Former Kansas defensive end Austin Booker got selected by the Chicago Bears at No. 144 overall in the fifth round of the NFL Draft Saturday afternoon. Another player whose college career took off following a transfer to KU, Booker had played in six games with two career tackles in two years at ...
Two Jayhawks heard their names called in the NFL Draft, but plenty more who are looking to pursue careers in professional football remained undrafted. That group includes the likes of cornerback Kwinton Lassiter, defensive end Patrick Joyner Jr., linebackers Rich Miller and Craig Young, ...
Former Kansas offensive lineman Dominick Puni became the highest-drafted Jayhawk since 2008 when he went in the third round to the San Francisco 49ers at No. 86 overall. Puni came to KU from NCAA Division II Central Missouri in 2022 and ended up starting all 25 possible games for the Jayhawks ...
By the end of Friday, Kansas will almost certainly have a new highest-drafted football player since 2008. Offensive lineman Dominick Puni is expected to go by the end of the third round Friday night, and defensive end Austin Booker could follow soon after or even jump his Jayhawk ...
The Kansas Golf Foundation plans to add a pair of University of Kansas luminaries to its Hall of Fame. The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame’s 2024 class, as announced at the start of April, includes a current PGA Tour player in Gary Woodland and a former one in Matt Gogel, both of whom played on KU ...
Toronto Raptors rookie wing Gradey Dick mustered his best scoring performance of the season in its final days, as he went off for 24 points — including six 3-pointers — last Wednesday. That game happened to come against the Brooklyn Nets and Dick’s former Kansas teammate Jalen Wilson, ...
