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KU announces sweeping changes to Late Night in the Phog

In its 42nd annual iteration, Late Night in the Phog will undergo two of the most dramatic changes in its history. The event, Kansas Athletics announced on Thursday afternoon, will now occur on two separate days — Friday, Oct. 16 for the KU men’s basketball team and Thursday, Oct. 29 for ...

An early guess at a prospective 2027 KU baseball lineup

Monitoring the offseason in college baseball is an entirely different sort of enterprise than keeping track of what’s going on in basketball and football. Even with the sport’s ongoing growth, player movement receives substantially less coverage. Prospects announced as signees in the fall ...

KU alumni score inside, avoid potential pitfall of Elam Ending

TOPEKA — The Elam Ending, the signature feature of The Basketball Tournament in which the game clock halts midway through the fourth quarter and teams proceed to play to a given target score, ensures that every TBT contest ends with some sort of game-winning shot. It can also have a profound ...

McFalls signs contract extension

In the wake of bringing the Kansas softball team to the NCAA Tournament, head coach Jennifer McFalls has signed a contract extension, KU athletic director Travis Goff announced on Wednesday. Her contract now runs for three years, with KU holding a fourth-year option to potentially retain her ...

JHX Hoops loses TBT opener to Purple Reign in Manhattan, 80-61

MANHATTAN — The Kansas alumni team JHX Hoops is on the brink of first-round elimination from The Basketball Tournament after losing 80-61 to Kansas State alumni team Purple Reign on Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Michael Beasley led Purple Reign with 20 points and six assists, and ...