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Henry Greenstein

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Henry is the sports editor at the Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com, and serves as the KU beat writer while managing day-to-day sports coverage. He previously worked as a sports reporter at The Bakersfield Californian and is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., Linguistics) and Arizona State University (M.A., Sports Journalism). Though a native of Los Angeles, he has frequently been told he does not give off "California vibes," whatever that means.

White embraces ‘Swiss army knife’ status in long-awaited reunion with KU

Tre White didn’t necessarily have any preconceived notions about where he might land when he entered the transfer portal looking for his fourth school in four years. But when Kansas was one of the first programs that came calling, it seemed fitting. “Then it just kind of registered with me ...

Self released from hospital

Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self has been released from the hospital, KU Athletics announced on Saturday. “I want to thank all the amazing doctors and nurses at LMH Health for the excellent care I received during my stay there," Self said in a statement. "I feel strong and am excited ...

Reserve safety Nelson embraces role pushing younger players to improve

When safety Landon Nelson joined the Kansas football team as a 168-pound preferred walk-on who “didn’t talk at all," then-first-year head coach Lance Leipold and strength coach Matt Gildersleeve saw potential in him. “They forced me to be uncomfortable,” Nelson said. “They forced me ...

Daniels bringing ‘different aura’ to final collegiate season

In past years, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels took on a particular look when he was truly locked in. Strength coach Matt Gildersleeve called it his “game-day eyes” — presumably because it was most closely associated with some dozen days a year on which the Jayhawks were about to go to ...

Physical growth demonstrates development of KU’s backup quarterbacks

Coming up on Aug. 23 is the start of Jalon Daniels’ final season. Coming later on is another season just over a year away in which KU no longer has Daniels as its starting quarterback — something it hasn’t experienced since 2021. The rest of the Jayhawks’ quarterback room, headlined ...