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Observations from KU football's loss to TCU - without starting QB Isaiah Marshall
Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall participated in warmup drills in full uniform prior to Saturday's Kansas-TCU football game at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The sophomore from Southfield, Michigan, didn't play in the Big 12 contest, however, because of an undisclosed injury, giving way to Cole Ballard, whose first start of the season resulted in a 22-16 defeat.
Grading ‘hungry’ Cole Ballard & KU Jayhawks in ‘frustrating’ 22-16 loss to TCU
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas outgained TCU 451-286 but lost 22-16 in Fort Worth on Saturday. Cole Ballard passed for 285 yards and threw a 29-yard touchdown to Cam Pickett. Ballard called the loss frustrating after a pick-six and a fumble hurt KU. Kansas football quarterback Cole Ballard and his offense piled up 451 yards to TCU’s 286 in the Jayhawks’ 22-16 loss to the Horned Frogs on Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.
‘It stings’: Lance Leipold says Jayhawks ‘extremely dejected’ after loss at TCU
In what has to be considered one of the most excruciating losses in the six-year Lance Leipold era, Kansas, which was 1 yard away from building a commanding 20-0 third-quarter lead, ultimately lost to TCU 22-16 on Saturday at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. Playing without the injured Isaiah Marshall, KU went with backup QB Cole Ballard, who had an eventful day. He threw for 285 yards and a touchdown, but also a pick-six and a second pick-six that was nullified by a TCU penalty.
After slow start to NBA season, former KU guard Christian Braun has career night
Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun rediscovered his shooting stroke Friday night, erasing a slow start to the 2026-27 season with a career-best performance in a 127-120 road victory over the Phoenix Suns. The former University of Kansas and Blue Valley Northwest standout, who entered the game 5-for-21 from 3-point range through four games, connected on a career-high seven 3-pointers on nine attempts.
Trent Perry’s birthday gift: Playing time — and praise from KU’s Self and Stokes Original
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas freshman Trent Perry logged 14 minutes and posted a team-best plus-11. Tyran Stokes praised Perry's defense, effort, screens and transition play. Bill Self said Perry's activity and effort could earn him more minutes. Trent Perry’s birthday gift was playing time. He made the most of it.
Former KU standout wing Ochai Agbaji to sign with injury-depleted OKC Thunder
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Ochai Agbaji agreed to sign with the injury-depleted Oklahoma City Thunder. The Knicks waived Agbaji after a quiet preseason and sparse exhibition minutes. Williams and Wallace are expected to miss several months, maybe the season. Former Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball standout Ochai Agbaji has agreed to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder, giving the injury-riddled NBA team another wing, ESPN reported Friday.
Former KU standout wing Ochai Agbaji to sign with injury-depleted OKC Thunder
Football (U.S.) 1 hour ago The 10 best true freshmen in college football so far this season, from Jesse Legree to Kenny Darby sportingnews.com - Morgan Moriarty • 1h True freshmen starting in Division I college football used to be a rarity.
‘I’ll say KU’: Jayhawks running back Dylan Edwards faring well at 3rd college stop
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Edwards said if asked what college he went to, he would say KU. Edwards posted 156 yards on 30 carries in Kansas' 25-24 home win over Baylor. TCU coach Sonny Dykes called Edwards one of the better running backs in the league. After one season at Colorado and two at Kansas State, former Derby High School standout Dylan Edwards is more than halfway through a productive redshirt junior campaign at Kansas.
KU Jayhawks linebacker Lathan’s tackles keep stacking up cash for kids
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Lathan gives $50 per tackle to each of two hospitals in 2026. Through seven games and 48 tackles, Lathan has pledged $4,800 this season. Lathan said his nephews' sickle-cell crises inspired his hospital donations. Kansas linebacker Trey Lathan is turning every tackle into help for children and families this college football season.
Kohl Rosario still dealing with concussion symptoms ahead of KU basketball opener
Kansas sophomore guard Kohl Rosario has not yet returned to practice after suffering a concussion and a cut that required 14 stitches when he took an elbow to the mouth at practice Friday, coach Bill Self said Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound Miami native did not play in Sunday's 90-84 exhibition loss to Duke . Kansas opens the season Monday against Fordham at 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse. “With Kohl, I'm hopeful (he can play Monday), but he still has symptoms,” Self said.
Kohl Rosario still dealing with concussion symptoms ahead of KU basketball opener
Kansas sophomore guard Kohl Rosario has not yet returned to practice after suffering a concussion and a cut that required 14 stitches when he took an elbow to the mouth at practice Friday, coach Bill Self said Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound Miami native did not play in Sunday’s 90-84 exhibition loss to Duke. Kansas opens the season Monday against Fordham at 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse. “With Kohl, I’m hopeful (he can play Monday), but he still has symptoms,” Self said.
