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2024 Journal-World All-Area Boys Basketball Team

Note: The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Trey Johnson, Bishop Seabury In his first year at the helm, Johnson led the Seabury boys program to its best all-time finish (21-5) as 1A DI state runners-up following a loss ...

Salvador Perez homers, Bobby Witt Jr. scores 4 times as Royals beat Mets 11-7

NEW YORK (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his milestone 250th homer and Bobby Witt Jr. scored four times to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday. Perez, who won the 2015 World Series MVP when Kansas City beat the Mets in five games, laced a two-run single in ...

Jayhawks could make splash in upcoming NFL Draft

The Kansas football program has only had one player drafted since 2020. It will almost certainly exceed that total in a single draft later this month, with offensive lineman Dominick Puni and defensive end Austin Booker expected to go in the middle rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft. If either ...

KU football provides sneak peek of 2024 at Spring Showcase

The Kansas football team introduced fans to its 2024 squad at the annual Spring Showcase on Friday night, treating a crowd of loyal fans to a cycle of practice drills followed by about an hour of scrimmage action. The event was held at KU’s soccer complex at Rock Chalk Park, at one of the ...