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ESU Athletics created its first-ever Virtual Freedom 5K after the pandemic forced them to cancel their yearly auction.

Emporia State is mourning the death of former softball player Jacie (Stephens) Cochran, who passed away Thursday after giving birth to her first child.

The University of Kansas football program has voluntarily suspended its voluntary workouts due to COVID-19.

Several Kansas State student-athletes tweeted Thursday they are ending their boycott and returning to play.

KU’s Coach Bill Self sent a special message to WIBW’s Chris Fisher for his Just a Buck Campaign.

Multiple national outlets are reporting that the NFL preseason schedule has been shortened to two games. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk is reporting that Week One and Week Four “have been scrapped.” Florio says “the league is expected to announce the move on Thursday.”

Whether or not Kansas men’s basketball committed severe NCAA Violations will be decided by an independent panel.A request made by KU Athletics for referral of the infractions case to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) was granted.

Kansas State University Athletics is working to grow its social justice programming and awareness for student-athletes, coaches and staff.

Kansas Athletics has said that that seven student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19. 100 student-athletes across four sports were tested.

K-State Athletic Director issues his support for boycotting student-athletes.

Following speculation that it was going to happen, official word comes that the 2020 Minor League Baseball season is canceled.

Emporia State returned to the football field for the first time since the pandemic. The Hornets are hosting voluntary summer workouts.

Former K-State forward Dean Wade is officially a full-time member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Chris Klieman is issuing his support for his athletes, a day after the majority of the Kansas State football team said they wouldn’t play.

Christianna Carr and her fellow K-State athletes are united. All Wildcat athletes are standing together with the vow that if change doesn't come, they will stay on the sideline. @kstatesports

A new monument in Chennault Park was unveiled honoring former Kansas City running back Joe Delaney on Saturday.The Haughton native died in a nearby pond while trying to save three boys from drowning in 1983. Only one of the boys survived.

Multiple Kansas State football players have released a joint statement saying they won’t practice, play or meet until their “demands are heard and actions taken.”

Washburn University welcomed high school football players to campus.

Several K-State student-athletes are demanding a student behind a viral tweet about George Floyd be removed from the university, or they will not play.

Lyon County Public Health officials say a player who attended a youth girls basketball tournament in Parkville, Missouri on Saturday, June 20th, has tested positive for COVID-19.

With COVID-19 concerns continuing, NCAA Division II member Morehouse College has canceled all fall sports.

Hayden High was one of over 30 schools that hit the diamond for the first time since the pandemic. It was all an opportunity to give the seniors that lost their last seasons a proper send off.

An Oklahoma soccer team has announced it will no longer play the national anthem before its games.

The Philadelphia Phillies say two more players and two additional staff numbers have tested positive COVID-19, spiking the number of total members in the organization who have the virus to 12.

The Major League Baseball Players Association tweeted Tuesday night, "All remaining issues have been resolved and Players are reporting to training camps."

Nearly four months ago, Washburn Rural's girls wrestling team was hoisting a state title. The coronavirus pandemic has gotten in the way of the team's preparation for a repeat.

The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there will be no charges filed.

The Ichabods men's hoops team is hosting several days of youth basketball camps. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washburn's had to implement several changes.

Emporia State football has started their first phase of voluntary summer workouts after no one tested positive for COVID-19, the athletic department said Monday.

Emporia-native NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer posted on twitter saying he will ride with fellow driver Bubba Wallace. Wallace recently found a noose hanging outside his garage.