The Iowa State men's basketball team's trip to the Phog in March 2027 is going to get an even bigger spotlight.
The Cyclones are slated to make one appearance on ESPN's "Big Monday" during the upcoming season, when they go on the road to Phog Allen Fieldhouse to face the Kansas Jayhawks on March 1, 2027. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT in Lawrence.
ESPN started its "Big Monday" showcase in 1987. This season, beginning Feb. 1, 2027, ESPN will highlight some of the top matchups in the ACC and Big 12 through the final Monday of the regular season. The Iowa State-Kansas game at Allen Fieldhouse will round out the "Big Monday" slate for the 2026-27 season.
Last season, the Cyclones and Jayhawks split the regular-season series. Kansas won the first meeting at Allen Fieldhouse, 84-63, on Jan. 13. The Cyclones comfortably evened the series with a 74-56 victory on Feb. 14 at Hilton Coliseum.
Kansas is coming off of a 24-11 season. It lost on a buzzer-beater in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to St. John's. The Jayhawks reloaded through the transfer portal and secured the No. 1 overall high school recruit. Freshman 6-foot-7 wing Tyran Stokes was the consensus top recruit for the 2026 class and he's already on the top of several 2027 NBA mock drafts.

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Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz blasts KU's Civil War-themed hype video after Border War win: 'We left Kansas bleeding again' originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Few hype videos in recent college football history proved as eye-catching as Kansas' latest, released days before the Jayhawks took on rival Missouri in "The Border War."
The video referenced the region's precarious history, likening the actions of Missouri-based pro-slavery forces to villains compared to Kansas-born abolitionists like John Brown.
The Tigers answered the call on the field, downing the Jayhawks 38-21 on Friday night. Shortly after the game went final, Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz had his say about the polarizing video, which garnered millions of views ahead of the tilt.
MORE: Kansas releases Civil War-themed hype video

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Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz blasted Kansas for its Civil War–themed hype video ahead of Friday's "Border War" college football rivalry game.
"I was disappointed in the rivalry—the turn that it took today," Drinkwitz said after the Tigers beat the Jayhawks 38–21 in Lawrence. "I thought that was uncalled for."
Kansas released a controversial social media video on Thursday ahead of hosting Missouri for the first time since 2005.
"This rivalry is different, because it's built on something much deeper than just school pride," narrator and former Kansas football star Gilbert Brown said. "It's fueled by hatred, passed down through generations. Our roots reach back to the Civil War, when blood was spilt over what you believed in and which side you stood on. There are heroes and villains, only allegiance decides their legacy. There's right and wrong. There's Kansas and Missouri." The video has more than 35 million views on X/Twitter as of Saturday morning.
"This is about two teams playing football," Drinkwitz said. "Especially on 9/11, when we need more unity now than ever before, to be putting some stuff on your screen—celebrating—everybody's got complicated pasts, and to make that an icon was bizarre to me. So, I'm just glad that this whole right-versus-wrong bullcrap that was started just got settled on a football field."

#kansas #drinkwitz #ahead #wrong

Eli Drinkwitz doesn't usually mince words. While mostly affable, the Missouri head coach doesn't always subscribe to tact. He's not to afraid to say how he feels.
He certainly didn't pull any punches after his No. 23 Tigers squad humbled Kansas on the road Friday night in the latest iteration of the schools' "Border Showdown." Missouri (2-0) handed the Jayhawks (1-1) a 38-21 defeat that could have looked even more lopsided had a head-turning shot to the end zone not fallen incomplete in the game's waning moments at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
That potential death knell resulted from Drinkwitz's frustration toward Kansas and the way the Jayhawks brazenly approached the programs' longstanding yet complicated rivalry in the lead-up to the matchup.
Kansas leaned into the Civil War history between the two states, posting a pregame hype video framed as "heroes vs. villains" with the social media caption, "It is that deep." Drinkwitz wasn't amused and fundamentally disagreed.
"I get there's a past to it, but why are we stirring that bull **** up? It's 9/11," Drinkwitz said postgame on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

