Baseball

Thrills absent in July sports schedule

With the NBA Draft, NBA Finals, and, really, this year’s entire thrilling NBA postseason now over, it’s time to roll into the leanest and meanest days of the summer months.Football has not arrived yet and baseball is not quite deep enough into its season to be interesting to the casual fan. ...

Lefty pitcher Cody Kukuk, Red Sox agree for $800,000

It took 69 days and what seemed like hundreds of phone calls for it to become official.But Monday night, just after 9 p.m., former Free State High baseball star Cody Kukuk officially became a member of the Boston Red Sox.Kukuk, a left-handed pitcher who signed with Kansas University earlier ...

Phillies come to terms with ex-Jayhawk Colton Murray

The Philadelphia Phillies announced Monday that they have come to terms with former Kansas pitcher Colton Murray on a minor league contract after selecting the junior right-hander in the 13th round of this season’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Murray has been assigned to the ...

A’s sign former Kansas pitcher Walz to minor-league deal

Oakland, Calif. ? The Oakland Athletics announced Tuesday that they signed former Kansas University pitcher T.J. Walz to a minor-league contract after selecting the right-hander in the 15th round of last week’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Walz was assigned to the team’s ...

KU pitcher Tanner Poppe popped in 37th Round by Tampa Bay

For the second time in his baseball career, Kansas University sophomore Tanner Poppe has been picked in the 37th round of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft.Poppe, a hard-throwing, 6-foot-5, right-handed pitcher from Girard, became the third KU pitcher selected in this year’s draft on ...

KU’s Colton Murray, T.J. Walz selected in MLB draft

As the years have gone by, Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price has seen more and more former Jayhawks work their way up from the college ranks into minor league and, in some cases, Major League success.That, Price says, can be a helpful tool in recruiting, as he can point to the ...

Former KU pitcher Brett Bochy to play with Class A Giants team

Augusta, Ga. ? Former Kansas University pitcher Brett Bochy has completed his extended spring training assignment with the San Francisco Giants organization and has been added to the Augusta GreenJackets’ roster.Bochy, who was drafted by the Giants in the 20th round of the 2010 MLB Amateur ...

Anderson leaving MU for Arkansas after all

Mike Anderson is returning to Arkansas to become the Razorbacks’ basketball coach.The school confirmed the move Wednesday night.Anderson leaves Missouri after five seasons to return to the school where he was an assistant to Nolan Richardson for 17 seasons. He replaces John Pelphrey, who was ...