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Henry Greenstein

hgreenstein@ljworld.com

Henry is the sports editor at the Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com, and serves as the KU beat writer while managing day-to-day sports coverage. He previously worked as a sports reporter at The Bakersfield Californian and is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., Linguistics) and Arizona State University (M.A., Sports Journalism). Though a native of Los Angeles, he has frequently been told he does not give off "California vibes," whatever that means.

Could Peterson still go No. 1? A look at recent NBA mock drafts

With a week to go until the 2026 NBA Draft, the longstanding debate between AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson for the No. 1 overall pick — one that has raged since even before either player experienced a minute of college basketball — has not yet firmly been resolved. While Dybantsa, a ...

McCullar wins NBA title as member of Knicks

Former Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. became an NBA champion on Saturday night. With the New York Knicks winning the title — their first since 1973 — so too did McCullar, a second-year pro who is the 17th Jayhawk in KU history to earn the honor, and the first ever to do so as a member of ...

Jayhawks conclude season with All-American honors at outdoor nationals

The Kansas track and field season wrapped up on Saturday night at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with the Jayhawks’ men’s team finishing in a tie for 37th overall and the women’s team in a tie for 38th at six total points apiece. Along the way, senior pole vaulter ...

2027 linebacker Hudson commits to KU

The Kansas football team continued to add to its 2027 recruiting class on Sunday afternoon when it earned the commitment of JaMarquis Hudson. Hudson is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound linebacker who attends Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas. He announced his decision in a post on Instagram in ...

Cornerback recruit flips to North Carolina one week after KU pledge

Updated 11:07 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2026:: A week after declaring himself “1000% committed” to the Kansas football program, cornerback Nazir Pitchford has instead flipped to North Carolina. He announced his decision in a post on X on Monday morning. Zach Blostein of 247Sports had ...

A closer look at KU’s mid-major opponents

While matchups against the likes of UConn and Kentucky will draw the bulk of the attention this fall for the Kansas men’s basketball team, they only make up about half the nonconference schedule. The Jayhawks will both open and close their nonleague slate against mid-major foes at Allen ...