KUsports.com Headlines for October 8

Tale of the Tait: [He Will, He Won't, He Might: 2021 — Senior guard Jalen Coleman-Lands]( [He Will, He Won't, He Might: 2021 — Senior guard Jalen Coleman-Lands]( By: Matt Tait We’re now less than a month from KU’s lone exhibition game of the season (Nov. 3 vs. Emporia State) and just over a ... Posted today at 1:51 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Everyone's got to own it': KU football looking for numerous improvements after bye week]( [Kansas head coach Lance Leipold reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Duke in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)]( By: Benton Smith When his Kansas football team returns to competition on Oct. 16 after an open week on the schedule, head coach Lance Leipold expects to see ... Posted today at 1:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Kansas basketball set to host 2 top-35 prospects this weekend, top-15 target sets KU visit date]( [Kansas basketball set to host 2 top-35 prospects this weekend, top-15 target sets KU visit date ]( By: Matt Tait One week removed from one of the biggest recruiting nights of any calendar year — Late Night in the Phog — the Kansas men’s basketball ... Posted today at 8:05 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU soccer puts end to losing skid with 2-1 victory over No. 23 Baylor]( [Kansas soccer midfielder Rylan Childers prepares to unleash a shot for the Jayhawks during a win over Cincinnati on Sept. 9, 2021.]( By: The Kansas soccer team eradicated a five-game losing streak and secured its first Big 12 victory of the season in one fell swoop Thursday night ... Posted yesterday at 9:16 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU soccer sisters Raena and Rylan Childers bring 'a lot of bite' to Jayhawks]( [Sisters and Kansas soccer teammates Raena (No. 7) and Rylan Childers (No. 9) hold hands on the sideline before a game.]( By: Benton Smith It could have been any number of her Kansas soccer teammates who greeted freshman Raena Childers following her first collegiate goal earlier this season. But ... Posted yesterday at 5:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU's Kate Steward earns weekly Big 12 swimming honor]( By: J-W Staff Report Three victories at the recent Sunflower Showdown swim meet earned University of Kansas senior Kate Steward the first Big 12 Women’s Swimmer of the ... Posted yesterday at 4:47 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU's Luke Kluver named Big 12 golfer of the month for September]( [Kansas freshman Luke Kluver follows through on a shot during the 2021 Big 12 championships at Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson. ]( By: J-W Staff Report University of Kansas sophomore Luke Kluver was named the Big 12 Conference golfer of the month for September this week after a stellar start to ... Posted yesterday at 4:41 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notebook: KU football DC Borland hopes former 4-star prospect Parker can get up to speed]( [Kansas outside linebacker Steven Parker rushes toward Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer in Waco, Texas, on Sept. 26, 2020.]( By: Benton Smith The top prospect in the Kansas football program’s 2019 signing class, redshirt sophomore defensive end Steven Parker hasn’t yet made an impact for ... Posted yesterday at 3:43 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU women's basketball picked last in Big 12 preseason poll]( [Kansas guard Zakiyah Franklin surveys the floor from the top of the key against Baylor on March 6, 2021, inside Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: J-W Staff Report The Kansas women’s basketball program has been picked to finish last in the Big 12 Conference by the league’s head coaches, the Big ... Posted yesterday at 2:54 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas football DC Brian Borland says improvement can come at every position on the KU defense]( [Kansas football DC Brian Borland says improvement can come at every position on the KU defense]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 2:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas football OC Andy Kotelnicki breaks down KU's approach to using the bye week to its advantage]( [Kansas football OC Andy Kotelnicki breaks down KU's approach to using the bye week to its advantage]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 2:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold discusses the Jayhawks' bye week & how losing "eats at ya"]( [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold discusses the Jayhawks' bye week & how losing "eats at ya"]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 2:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Process might be 'painful' for KU football, but AD Goff confident in what Leipold is building]( [Kansas athletic director Travis Goff watches with members of the football team as a South Dakota field goal misses during the first quarter on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 at Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Nick Krug/Special to the Journal-World)]( By: Benton Smith The Kansas football team’s current four-game losing streak hasn’t affected the way Athletic Director Travis Goff views the Jayhawks’ head coach, Lance Leipold ... Posted October 6 at 9:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU guard Holly Kersgieter named preseason all-Big 12]( [Kansas' Holly Kersgieter looks to drive versus Texas on, Thursday, Jan., 14, 2021, in Austin, Texas. (Stephen Spillman)]( By: J-W Staff Report Kansas junior Holly Kersgieter was one of 12 players named to the preseason all-Big 12 women's basketball team, the Big 12 announced Wednesday. Posted October 6 at 4:31 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [New-look Kansas men's basketball team expecting to have speed, athleticsm in abundance]( [Kansas Jayhawks guard Remy Martin (11) gets up to throw a pass during the Late Night in the Phog scrimmage, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait Last week’s first look at the 2021-22 Kansas men’s basketball team revealed a roster full of athletes who are not afraid to get ... Posted October 6 at 12:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Frank Mason's next NBA opportunity comes in Los Angeles]( [Frank Mason's next NBA opportunity comes in Los Angeles ]( By: Matt Tait Former Kansas standout Frank Mason is getting another shot in the NBA. This time it comes with a veritable all-star team of legends in Los ... Posted October 6 at 12:22 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Irregular production has KU football offense ranked 100th or worse in a number of key categories]( [Kansas quarterback Jason Bean (17) scrambles up field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)]( By: Benton Smith Though some Kansas football skill players have delivered highlight catches, throws and runs here and there for the Jayhawks early on this season, there haven ... Posted October 5 at 3:17 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. 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