Soccer

Ex-Jayhawks play for Colombia

Belo Horizonte, Brazil ? Former University of Kansas soccer players Liana Salazar and Ingrid Vidal played significant roles in Colombia’s second Olympic match Saturday, a 1-0 loss to New Zealand.Salazar started for the second straight match, and Vidal came off the bench and played the final ...

Blunder + tie = distraction

We’ve all experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat by participating in a sporting event, watching one live or even just catching the opening of ABC’s Wide World of Sports back in the day. Remember Vinko Bojataj, the crashing skier?On Saturday afternoon inside the Red Lyon ...

6sports video: Soccer “Senior Day” marks end of home games

Four senior women's soccer players said goodbye today, but the season isn't over. "Senior Day" marked the end of home games for the fall soccer season with a win against Oklahoma State.Click the Play control button to begin the clip.If you have trouble viewing this video clip you may have to ...

Kansas soccer continues to battle injury bug this season

There is little question Kansas University's soccer team has more talent and depth than any squad in the program's nine-year history, but it's hard to imagine a more injury-plagued season, either."We have one of the bigger rosters that we've had, but it still feels like we have more injuries," ...

Kansas soccer coach Francis assists with U.S. national team

Kansas University soccer coach Mark Francis helped guide the U-21 national women's soccer team to its fifth straight Nordic Cup title in Randers, Denmark. Francis served as an aide under head coach, Chris Petrucelli of Texas.The team began training in early July at the U.S. Soccer headquarters ...

Kansas begins getting used to experimental rule changes

If James Naismith were still alive, he almost certainly would have been baffled by all the white lines painted on the basketball floor named in his honor.No doubt many Kansas University basketball fans who watched Tuesday night's so-called exhibition game between the Jayhawks and Washburn ...