#kansas #drinkwitz #showdown

Eli Drinkwitz turned his postgame news conference in Lawrence toward a 90-second video on Friday night, a few hours after Missouri had settled the 122nd Border War 38-21 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
The clip, ******* led "Heroes and Villains" and narrated by former Kansas nose tackle Gilbert Brown, went up on the Jayhawks' social accounts on Thursday and reached back to the Civil War fighting along the state line, splicing in images of John Brown and William Quantrill under a narration line about right and wrong, Kansas and Missouri.
Kansas ran it again on the videoboard shortly before kickoff. Drinkwitz was asked about it once the Tigers had moved to 2-0, and he did not stop at one sentence.
Oct 11, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz reacts during the second half of the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
"Disappointed in the rivalry, the turn that it took today. I thought that was uncalled for, and you know, this is about two teams playing football, and especially on 9/11 when we need more unity now than ever before. To be putting some stuff on your screen, celebrating. I mean, everybody's got complicated pasts, you know, and to make that an icon was bizarre to me. And so I'm just glad, you know, that this whole right versus wrong bullcrap that was started just got settled on a football field because it's a football game. It's an American football game that people love to come watch and cheer for their teams. It's not even deeper than that, and I get there's a past to it. But why are we stirring that bullcrap up? You know, it's 9/11. This country needs unity now more than ever, and I was embarrassed for them to be honest, and that's why I tried to embarrass them at the end."

#kansas #game #memorial #brown

Kansas football's Civil War-themed hype video released ahead of Friday's Border War rivalry game against Missouri did not sit well with Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz.
The Tigers' seventh-year coach shared his thoughts on the video following his team's 38-21 victory over the Jayhawks at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11 in Lawrence, Kansas. Missouri's victory marked the Tigers' fifth straight win in the rivalry series.
He went so far as to say he was "embarrassed" for the Jayhawks for posting the video.
Missouri vs Kansas football score: Austin Simmons shines in rivalry game
"I was disappointed in the rivalry, the turn that it took today. I thought that was uncalled for," Drinkwitz said in his postgame news conference. "... I'm just glad that this whole right versus wrong bullcrap that was started just got settled on a football field, because it's a football game.

#kansas #Football #victory

LAWRENCE, Kan. — It was that deep for Missouri football.
Before Friday night's Border War matchup, the second in the revived rivalry between two of college football's fiercest foes, Kansas posted a video to its social media accounts that made blunt, hardly subtle references to the rivalry's roots and the Civil War.
There were snippets of various Civil War-era figures, including John Brown and William Quantrill. Included in the 90-second clip narrated by former KU nose tackle Gilbert Brown, was the phrase "there's right and wrong, there's Kansas and Missouri."
It went viral. The Jayhawks played it again on the videoboard shortly before kickoff at David Booth Family Memorial Stadium.
That, in no uncertain terms, rubbed Mizzou and its head coach the wrong way.

#missouri #kansas #wrong

LAWRENCE — Kansas football lost 38-21 Friday at home against rival Missouri during non-conference play.
RELATED: Kansas football vs Missouri final score: Jayhawks suffer loss vs rival
Here's how the Jayhawks (1-1) graded out from their defeat against the No. 23 Tigers (2-0):
The scoring drive the offense put together toward the end of the second quarter finally gave that side of the ball some momentum after a largely disappointing start to the game. But the momentum that could have given the Jayhawks didn't carry over into the second half, with turnovers ending their first two third-quarter drives. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Isaiah Marshall struggled with consistency, failing to instill much confidence in his potential this fall in his second start of the season as he went on to finish the game with three turnovers.
Grade: D

