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Family and friends of Delia Montes, a cross-country runner at Dodge City Community College who is hospitalized for heat exhaustion, gathered over several days this weekend to support her and her family with a fundraiser.

This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time.

The KBI is investigating what happened to a cross-country runner at Dodge City Community College. Delia Montes is in critical condition in a Wichita hospital.

The pledge from David Booth, a KU alumnus, was one of the biggest single donations in the history of college athletics. The money is intended to help build a Gateway District next to the new Kansas Memorial Stadium.

Kansas City has a robust soccer scene, with three professional teams, tons of league play and plenty of places to enjoy to the game. Find more spots to play and watch as the city gears up to host games during the 2026 World Cup.

Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence saw dozens of its employees laid off under the Trump administration's mass cuts. That includes their women's basketball coach, Adam Strom, who's kept coaching as a volunteer to lead the team to the NAIA tournament.

A $2.8 billion settlement involving the NCAA sent shockwaves through the college sports world last week and paved the way for schools around the country to pay student-athletes directly for the first time. It'll be a big change for the University of Missouri, the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and other local powerhouses.

A $2.8 billion settlement involving the NCAA sent shockwaves throughout the college sports world last week, paving the way for colleges around the country to pay student-athletes directly for the first time.

Only about 5% of college baseball players and coaches are African American. At Kansas Christian College, team leaders have made a deliberate effort to recruit from inner-city Kansas City — boosting Black representation in the process.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is thought to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. The policy was approved in a 20-0 vote at its annual convention in Kansas City.

Stanley Redwine previously served on the international stage as the USA men’s coach at the 2022 IAAF World Outdoor Championships, and a USA assistant coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Hall of Fame, which has been inducting honorees since 2006, is expected to open late next year at the Museum at Prairiefire. Patrick Mahomes, who played college baseball at Texas Tech, played an "instrumental role" in the landing the deal for Overland Park.