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Henry Greenstein

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KU handled Brown in its nonconference finale: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Shakeel Moore saw extended action: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Here are photos from Nick Krug: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

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Zeke Mayo didn’t miss a beat. The Lawrence native had already scored in double digits before five minutes elapsed on Sunday afternoon, helping Kansas first fend off Brown as the Bears shot well early,...

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December 22, 2024 at 11:40 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

A few KU football players have accepted invites to all-star games, with more likely to come:

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The Kansas football team may have fallen short of a third straight bowl, but several KU standouts will still get an opportunity to play at least one final college football game this winter. Among the ...

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December 19, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

It's been a busy week for KU in the portal (so far). We have you covered if you want to learn more (1/2):

Laith Marjan: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Cam Pickett: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Jahlil Hurley:
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Jack Tanner: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

December 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM

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Jeff Greenstein

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and then

Byronic
Sapphic
Homeric
Lovecraftian
Proustian

and maybe

Machiavellian

December 17, 2024 at 6:59 PM

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Jeff Greenstein

@sjeffgreenstein.bsky.social

A visit to the Kafka exhibit at The Morgan Library with @paulinaporizkova.bsky.social and @henrygreenstein.bsky.social prompted a musing upon writers whose names have become adjectives. Not counting scientists and philosophers, we decided on:

Kafkaesque
Orwellian
Dickensian
Shakespearean

December 17, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Here's more on the senior class to which KU must now say goodbye: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

December 9, 2024 at 2:33 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Kansas defensive coordinator Brian Borland has retired and been replaced by D.K. McDonald.

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Updated 6:56 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8: The Kansas football team is replacing another coordinator with an internal promotion for the second time in two days. Head coach Lance Leipold announced on Sunday eve...

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December 9, 2024 at 2:33 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

A brutal loss at Missouri today as the Jayhawks dug themselves a 24-point hole and couldn't get out of it: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

The team's ongoing search for an identity has taken a step back:

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KU Sports

Columbia, Mo. — As much as Kansas struggled on the road last season, the Jayhawks hit a new low in the first half on Sunday. In committing 14 of its 22 total turnovers within the first 16 minutes at M...

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December 9, 2024 at 2:32 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

The KU volleyball season is over after another heartbreaking loss at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.

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More photos from the match against Florida: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Kansas volleyball has had consecutive chances to host the NCAA Tournament as the higher seed in its first two matchups, and each year has been dealt a tough hand in the second round. “We played Penn S...

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December 8, 2024 at 6:04 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

In case you missed an eventful 24 hours for KU football:

Jeff Grimes is reportedly headed to Wisconsin: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Jim Zebrowski was promoted to replace him: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

And Jalon Daniels is coming back: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Updated 1:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2024: The Kansas football program will enter 2025 with its third offensive coordinator in three years. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday afternoon that Jeff Grime...

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December 8, 2024 at 6:03 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Check out the Jayhawks who received All-Big 12 honors:

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KU Sports

A pair of Kansas cornerbacks who had been tabbed as first-team all-conference selections in the preseason made it there by season’s end — and they were joined by an unlikely teammate. Senior corners C...

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December 5, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

One of KU's top recruits in modern history is entering the transfer portal.

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The future of the Kansas defense took a significant hit on Thursday afternoon when DJ Warner, the Jayhawks’ best recruit of the modern era as assessed by 247Sports, announced that he will enter the tr...

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December 5, 2024 at 7:50 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Big day of football news.

KU signs its freshman class: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Kaleb Purdy enters the transfer portal (following Brian Dilworth): www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Logan Brown is declaring for the draft: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Updated 4:37 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4: After a series of flips late in the fall reshaped the image of its 2025 recruiting class, the Kansas football team officially signed 15 incoming freshmen on Wednes...

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December 5, 2024 at 5:13 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

The top-ranked Jayhawks went down at Creighton on Wednesday night.

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A big part of the Bluejays' success was preventing Hunter Dickinson from doing much of anything.

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KU Sports

Omaha, Neb. — Kansas coach Bill Self knew Creighton wasn’t shooting from beyond the arc as well as it could. He said as much before the Jayhawks left Lawrence to take on the Bluejays on Wednesday nigh...

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December 5, 2024 at 5:12 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Big day in KU sports... first, our coverage from the Jayhawks' disappointing blowout loss at Baylor: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

And a look to the future: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Waco, Texas — The recipe for success for the Kansas defense during the Jayhawks’ impressive late-season run was holding firm in the red zone and forcing the occasional turnover on downs, like early in...

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December 1, 2024 at 3:51 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

The full recap from the hotly contested KU-Duke game, a 75-72 victory for the Jayhawks: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU had to do it without Hunter Dickinson for the majority of the second half, but pushed through: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Las Vegas — Kansas played some of its best basketball at the start of each half on Tuesday night against Duke, only to see one extended lead after another — as many as 13 points early and eight points...

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November 27, 2024 at 6:57 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Big win for KU football over 16th-ranked Colorado:

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Here's more on Devin Neal's performance: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Photos from Nick Krug: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Kansas City, Mo. — Devin Neal would settle for nothing less than a victory in his final home game as a Jayhawk. The KU senior running back posted one of the best single-game efforts of his career to w...

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November 24, 2024 at 2:37 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

It's been a big couple of days on the recruiting trail for KU women's basketball...

The Jayhawks just got the commitment of Keeley Parks: www2.kusports.com/sports/2024/...

And yesterday Jaliya Davis: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Both are borderline five-star prospects in the class of 2025.

KU Sports

Make it two momentous commitments in two days for the Kansas women’s basketball program. A day after in-state forward Jaliya Davis, a five-star prospect on some services, pledged to join the Jayhawks ...

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November 20, 2024 at 11:07 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Full story from the uneven KU men's basketball victory over UNCW tonight: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Update on Flory Bidunga's minor ankle injury and his outlook going forward: www2.kusports.com/sports/2024/...

Photo gallery by Nick Krug: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

UNC Wilmington trailed for the entire first half on Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse, but it certainly didn’t feel that way. The high-flying Seahawks out of the Coastal Athletic Association, who ente...

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November 20, 2024 at 4:41 AM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

In case you missed it, here's coverage of yesterday's women's basketball game by @avcoleham.bsky.social:

www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

And here are photos by Kahner Sampson: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Kansas’ senior guard Wyvette Mayberry made her season debut for the Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon but did so off the bench, while sophomore transfer Brittany Harshaw, who had started KU’s first two gam...

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November 18, 2024 at 2:51 PM

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Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

The KU men’s basketball team improved to 4-0 by beating Oakland: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

AJ Storr showed his potential with a big game: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Photo gallery: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

Bryson Tiller signs for 2025: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

KU Sports

Kansas basketball blew out Oakland 78-57 at Allen Fieldhouse to move to 4-0 on the season, led by its frontcourt’s strong performance in the first half. Behind wing AJ Storr’s 16 points on the night, ...

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November 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Henry Greenstein

@henrygreenstein.bsky.social

Hello people of Bluesky, thought I’d share our coverage from yesterday here:

How KU football took down unbeaten BYU, aided by a pooch punt: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...

How the Jayhawks’ defense atoned for early-season struggles: www2.kusports.com/sports/colle...