#second #missouri #start

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Austin Simmons threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, Robert Woodyard Jr. produced back-to-back second-half turnovers to help Missouri take control, and the No. 23 Tigers beat Kansas 38-21 on Friday night in the latest edition of the Border War.
Jamal Roberts ran for 125 yards and a touchdown, and Donovan Olugbode and Cayden Lee caught TD passes, helping the Tigers (2-0) beat their biggest rival for the fifth straight time in their first trip across the state line since Oct. 29, 2005.
It was tied 14-all early in the second half when Woodyard fell on Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall's fumble, and Simmons quickly found Olugbode for the go-ahead touchdown. On the Jayhawks' next offensive play, Woodyard faded into the secondary and was there to pick off Marshall's pass, setting up Xai'Shaun Edwards' touchdown run.
Marshall finished with 168 yards passing, two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Jayhawks (1-1), who haven't beaten Missouri since Nov. 29, 2008. The sophomore quarterback also carried 20 times for just 23 yards.
Kansas jumped on the Tigers early, just as it did last season in Columbia, when a series that went on hiatus after the Tigers' departure for the SEC finally resumed after more than a decade. This time around, the Jayhawks capitalized on Missouri miscues: four false start penalties in the first half alone, blown blocking ****** ignments and two blocked field-goal attempts.

#olugbode

The Kansas Jayhawks will host the No. 23 Missouri Tigers at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, on Friday night.
Ahead of the game, Kansas had an extremely pointed message for its bitter, centuries-long rival, and it had nothing to do with college football.
Kansas Football's official social media accounts posted a 90-second hype video with thick abolitionist themes:
It is that deep. pic.twitter.com/4BEcdbLv7S
— Kansas Football (KU_Football) September 10, 2026

#jayhawks #tigers

In college football, there are rivalries that date back generations.
Including one that has its roots in the Civil War.
That would be the 'Border War' between Kansas and Missouri, that is renewed on Friday when the 1-0 Jayhawks host the 1-0 Tigers, who are ranked No. 23 in the latest edition of the AP Top-25. The 122nd installment of this rivalry game was expected to be intense, but Kansas turned up that heat throughout this entire week.
It began earlier in the week, when the team shared this image:
This is from a mural painted by John Steuart Curry **** led "Tragic Prelude," which is located in the rotunda of the Kansas State Capitol Building. It depicts abolitionist John Brown in the center, holding a Bible in one hand, and a rifle in the other. He is surrounded by both Union and Confederate soldiers, with him at the middle trying in vain to hold them back.

#border

LAWRENCE — Kansas football has the opportunity to defeat a top 25 opponent on Friday, when No. 23 Missouri comes to Lawrence for a rivalry matchup.
Both KU (1-0) and Missouri (1-0) won their season openers at home. Now, the Jayhawks will have a chance to see just how much of a home field advantage they can have, as the Tigers test themselves on the road. Kansas recently announced that the game would be a sellout.
RELATED: Kansas football vs Missouri live score updates: KU aims at rivalry win
Here's what KU's coaches think about Missouri's team:
KU head coach Lance Leipold acknowledged that the fact the two teams aren't in the same conference anymore means the rivalry isn't what it used to be, but highlighted as well that last year's game reignited the spark and intensity that comes with it. He hopes the game can continue to be played in the future. It had been more than a decade since the two sides played, prior to the game in 2025.

