The Chronicle of Higher Education

U. of Kansas to Drop 2 Sports Programs

By WELCH SUGGS

The University of Kansas has announced that it will drop men's teams in swimming and tennis at the end of this academic year as a cost-cutting measure, a day after its neighbor to the north, the University of Nebraska, issued a call to cap expenditures in sports.

Robert E. Frederick, athletics director at Kansas, said the cuts would save $3.6-million...

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