THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 2006
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 11A
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
FRIDAY
Swimming vs. Drury, 5 p.m., Lawrence
was The the the the the the owns. ned and when each
hose "We
three first the oing guard ur of
+ Player to watch:
Freshman Ashley
Leidigh. She set a school record in the 100-meter butterfly last October against Minnesota.
a vic-
save a
n Sat-
ng na
p.m.
Leidigh
SATURDAY
Men's basketball at Iowa State, 11 a.m., Ames, Iowa
+ Women's basketball at
Track, Jayhawk Invitational, all day, Lawrence
MONDAY
NBA
+ Tennis vs. Drake, time TBA,
lawrence
Men's basketball vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m., Lawrence
Kobe nearly shatters 44-year-old record
Kobe Bryant could always score.The NBA star scored 81 points, almost single-handedly taming the Toronto Raptors at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
That achievement threatened the NBA's all-time mark of 100 set by Wilt Chamberlain 44 years ago.
Afterward, with his wife, Vanessa, and his 3-year-old daughter, Bryant struggled to put the accomplishment in perspective.
Not so the NBA. Always on the lookout for marketing angles, the league is hawking a commemorative jersey with "81" on the front and Bryant's name on the back. Sales will provide a revealing glimpse of whether Kobe can shoot his way back into America's heart.
"To sit here and say I grasp what happened tonight, 'I'd be lying,' he said after Sunday's shooting spree.
The Lakers, are 22-19 and holding down the sixth spot in the conference. Even on the road, where taunts and boos continue, no one in the crowd dares take their eyes off him.
INTRAMURALS
The Associated Press
BY HEATHER RUFFEL
hriffel@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Online sign-up now available
There is a new process to register an intramural team at the University this semester.
The Student Fitness Recreation Center introduced an online registration process to make signing up faster and easier for students. The new system started two days ago for basketball intramurals. Basketball sign-up ended last night at 6 p.m.
Ryan Boehler, Olathe junior, said he received an error message when he tried to register his team. The system told Boehler that it was overloaded with users. The message forced him to register at the rec center.
Some students experienced problems with the new online system.
Kurt Schooley, director of intramurals, said that a student could occasionally receive a "Query Error" message when the system was overwhelmed
with users. Schooley said this was not a problem and students were able to register with the online system a few minutes later.
Boehler said the system had its advantages, despite the message he received. He was able to log into the system from home after manually registering at the rec center.
"The feature that I liked the most was that I could add players to my roster without having to go to the recreation center,"
Boehler said.
Boehler said he still had to go to the rec center if he wanted to change the day his team played, though.
Schooloy said he encouraged any student who experienced problems with the new system to contact the rec center.
"As of right now, we have 149 teams signed up, so I would say it has been pretty successful," he said.
tem was user-friendly.
Some students said they didn't think the new online sys-
Garrett Kohl, Olathe sophomore, said his only complaint was from the information the new system asked for. Kohl said he was forced to retrieve the 16-digit ISO number on the front of each KUID to register. He said it would have been easier to provide the more well-known seven-digit KUID numbers from his team.
NBA
Edited by Timon Veach
Pacers, Kings swap players to fill team gaps
BY MICHAEL MAROT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — Ron Artest is no longer the Indiana Pacers' problem.
The volatile forward was traded Wednesday to the Sacramento Kings for former all-star Peia Stojakovic.
The deal ends a turmoil-filled career for Artest in Indiana, and eliminates the biggest distraction the Pacers faced this season.
"We're gamblers," Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof said before Sacramento played the Knicks in New York on Wednesday night. "So we're going to take a chance on him."
Artest first requested a trade in December, after it was rumored that he would be dealt to the Kings for Stojakovic. The Pacers deactivated Artest after his trade demand.
And when it appeared Artest would, indeed, be heading to the Kings on Tuesday, he reportedly balked at playing in Sacramento. Artest changed his mind after meeting with Walsh at Conseco Fieldhouse on earlier Wednesday.
Indiana spent several weeks searching for the right deal, nearly sending Artest to the Los Angeles Clippers before reviving talks with the Kings in recent days.
This trade has actually been rumored for three years,
with the Kings thought to have needed Artest's defense as much as the Pacers needed Stoiakovic's offense.
Artest is due to make $7.15 million next season and $7.8 million in 2007-08, with an $8.45 million player option for 2008-09.
"He's one of the best shooters in the league and we definitely feel he can help us right awaw."
"Obviously, we're very happy about getting a player of (Stojakovic's) caliber," Pacers president Larry Bird said in a statement.
But it also rids the Pacers of a player who has made the inexplicable seem routine.
He was suspended for the final 73 games and the playoffs last season after charging into the stands and fighting with Detroit Pistons fans in one of the nastiest sports brawls in U.S. history.
During his career in Indiana, Artest also was disciplined for kicking a ball into the stands, throwing a television camera and twice jawed with Miami Heat coach Pat Riley during games.
Since coming to Indiana in February 2002, Artest has been one of the Pacers' top players — when he has stayed on the court.
He earned an All-Star berth and recognition as the NBA's defensive player of the year in 2003-04.
“O
"Obviously, we're very happy about getting a player of (Stojakovic's) caliber."
Larry Bird Pacers president
He led the league in steals and averaged 19.4 points per game this season before his trade request.
But Stojakovic gives Indiana a new start.
He was the Kings' longestenured player, joining the club as an unheralded 21-year-old rookie in 1998 and becoming a three-time AllStar.
Stojakovic seems likely to earn a hefty contract when he is rumored to become a free agent this summer after declining his $8.2 million option for next season, perhaps getting the maximum deal. Instead, this season has been dismal for the Serbian star.
He is averaging just 16.5 points per game, his lowest total since his second NBA season, while making just 40.3 percent of his shots, along with 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
Darron Cummings/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
He has been bothered by various injuries and missed eight games this season.
Indiana Pacers' Ron Artest dunks against the Washington Wizards during the second quarter of a preseason game in Indianapolis, on Oct. 28. The Pacers traded Artest to the Sacramento Kings for Peja Stojakovic.
The Pacers have struggled without Artest. They were 10-
6 in games he played and are 11-14 without him, losing five of their last six — including a 30-point loss to Cleveland on Tuesday night. Jermaine
O'Neal has hinted that players might be concerned about possibly getting traded along with Artest, and it could be affecting their performance.
Red Lyon Tavern
A touch of Irish in
downtown Lawrence
944 Mass 832-8228
ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATES
Have you ever had an outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant?
LIBERTY HALL 644 Mass
748-1912
GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD UGK(uc)
4:30 7:10 9:40
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (inc)
4:20 7:00 8:30
Student: 56
Nominate a GTA for a Graduate Teaching Assistant Award!
1. Get a "Student Nomination Form" from the Graduate School (300 Strong Hall). Forms are also available on-line at: www.graduate.ku.edu
2. Encourage your classmates to nominate. Only those GTA's with at least 5 or more student nominations will be forwarded to the department for consideration.
All student nominations must be submitted by Friday, February 24 2006
BACK TO THE GRIND SPECIALS Fight the stress with Papa John's Back to School deal:
Large 2-topping pizza $599
THIS WEEK ONLY
ANY TIME! CARRY-OUT or DELIVERY. OFFER GOOD JAN. 23-29
865-5775
2233 Louisiana
PREGNANT? THINK YOU MIGHT BE?