KUsports.com Headlines for July 19

[KU football veterans say defense needs 'pretty young' corners to 'play big']( [Kansas' Duece Mayberry (22) tackles Texas Tech's Tahj Brooks (28) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)]( By: Benton Smith Not one of the three players who started at least one game at cornerback for the Jayhawks last year will even be on the roster ... Posted today at 11:03 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU's Dajuan Harris headed to Spain in August with USA all-star team]( [Kansas' Dajuan Harris (3) controls the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)]( By: Matt Tait Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris is scheduled to head to Spain in August to play for the USA East Coast all-star Red team in a ... Posted today at 9:59 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Veteran Kwamie Lassiter II expects some young KU football WRs to step up]( [Kansas wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II runs the ball during the first half of an NCAA football game against Kansas State Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]( By: Benton Smith Now entering his sixth season with the Kansas football program, super-senior Kwamie Lassiter II has seen plenty of receivers come and go through the years ... Posted July 16 at 4:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [NCAA's Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports]( [NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at the NCAA convention Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the time is right to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports, shifting power to conferences and ... Posted July 16 at 3:44 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Gary Woodland misses cut at 2021 British Open]( [Gary Woodland misses cut at 2021 British Open]( By: Matt Tait Former University of Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland finished his second round at the British Open with three consecutive birdies to finish even on the ... Posted July 16 at 2:38 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lance Leipold and KU football prepping for preseason amid abnormal circumstances]( [Kansas linebackers Taiwan Berryhill and Kyron Johnson square off during a preseason practice drill in August of 2020.]( By: Benton Smith In each of his 14 previous years as a head coach, Lance Leipold headed into his team’s preseason camp with a wealth of knowledge ... Posted July 16 at 2:21 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