KUsports.com Headlines for August 2

Tale of the Tait: [Say What? Tait's weekly appearance on Rock Chalk Sports Talk]( [Say What? Tait's weekly appearance on Rock Chalk Sports Talk]( By: Matt Tait Last weekend marked the end of college basketball's latest open evaluation period. And it might have marked the end of an era. If passed ... Posted today at 1:45 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch Break: [Nick Reid, James McClinton, Charles Gordon deserving of ultimate KU football honor]( [Nick Reid, James McClinton, Charles Gordon deserving of ultimate KU football honor]( By: Tom Keegan The Ring of Honor schedule for this season at Memorial Stadium is as follows: Chris Harris, Nicholls State, Sept. 1. Todd Reesing, Rutgers, Sept. 15. ... Posted today at 11:00 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Freshman Focus: Kansas PG Devon Dotson]( [Freshman Focus: Kansas PG Devon Dotson]( By: Matt Tait By now, you've all read a dozen different places, and probably at least that many times, about how talented KU's incoming recruiting class ... Posted today at 9:39 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Two-time KU All-American golfer Chris Thompson competing close to home]( [Chris Thompson and caddie Chevy Hartzog watch Thompson's third shot on the par-5 14th at Crestview Country Club settle onto the front of the green.]( By: J-W Staff Report Lawrence resident, two-time Kansas golf All-American and touring Web.com pro Chris Thompson, 42, gets to sleep in his own bed for a tournament for ... Posted yesterday at 7:37 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notebook: Touted KU freshman CB Corione Harris enters preseason in high regard]( [Kansas cornerback Corione Harris chases down a target during practice on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.]( By: Benton Smith As Kansas football players experience their first practice of the preseason on Friday, most of the Jayhawks, and all of their coaches, already know what ... Posted yesterday at 5:26 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ready to Roll: KU AD Jeff Long officially takes over with football, fundraising among top priorities]( [New Kansas athletic director Jeff Long, pictured here during his first day on the job on Aug. 1, 2018, hosted a small gathering with media members in his office to discuss, among other things, football, fund-raising and his adjustment to life in Lawrence. ]( By: Matt Tait The bare walls and empty bookshelves were an obvious sign that the athletic director’s office at the University of Kansas had a new tenant ... Posted yesterday at 4:36 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson’s Journal: [Big 12 running backs set for big year in 2018]( By: Shane Jackson It’s no secret that the Big 12 has been home to some talented signal callers over the years. Most recently, Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield ... Posted yesterday at 2:35 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Updated state of the KU basketball roster entering the final break of summer vacation]( [Updated state of the KU basketball roster entering the final break of summer vacation]( By: Matt Tait Now that Sam Cunliffe is gone and the Kansas basketball roster appears to be set for the 2018-19 season, we can take a deeper look ... Posted yesterday at 1:37 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044