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Lawrence city commissioners accept KU’s application for tax breaks for Gateway District
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday took the first step toward considering tax breaks to help KU construct its planned Gateway District near the football stadium.
Lawrence city commissioners accept KU’s application for tax breaks for Gateway District
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday took the first step toward considering tax breaks to help KU construct its planned Gateway District near the football stadium.
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Flyover planned for KU football homecoming game; practice flight will be Friday
A flyover is planned Saturday afternoon ahead of kickoff as the Jayhawks (4-0) take on the Iowa State Cyclones (3-1) in KU’s homecoming game.
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KU fans ‘pack the Booth’ as Jayhawks roll to victory over Duke; block party set for next week
Kansas fans “packed the Booth” Saturday for only the second sold-out football game in nearly 13 years, and their team did not disappoint.
Flyover planned for KU football’s first game of the season
A flyover is planned as the Jayhawks open their football season Friday evening with a game against the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech.
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KU football game day: Bus service available from downtown Lawrence to Memorial Stadium
The Jayhawks are set to face the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech Friday evening, and the city wants to help folks get to the game. Info + helpful game day links here.
Mac Moore, KSHSAA Covered / Contributed Photo
Basketball champ coaching Firebirds eyes another former Jayhawk as his assistant coach
All-American and 2008 National Champion Sherron Collins plans to bring along a former Kansas basketball teammate to help coach the Free State boys basketball team this upcoming season.
Carter Gaskins / Lawrence Times file photo
Former Jayhawk Sherron Collins accepts basketball coaching job at Free State High School
A member of the 2008 National Championship-winning Jayhawks basketball team has accepted the head coaching position at Free State High School.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
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.
Andrea LaRayne Etzel via Office of the Governor
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.
Tricia Masenthin / The Lawrence Times
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.
Carter Gaskins / Lawrence Times
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.
Tricia Masenthin / The Lawrence Times
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.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
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.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
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.
Carter Gaskins / The Lawrence Times
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.
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