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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
MISSOURI
On the flip side
Senate votes to make Jayhawk game bird
On Jan. 17, republican Missouri senator Dan Clemons introduced a new bill into state legislature proposing that the official game bird for the state of Missouri be changed to the Kansas Jayhawk.
Missouri Senate Bill No. 971 is summarized stating, "Currently, the bobwhite quail is selected as the official state game bird. This act changes the official state game bird to the Kansas Jayhawk."
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If the bill is approved, it would be legal to hunt the Kansas Jayhawk, a mythical creature, in the state of Missouri.
Sophomore pole-vaulter Brittany Parker takes a look down while vaulting during the track meet Saturday afternoon at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion. The Jayhawks host another indoor track meet, the Jayhawk class, Friday.
Today the Missouri Senate will assemble and there will be a second reading of SB No. 971. This legislation, if approved, would go into effect Aug. 28.
NFL
Bryan Wheeler
But Dungy believes he can make those priorities coexist.
Dungy decides to return to Colts for another year
INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Dungy insists family always comes before football.
The 52-year-old Dungy has spent more than half his life coaching in the NFL and became the first black coach to win a Super Bowl last season. He'd like to add to that collection next season.
With his passion to coach high, his family supportive of his ambitions, and the Colts team owner intent on bringing him back, Dungy followed his heart and his family's wishes Monday deciding to return for at least one more season as head coach before turning the job over to his chosen successor, Jim Caldwell.
By promoting Caldwell to head coach-in-waiting, the Colts could also keep their legacy of stability in the coaching ranks in place.
The weeklong deliberation created an emotional tug-of-war for the deeply religious Dunny
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terback coach for six years and Dungy's assistant head coach the last three. With the unusual succession plan in place, Caldwell also gets a new title, associate head coach.
His only previous head coaching experience on the college or pro level was at Wake Forest where he went 26-63 in eight seasons.
Caldwell, who turned 53 last week, has been Manning's quar-
TODAY
Women's Basketball vs.
Colorado, 8 p.m., Boulder,
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TOMORROW
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Men's Basketball vs. Iowa State, 6 p.m., Lawrence
How else would you know I'm a KU fan?
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Men's Basketball Top 25
Team Record Points Prev.
1. Memphis (49) 17-0 1777 2
2. Kansas (23) 18-0 1751 3
3. Tennessee 16-1 1591 6
4. Duke 15-1 1543 7
5. North Carolina 18-1 1536 1
6. Washington State 16-1 1442 8
7. Indiana 16-1 1351 9
8. UCLA 16-2 1312 4
9. Georgetown 14-2 1235 5
10. Michigan State 16-2 1175 11
11. Wisconsin 15-2 1048 17
12. Texas **14-3** **887** **19**
13. Pittsburgh 15-3 781 15
14. Vanderbilt 17-2 748 16
15. Butler 17-2 742 12
16. Dayton 14-2 567 14
17. Mississippi 15-2 529 18
18. Texas A&M **15-3** **502** **10**
18. Villanova 13-3 502 25
20. Stanford 15-3 444 NR
21. Marquette 13-4 332 13
22. Drake 16-1 313 NR
23. Xavier 15-4 230 20
24. Arizona State 14-3 182 22
25. Baylor **15-2** **173** NR
Others Receiving Votes: St. Mary's 144, Clemson 136, Kansas State 120, West Virginia 90, Florida 49, Massachusetts 47, Gonzaga 32, USC 26, Rhode Island 17, Miami (FL) 15, Louisville 7, South Alabama 5, Cincinnati 5, Oklahoma 4, New Mexico 3, Mississippi State 2, Akron 2, Maryland 1, Cleveland State 1, Creighton 1
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Women's Basketball Top 25
| Team Record | Points | Prev. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Connecticut (50) | | 17-0 1250 1 |
| 2. Tennessee | 16-1 | 1192 2 |
| 3. North Carolina | | 17-1 1133 3 |