Green light for gadget plays pays off for Kansas Jayhawks football team
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Leipold approved gadget plays, and Kansas beat Baylor 25-24 at Homecoming. A fourth-down gadget play produced Isaiah Marshall's TD pass to Nik McMillan. Kansas converted 5 of 8 fourth downs and outgained Baylor 421-358. Kansas football coach Lance Leipold gave innovative offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki the go-ahead to call some trick plays in Saturdays 25-24 Homecoming win over Baylor at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
Jon Scheyer praises KU freshman Tyran Stokes, who excelled in loss to Duke
Thanks to ESPN, sports fans looking for a two-hour break from weekend football received one Sunday afternoon: a college basketball exhibition between No. 2 Duke and No. 17 Kansas in storied Allen Fieldhouse. The “Blue Blood Classic” didn't disappoint. KU, led by highly touted freshman Tyran Stokes, jumped out to a six-point lead after three minutes, held a two-point edge at halftime and still led by four with 11:38 remaining.
March Madness rematch? Why KU Jayhawks' Bill Self would welcome encore vs. Duke
No. 2-ranked Duke proved to be six points better than Kansas on Sunday, Oct. 25. Jayhawks men's basketball coach Bill Self would like to find out if that will still be the case, say, sometime during March Madness.
No. 17 KU basketball falls to No. 2 Duke in home exhibition game: Instant reaction
Duke certainly lived up to its No. 2 national ranking by coming into Allen Fieldhouse on Sunday and claiming a 90-84 exhibition victory over the No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks, who may have made a statement of their own by leading the Devils by two points at halftime (and four in the second half) in the Blue Blood Classic. The Blue Devils' second trip to Allen Fieldhouse proved as successful as their first and only previous visit to the tradition-rich building back on Feb.
Duke coach Scheyer praises freshman Stokes, who excelled in KU’s 90-84 defeat
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KU football grades: Lance Leipold’s Jayhawks were aggressive ... and it paid off
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas went for it on fourth down eight times and converted five in a 25-24 win. Isaiah Marshall led a late 71-yard drive and scored the winning touchdown run. Blake Herold blocked a Baylor field-goal try with 18 seconds left to seal it.
KU newcomer Reeves to play against one familiar face on Duke's roster Sunday
Fifth-year senior Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball player Christian Reeves, who began his college career at Duke, knows just one player on the current Blue Devils men's basketball roster: Caleb Foster, a 6-foot-5 guard from Harrisburg, North Carolina. “I played with Caleb in middle school and high school at Oak Hill and at Duke, so I still know Caleb,” said Reeves, KU's 7-foot-2, 260-pound center from Charlotte, North Carolina.
UNLV coach Josh Pastner not thrilled about facing KU Jayhawks' Trey Kaufman-Renn
UNLV basketball coach Josh Pastner, whose Rebels meet Kansas on Nov. 17 at the Players Era Eight in Las Vegas, shared his thoughts Friday on the likelihood of facing newly eligible Trey Kaufman-Renn in that game. Suffice it to say, Pastner is not thrilled the Rebels will have to find a way to contain the 24-year-old, sixth-year senior (he was a medical redshirt in 2021-22). “This isn't a Trey Kaufman-Renn deal.
Blue Blood Classic: KU, Duke to meet Sunday in men’s basketball exhibition Original
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas and Duke are set to meet at noon Sunday in the first Blue Blood Classic. The exhibition airs live on ESPN and is not included in Kansas season tickets. Duke enters after scoring 100-plus points in exhibitions against Belmont and Tennessee. No. 17-ranked Kansas men’s basketball, which fell to No. 11 Louisville 89-83 on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse, continues its demanding preseason slate Sunday against No. 2-ranked Duke.
He blocked 2 kicks vs. Baylor. Then he saved KU football by blocking a third Original
In one of the great oddities of Kansas football history, defensive end Blake Herold blocked a pair of Baylor extra-point kicks Saturday — only to watch both balls still split the uprights for two visitor points.
KU football rallies from 11 down to defeat Baylor in Big 12 thriller: Takeaways
The Kansas football team failed to halt Kansas States now-18-game win streak over the Jayhawks last Saturday at hostile Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. A week later, however, the win-hungry Jayhawks did manage to solve Baylors winning ways versus KU courtesy of a thrilling 25-24 come-from-behind Homecoming Day victory over the Bears on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks blocked a 45-yard field goal with 0:18 to play, saving a 25-24 decision over the Bears.
Can KU Jayhawks football halt 14-game losing streak to Baylor Bears on Homecoming?
