Amid a pandemic, approximately 50 people — all of whom were wearing masks — made their way into 23rd Street Brewery Wednesday afternoon. That’s what the moment meant for the entire city of Lawrence.Lawrence High’s multi-sport standout Devin Neal officially signed his national letter of ...
Former University of Kansas relief pitcher Blake Goldsberry recently signed a free agent contract with the Colorado Rockies organization. "Being a hometown kid and getting a chance to play for the Rockies organization is amazing," Goldsberry said in a news release announcing the signing. "My ...
Lawrence High senior Devin Neal had a feeling that the Kansas football program would get good news last weekend, when four-star wide receiver Keon Coleman committed.But Neal made sure to check in with Coleman before the announcement anyway.During the past couple of weeks, the two future ...
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that there needs to be a uniform federal law to regulate the compensation of college athletes instead of a series of state-level versions with differing requirements.Sankey was part of a panel discussing the ...
University of Kansas fans holding season tickets for upcoming KU sporting events now have assurances from the athletic department that their investment is safe. On Wednesday afternoon, KU Athletic Director Jeff Long sent an email to donors announcing the details of a ticket assurance plan for ...
There's a new date to circle on the college athletics calendar for the 2020-21 academic year — Nov. 3, 2020. On Friday afternoon, the NCAA released a statement encouraging its member schools to designate Election Day in November as “a day off from athletics activity so athletes can vote and ...
Former Kansas basketball big man Udoka Azubuike and standout swimmer Haley Downey recently were honored as KU’s 2019-20 Dr. Robert Frederick Senior Scholar Athletes of the Year. The announcement came in a news release rather than at an in-person ceremony and also featured Xinyun Yu (women’s ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and some of the school's other coaches were back in their offices this week — albeit with a host of COVID-19-related precautions and new routines. Before entering the building, Self said he had to have his temperature taken. Masks also are required at all ...