#rivalry #lawrence #home #Friday

LAWRENCE — As Kansas football embarked this past Friday on the second year of D.K. McDonald serving as the team's lead defensive coordinator, in a season opener at home against LIU, the Jayhawks saw the group thrive in Lawrence.
Kansas, which went on to win 51-6, didn't allow any points until the fourth quarter — a pair of field goals. LIU only amassed 146 yards of total offense and went 2-for-13 on third downs. KU finished with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks, only allowing LIU to average 2.8 yards per play.
RELATED: Will Kansas football have Cam Pickett and Bam Crouch available against Missouri?
On Monday, here's what McDonald had to say about the defense's performance, as the Jayhawks continued to prepare for a game this upcoming Friday at home against Missouri:
McDonald liked what his side of the ball was able to do, getting those tackles for loss. He liked the effort the guys put in, how they'd rally around each other for tackles and play to the standard they're trying to set. It's something that he wants to see continue when Kansas faces Missouri.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNW) – KU is looking towards the Border Showdown against Missouri after its 51-6 rout of LIU.
The Jayhawks accumulated more than 600 yards of offense, but now, the juices will be flowing a little more this week for the 122nd installment of the rivalry with the Tigers, which returned last year after a 14-year hiatus.
"Last year, getting the teams back together reignited the sparks so to speak of this rivalry and the intensity of it," Kansas head coach Lance Leipold said. "Now, it's not on the books for a while after Friday, so hopefully it can be."
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday night in Lawrence.
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#rivalry #border

Last year after Kansas beat Wagner 46-7, failing to cover a 45.5-point spread, I noted that Lance Leipold apparently wasn't interested in some of those 60-point FCS massacres we see elsewhere and suggested that the best way to become a millionaire would be to take the underdog and the points when Wagner's conference-mate LIU came to Lawrence in 2026.
Well…
KU was favored by 41.5 points.
The Jayhawks won by 45.
Reason number 347 why you shouldn't take betting advice from me.

#point #take #last #lawrence

Yes, there is such a thing as a good 5-5 start – at least for now, considering how insane it is to try figuring out all these teams with mostly new players.

What's so good about it? Going 3-2 yesterday was fine, and over the first two runs, one loss was that horrific Hawaii beat against Stanford, another came in the final seconds of Illinois-UAB, and then there's the whopper – thinking Rutgers would destroy UMass. Historically shocking whiff, cap tipped, moving on.

There aren't many options for the Friday games, but let's force down an appetizer before the smorgasbord on Saturday.

Last Week's Results: 5-5
– All the Week 1 Picks
– Week 1 Expert Picks
Line: Point Total 46.5
ATS Pick: Under

This is one of those picks to see if we have our in-season game legs early on. Seriously, feel free to ignore this one, because it's a little dangerous.

Both teams have new coaching staffs, new ideas, and wholesale personnel changes. That, and 46.5 isn't all that hard to hit – the original call to make this one of the games was when the total was 49.5.

Again, I'm flying a bit blind here, but it's Pat Fitzgerald with a pieced-together team. It'll be about the defense and running game. Mike Jacobs' Toledo side will keep the chains moving and the clock rolling. This should be a good, tough fight.
– Toledo vs Michigan State Game Preview
Line: Kansas -41.5
ATS Pick: Kansas

It's a small sample size, but one key mini-trend isn't shocking – with the exception of Buffalo against Albany, FBS teams are annihilating the FCSers.

Utah 66, Idaho 14
UCF 73, Bethune-Cookman 6
Missouri 54, UAPB 14
Delaware 42, Merrimack 7
Kennesaw State 47, West Georgia 0 (I LOVED this and chickened out yesterday, not making this one of the five best picks)
Minnesota 59, Eastern Illinois 7

I never change our call on the predicted final score in our game previews unless something insane happens, but Kansas big at home against LIU – partly because it'll likely go full throttle for a full 60 minutes – was the call from the start. If anything, we were probably too conservative on what the Jayhawks will do.
– LIU vs Kansas Game Preview

Sticking with that FBS blowout over FCS thing …
Line: Purdue -35.5, o/u: 55.5
ATS Pick: Purdue

There's no need to do a deep dive here. Purdue has a brutal schedule ahead, it's been a rough run over the last few years, and the coaches will keep pushing because the program has to set a new tone. Purdue beat Indiana State 49-0 in 2024, and Indiana slipped past the Sycamores by 73 last year.
– Indiana State vs Purdue Game Preview
Line: Point Total 47.5
ATS Pick: Over

Two things are in play here. First, the Stanford defense didn't look like anything special once the Hawaii offense got rolling in the 37-27 Cardinal win. There's a real chance Miami takes care of most of the total on its own.

