THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007
SPORTS
3B
basketball notes
DISASTROUS DEFENSE
Kansas coach Bill Self criticized the Jayhawk defense Friday night after allowing Louisiana-Monroe to shoot better than 50 percent.
Robinson
UMKC shot 43 percent Sunday night. Self said the defense was better but not good enough yet. So how can Kansas fix it? Senior guard Russell Robinson
said Self wants more intensity
MISSED DUNKS
"We've got a long ways to go." Robinson said. "He just feels like the energy level is key to playing good defense and to help one another. Help defense is big."
Mario Chalmer missed one Sunday night against UMKC. Darell Arthur missed two that night.
At least senior forward Darnell Jackson wasn't in that group. Last year, Jackson missed several dunks when he tried to leap from far away and throw down
Jackson
with authority. He did that Friday night against Louisiana-Monroe, except he actually completed the dunk. Jackson said he was scared of missing a dunk again.
"I shocked myself," he said. "I thought I was going to miss it. It went in and got my teammates into it and gave us the momentum to keep in it and keep our energy up. I think last year I was little bit too heavy and out of shape, and
now (strength and conditioning) coach (Andrea) Hudy has been working with us on our legs and strength. Out there in the game! feel a lot stronger and a lot faster!
KAUN ANYONE DIG
SASHA RIGHT NOW?
Kaua has put up some unimpressive numbers so far, particularly in the rebounding category. He has only eight rebounds in 46
minutes of playing time in the first two games. By comparison, freshman Cole Aldrich has the same number of rebounds in only 13 minutes. Self said after
Kaun
NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING DAY
The early signing period begins today for athletes signing national letters of intent. Kansas' five players who have committed, Quintrell Thomas, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris, Mario Little and Travis Releford, are expected to sign. Kansas coach Bill Self will be able to discuss those recruits once they have officially signed.
the Louisiana-Monroe game that Kaun has to get better for the team to be at its best. Robinson said part of the blame for lack of a low post presence could be because of the guards.
Titans' Jones to enter plea deal in triple shooting
NFL
LAS VEGAS — Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is prepared to take a plea deal that will get him probation in a Las Vegas strip club triple shooting in an attempt to salvage his career.
"Coach is getting on us for not getting the ball inside and for the bigs not posting up enough," Robinson said. "We have to make a conscious effort to get the ball inside because that's our strength."
Even so, the deal won't help 24-year-old Jones get back into the NFL this season.
Las Vegas police identified Jones as the person who incited a Feb. 19 fight inside the Minxx Gentlemen's Club minutes before three people were shot outside.
Under the written plea agreement obtained by The Associated Press, Jones intends to plead no contest to one charge of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct, a gross misdemeanor $r$, in return for a promise to suspend a sentence of one year in county jail.
Jones' Atlanta-based attorney Manny Arora said Tuesday the defense team believes Jones would have won a trial on two felony counts of coercion for inciting a fight inside the club. But a trial wouldn't have happened for six months or even a year.
"And he may have lost another year of eligibility by going forward. In the real world, sometimes you have to make these difficult decisions for what's best for your career, and we didn't want this dragging on any further," Arora said.
Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Jones for the season in April for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Off to a 6-3 start, the Titans haven't missed
Jones and said last week the team would address Jones' future when he's reinstated.
Goodell and Jones met Nov.
2 to discuss the suspension, but
Goodell chose not to shorten
Jones' punishment.
The Las Vegas shooting case was a factor in that decision, and the NFL Players Association is asking Goodell to reconsider. Arora said he hopes the NFL recognizes this plea says Jones "didn't even commit any disorderly conduct in the club."
"Our biggest emphasis was to clear him of any involvement in the shooting whatsoever." Arora said.
The NFL declined to comment
The NFL declined to comment
Mangino said Talib was one of the most spectacular defenders hed coached.
TALIB (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"I've had the good fortune to be around a lot of quality defensive players, All-Americans and first round draft picks," Mangino said. "I've got to tell you that one's one of the most impressive plays I've seen."
