On day two of the 86th Kansas Relays, Memorial Stadium was home to the 10,000 meter men’s and women’s races. Under a cold night sky, college athletes ran 25 laps under the lights at the stadium. Jessica Macy, who ran unattached, won the women’s 10,000 meter race. Her time of 36:13.27 was more than 25 [...]
On Saturday, the Big 12 will have only one tennis team without a conference win. Kansas and West Virginia are winless in Big 12 play, but the Mountaineers come to Lawrence on Friday to take on the Jayhawks, and the winner will be able to take a step out of the conference cellar. Kansas hosted [...]
The Kansas rowing team will travel to California this weekend to compete against tough competition at the Lake Natoma Invitational, hosted by Sacramento State University and the University of California. The field is comprised of Kansas, California, Notre Dame, Sacramento State, Stanford, Tulsa, University of Southern California, Wisconsin and Washington State. USC is currently ranked [...]
The Kansas softball team travels to Stillwater, Okla., on Friday to take on the Cowgirls in a three-game series at Cowgirl Stadium. Oklahoma State will become Kansas’ most-played opponent after this weekend, with 103 meetings between the two teams prior to this weekend’s series. Oklahoma State comes into the game with a 24-20 record on [...]
After spending 10 seasons at Kansas as one of coach Bill Self’s assistants, Joe Dooley is leaving to become the Florida Gulf Coast head coach. Florida Gulf Coast’s Director of Athletics, Ken Kavanagh, announced the move Wednesday and a press conference to introduce Dooley is scheduled for Monday at 1:30 p.m. “It’s been a great [...]
When the Kansas women’s golf team started its season, getting to the NCAA regionals was a clear goal. But now, the Jayhawks are sitting on the regional bubble and this week’s Big 12 Championship is Kansas’ only hope to get a regional bid. “This one is more pressure because we are ranked higher than we [...]
Monday, the city of Boston was celebrating Patriots’ Day, which is normally an enjoyable day in the Boston area. The most notable sports event on this day was the Boston Marathon, ran every year to celebrate this holiday. But what happened about halfway through the race shocked the world. What was supposed to be a [...]
Due to thunderstorms expected to arrive in Lawrence during the evening, Kansas baseball officials announces that Kansas and Ottawa agreed to cancel Wednesday’s match. The teams will try to make the game up later in the season. The game was originally scheduled for March, but canceled due to snow. Kansas lost to Creighton Tuesday night [...]
The Kansas Relays, which date back to 1923, brings some of the best track and field athletes from Kansas and around the world to Lawrence this weekend. Memorial Stadium and the Douglas County Fairgrounds will host the storied event that offers a number of storylines. While the baseball, softball and soccer teams play on the [...]
At 1:34 p.m. Greg Hall crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon. He had just completed a personal best on the course, finishing in three hours and 28 minutes. When the 58-year-old Kansas Citian was done — before he wanted water or juice, or a fresh set of clothes — he walked back toward [...]
Every year, I watch the Masters and am reminded of what perfection is like. It’s an event practically hosted by heaven and run in an according manner. “Patron” may as well be a title of royalty for tournament goers because they are spoiled with the splendors of tournament drama, free parking and cheap food, all [...]
Before facing Texas in a three-game series this past weekend, Kansas had 35 errors in 33 games this season. In the series against the Longhorns, the Jayhawks only committed one error, which came Friday night. The Jayhawks’ near-perfect fielding this past weekend allowed them to pick up a series victory. The Jayhawks look to continue [...]
The softball game against No.21/18 Nebraska on Wednesday has been cancelled because of impending weather in Lincoln. The game was scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Bowlin Field, but the first meeting between the schools as non-conference opponents was cancelled Tuesday afternoon. The forecast in Lincoln calls for rain and thunder throughout the day. [...]
One year after taking a team with only one returning starter to the national title game, coach Bill Self made a bold statement about this year’s squad that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen during the team’s annual banquet Monday evening. After his team finished 2-2 during its summer trip to Europe last August, Self couldn’t [...]
Kansas senior Angel Goodrich will be headed back to Oklahoma — the state where she won three 3A state titles at Sequoyah High School — as the 29th overall pick by the Tulsa Shock in the third round of the 2013 WNBA Draft. It will be a quick turnaround for Goodrich from college basketball to [...]
On Saturday, the University held its annual Spring Football Game. For Jayhawk fans, it was their first chance to get a look at the 2013-2014 Kansas Football team in a game-like situation. The “Blue” team, comprised of mostly first-string players, defeated the “White” team, made up of most backup players, 34-7 — pretty much what [...]
