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See photos from KU’s topping-out ceremony for east-side stadium bowl

The Kansas athletic department took another step in its Gateway project with a topping-out ceremony last Thursday, which centered on the placement of the final beam of the east-side bowl at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. That concluded the implementation of more than 1,200 tons of steel ...

2026 Journal-World All-Area Girls Soccer Team

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Joe Comparato, Lawrence The Lawrence girls soccer team set a school record in wins with 11 while reaching the team’s first-ever regional championship. The Lions finished seventh ...

How former KU baseball players are faring in the pros

A new set of Kansas baseball players will soon arrive in the professional ranks. The MLB Draft runs from July 11-13 in Philadelphia, and some Jayhawks will surely be in contention for selections given that Brady Ballinger, Tyson LeBlanc and Dominic Voegele are poised to attend the combine in ...

Evans headed overseas to Italy to start pro career

It was never a guarantee that Elle Evans would continue playing basketball after her career at Kansas was done. The 3-point sharpshooter, who finished her two years in Lawrence having made 43.6% of her attempts from beyond the arc to match Sandy Shaw for the program record, got worn down as ...