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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.

Corporate logos could soon come to KU jerseys

As college athletic departments continue to face rising costs, it should be no surprise when they pursue additional untapped sources of revenue. The NCAA Division I Cabinet in January approved a proposal that allows any given sports team to put corporate logos or patches on its uniforms. ...

Previewing West Virginia baseball with the help of a WVU beat writer

The college baseball media landscape is growing, but perhaps not so large at this stage as to provide a wealth of eminently available, detailed information on every prospective opponent. That’s why it can be useful to get firsthand accounts from those who see given teams on a regular basis ...

KU softball ekes out 6-5 win over UCF, advances to Big 12 semifinals

Kansas coach Jennifer McFalls had said in advance of KU’s Big 12 tournament clash with UCF that there probably weren’t two teams in the league more evenly matched than her fifth-seeded Jayhawks and the fourth-seeded Knights. That proved quite accurate on Thursday in Oklahoma City as KU ...

Radford transfer guard Parker commits to KU

Dennis Parker Jr., a 6-foot-6 transfer guard who revitalized his career at Radford last season, announced his commitment to Kansas on The Field of 68’s YouTube channel on Thursday morning. “After great conversations with coach Bill Self and some of the assistants, man, I just felt like it ...

KU Athletics in no rush to decide on RedBird Capital credit line

In the days since multiple outlets reported that the Big 12 Conference struck a five-year deal with RedBird Capital and Weatherford Capital — one that will grant the league $12.5 million and provide member schools the opportunity to opt into a $30 million credit line — several athletic ...