In contemplating his 2026-27 team on a recent edition of the “Inside College Basketball Now” podcast with Jon Rothstein, Kansas coach Bill Self wondered aloud if highly touted freshman Tyran Stokes can “do something like Melo did with Syracuse.” Melo, of course, is Carmelo Anthony, and ...
The NCAA on Friday afternoon filed its official response to Melvin Council Jr.’s request for a temporary injunction in Douglas County court, arguing that Council should not receive the opportunity to play a sixth season of college basketball after having already benefited from two previous ...
Border War foes Kansas and Missouri have reunited five times on the basketball court in recent seasons, rekindling a rivalry that went dormant for nearly a decade after the Tigers left for the SEC. KU has won four of the five matchups, which have been split between Allen Fieldhouse, Mizzou ...
When Leroy Harris III arrived at Kansas — not all that long ago, considering he was a springtime addition during the 2025 offseason — he was listed at 230 pounds. Fellow defensive end Alex Bray, who joined the Jayhawks during the same transfer window, played at 270 pounds when he was at ...
As a holdover from Les Miles’ final staff at Kansas, running backs coach Jonathan Wallace had the chance to coach Pooka Williams Jr. in his first year with the program. Williams didn’t stick around long in 2020; the multi-year all-conference selection left the team midway through the ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rookie fourth-rounder Cade Klubnik led the New York Jets to scores on his two drives after a surprise start in place of Geno Smith in a 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the preseason opener for both teams Friday night. Klubnik, competing for the No. 2 ...
Kansas coach Matt Ulmer acknowledges that his first team with the Jayhawks was perhaps not “the greatest roster that’s ever made a Sweet 16.” Last year’s KU squad was a bit of a patchwork, with holdovers from the Ray Bechard era, some rather inexperienced, playing alongside select ...
Right-side hitter Taylor Stanley was named the Big 12’s freshman of the year, and a pair of Jayhawks received all-league selections as part of the conference’s preseason honors that were announced on Tuesday morning. Stanley, a 6-foot-3 Overland Park native who attended Blue Valley ...
It certainly seems like quite a few college athletes are about to get more eligibility, whether they were actively looking for it or not. Amid a barrage of increasingly successful lawsuits by members of the high school class of 2022 who played four straight seasons in college, then graduated ...
With Big 12 media days now well in the rearview mirror, another key offseason milestone will arrive soon enough when the Kansas football team begins its fall training camp on Tuesday, a month ahead of the Jayhawks’ Sept. 4 opener against Long Island at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. On ...
When guard Taylen Kinney announced his commitment to Kansas back in September on a CBS Sports livestream, he relayed a rather telling anecdote about his expectations for the 2026-27 season. “Coach (Bill) Self told me I was going to get to play right when I stepped in,” he said. “I was ...
