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Kirk Cousins and Raiders agree on deal
56+ min ago (289+ words) Apr 2, 2026 - 4:05pm HENDERSON, Nev. " Kirk Cousins agreed to a deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, his agent Mike McCartney announced Thursday morning, giving them a veteran quarterback to help ease the expected selection of Fernando Mendoza with the top draft pick....
Final Four showdown with top seeds Michigan and Arizona includes intriguing matchups
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (1296+ words) Apr 2, 2026 - 3:36pm ANN ARBOR, Mich. " A March Madness masterpiece might be on tap. Get your popcorn, kick up your feet and get ready for what shapes up to be an epic showdown in the Final Four nightcap on Saturday night. Michigan…...
Journal-World Athletes of the Week: AJ Kimzey and Ginny Besson
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (130+ words) Apr 2, 2026 - 3:39pm The spring sports season continued throughout the week as more sports and more local athletes got started with competition. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: AJ Kimzey, Free State Kimzey got off to a…...
Events: Ballet, cinema, walking tours and lots of Easter egg hunts
6+ hour ago (798+ words) Apr 2, 2026 - 11:46am A baby gets some help picking up an egg at the Dole Institute on Saturday, April, 19, 2025. Free Tax Filing Support, noon-3 p.m., Meeting Room C, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. KU's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) helpers will be on…...
Lawrence boys win over half of their matches in road tennis quad
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (639+ words) Apr 1, 2026 - 8:36pm GARDNER " The Lawrence boys tennis team competed in its second competition of the season for the second day in a row at a tennis quad at Gardner Edgerton High School on Wednesday. "I'm thrilled with how we're doing so…...
Self announces he will continue as KU coach
1+ day, 8+ min ago (201+ words) Apr 1, 2026 - 5:38pm Kansas coach Bill Self will continue leading the Jayhawks. "With renewed clarity and the ongoing support from our administration, I remain focused and committed to Kansas Basketball competing for a National Championship," Self wrote. "I look forward to seeing…...
Lawrence Farmers Market celebrating 50 years in 2026, opening day is next week
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (380+ words) Apr 1, 2026 - 4:47pm Opening day of the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market, April 12, 2025. The Lawrence Farmers Market is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and its opening day is next Saturday. The Lawrence Farmers Market had its first season in 1976, according to a press…...
UConn carries an 18-game winning streak in Sweet 16 or later into stacked Final Four
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1122+ words) Apr 1, 2026 - 3:58pm When UConn makes it past the opening weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the Huskies are almost impossible to stop. UConn won its 18th straight game played in the Sweet 16 or later when it mounted a most improbable comeback…...
Lawmakers pass bill to create sports authority to oversee new Chiefs stadium in Kansas
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (687+ words) Apr 1, 2026 - 2:03pm Gov. Laura Kelly and Clark Hunt shake hands after announcing the team's move on Dec. 23, 2025, at the Docking State Office Building in Topeka, Kansas. TOPEKA " The agreement between the Kansas City Chiefs and the state of Kansas to build…...
Veteran long snapper Monteforte hoping to make more memories at KU
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (809+ words) Apr 1, 2026 - 9:31am Cal long snapper Rino Monteforte yells out during a game against Minnesota on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. Long snapper Rino Monteforte received his first Division I scholarship offer on July 26, 2019, from the University at Buffalo after he put…...