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Daniel Hishaw Jr. announces commitment to KU football for 2020 | KUsports.com
“I like how much they’re trying to change the culture around,” Hishaw told Jon Kirby of Jayhawk Slant. “Something that stood out to me is they have a program with all the team leaders to get everybody together. It reminded me a lot of my high school. It just felt right to go to Kansas.”

Niko Roberts, LHS teammates involved in NCAA’s new College Basketball Academy | KUsports.com
“I think it went really well,” Roberts said. “The kids have had a great experience and that’s our main goal here. We want it be educational, we want it to be a competitive atmosphere and so far that seems like what we have had. It is a lot of trial and error to figure it out, but I think it has gone relatively well.”

VIDEO: Taking a look inside KU football's HS one-day elite camp
KU football held its one-day elite high school camp — previously known as its Friday Night Lights camp — this most recent Friday. Phog.net was in attendance and there are several stories up on the site regarding the event and the top performers.

Recruiting: How Rajon Hill hopes to earn offer from KU football
A 2021 defensive back from nearby, Hill stood around in the parking lot involved in conversation after the camp before he spotted Les Miles walking back to the Anderson Family Football Complex that sits to the southwest of Memorial Stadium. "It's time to go," called out one of his acquaintances, suggesting it was now or never for Hill to grab the KU football coach.

Other Sports News

Mets acquire Stroman from Jays for prospects
The Blue Jays on Sunday night traded pitcher Marcus Stroman and cash considerations to the New York Mets in exchange for pitching prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods Richardson.

Upset pitcher Bauer throws ball over CF fence
Trevor Bauer showed his frustrations after surrendering the Cleveland Indians' lead to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday by throwing a baseball from the mound over the center-field fence at Kauffman Stadium.

Bale's agent blames Madrid for failed China deal
Gareth Bale's proposed transfer to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning broke down because Real Madrid "changed their minds," his agent Jonathan Barnett has told ESPN FC.

Koepka tops McIlroy at St. Jude for 1st WGC title
"That would have been incredible for the fans, for everybody that showed up, and I'm sure that's what everybody wanted," Koepka said.

Other News

Montana searchers find body of missing Oregon child
The body of a missing Oregon boy whose parents died in an apparent murder-suicide is believed to have been found in a remote area of Montana, police said.

Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Stephen Romero a victim; What we know
A shooting at the Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California injured 15 people and killed 3 more, bringing a horrific end to the popular annual event attended by thousands.

The Deadly Winters That Have Transformed Life For Herders In Mongolia : NPR
On a frigid morning in January 2000, Oyutan Gonchig rose at first light to check on his animals. A blanket of snow — over a foot deep — had fallen in the night. He shoveled himself out of his ger, a felt-covered tent traditionally used by semi-nomadic herders. The temperature was minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit, the kind of cold that freezes your eyelashes and stiffens your joints.

Las Vegas' grasshopper invasion is so big you can see it on weather radar - CNN
A wet spring in Las Vegas has spawned hordes of grasshoppers so large, they're showing up on the weather radar.

Daily Inter Lake - Montana Life, Local man forms extraordinary bond with pet bobcat
The feline in question, 17-year-old Couger, is leashed and crouched low on the rocky banks of a pond, slinking slowly toward a gathering of ducks. He is at once wary of his surrounding and innately curious about the birds before him, his eyes never leaving their glistening forms gliding across the water.

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