Here's the second part – the line is 24.5. In the six games last year when Miami won by more than that, all but the 38-7 win over Pi

LAWRENCE — As Daryl Agpalsa recently reflected on the Kansas football offensive line room, he highlighted that the unit has been on a steady climb.
Agpalsa, the Jayhawks' position coach for the group, acknowledged that there are ups and downs over the course of fall camp. The unit isn't where KU needs it to be yet. But they're still moving in the right direction, as the regular season opener continues to draw closer.
RELATED: Led by Leroy Harris III, here's how KU football's defensive ends are looking
Here are some takeaways about how things are progressing with Kansas' offensive line:
Along the offensive line, redshirt junior Amir Herring spent last season as the Jayhawks' regular starter at left guard. But this year, while KU brought in redshirt junior Kasen Carpenter as a transfer from Oklahoma State, there's a very good chance that Herring sees some playing time at center. Kansas head coach Lance Leipold detailed that possibility recently, outlining that when they can have Herring at center, they're bigger at guard with redshirt juniors Connor Stroh (Texas transfer) and Tavake Tuikolovatu in the game.

#offensive

Kansas Jayhawks News
The NCAA filed a formal response to Melvin Council Jr's request for an unifying
Through the Phog notes that Bill Self gave a couple of interesting player comps for Tyran Stokes
ESPN'S FPI gives a probability of winning for each Kansas football game this year
Links!

#council #tyran

LAWRENCE — Marian Washington is a Kansas women's basketball icon.
The Jayhawks' all-time winningest head coach led that KU program for 31 seasons from 1973 to 2004. She enjoyed 11 NCAA tournament appearances, many conference ***** les and more. She was also an ***** et to the athletic department in other ways, too.
And on Saturday, Aug. 15 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Washington will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for her role with the 1996 women's national team for USA Basketball. Washington was an ***** istant coach for Stanford's Tara VanDerveer for the Olympics that year. According to a release from Kansas athletics, Washington became "the first female African American coach on a USA Olympic Basketball coaching staff."
RELATED: 5 insights into Kansas women's basketball with coach Brandon Schneider
The KU release added: "The 1996 USA Basketball Women's National Team captured the gold medal at the Atlanta Games, finishing with an undefeated 8-0 record and an average margin of victory of more than 30 points. Coached by VanDerveer, the team featured a roster that included future Hall of Famers Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Dawn Staley, Teresa Edwards, Rebecca Lobo, and Katrina McClain. The squad's dominant performance helped elevate the global profile of women's basketball and contributed to the launch of the WNBA later that year."

#hall #year

LAWRENCE — As Kansas football continues to make its way through fall camp, coach Lance Leipold believes his team is getting better.
Moving forward, though, Leipold wants to ensure that consistency remains a key part of everyone's efforts. He's looking for some players to separate themselves and earn a starting role. As much as he sees progress being made holistically, just because that's happening doesn't mean anyone can start to ease up.
Leipold also highlighted after practice Friday, Aug. 14 how much he thinks the Jayhawks' new model for their practice schedule has been paying off mentally and physically for the players. KU goes three days of practices in a row, then takes a day off. He detailed Saturday would be a day they don't practice, which is an opportunity for them to rest and recover ahead of the rest of camp.
RELATED: Inside Kansas football's 1st practice in its stadium during fall camp
Here are a few more takeaways from what Leipold had to say.

