KUsports.com Headlines for July 17

[Kansas football picked to finish last in Big 12 preseason poll]( [Kansas head coach Les Miles talks to his players during a time out in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana State, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas won 24-17. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas football program found itself in the familiar position of last place when the 2020 preseason Big 12 Conference media poll was released Friday ... Posted today at 2:06 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Hampshire cancels fall sports seasons, leaves KU football looking for new first-week foe]( [Kansas head coach Les Miles surveys his team during football practice on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 within the new indoor practice facility.]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas football program is suddenly without an opponent for the first week of the 2020 season, as the University of New Hampshire announced Friday ... Posted today at 1:04 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Gary Woodland firmly in contention after two rounds at the Memorial]( [Gary Woodland firmly in contention after two rounds at the Memorial]( By: Matt Tait One week after fighting to make the cut on the same golf course, former KU golfer Gary Woodland has put himself firmly in contention this ... Posted today at 11:33 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [KU's Norm Roberts voted by peers as one of Big 12's top assistants]( [KU's Norm Roberts voted by peers as one of Big 12's top assistants]( By: Matt Tait University of Kansas men’s basketball assistant Norm Roberts recently landed on a short list of the top aides in the Big 12 Conference. Roberts ... Posted today at 11:11 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [NCAA recommends testing all athletes for COVID-19 within 72 hours of games]( [Kansas head coach Les Miles talks on the radio to assistants Saturday against Coastal Carolina Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 7, 2019.]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press The NCAA on Thursday released its latest guidance to help member schools navigate competition during the pandemic, and they come as the prospects of actually ... Posted yesterday at 6:04 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Gary Woodland roars to strong start at PGA Tour's Memorial]( [Gary Woodland roars to strong start at PGA Tour's Memorial]( By: Matt Tait Former Kansas golfer Gary Woodland finished Round 1 at the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio, in roughly the same place he finished Round 4 at least ... Posted yesterday at 5:24 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU's Andrew Parchment, Pooka Williams Jr. named preseason all-Big 12]( [(Boston, MA, 09/13/19) Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Andrew Parchment (4) celebrates a touchdown against the Boston College Eagles during the first half of an NCAA football game at Boston College in Boston, Mass., on Friday, September 13, 2019.]( By: Matt Tait Kansas football senior Andrew Parchment and junior Pooka Williams Jr. were two of the 15 players named to the Big 12 Conference’s preseason all-Big ... Posted yesterday at 3:31 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [NABC aiming to eliminate standardized testing from initial eligibility equation]( [Kansas head coach Bill Self jokes with Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger, Baylor coach Scott Drew and Texas head coach Shaka Smart as they and other coaches assemble for a group photo during Big 12 Media Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at Sprint Center.]( By: Dave Skretta, The Associated Press Men's and women's college basketball coaches are proposing the NCAA eliminate standardized testing requirements from initial-eligibility standards, calling exams such as the SAT ... Posted yesterday at 2:46 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU receiver Andrew Parchment lands on Biletnikoff Award watch list]( [Kansas wide receiver Andrew Parchment reaches out for a reception against Indiana State Saturday afternoon at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Aug. 31, 2019.]( By: Matt Tait After a strong 2019 season in which he earned honorable mention all-Big 12 honors, Kansas wide receiver Andrew Parchment landed on the Biletnikoff Award’s ... Posted yesterday at 10:05 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas football to conduct next round of COVID-19 testing Saturday]( [The view of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium from the top of Campanile hill in July 2020. ]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas football program is planning another round of COVID-19 testing on Saturday and the results of those tests will determine how soon the Jayhawks ... Posted yesterday at 9:00 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas basketball pushes back return date for second time in 3 weeks]( [Kansas head coach Bill Self watches his team play against TCU during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kansas won 60-46. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas men’s basketball program is responding to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases by pushing its return-to-campus date back for the second time ... Posted July 15 at 4:12 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [KU basketball recruiting notebook: Examining a couple of top-tier 2021 point guards]( [KU basketball recruiting notebook: Examining a couple of top-tier 2021 point guards]( By: Matt Tait Class of 2021 point guard Nolan Hickman appears to be nearing a decision about his college future. The 76th-ranked player in the senior class recently ... Posted July 15 at 3:29 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [At least one national pundit believes Kansas football is ready to climb in 2020]( [At least one national pundit believes Kansas football is ready to climb in 2020]( By: Matt Tait Was last year’s 3-9 record a baseline for Les Miles and the Kansas football program, and are the Jayhawks bound to make more progress ... Posted July 14 at 11:00 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 unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044