Professional Sports

Undrafted Jayhawks learn NFL destinations

The 2025 NFL Draft left several Kansas players on the board who had long been viewed as probable or at least possible selections. After running back Devin Neal and offensive linemen got picked in the sixth round, cornerbacks Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson and offensive tackle Logan Brown all ...

Seth Lugo shuts down Astros to lead Royals to fifth straight win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo threw eight scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros 2-0 Friday night. The Royals have now won five straight games after snapping a six-game losing streak. Coming off a double-header on Thursday, the Royals needed Lugo to go ...

Fermin hits winning single in 11th inning; Royals beat Rockies 4-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freddy Fermin hit a winning single in the 11th and the Kansas City Royals rebounded from a blown two-run, ninth-inning lead to beat Colorado 4-3 on Tuesday night and drop the Rockies to 4-18. Daniel Lynch IV (3-0) pitched a hitless inning as part of a five-hitter, ...

Former KU star Sharon Lokedi wins Boston Marathon, breaks course record

BOSTON (AP) — Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on Monday as the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Lokedi outran two-time defending champion Hellen Obiri over ...

Sallói scores 2 goals as Sporting Kansas City beats Earthquakes 5-2

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dániel Sallói scored two goals, Logan Ndenbe and Manu García each added his first MLS goal, and Sporting Kansas City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 5-2 on Saturday night, Ndenbe ran onto a ball played ahead by Dejan Joveljic and blasted a shot from near the left corner ...