Women's Basketball

Turnovers plague Jayhawks, Nichols exits with injury in 79-64 loss at Baylor

The Kansas women basketball team’s Big 12 woes continued on Sunday afternoon, as the Jayhawks dropped to 1-4 in conference play with a 79-64 loss to the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas. Freshman forward Jaliya Davis led the Jayhawks in scoring with 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting. Junior guard ...

Meister’s career day powers Jayhawks to 83-68 road win over UCF

The Kansas women’s basketball team is on the board in Big 12 play. The Jayhawks recorded their first conference win of the season with an 83-68 victory over UCF in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday afternoon in a battle of teams who had started 0-2 in the league. Freshman forward Jaliya Davis led ...

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Baseball

26 Jayhawk athletes to know in ’26

A new year and the start of the spring semester bring a variety of fresh opportunities for athletes across Kansas’ 16 varsity sports teams. Below are some of the athletes who will have chances to seize the spotlight over the course of 2026. As usual, the only criteria for these selections ...

Year in review, Part 2: The most memorable quotes of 2025

From dog food to pocketknives and everything in between, University of Kansas players and coaches held forth on a variety of subjects over the course of 2025. The Journal-World’s KU sports coverage captured what the Jayhawks had to say at their highest and lowest moments. Here are some of ...

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Professional

KU will be represented in NFL playoffs

The NFL playoffs will feature several former Kansas football players this year, including a couple who played extensively for their respective teams throughout the 2025 season. Guard Dominick Puni locked down a spot on the line all year for the San Francisco 49ers, the No. 6 seed in the NFC, ...

Three Jayhawks contribute to 76ers win over Wizards

PHILADELPHIA — Former Jayhawk Joel Embiid scored 28 points, Paul George added 23 and all of Philadelphia's starters scored in double-figures as the 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 131-110 on Wednesday night. Tyrese Maxey contributed 22 points and eight assists for the 76ers, who have won ...

How Christian Braun earned his $125M contract with the Nuggets

DENVER (AP) — There's a different vibe surrounding the Denver Nuggets' latest mega contract, one that will pay shooting guard Christian Braun $125 million over five years. "It's good to see somebody that gets it not just off talent but off work," Denver coach David Adelman said. "And I ...

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Track And Field

Former KU star Sharon Lokedi wins Boston Marathon, breaks course record

BOSTON (AP) — Sharon Lokedi broke the Boston Marathon course record, and fellow Kenyan John Korir joined his brother as a race champion on Monday as the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. Lokedi outran two-time defending champion Hellen Obiri over ...

Kristen Hixson returns to Lawrence, defends Street Pole Vault crown

After competing in the various rounds of the third annual Kansas Relays Street Pole Vault, the seven athletes were called back to the stage. This time, the voice doing so was not one from a Kansas Relays official, nor that of PA announcer Cal Butcher, whose voiced boomed over the speakers in ...

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