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas enters Saturday seeking its first Big 12 win of 2026 against Baylor. Baylor has beaten Kansas 14 straight times and leads the series 19-4 all time. The teams meet at noon Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Fourteen straight losses. A 19-4 all-time deficit. An average score of 46-13 over the last decade-plus.
Can KU Jayhawks football halt 14-game losing streak to Baylor Bears on Homecoming?
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KU great Ted Owens was gracious, funny on enshrinement day at Hall of Fame in KC Original
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Ted Owens joined the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Owens led Kansas for 19 seasons and won 348 games, fourth in program history. Owens thanked family, Kansas and mentors, saying he did not get there alone. Ted Owens was driving alone through Tulsa on a hot July day, running errands just days before his 97th birthday, when his cell phone rang.
Flory Bidunga heard chants from KU fans in Lawrence. Bill Self reacted postgame Original
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Louisville beat Kansas 89-83 in an exhibition at Allen Fieldhouse. Bidunga scored five points, waved and blew a kiss to booing Kansas fans. Pat Kelsey said Bidunga felt relieved after his return to Kansas was over. Louisville forward Flory Bidunga embraced his former Kansas teammate Tre White after the final horn of the Cardinals’ 89-83 exhibition victory over the Jayhawks on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
KU’s Tre White disappointed after losing ‘big-time game’ against Louisville Original
Tre White, who recently received clearance from a judge in Indiana to play a fifth season at Kansas, scored a game-high 25 points off four 3-pointers, 8-of-15 shooting and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free-throw line in the Jayhawks’ 89-83 exhibition basketball loss to Louisville on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks’ other player operating under a judge’s preliminary injunction, Melvin Council Jr., added 20 points with six rebounds and four assists while hitting three 3-pointers.
KU’s Tre White disappointed after losing ‘big-time game’ against Louisville
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KU basketball falls to Flory Bidunga, Louisville in exhibition game: Takeaways Original
Flory Bidunga’s much-anticipated return to Kansas turned out to be a success … for Bidunga’s Louisville Cardinals.
KU basketball falls to Flory Bidunga, Louisville in exhibition game: Takeaways
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Will Trey Kaufman-Renn make his KU basketball debut Wednesday vs. Louisville?
Trey Kaufman-Renn, the newest addition to the Kansas men's basketball team, will sit on the bench and may participate in warmups for Wednesday's exhibition against Louisville (6 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse). Whether the 6-foot-9, 240-pound former Purdue forward actually enters the game is less certain. “I think he'll be able to, but I think that's probably a reach just from a safety standpoint. He hasn't gotten in very good shape yet,” Bill Self said Tuesday at Big 12 media day at T-Mobile Center.
Will Trey Kaufman-Renn make his KU basketball debut Wednesday vs. Louisville?
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KU Jayhawks coach Bill Self praises ‘coachable’ Tyran Stokes at Big 12 media day
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Bill Self called Tyran Stokes coachable and said he wants to be coached. Stokes said leaving Notre Dame HS put thoughts in people's heads about him. Stokes scored 14 points in 17 minutes in KU's win over Pittsburg State. Bill Self and Tyran Stokes sat side by side at a table inside T-Mobile Center on Tuesday for Big 12 basketball media day. The 24th-year Kansas coach wasted no time praising his freshman.
KU’s Bryson Hayes exhibits elite speed on 95-yard kickoff return against K-State
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Bryson Hayes returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to tie K-State 7-7 early. The return was KU’s first kickoff return touchdown since last season. Hayes has taken over as KU’s kick returner after Dylan Edwards moved off the position. Kansas redshirt freshman Bryson Hayes fielded the kickoff at the 5-yard line with the Jayhawks trailing Kansas State 7-0 early in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
See where KU basketball is ranked in preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll
Kansas men's basketball, ranked No. 17 in the AP preseason top 25 on Monday, faces a challenging early slate that includes two exhibition games against ranked opponents this week at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks play host to No. 11 Louisville at 6 p.m. Wednesday and No. 2 Duke at noon Sunday. Monday's preseason ranking did not include the addition of former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn , who was added to the roster after voting was completed.
Louisville’s Flory Bidunga returns to face Kansas. He says he ‘fell in love’ with KU
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Flory Bidunga said Kansas took care of him and he “fell in love” with the program. Bidunga will return to his previous school Wednesday with Louisville. Bidunga said Bill Self taught him a lot as a player, person and human being. Flory Bidunga arrived at the University of Kansas in the summer of 2024 as a 19-year-old native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with plenty still to learn about college life in America.
Kansas men’s basketball adds former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn to roster
Kansas has added former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn to its 2026-27 men’s basketball team, KU coach Bill Self announced Monday. Kaufman-Renn, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound native of Sellersburg, Indiana, was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 29th pick of the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft. But he recently was granted an injunction in Clark County, Indiana court, allowing him to return to college for a sixth season. The NCAA is expected to appeal but has not yet filed such an appeal.
