KUsports.com Headlines for July 30

[Former KU thrower Mason Finley finishes 23rd in discus at Olympics]( [Mason Finley, of United States, competes in his heat of the men's discus throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)]( By: J-W staff report Former University of Kansas track and field star Mason Finley’s second trip to the Olympics concluded Friday in Tokyo without a berth in the ... Posted today at 1:59 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [3-star St. Louis prospect Kaleb Purdy latest 2022 DB to commit to KU football]( [Kansas University football recruiting]( By: Benton Smith Over the course of the past several months, Kaleb Purdy picked up scholarship offers from more renowned Power Five football programs than Kansas. But on ... Posted today at 12:57 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas Athletics launches new "Jayhawks Ascend" program designed to help student-athletes navigate NIL era of college athletics]( [Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff addresses the football team following a spring practice, on April 8, 2021, Goff's third day on the job at KU.]( By: Matt Tait Twenty-nine days after the NCAA’s new name, image and likeness rule went into effect, the University of Kansas launched a four-tiered policy on how ... Posted today at 11:03 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former Kansas guard Marcus Garrett inks free agent deal with the Miami Heat]( [Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) and Kansas head coach Bill Self react after being called for a foul during the second half on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait According to a Friday morning Instagram post from Young Money APAA Sports, the agency that represents him, former Kansas guard Marcus Garrett has signed a ... Posted today at 10:04 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas guard Marcus Garrett not selected in 2021 NBA draft]( [Kansas senior Marcus Garrett attempts to drive past a Texas Tech defender during a game against Texas Tech Saturday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Mike Gunnoe.]( By: Matt Tait Former Kansas guard Marcus Garrett went undrafted in Thursday’s NBA draft, leaving the Dallas native in search of a free agent deal to kickstart ... Posted today at 12:10 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Anthony Davis, another 3-star CB from Dallas, joins KU football's 2022 class]( [Kansas University football recruiting]( By: Benton Smith For the second time this summer, the Kansas football program has landed a three-star cornerback from the Dallas area, as Anthony Davis announced late Thursday ... Posted yesterday at 11:29 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [One-time Jayhawk Quentin Grimes picked in first round of NBA draft, headed to New York]( [Kansas guard Quentin Grimes (5) puts up a three over Northeastern guard Jordan Roland (12) during the second half, Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Vivint Smart Homes Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.]( By: The Associated Press The New York Knicks ended up with Houston guard Quentin Grimes with the No. 25 pick in the NBA draft after dealing two picks that ... Posted yesterday at 10:36 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join league — in 2025]( [In this Oct. 10, 2020, file photo, The Red River Showdown logo is displayed on the field of the Cotton Bowl, prior to an NCAA college football game between the University of Texas and Oklahoma, in Dallas. Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday, July 27, 2021, to join the Southeastern Conference — in 2025 —- with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the “near future.”]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the ... Posted yesterday at 5:01 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Kansas basketball program cracks top 6 for Kansas City-area prospect Aidan Shaw]( [Kansas basketball program cracks top 6 for Kansas City-area prospect Aidan Shaw]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas men’s basketball program made the most recent cut for local prospect Aidan Shaw of nearby Blue Valley High, a top-60 prospect in ... Posted yesterday at 2:56 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Smithology: [Some more captivating KU football over/under numbers to go with those extra-long Big 12 title odds]( [Some more captivating KU football over/under numbers to go with those extra-long Big 12 title odds]( By: Benton Smith Long-suffering Kansas football fans didn’t need Las Vegas’ input to know the Jayhawks aren’t expected to win the Big 12 this fall, in ... Posted yesterday at 2:16 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Trying to make sense of why ESPN might meddle in this conference mess in the first place]( [Trying to make sense of why ESPN might meddle in this conference mess in the first place]( By: Matt Tait By now, you’ve all surely read the story/stories about Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accusing ESPN of trying to put an end to ... Posted yesterday at 11:45 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU football's Kenny Logan Jr. and Kwamie Lassiter II land on preseason watch lists]( [Kansas football players Kenny Logan Jr., left, and Kwamie Lassiter II sit inside the team auditorium while waiting for virtual media sessions at Big 12 Media Days to begin on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Lassister and Logan missed out on the opportunity to be in Dallas with the rest of the conference's representatives because of bad weather grounding their flight. ]( By: Benton Smith Two of the Kansas football team’s key veteran leaders, junior safety Kenny Logan Jr. and super-senior receiver Kwamie Lassiter II landed on separate preseason ... Posted yesterday at 11:19 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU sophomore Dajuan Harris no longer headed to Spain for summer exhibition tour]( [Kansas freshman Dajuan Harris Jr. talks with head coach Bill Self during a game against TCU Tuesday night at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on January 5, 2021. (Photo/Gregg Ellman)]( By: Matt Tait Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris’ August exhibition trip to Spain has been called off after the U.S. State Department added the country to its ... Posted July 28 at 9:26 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big 12 accuses ESPN of trying to 'destabilize' conference]( [Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby addresses attendees during Big 12 media day, Monday, July 18, 2016, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern ... Posted July 28 at 9:05 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Don't panic,' Girod says of Big 12 unrest; stakes are high for KU, but school must avoid making a rash decision]( [University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod speaks during a KU forum about budget cuts at Eaton Hall in this Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, file photo.]( By: Chad Lawhorn The decision by Texas and Oklahoma to pursue a move to the SEC came like a thunderbolt. The response to that decision shouldn’t, University ... Posted July 28 at 3:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [OU and Texas should pay to leave the Big 12, but future financial issues are not theirs alone]( [OU and Texas should pay to leave the Big 12, but future financial issues are not theirs alone]( By: Matt Tait Now that Texas and Oklahoma have formally stated their intentions to leave the Big 12 Conference, let’s take a first glance at how the ... Posted July 28 at 2:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former Jayhawk Marcus Garrett eager to find out NBA fate at Thursday's draft]( [Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) and Texas guard Matt Coleman III (2) compete for a loose ball during the second half, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Matt Tait For former Kansas basketball standout Marcus Garrett, years of dreaming and imagining life as a professional basketball player have come down to a single night ... Posted July 28 at 10:38 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Approval from Board of Regents a requirement if KU, K-State desire to negotiate moving into new conference]( [The view of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium from the top of Campanile hill in July 2020. ]( By: Matt Tait As the future of the Big 12 Conference hangs in the balance, one thing is clear: The University of Kansas will need approval from the ... Posted July 27 at 6:30 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