Tag: University of Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshmen Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes withdrew from the NBA draft ahead of Wednesday night’s deadline, while Grimes also announced that he would transfer elsewhere for his sophomore year. The…

Kansas’ three major universities embrace the same mission as other outstanding higher-education centers nationwide. The Kansas-based institutions of learning are steadfast in a quest to foster students’ reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. The goal…

LAWRENCE — Sixteen area students are among nearly 5,000 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this spring. Degrees are officially conferred in June. Many candidates will choose to participate in KU’s annual Commencement…

Kansas junior center Udoka Azubuike, who played just nine games this past season because of injury, has decided to return to KU for his senior season. Azubuike, a 7-foot, 270-pound native of Delta, Nigeria, averaged…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hall of Fame coach Bill Self wants to squash any and all rumors about his possibly taking another job and leaving Kansas after 16 seasons. “I’m totally happy right now. I’m not…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has pulled the fossil of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex from public view at its Natural History Museum after anger erupted when the fossil’s private owner listed it…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Among all the changes that have taken place at Kansas since Les Miles was hired to resurrect the moribund football program, the easiest to notice is the title of the spring…

MORAN ? Stephen Smith, science instructor at Marmaton Valley High School, has been named a recipient of the 2019 Wolfe Family Teaching Award from the University of Kansas. Smith, who has taught at Marmaton Valley…

We will begin with the optimistic view of the next trial set to rock college basketball, but maybe we should first pause to define optimism. Because there are no purely positive outcomes left. The sport…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas junior forward Dedric Lawson has decided to enter his name in the 2019 NBA draft, he reported Monday on Twitter. “First I would like to thank God for blessing me with…