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy initially said he couldn't comment on opposing players until he watched film when asked to talk about Talib's performance against his team. But then Gundy remembered the hit Talib laid on Bowman and praised him.
that he never returned to the field. Talib said even he was shaken up by the massive hit but that he didn't mean to injure Bowman.
Talib leveled Bowman after he caught a quick pass hard enough
"It's just a read for us. That's what we do, we've got to go get it," Talib said. "I saw it and made a good break on it. I hate to see him down like that but I was just out there playing football."
Did you miss the hit against Oklahoma State or the touchdown Mangino vowed was the best he'd ever seen? Don't worry; just keep an eye on Talib because that's when he is at his best.
Edited by Luke Morris
MLB
Cleveland Indians pitcher wins CY Young award
NEW YORK — C.C. Sabatia beat Josh Beckett at last — albeit a few weeks later than he hoped. Sabatia won the Cal YOng Award on Tuesday, tipping Boston's ace and two other worthy contenders by a comfortable margin to become the first Cleveland Indians pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor.
Sabathia received 19 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 119 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Beckett, who outpitched Sabathia twice in the playoffs, was second with eight first-place votes and 86 points.
"I did look at a few numbers." Sabathia said on a conference call from his California home. "I definitely thought that Rockett
— it could have went either way. I'm just happy and thankful that it went my way."
It might have gone the other way if October results counted. Voting took place before the postseason, when Sabathia struggled as Beckett put together a string of dominant outings to help Boston win the World Series
The Red Sox right-hander trounced Sabatina two times in the AL championship series and went 4-0 with a 1.20 ERA in four postseason starts, striking out 35 and walking two. Sabatina was 1-2 with an 8.80 ERA and 13 walks in three playoff outings.
"The first two I can definitely say I was trying to do too much," Sabatha said. "Just trying to make perfect pitches."
John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels got the other first-place vote and came in third. Cleveland's Fausto Carmona was fourth.
Sabathia went 19-7 with
"I was excited. My family and everybody were around." Sabathia said. "I was surprised. Beckett had a great year and an even better postseason."
a 3.21 ERA and 209 strikeouts, pitching a major league high 241 innings. Beckett (20-7) became the only big leaguer to win 20 games since 2005, compiling a 3.27 ERA in 200 2-3 innings. Lackey led the AL in ERA at 3.01, going 19-9 and tossing 224 innings. Carmona was 19-8 with a 3.06 ERA.
The only other Cleveland pitcher to win the award was Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry in 1972. Now that he's got one of his own, Sabathia plans to display the trophy prominently.
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Sabathia is the first black pitcher to win a Cy Young Award since Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets in 1985 — and the first in the AL since Oakland's Vida Blue in 1971.
"That's awesome to be mentioned with him," said Sabathia, adding that he attended a meeting designed to foster ideas on how to generate more interest in baseball among black kids.
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This season introduces a more offense-oriented Big 12 Conference. Nebraska and Kansas combined to score 106 points, when they played on Nov. 3.
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
cy through the air has doomed the league's three worst passing offenses — Baylor, Iowa State and Colorado — to a combined 5-16 conference record.
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"You will see people make changes to try to adjust," Mangino said. "The defenses are always evolving and trying to find ways to take things away and the offences have to be on the cutting-edge to try to find ways to circumvent the adjustments the defense will make. The game is always evolving and that's the beauty of it — the offense and defense are in a constant battle for the edge."
Passing could be the flavor of the year in the Big 12 Conference, but that could be subject to change in coming seasons. Mangino said.
PASS TO WIN
Considering that Reesing and Daniel are making pushes for Heisman Award candidacy, Mangino may have understated the quality of the Big 12's quarterback play. Reesing has not thrown an interception in five games and both Bradford and Harrell have completed more than 70 percent of their passes.
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Strong quarterback play and unconventional schemes have been hallmarks of the conference's best teams this season, as the three teams with the best records in the Big 12 are all in the top four in passing efficiency. On the opposite side of things, inefficient-
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