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Nick Saban lends support to college sports bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and others testified Wednesday in support of a bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling a college sports system where players can increasingly earn millions of dollars while moving freely between schools. The leaders of the Senate ...

Transfer linebacker Watson no longer eligible for KU after denied appeal

Landyn Watson, a transfer linebacker from Kentucky who committed to Kansas back in January and was with the Jayhawks this spring, is no longer on KU’s roster and will not be eligible to play this upcoming season. Watson would have been a sixth-year senior, but he told the Journal-World in a ...

Walk-off single in 10th lifts Reds past Royals

CINCINNATI — Blake Dunn hit a single in the 10th inning to drive in automatic runner Spencer Steer and give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Steer homered twice and Will Benson hit a tying solo shot in the ninth for the Reds, who only had four hits ...

KU football adds offensive lineman Dexter

The Kansas football team continues to strengthen its future in the trenches. Richie Dexter, a 6-foot-7, 303-pound offensive tackle from Chandler, Arizona, announced his commitment to KU on Tuesday night in a post on social media. “I chose to commit to Kansas because of the great fans they ...

KU men’s basketball announces nonconference schedule

The Kansas men’s basketball team on Tuesday morning announced its full nonconference schedule for the 2026-27 season. KU’s slate is headlined by previously announced matchups against the likes of Kentucky and Ohio State and on the road at UConn, as well as a set of three games at the ...