Baseball

NCAA preview: Top 12 performances by a Jayhawk in the NCAAs

When Kansas University’s men’s basketball team was announced as a member of this year’s NCAA Tournament field, the nation’s longest active streak of tournament appearances hit 27. It will be KU’s 45th appearance in the NCAAs.Kansas takes an all-time NCAA Tournament record of 97-43 ...

NCAA preview: Top 12 reasons KU can win it all in 2016

Here are 12 reasons Kansas University’s men’s basketball team could reach the Final Four and win the school’s first national championship since 2008:1 Experience: The Jayhawks have one senior starter in Perry Ellis, three juniors in Frank Mason III, Wayne Selden Jr. and Landen Lucas, and ...

NCAA preview: Top 12 players (not from KU) in the NCAAs

For fans of Kansas University basketball, March Madness is all about a handful of names.Self. Selden. Ellis. Mason. Graham. Greene. You get the picture.But even if the Jayhawks were to win it all this year and bring coach Bill Self his second national championship trophy, they would play just ...

NCAA preview: Top 12 Big 12 stars denied a league title

So many terrific Big 12 players never experienced celebrating a regular-season conference title because Kansas University’s program, a model of consistent excellence, prevented them from winning the hardware.A look at a dozen of the best players denied a Big 12 title because of Kansas’ ...

Heading to Des Moines to watch the Jayhawks? What you should know

Heading to Des Moines to watch the Kansas University men’s basketball team play in the first round of this year’s NCAA National Championship Tournament?Here are a few things to know about getting there and some ideas for what to do once you’re there. The game(s)South Regional Conference ...

Kansas baseball snags two wins

Jackson Goddard and Blake Weiman both earned their first victories of the season, and Kansas University’s baseball team defeated St. Louis, 5-3, and Purdue, 8-1, on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark.Goddard (1-1) allowed two runs on three hits in 61/3 innings against Saint Louis, and Weiman (1-0) ...

Kansas baseball blanks North Dakota

Senior left-hander Ben Krauth pitched a complete-game shutout as Kansas University’s baseball team blanked North Dakota, 7-0, Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.Krauth (1-2) hit and then picked off the first batter of the game. After that, he dominated. He cruised through nine innings in ...