Kansas Jayhawks

From the Super Bowl to the World Cup to March Madness, Kansas City loves its sports — and watching with a crowd. We asked local enthusiasts for their favorite places to cheer on their favorite teams.

The self-imposed sanctions stem from an NCAA investigation that began in 2017, but has yet to be resolved. Self and an assistant will miss the team's first four regular-season games.

The city of Independence allocated millions in federal COVID relief funding to its police department — for things like sniper rifles and officer bonuses — but little to the health department. Plus: Kansas Jayhawks football has stirred up talk with their early-season success under coach Lance Leipold. But how long will it last?

After more than a decade of losing seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks football team seems to have turned a corner. But open coaching jobs at two high-profile football programs have some fans wondering how long the good times might last under the current head coach.

Athletic Director Travis Goff said the project will have a transformative effect on the aging Memorial Stadium, football facilities and the surrounding area.

Fans were loud and elated during the early minutes of a watch party at Allen Fieldhouse, but quieted as the North Carolina Tar Heels stormed to a 15-point first half lead. “Then in the second half. It was insane,” one fan said.

Kansas staged a 16-point comeback, the largest in NCAA championship history, to best North Carolina in New Orleans.

Kansas ripped away from Villanova from the jump. Jayhawk fans reveled in the chance to play North Carolina on Monday for the NCAA men's basketball championship.

While school board races have historically been quiet affairs, intense debates over COVID-19 protocols and how to teach race in schools have brought heightened interest to these elections. We have a preview of next week's election in Kansas City. Plus, the KU men's basketball team heads to the Final Four for the first time since 2018.

It’s the first time the team is headed to the Final Four since 2018, and an off-season transfer was the final piece to the Jayhawks’ success.

K-State and KU women are going to the NCAA tournament, and Mizzou almost made it. Future tournaments look even more hopeful thanks to "a lot of talent" at high schools across the Midwest.

A new jazz album is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Lied Center of Kansas by honoring the Kansas Jayhawks.