KUsports.com Headlines for July 21

Jackson’s Journal: [KU football has lost 2nd-most players in college football to transfer portal]( By: Shane Jackson It is no secret that the transfer portal has not been kind to the Kansas football program this past year. But the exact damage wasn ... Posted today at 11:41 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU Sports Hour: Offseason football & hoops chatter and a final farewell to Shane Jackson]( [Offseason KU football & hoops chatter and a farewell to Shane Jackson]( By: Matt Tait Posted today at 10:08 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Player-led practices, studying video clips crucial parts of summer for KU football]( [Kansas receiver Kwamie Lassiter II catches a pass during practice on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.]( By: Benton Smith With the start of preseason camp in early August on their minds all summer, Kansas football players have made sure to invest much of their ... Posted yesterday at 7:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Silvio De Sousa transferring to Chattanooga to finish college basketball career]( [Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa gets to the bucket against Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot during a scrimmage on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait Former University of Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa confirmed to the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon that he is headed to Tennessee to continue his college ... Posted yesterday at 4:28 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [No longer 'starstruck,' former KU thrower Mason Finley heads to 2nd Olympics with big goals in mind]( [Mason Finley competes during the finals of men's discus throw at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Friday, June 25, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]( By: Benton Smith Nearly five years ago, when it was time for Mason Finley to make his Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro, the former University of Kansas ... Posted yesterday at 2:42 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Quintet of Jayhawks slated to represent KU at upcoming Olympics]( [Bryce Hoppel wins the second heat in the semi finals of the men's 900-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.]( By: Shane Jackson Five athletes with ties to the Kansas track and field program are slated to participate in this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo, bringing pride ... Posted yesterday at 1:15 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jayhawks understand no quick fixes exist for Lance Leipold's rebuilding project]( [Kansas safety Ricky Thomas (3) tries to tackle Coastal Carolina wide receiver Jaivon Heiligh (6) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)]( By: Benton Smith Since Lance Leipold agreed to take on the renovation project that is the Kansas football program, the team’s newest head coach said he has ... Posted July 19 at 4:54 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson’s Journal: [Kansas football has crazy long odds to win Big 12 conference]( By: Shane Jackson Vegas certainly isn’t expecting a miracle in Year 1 of the Lance Leipold era. With the college football season just around the corner, Superbook ... Posted July 19 at 4:06 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas basketball players stage surprise scrimmage for Lawrence Boys & Girls Club members]( [Several members of the 2021-22 Kansas men's basketball team pose for a photo with 14 Boys & Girls Club members at Prairie Park Elementary School after staging a surprise scrimmage on Monday, July 19, 2021. ]( By: Matt Tait What was supposed to be a summer scrimmage between fourth- and fifth-grade Boys & Girls Club basketball teams on Monday morning turned into a wild surprise ... Posted July 19 at 3:43 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [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 July 19 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 July 19 at 9:59 a.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. 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