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Ohtani may return to mound Saturday in Kansas City

DENVER — The National League manager for the All-Star Game already has ruled out one potential pitcher — Shohei Ohtani. Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts kiddingly shut down the thought of using Ohtani in the Midsummer Classic with a quick, "no," before Los Angeles opened a three-game series ...

TBT bracket released as KU alumni learn first-round opponent

The Kansas alumni team JHX Hoops on Tuesday morning learned its opponent for the first round of The Basketball Tournament. The former Jayhawks, who are cohosting the regional with Kansas State alumni team Purple Reign, have been seeded No. 2 in the newly enacted Kansas City regional at ...

KU alumni team in TBT adds 4 players, headlined by McCormack

Four new players, including a national championship hero, have been officially added to the roster for this summer’s Kansas alumni team in The Basketball Tournament, TBT announced on Tuesday morning. David McCormack, whose late-game heroics helped KU win the 2022 national title, will make ...

KU men’s basketball offers younger brother of former signee

The Kansas men’s basketball coaching staff is apparently trying to make further inroads in a family with which it is already quite well acquainted. Maximo Adams, a 6-foot-6 four-star small forward in the class of 2026 who plays for Sierra Canyon in Chatsworth, California, announced on ...

Recapping the 2025-26 NBA season for veteran former Jayhawks

The NBA season drew to a close on Sunday with the Oklahoma City Thunder’s victory in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the franchise’s first-ever title in its current incarnation. By finishing off the Indiana Pacers, the Thunder prevented rookie Johnny Furphy from becoming the fifth Jayhawk in the ...