| 4. Maryland | 22-1 | 1101 4 |
| 5. Rutgers | 15-2 | 1065 5 |
| **6. Baylor** | **16-1** | **950** **8** |
| 7. Stanford | 16-3 | 943 7 |
| 8. California | 17-2 | 877 9 |
| 9. LSU 14-3 | 858 | 11 |
| 10. Duke | 14-4 | 808 12 |
| **11. Oklahoma** | **11-4** | **759** **6** |
| 12. Georgia | 15-3 | 603 10 |
| 13. George Washington | | 14-4 555 17 |
| 14. West Virginia | | 14-3 538 16 |
| 15. Old Dominion | | 15-3 504 18 |
| 16. Ohio State | 15-3 | 447 19 |
| 16. Notre Dame | 15-3 | 431 14 |
| **18. Oklahoma State** | | 16-1 378 25 |
| 19. Texas A&M | 13-5 | **349** **13** |
| 20. Wyoming | 16-1 | 301 21 |
| 21. Auburn | 13-5 | 278 22 |
| 22. Pittsburgh | 14-3 | 194 NR |
| 23. Depaul | 13-4 | 177 24 |
| **24. Texas** | **13-5** | **154** **15** |
| **25. Colorado** | **13-5** | **98** **23** |
Others Receiving Tests: Arizona State 55, Kansas State 41, Georgia Tech 36, Syracuse 32, Illinois State 26, Arkansas 14, Nebraska 24, Virginia 22, Utah 11, Michigan State 7, Iowa State 6, Vanderbilt 6, Kansas 3, Dayton 3, Minnesota 3, Louisville 3, Florida State 2, Liberty 2
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sports quote of the day
-Ellis Hobbs, New England Patriots cornerback and Iowa State graduate
sports fact of the day
-ESPN.com
"My college years weren't the best. I've been a loser for a long time on a lot of losing teams."
Eleven players who graduated from Big 12 schools will play in Super Bowl XLII this year. The New England Patriots list nine players on its roster from the Big 12 while the New York Giants only have two. Headlining the bunch is former Texas Tech standout wide receiver Wes Welker, who led the NFL in receptions this season with 112.
sports trivia of the day
When was the last time the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award went to someone who graduated from a Big 12 Conference school?
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A: 1981. Kansas alumnus John Riggins won the MVP award after rushing for 166 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries. Riggins led the Washington Redskins to a 27-17 victory against the Miami Dolphins in the game.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL Rankings switch around after weekend of upsets
Memphis replaced North Carolina as the No.1 team in college basketball Monday, the Tigers' first appearance in 25 years at the top of The Associated Press poll.
Kansas, the nation's only other undefeated Division I men's team, moved up to No.2 while the Tar Heels dropped to fifth after their loss to Maryland. Drake and Baylor were two new entries to the rankings, joining the Top 25 for the first time in a long time.
Memphis' only other appearance at No. 1 was as short as possible — a one-week stint in 1983.
Although this is Memphis' first No. 1 ranking since that 64-56 loss at Virginia Tech on Jan. 10, 1983, Calipari had his teams at Massachusetts there for a total of 14 weeks over the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
Drake, which came in at No.22, is ranked for the first time since the final poll of the 1974-75 season, while No.25 Baylor was last in the rankings in February 1969.
This week's poll is the first major shuffling of the season as 15 ranked teams lost a game last week and three of those Texas A&M, Marquette and Miami — lost twice.
Washington State moved up two spots to sixth and was followed by Indiana, UCLA, Georgetown and Michigan State.
Baylor is ranked for the first time in almost 40 years and for just the third time in school history with the other in the first season the AP conducted a poll, 1948-49.
Stanford (15-3) moved into the rankings for the third time this season coming off a home sweep of Arizona and Arizona State.
Miami (14-3) dropped out from 21st after losses last week to Boston College and North Carolina State. Rhode Island (15-3) fell out from 23rd after last week's loss to Saint Louis, Clemson (14), which was ranked as high as 15th this season, dropped out from No. 24 after losing to Duke on Saturday.
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