Top Headlines for April 19, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> KU SPORTS TOP HEADLINES [Westmoreland enters transfer portal]( By: Henry Greenstein Kansas defensive end Davion Westmoreland, a redshirt junior who saw sparse action for KU over two seasons, has entered the transfer portal, per multiple reports Friday morning. The recruiting service AithELITE was the first to announce ... April 19, 2024 @ 11:53am [KU defense coming into focus after spring, though some questions remain]( By: Henry Greenstein Throughout spring practice, replacing former Kansas linebacker Craig Young was a by-committee kind of effort. Marvin Grant was the headliner at Young’s previous position, but as defensive coordinator Brian Borland noted Tuesday, KU actually ... April 19, 2024 @ 8:54am [Early KU results from Kansas Relays include pole-vault win, lots of 5K success]( By: Henry Greenstein Junior Avery Brooks’ victory in the women’s unseeded pole vault was the one of the biggest individual highlights of the day for the Kansas track and field team Thursday, as the Kansas Relays opened — after a two-hour delay to 2 p.m. — ... April 18, 2024 @ 9:47pm [KU women's basketball adds transfer Harshaw]( By: Henry Greenstein The Kansas women's basketball team continues to flesh out its roster and to attract local players in the transfer portal. Three days after luring Kansas City, Kansas, product Sania Copeland, formerly of Wisconsin, the Jayhawks earned the ... April 18, 2024 @ 3:26pm [KU football's Hubbard enters portal]( By: Kansas safety Akili Hubbard has entered the transfer portal — he shared a post on X by Rivals reporting the news Thursday afternoon. Hubbard, a redshirt junior safety from Bellflower, California, did not play for KU during his lone season ... April 18, 2024 @ 2:42pm [KU earns commitment of transfer wing AJ Storr, one of portal's top players]( By: Henry Greenstein Updated 4:21 p.m. Thursday: The Kansas men's basketball team secured the services of one of the portal's most highly coveted players, Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr, on Thursday afternoon. "With great excitement and humility, I announce my ... April 18, 2024 @ 1:18pm [Two former Jayhawks selected for Kansas Golf Hall of Fame induction]( By: Henry Greenstein The Kansas Golf Foundation plans to add a pair of University of Kansas luminaries to its Hall of Fame. The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame’s 2024 class, as announced at the start of April, includes a current PGA Tour player in Gary Woodland and a ... April 18, 2024 @ 8:19am [Seating at KU’s revamped football stadium to shrink by a few thousand seats; other updates on Gateway Project]( By: Chad Lawhorn Seating at the University of Kansas’ revamped football stadium likely will shrink by at least 5,000 seats when the facility opens in 2025, but KU’s athletic director promised year-round excitement levels from the site will grow. Members of ... April 17, 2024 @ 3:01pm [Grimes hopes increased trust leads to more aggressive KU offense]( By: Henry Greenstein When Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes asked his players how they felt the spring went — his first with the program — wide receiver Lawrence Arnold had an answer, gleaned from his days spent watching from the sidelines. "I feel like ... April 17, 2024 @ 9:42am [KU track and field set for ever-growing Kansas Relays]( By: Henry Greenstein Bringing 5,000 athletes to Rock Chalk Park last year for the 100th edition of the Kansas Relays, a long-awaited return for the historic event, was an accomplishment in and of itself. But Tim Byers, the meet director entering his second Relays in ... April 17, 2024 @ 9:40am [Furphy declares for draft while retaining college eligibility]( By: Henry Greenstein Updated 10:20 a.m. Wednesday: Kansas freshman guard Johnny Furphy announced Tuesday night that he intends to declare for the 2024 NBA Draft while leaving the door open for a potential return to college basketball. In a statement released by ... April 16, 2024 @ 8:41pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044