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Henry Greenstein

hgreenstein@ljworld.com

Henry is the sports editor at the Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com, and serves as the KU beat writer while managing day-to-day sports coverage. He previously worked as a sports reporter at The Bakersfield Californian and is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., Linguistics) and Arizona State University (M.A., Sports Journalism). Though a native of Los Angeles, he has frequently been told he does not give off "California vibes," whatever that means.

Bye-week breakdown: How KU has progressed on offense

A quirk in the college football calendar has left the Kansas football team with an odd late-season lull. For the first time since 2019, the schedule has aligned in a precise way — in short, it has to do with having an earlier Labor Day than usual, and will happen again next year — such ...

KU soccer holds off ASU to advance in Big 12 tournament

Kansas City, Mo. — First-team all-conference selections Lexi Watts and Caroline Castans scored once each, and the Kansas soccer team weathered a sudden momentum swing midway through the second half to beat Arizona State 2-1 at CPKC Stadium. In the 58th minute of Wednesday’s match, with KU ...

Big 12 power rankings: BYU is new No. 1

There's a new No. 1. BYU moved into the top spot in this week's Big 12 power rankings, receiving 11 of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media that regular covers the conference. Iowa State, which had been No. 1 the previous four weeks, dropped to second (with five first-place ...

Jayhawks show off shooting prowess in exhibition victory over Washburn

By halftime on Tuesday night, the Kansas men’s basketball team had made more 3-pointers — eight — than in all but one of its conference games last season. Facing off against a lower-division Washburn squad, the new-look Jayhawks continued apace in the second half and gave the KU faithful ...

In-state quarterback Mason is KU’s first 2026 commitment

Jaylen Mason, a high school junior quarterback from Wichita Northwest, announced his commitment on Tuesday night to play college football at Kansas. He became the first member of the Jayhawks' 2026 recruiting class. In doing so he followed in the footsteps of Edmond, Oklahoma, quarterback ...