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◆ Volleyball vs. Texas A&M,
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FRIDAY
*Men's basketball vs. Idaho State, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
*Swimming Minnesota Invite, all day, Minneapolis
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Second pickup period to end Wednesday
The second pickup period for men's basketball tickets ends Wednesday. Students can pick up their tickets at the athletics ticket office, located at the southeast corner of Allen Fieldhouse or at the online ticket office, www.kuathletics com.
The pickup period is for games against Nevada, Western Illinois and Peppardne.
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ST.LOUIS -The St. Louis Cardinals signed 14 players to minor league contracts on Monday and added one of them, catcher Michel Hernandez, to the 40-man roster.
Cardinals add players depth to roster
Five players from the team's minor league system were resigned, including right-hander Andy Cavazos, left-fielder Randy Leek, Infielders Juan Diaz and Milko Jaramillo,and outfielder Brian Martin.
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, left, autographs the lens of NBC-6 photographer Robert Hernandez, right, after a news conference Monday in Miami. Rodriguez won the American League MVP award for the second time in three seasons, beating David Ortiz of the Red Sox in a vote that rewarded a position player over a designated hitter.
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Curvey's touchdown came with 1:31 remaining in the fourth quarter, and put the game out of reach and secured a victory for the Cyclones. Curvey was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week because of his all-around solid game and his interception return.
"I'm very proud of our win over an excellent Colorado team," Iowa State football coach Dan McCarney said. "It was a hard, tough game and there was a lot on the line for both teams. We know there is still a lot we need to work on before we play Kansas in 12 days."
Iowa State's triumph over Colorado wasn't the biggest upset in the conference this
Freshman running back Mike Hamilton paced the Cowboys. Hamilton had 161 yards on 23 carries and an 83-yard touchdown run. Hamilton was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Monday morning.
weekend. Oklahoma State scored its first conference victory of the season this past weekend when it defeated then No. 13 Texas Tech 24-17 at home.
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy said expectations had been high this year for Hamilton because of the past success of Oklahoma State running backs and it had made things harder on Hamilton.
"Mike has had to take some criticism from the fans here this year," Gundy said. "We
Oklahoma State will try to secure its second conference victory this weekend when it travels to Waco, Texas to play Baylor. If the Cowboys defeat the Bears, their season finale against the Oklahoma Sooners will be the opportunity to receive a bowl bid.
were also a little hard on him. But he continues to work hard and he had a nice game against Tech."
That will be no easy task though. Oklahoma improved to 5-1 in conference play with its 36-30 victory over Texas A&M. Oklahoma travels to Texas Tech next weekend, where the winner will most likely go to the Cotton Bowl and the loser to the Alamo Bowl.
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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
AP TOP 25 POLL
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| | Record | Points | Previ |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Duke (62) | 0-0 | 1,788 | 1 |
| **2. Texas (6)** | **0-0** | **1,661** | **2** |
| 3. Connecticut | 0-0 | 1,603 | 3 |
| 4. Michigan St. (3) | 0-0 | 1,589 | 4 |
| 5. Villanova (1) | 0-0 | 1,415 | 5 |
| **6. Oklahoma** | **0-0** | **1,391** | **6** |
| 7. Louisville | 0-0 | 1,284 | 7 |
| 8. Kentucky | 1-0 | 1,270 | 9 |
| 9. Gonzaga | 0-0 | 1,266 | 8 |
| 10. Arizona | 0-0 | 1,219 | 10 |
| 11. Boston College | 0-0 | 1,099 | 11 |
| 12. Memphis | 0-0 | 916 | 12 |
| 13. Stanford | 0-0 | 858 | 13 |
| 14. West Virginia | 2-0 | 702 | 14 |
| 15. Alabama | 0-0 | 666 | 15 |
| 16. Syracuse | 2-0 | 612 | 16 |
| 17. Illinois | 0-0 | 565 | 17 |
| 18. UCLA | 0-0 | 524 | 19 |
| 19. Wake Forest | 2-0 | 509 | 18 |
| 20. Iowa | 0-0 | 401 | 20 |
| 21. George Washington | 0-0 | 296 | 21 |
| 22. Nevada | 0-0 | 281 | 22 |
| 23. Indiana | 0-0 | 253 | 23 |
| 24. Maryland | 0-0 | 252 | 24 |
| **25. Iowa St.** | **0-0** | **232** | **25** |
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Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 128, Washington 117, Kansas 70, N.C. State 67, Ohio St. 52, LSU 47, Georgetown 43, Charlotte 38, North Carolina 63, Wisconsin 35, N. Iowa 26, Michigan 20, Old Dominion 15, Miami 14, Oklahoma St. 10, Ohio 6, Bucknell 5, Arkansas 3, Cincinnati 1, Florida 3, S. Illinois 3, Utah St. 2, Wis.-Milwaukee 2, Harvard 1, Hawaii 1, Houston 1.
group had withdrawn from negotiations and talks with other interested parties could begin.
The Lauries bought the team in 1999 and put it up for sale in June.
Checketts is a former president of the NBA's Utah Jazz and New York Knicks, and ran Madison Square Garden from 1994-2001
ST. LOUIS - Dave Checkets' group withdrawn from negotiations to buy the St. Louis Blues, putting the team back on the open market Monday.
Checkett withdraws bid for St. Louis Blues
Blues owners Bill and Nancy Laurie had signed a letter of intent with Sports Capital Partners granting them exclusive rights to negotiate for 30 days to buy the team and the operating lease on the Savvis Center, where the Blues play.
Sports Capital Partners is a sports, media and live entertainment company with interests in Major League Soccer, College Sports Television Network (CSTV). Running Subway Productions and other properties.
The Blues said in a statement that the Checketts-led
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