Lawrence Country Club has a new head golf pro and his title is merely a variation of the one he’s had for the past two decades. Former University of Kansas All-American Chris Thompson, a 44-year-old Independence native, recently accepted the job as the club’s new golf guru, transitioning ...
The Kansas men’s basketball program made the cut for Georgia point guard Sahvir Wheeler, a sophomore transfer who released his four finalists on Friday morning. Wheeler, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound lead guard who averaged 14 points per game for the Bulldogs last season, is down to Kansas, ...
When Lance Leipold took over the Kansas football program, the new head coach inherited a roster without many local or in-state scholarship players. He plans to change that.Leipold during his introductory press conference described recruiting locally as “extremely important.”“It needs to ...
The Kansas men’s golf team is headed to the postseason for the fifth consecutive season. Earlier this week, head coach Jamie Bermel’s squad found out it had earned a spot in the NCAA Regional in Tallahassee, Fla., which is slated for May 17-19. The Jayhawks are the No. 9 seed in the 14-team ...
In successful runs at his previous two stops as a head coach, at Wisconsin-Whitewater and Buffalo, Lance Leipold and his staff established a winning culture.A buzzword throughout college football and the rest of the sporting universe, culture is a concept that coaches and players alike often ...
In its final home midweek game of the 2021 campaign, the Kansas baseball team earned a 3-1 victory over Missouri State Wednesday night at Hoglund Ballpark.The Jayhawks (25-21) got a quality start from Steve Washilewski, who pitched four innings and allowed one unearned run while striking out ...
In a busy first week on the job for new University of Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold, much of his daily calendar from Monday on has been booked with one-on-one meetings with the players.Leipold said Thursday evening during his debut on KU’s “Hawk Talk” radio show he had just ...
It turns out neither of the Class of 2022 prospects from College Station, Texas, who committed to the Jayhawks will end up playing football at Kansas.Just like his high school teammate decided a day earlier, former KU recruit Houston Thomas severed ties with the Jayhawks on Monday.Rated a ...