#practice #kansas #much #lawrence

LAWRENCE — As Kansas football has started to progress through fall camp, there's been an opportunity to see how the Jayhawks are doing ahead of the 2026 season.
How's the battle for the starting quarterback job unfolding? Are the newcomers continuing to adjust well? How confident is the team ahead of an important campaign, as the group looks to bounce back from a pair of disappointing seasons?
But those aren't the only questions facing the program. They aren't the only things head coach Lance Leipold has addressed recently. There's more the Jayhawks are looking at prior to the regular season kicking off Sept. 4 at home against LIU.
RELATED: How Kansas football quarterback Chase Jenkins fits into KU's plans
Here are a few more takeaways from Leipold on Saturday, Aug. 8:

#kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has signed a five-year contract for the Jayhawks to participate in the Players Era Festival, tying one of college basketball's storied programs to one of the more innovative, forward-thinking tournaments in the sport.
The Players Era began in Las Vegas in 2024 with the idea of funneling at least $1 million toward each participating school's name, image and likeness fund. Oregon wound up beating Alabama in the finale of the eight-team competition.
The tournament expanded last year to 18 teams, when it went from an elimination-style tournament to a pool-based system where margin of victory mattered, and a four-team women's event began. The Jayhawks beat Tennessee in the third-place game of the men's event, while eventual national champion Michigan routed Gonzaga to win the championship.
Along with at least $1 million in guaranteed payouts, an additional $12 million was allocated to teams based on performance.
Now, the Jayhawks are locked into the tournament through the 2030-31 season, giving coach Bill Self's team a marquee early-season showcase while ensuring the program has a lucrative NIL stream in an era where finances matter more than ever.

#least

Kansas Jayhawks News
SI writes that Paul Mbiya needs to take a big step forward this season
The KC Star's Shreya Leddha wrote up his final Kansas Q&A for the publication
Bill Self seems to have a pretty good idea of who's starting at center to begin this season
Links!

#kansas #season #jayhawks

After being granted a fifth year of eligibility, former Wisconsin Badgers guard AJ Storr has decided to enter the transfer portal.
The Illinois native began his career in 2022-23 at St. John's. Storr averaged 21.1 minutes per game, having started 17 of the 33 he appeared in for the Red Storm.
In 2023-24, Storr came to Madison. Head coach Greg Gard started him in all 36 games, but that wasn't good enough for the 6-foot-5 guard as he set his sights on Kansas.
After averaging a career-high 28.8 minutes and 16.8 points per game, Storr would earn just 15.7 minutes per game, scoring a career low 6.1 points per game during his time with the Jayhawks.
From there, Storr once again entered the portal. He went to Ole Miss where he earned 26.3 minutes and averaged 15.5 points per game. Even though he only started 15 of the 35 games he appeared in, those numbers were much closer to what he had at Wisconsin.

#guard #portal

Kansas Jayhawks News
Kansas is set to take on Duke in an exhibition game this October
Lance Leipold is pushing to get big time high school football games in the state to be played in Lawrence and Manhattan
Links!
Two meteor showers will be peaking this week

#jayhawks #leipold

Wednesday night will see the Kentucky Wildcats alumni team, La Familia, will play in the 2026 TBT (The Basketball Tournament) alumni bracket championship game. There they will take on JHX Hoops, the Kansas team, for the right to play in one final game for the $2 million prize.
This will be the first meeting between the two alumni teams, but Kentucky and Kansas do have some history. The two teams met in the 2012 NCAA championship game that the Wildcats won. They have also met a number of times in big regular season games. Kentucky leads the all-time series 24-12, though Kansas has won six of the last eight matchups.
Tonight's game will should be a fun one. Zeke Mayo leads the way for the former Jayhawks. He is averaging more than 20 points per game so far. Frank Mason has also repeatedly made big shots as well. Archie Goodwin will be the focus of the La Familia offense, but they'll need a big game from a few of their other players.
Stream La Familia vs JHX Hoops
Fans will want to tune in for this one. Here is how Big Blue Nation can watch, including the channel, time, and streaming information.

