New Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold will get his first glimpse at the roster he’s inheriting Saturday night, as the Jayhawks wrap up their five-week offseason practice schedule with their spring game. Led by KU receivers coach and passing game coordinator Emmett Jones since March ...
After what will go down as a thorough search for its new football coach, [the University of Kansas has its man in Lance Leipold.][1] And just because Leipold is not the name that a large and loud chunk of the current KU roster backed throughout the search does not spell doom for Kansas ...
After what appeared to be a thorough coaching search, the University of Kansas officially picked Lance Leipold to take over its football program on Friday. And the case for Leipold, who came to KU after six seasons at the helm at Buffalo, was really never hard to make. He’s just a ...
It did not take long for first-year/first-month University of Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff to identify [Lance Leipold as the right hire for the KU football job,][1] proof positive that Goff was talking to the right people during the recent search to replace Les Miles. From the minute ...
A little more than three weeks after taking over an athletic department with no head football coach in place, new University of Kansas AD Travis Goff filled the high profile vacancy, hiring Lance Leipold to lead the Big 12’s perpetually rebuilding program. The former head coach at Buffalo in ...
Behind a balanced effort, Free State’s tennis squad earned a runner-up finish at the Sunflower League tournament on Thursday at the College Boulevard Activity Center. The Firebirds had both doubles teams and one singles player earn a medal on the day. They scored 79 points a team, trailing ...
In Free State’s 7-0 victory over Olathe East on Thursday night, the Firebirds got a rare surprise — a game that lasted all seven innings. The Firebirds, who have run-ruled plenty of opponents this season, went the distance on Thursday — although, being the home team, they didn’t have ...
After weeks of uncertainty, Kansas football players should soon have some clarity on the program’s future, with Athletic Director Travis Goff’s coaching search nearing its conclusion. And many Jayhawks are glad they’ve had interim head coach Emmett Jones guiding them through a potentially ...
There should be no concern among the Kansas fan base over how thorough new KU Athletic Director Travis Goff has been in his vetting of football candidates. Multiple sources familiar with the most recent KU football coaching search have raved about Goff’s preparedness, his plan and his ...
Former Kansas sharpshooter Billy Thomas has been named the head basketball coach at Rockhurst High in Kansas City, Mo., the school announced Thursday. Thomas, who left KU as the program’s all-time leader in 3-point makes, — the record has since been broken by Jeff Boschee — played at KU ...
The Kansas baseball team used a complete performance from its pitching staff and a relentless offense to push past Sacramento State for a 6-4 win Wednesday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. It finished off a split in the two-game midweek series after the Jayhawks suffered a 11-6 loss to the ...
A native of New Orleans who spent a little more than two years of his life in Lawrence, former Kansas running back Pooka Williams will learn this weekend where his football skills will take him next. “My dream’s finally becoming a reality,” Williams said recently, looking ahead to the ...
Although still vague and potentially months away, the NCAA on Tuesday provided an updated timeline for rulings in the six infractions cases currently being reviewed by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process. In a news release, the NCAA revealed that decisions in all six cases, ...
With the search for KU’s next football coach reportedly nearing an end, all the buzz seems to be around Army’s Jeff Monken and Buffalo head coach Lance Leipold. Regardless of which side you might fall on, it is clear that either candidate would be viewed as a great hire by the Jayhawks. ...
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida judge rejected a proposed plea deal Tuesday for two men accused of running onto the field during the final quarter of Super Bowl LV in February. Luis Cartaya, an attorney for Yuri Andrade and Douglas Schaffer, told a Hillsborough County circuit judge during a video ...
As they go through the final week of spring practices, Kansas football players know it might be a matter of days before they have a new head coach leading them. While it’s a reality most have doubtlessly pondered, even with Saturday’s anticipated spring game on the horizon, the Jayhawks ...
New Orleans — Seven women have filed a federal class action lawsuit against Louisiana State University, its governing board and several former and current LSU officials, alleging years of “neglect and dysfunction” in its responses to allegations of sexual harassment, domestic violence and ...
PITTSBURGH — Pinch-hitter Wilmer Difo delivered the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Kansas City 2-1 on Tuesday night to end the Royals' five-game winning streak. Pittsburgh (12-11) has won three straight games and 11 of 16 since a 1-6 start, moving ...
If Army’s Jeff Monken ends up being the guy, all you really need to see is two famous videos to get an idea of what the Kansas football program would be getting. The search for KU’s next football coach is reportedly nearing a conclusion, and it appears Monken is on the shortlist of ...
Lawrence High’s offense bounced back in a big way Tuesday with a 12-1 road win over Shawnee Mission North. Just a few days after not scoring a run against Blue Valley North, the Lions (8-7) only needed five innings to roll to a lopsided win. They put together three big innings, with four-run ...
