with a 5-0 vote to reinstate seventh grade boys and girls basketball and to begin offering seventh and eighth grade boys and girls cross-country at each district ...
The Kansas football team picked up on Monday night its third verbal commitment this month for its 2020 recruiting class. A standout at Les Miles’ on-campus camp a little more than a week ago, receiver Kyler Pearson announced on Twitter his decision to give KU’s new head coach his verbal ...
Kansas Athletics student-athletes set a department record with a combined grade-point average (GPA) of 3.13 during the spring 2019 semester, Kansas Athletics Director Jeff Long announced Monday afternoon. The 3.13 GPA surpassed the previous department record, 3.11, which was set in the prior ...
Both have just one season of college basketball experience on their résumés. In terms of height, one of them has just one inch on the other. And when it comes to fit, either of the two University of Kansas big men have the ability to partner effectively inside with 7-footer Udoka ...
Plenty of local track standouts were recognized with postseason honors. Both Free State and Lawrence High were represented on the All-Sunflower League teams, which combines the results from all three postseason meets. Lawrence High’s girls track team, which won the Class 6A state title for ...
Kansas point guard Devon Dotson on Monday described his recent testing of his NBA draft stock as equal parts fun and work. “There were some fun things in there,” a smiling Dotson said before Monday’s weight lifting session with his teammates. “But at the end of the day it’s ...
The Kansas men’s basketball team has added a shooter to its roster for the 2019-20 season, and, after a whirlwind month following his final class at the University of Iowa, grad transfer Isaiah Moss again believes he is where he belongs. “I feel like this is where I’m supposed to be,” ...
Five Free State players and head coach Lee Ice received all-state honors after winning a second consecutive state title this past spring. Ice was named the Class 6A Coach of the Year, guiding Free State’s softball team to a 23-2 record and five shutouts in as many postseason contests. ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ap) — Once Reynaldo López went one pitch at a time, things worked out fine. Following three consecutive poor outings, López pitched six effective innings against Kansas City on Sunday. And backed by a 471-foot homer from Eloy Jiménez, the Chicago White Sox defeated the ...
Former Kansas standout golfer Chris Thompson turned in the best four-round finish of his rookie season on the PGA Tour north of the border this weekend in Ontario, Canada. Thompson, 42, fired a 5-under for the tournament and finished in a four-way tie for 31st place at the RBC Canadian ...
It remains to be seen just how big of a role freshman walk-on Michael Jankovich will have during his Kansas career. But the son of former Bill Self assistant and current SMU head coach, Tim Jankovich, already owns a ready-made game that can contribute to the team regardless of how many ...
While Les Miles is in the early stages of rebooting his football coaching career at the University of Kansas, this weekend served as a reminder of how important Miles was for the LSU program. The KU coach and his family spent the past few days in their former home state as they celebrated ...
The Kansas football program’s 2020 recruiting class continued growing this weekend, gaining its first linebacker in the process. Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, Kershawn Fisher hopped on Twitter late Saturday night to announce his decision to join the Jayhawks. Listed at 6-foot-3 ...
It was a special season for the Lawrence High athletic programs, especially on the girls side. The LHS girls track team defended its crown, winning the 6A state title on one of the last days of the 2018-19 sports season. Two other programs, meanwhile, returned to its former glory with ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ap) — Lucas Giolito hasn’t lost or given up more than three runs in a start since mid-April. The Royals have been striking out at an alarming rate. Given those trends, Giolito’s latest dominant outing wasn’t much of a surprise. Giolito worked into the eighth inning ...
Kaw Valley FC bounced back one night after its only loss of the 2019 season. The Cranes scored late during stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw with Green Bay Saturday night at Hummer Sports Park. The showing came one day after Kaw Valley FC suffered a 2-1 loss to the same opponent at Rock Chalk ...
Kansas sophomore Alexandra Emilianov earned First Team All-America honors in the women's discus by finishing fourth at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Saturday afternoon at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Emilianov, a product of Chisinau, Moldova, earned the ...
Kaw Valley FC is no longer unbeaten. Green Bay Voyageurs FC scored the first two goals in an eventual 2-1 win over Kaw Valley FC Friday night at Rock Chalk Park. It is the first loss for the Cranes of the 2019 season. Kaw Valley FC (4-1-1) had its four-match win streak snapped with the loss. ...