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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.

Preview: KU faces another early-season test against Michigan State

Atlanta — Hot on the heels of a narrow victory over North Carolina, the Kansas men’s basketball team will have another chance to beat a prominent national program on Tuesday, as the Jayhawks take on Michigan State in the Champions Classic. The game is set for 5:30 p.m. Central Time at ...

KU earns resounding victory over No. 17 Iowa State, 45-36

Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas entered Saturday’s game against Iowa State knowing it faced the unenviable task of winning four straight games, three against ranked teams, to earn a spot in the postseason. So far, so good. The Jayhawks scored on six consecutive drives against one of the ...

Notebook: Neal becomes KU’s all-time leading rusher

Kansas City, Mo. — It didn’t take Kansas running back Devin Neal long to become the Jayhawks’ all-time leading rusher on Saturday. With a 14-yard carry in the first quarter against Iowa State at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Neal passed June Henley (3,841 yards) on KU’s career ...

KU soccer wins Big 12 tournament with 1-0 victory over TCU

Kansas City, Mo. — Picked to tie for 12th in the Big 12 prior to the season, still just sixth place in the league by the end of the regular season, the Kansas soccer team stunned the conference by winning the league tournament on Saturday night. Makayla Merlo’s penalty kick went down as ...

In-state wide receiver Hayes flips commitment from Nebraska to KU

Bryson Hayes, a three-star wide receiver from Maize who was previously going to play at Nebraska next year, has flipped his commitment to Kansas football. “Kansas was always top of my list in recruiting,” he told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com. “The way they value me and always showed me ...

KU blows lead, still manages to take down UNC, 92-89

Kansas led North Carolina by 15 at halftime on Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks had trailed by that same amount at halftime the previous time the two powerhouse programs met, in the 2022 national title game. What happened next became the stuff of legend: Bill Self asked his team, ...