Note: The Lawrence Times does not cover sports (yet) in the traditional sense. But here’s what we consider to be our community coverage of University of Kansas Athletics.
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Lance Leipold signs contract amendment with raise to continue coaching KU football
Kansas Athletics has signed an amended contract with football coach Lance Leipold, who is now set to make more than $8 million through April 2025.
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A view of Lawrence: Heart sculpture celebrates Jayhawks’ championship
The Kansas City Parade of Hearts has unveiled a special heart sculpture to honor the 2022 National Championship-winning Jayhawks, and it’s now on display outside Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas governor proclaims KU Men’s Basketball National Championship Victory Day
Gov. Laura Kelly welcomed the University of Kansas men’s basketball team and coach Bill Self to the Statehouse Monday to recognize their success in the NCAA Tournament.
Olympic champion Billy Mills encourages youth at Lawrence school named in his honor
Two special lunch guests and a small entourage visited Billy Mills Middle School on Tuesday. Billy Mills himself, and his wife, Patricia, greeted students and educators at the Lawrence school named after the Olympic gold medalist.
National champions on parade: Jayhawks celebrate with thousands of their biggest fans
Thousands of KU fans flocked to Mass Street Sunday afternoon to watch and celebrate the national champion Jayhawks in a parade that traveled more than a mile and a half.
Mass Street showers champion Jayhawks with love during parade through downtown Lawrence
The Jayhawk faithful showed up by the thousands under warm and windy skies Sunday afternoon to cheer on and catch a firsthand look at their 2022 NCAA men’s basketball champions.
Get hyped! More photos of Monday night’s magic ahead of Sunday’s championship parade
KU fans: As promised, here are more photos capturing the joy that erupted downtown after the Jayhawks’ remarkable comeback. Remember Mass Street closes at 3 a.m. and the parade starts at 2 p.m.
Remember the moment: Lawrence Times posters celebrate KU Jayhawks’ national championship
Call it our second-half comeback.
We’re now working with the champions at Printing Solutions in North Lawrence to bring you three stunning 12-by-18-inch commemorative posters, so you can forever remember KU’s beautiful NCAA tournament victory, as well as the Final Four win that led up to it.
Celebrate the Jayhawks! Parade is Sunday; Mass Street to close
The Lawrence community and Jayhawk fans far and wide are invited to come out and celebrate the Kansas Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon.
National champ Jayhawks return to Lawrence to bask in glory at home
Thousands of Jayhawk fans welcomed home Tuesday their beloved men’s basketball champions. With a chilly breeze, cloudy skies and occasional sprinkles in Memorial Stadium, adoring fans greeted the team as they returned to bask in the glory of a national title.
KU fans on Mass Street reflect on rollercoaster of emotions before championship win
The ups and downs before KU’s eventual victory over UNC were, at times, difficult to watch. Fortunately, the Jayhawks held on to win 72-69, and fans erupted with excitement all over Lawrence. They shared their mixed emotions with us.
70K Jayhawks on Mass Street, Lawrence police estimate
Following what will surely be remembered as one of the greatest comebacks in NCAA history, 70,000 KU fans flooded Massachusetts Street late Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to an estimate from law enforcement.
Tom Keegan: Calm coach and cool players win national title for Kansas (Column)
“One cool customer just coached one cool Kansas basketball team to another national title,” Tom Keegan writes in this column.
KU fans in downtown Lawrence: Proud, excited and feeling great
Loud and proud. That’s how Jayhawks fans presented themselves as they flooded Mass Street after KU’s national championship win late Monday night.
JAYHAWKS WIN! KU takes national championship; Lawrence celebrates
The Kansas Jayhawks are national champions once again, and pure joy has filled the air in Lawrence.
KU fans watch tense first half downtown and at Allen Fieldhouse
KU fans downtown and at Allen Fieldhouse watched a tense first half as the Jayhawks faced the Tar Heels for the national championship.
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