#game #kansas #team #play

La Familia advanced to the Alumni Bracket championship after knocking off Boeheim's Army on Sunday afternoon, but would have to wait until Monday night to figure out who their next opponent would be. Now, we officially know who La Familia will face off against, and it's an old friend that UK has a ton of history with: The Kansas Jayhawks (JHX Hoops).
JHX Hoops took down the defending champs from Wichita State, also known as the AfterShocks, on Monday night, 64-59, with a big-time 3-pointer as the dagger by former Wooden Award winner Frank Mason III.
Zeke Mayo (Kansas 2024-25), who transferred in from South Dakota State, where he had quite the collegiate career before making his way to Lawrence. In the game versus the AfterShocks on Monday, he led JHX Hoops in scoring with 25 of his own.
Kentucky and Kansas have a ton of history in college basketball, facing off a grand total of 36 times, with the Cats coming out victorious in 24 of those games. So now it's only right that the two face off in another level of basketball in The Basketball Tournament.
Wednesday's matchup will decide which TBT team will be the champion of the Alumni bracket and ultimately face off against the Non-Alumni bracket champion for $2 million.

#aftershocks

The Detroit Tigers have signed another draft pick.
Shortstop Tyson LeBlanc signed with the Tigers for a $1.6 million bonus – approximately $85,000 over the slot value – as first reported by MLB.com's Jim Callis. The Tigers drafted LeBlanc in the second round of the 2026 MLB Draft at No. 61 overall on July 11.
LeBlanc was first-team All-Big 12 in his only season with the Kansas Jayhawks in 2026, slashing .341/.425/.706 with 25 home runs and 69 RBIs. He was named the 2026 Big 12 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after marking 7 RBIs in three tournament games.
ON THE FIELD: Tigers takeaways: A.J. Hinch doing whatever it takes for needed wins
LeBlanc was one of Detroit's three remaining undecided draft picks as of Friday, with right-handed pitcher Jack Byers (17th round) and right-handed pitcher Will Zielinski (20th round) still having yet to sign. First-round pick Cameron Flukey, a right-handed pitcher out of Coastal Carolina, signed with the Tigers on July 15.

#tigers #leblanc #draft #right

The Detroit Tigers have signed another draft pick.
Shortstop Tyson LeBlanc signed with the Tigers for a $1.6 million bonus – approximately $85,000 over the slot value – as first reported by MLB.com's Jim Callis. The Tigers drafted LeBlanc in the second round of the 2026 MLB Draft at No. 61 overall on July 11.
LeBlanc was first-team All-Big 12 in his only season with the Kansas Jayhawks in 2026, slashing .341/.425/.706 with 25 home runs and 69 RBIs. He was named the 2026 Big 12 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after marking 7 RBIs in three tournament games.
ON THE FIELD: Tigers takeaways: A.J. Hinch doing whatever it takes for needed wins
LeBlanc was one of Detroit's three remaining undecided draft picks as of Friday, with right-handed pitcher Jack Byers (17th round) and right-handed pitcher Will Zielinski (20th round) still having yet to sign. First-round pick Cameron Flukey, a right-handed pitcher out of Coastal Carolina, signed with the Tigers on July 15.

#leblanc #first #right #july

LAWRENCE — Former Kansas basketball coach Ted Owens is going to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, according to a KU release.
The ceremony will take place later this year in October, in Kansas City, Missouri. Owens, 96, spent 19 seasons at the helm for the Jayhawks, from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s. He won numerous conference ***** les and made a number of NCAA tournament appearances, including two Final Four runs in 1971 and 1974.
RELATED: Will Kansas basketball's Tyran Stokes be No. 1 pick in 2027 NBA Draft?
"We're all so happy for Coach to receive this honor," current Kansas coach Bill Self said in the release. "In my opinion, it's been overdue. Considering not only what he did for his respective employers, what he has done for the game overall has been terrific. I have become very close friends with Coach and he's one of the most unselfish leaders I've ever been around. I don't know that I've ever met a coach who is as proud of his past players as Coach is. I am so happy for him, and I can't wait to celebrate with him and his family."
Owens finished with a 348-182 record. His 348 wins place him as the fourth-winningest coach in program history. That's behind Self, Phog Allen and Roy Williams.