Observations from KU football's loss to K-State, including 2 missed opportunities
The Kansas Jayhawks will have to wait another year to end their long losing streak to rival Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown. The Jayhawks, who raced to an early 17-7 lead and held a six-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately dropped a 35-24 decision to the Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It marked KU's 18th straight loss to K-State in the series, KU's last victory in 2008 when Mark Mangino's squad prevailed 52-21 in Lawrence.
KU football grades: Dylan Edwards ‘played well, played hard’ in loss at K-State
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Dylan Edwards scored once and logged his most snaps for Kansas in the loss. Kansas State outgained Kansas 568-319 and rushed for 359 yards in the win. Bryson Hayes returned a kickoff 95 yards for a Kansas touchdown to tie it.
KU football grades: Dylan Edwards ‘played well, played hard’ in loss at K-State
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Dylan Edwards scored once and logged his most snaps for Kansas in the loss. Kansas State outgained Kansas 568-319 and rushed for 359 yards in the win. Bryson Hayes returned a kickoff 95 yards for a Kansas touchdown to tie it.
Observations from KU football’s loss to K-State, including 2 missed opportunities
The Kansas Jayhawks will have to wait another year to end their long losing streak to rival Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown. The Jayhawks, who raced to an early 17-7 lead and held a six-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately dropped a 35-24 decision to the Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It marked KU’s 18th straight loss to K-State in the series, KU’s last victory in 2008 when Mark Mangino’s squad prevailed 52-21 in Lawrence.
Observations from KU football’s loss to K-State, including 2 missed opportunities
The Kansas Jayhawks will have to wait another year to end their long losing streak to rival Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown. The Jayhawks, who raced to an early 17-7 lead and held a six-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately dropped a 35-24 decision to the Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. It marked KU’s 18th straight loss to K-State in the series, KU’s last victory in 2008 when Mark Mangino’s squad prevailed 52-21 in Lawrence.
Observations from KU football’s loss to K-State, including 2 missed opportunities
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Former KU guard Jeff Boschee was impressed (& surprised) by one Jayhawk on Friday
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Jeff Boschee said Pittsburg State competed despite an 80-62 exhibition loss to KU. Bill Self said Sydney Thompson may be the fastest guy KU has ever faced. Both coaches backed a full 40-minute exhibition over a short Late Night scrimmage.
Former KU guard Jeff Boschee was impressed (& surprised) by one Jayhawk on Friday
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Jeff Boschee said Pittsburg State competed despite an 80-62 exhibition loss to KU. Bill Self said Sydney Thompson may be the fastest guy KU has ever faced. Both coaches backed a full 40-minute exhibition over a short Late Night scrimmage.
Former KU guard Jeff Boschee was impressed (& surprised) by one Jayhawk on Friday
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Indiana court denies NCAA motion. KU's Tre White, 2 football players stay eligible
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball guard Tre White received some good news from the Court of Appeals in Indiana on Friday. Judge Elizabeth F. Tavitas authored an order that denied the NCAA's emergency motion to stay the preliminary injunction from a Monroe County, Indiana, court that has allowed White (as well as new KU football additions Chase Belcher and Clifton Thompson) and 94 other student-athletes a fifth year of collegiate eligibility. All of those players remain eligible for the moment.
KU’s Bill Self stretches rotation, uses plethora of players in win vs. Pitt State
Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball guard Tyran Stokes shoots a fadeaway jumper during an 80-62 exhibition victory over the Pittsburg State Gorillas on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas played 12 Jayhawks 13 or more minutes in an 80-62 win over Pitt State. Bill Self said he wanted equal minutes and to give everybody an opportunity.
KU’s Bill Self stretches rotation, uses plethora of players in win vs. Pitt State
KU’s Bill Self stretches rotation, uses plethora of players in win vs. Pitt State Twelve members of Kansas' men's basketball team played 12 or more minutes in the Jayhawks' Late Night in the Phog exhibition victory over Pittsburg State on Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse. A 13th Jayhawk, freshman Davion Adkins, earned eight minutes. Seniors Melvin Council Jr. and freshman Taylen Kinney tied for the team high with 21 minutes apiece.
Late Night in Phog kicks off KU hoops season as Jayhawks topple Pitt State 80-62
Kansas Jayhawks guards Taylen Kinney, left, and Tyran Stokes warm up before Late Night in the Phog on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. In lieu of the program’s traditional Late Night variety-show scrimmage, the Jayhawks played an exhibition game against the Pittsburg State Gorillas. AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Kansas opened Late Night in the Phog with its first bona fide exhibition game.
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