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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005
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Rams player's trial for felony begins
CLAYTON, Mo. — Jury selection began yesterday in the trial of St. Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little, accused as a persistent offender of felony drunken driving.
Little, 30, was arrested April 24 on Interstate 64 in the St. Louis suburb of Ladue and charged with speeding and driving under the influence after allegedly failing three field sobriety tests.
No one was injured in that case, and Little has pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Little was charged as a persistent offender because he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a 1998 drunken-driving accident in downtown St. Louis that killed Susan Gutweiler of St. Louis County.
In that case, Little served three months in jail, four years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service. He also was suspended without pay for the first half of the 1999 season.
Don Schneider, a spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCullough, has said jury selection could take a couple of days, and the trial could take a week.
If convicted of the latest DWI charge, Little could face up to four years in prison along with another NFL suspension.
Jury selection went slowly yesterday, with potential panelists interviewed separately by Circuit Judge Emmett M. O'Brien, Little's prosecutors and the athlete's defenders.
O'Brien has not issued a gag order, but previously said the prosecution and defense had agreed not to talk about the case until it goes to trial. O'Brien also has barred prosecutors from mentioning at trial Little's involvement in the fatal 1998 wreck.
Little, a Pro Bowl selection in 2003, last season had 46 tackles, 6.5 sacks and recovered four fumbles.
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either. Miles was continually beaten by Bison sophomore Abe Badmum, who had 11 assists and no turnovers. Junior Kevin Bettencourt led the Bison with 19 points, including 10 in the first half. Chris McNaughton also scored 10 second-half points while continually posting up Simien and junior Christian Moody.
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Weinstein
The most disappointing aspect of that game was that Kansas lost to a team that didn't play its best game. Neither Kansas nor Bucknell played well. In previous tournament upsets, the Jayhawks were victims of stellar performances. In 1997, No. 4-seed Arizona's Mike Bibby led the Wildcats with 21 points. In 1998, No. 8-seed Rhode Island's Cuttino Mobley scored 27 points. In both games, Kansas was a No. 1 seed, and it took nearly perfect performances from Arizona and Rhode Island to upset Kansas. Bucknell only needed a mediocre performance this year.
Kansas played the "we're more talented than you" card all season, escaping with close victories against Vermont, Texas A&M and Nebraska at home. In those contests, the
opposition played harder and wanted to win more than the Jayhawks. Kansas won those games with talent and luck, not superb play. With the exception of wins against Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Texas and Oklahoma State, Kansas rarely played like a team that wanted to win. For some reason, the Jayhawks were pumped up against their toughest foes, but they played down to the level of their weaker opponents.
One can only guess why the Jayhawks fell apart. The seniors never quite bought into Coach Bill Self's system and they never jelled as a team. The freshmen didn't develop and Self never had a consistent rotation. Giddens and Langford were inconsistent, nearly everyone was injured at some point during the season and Self couldn't pump up his players. Plus, guys named Collison and Hinrich don't play here anymore. Or maybe the team just wasn't as good as everyone thought.
All of these may be reasons why a preseason No. 1-ranked team that had one of its best senior classes in history and was expected to contend for the National Championship couldn't put the pieces together.
People cannot argue that the KU seniors were some of the
Kansan file photo
J. R. Giddens looks for his shot while Bucknell's Chris McNaughton and Abe Badmus play defense. Giddens made one of his seven attempted field goals during the game March 18.
most talented in the nation.
But they can argue that when you don't show up and you expect talent to take you to the next level, it doesn't always
work out the way you had planned.
Weinstein is an Overland Park senior in English
Lee
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wasn't the appropriate time to pat him on the back for his efforts.
"I don't know what else you can say other than that everyone associated with the program appreciates you and is proud of your effort," Self said.
As much as Lee's performance surprised outsiders, Jayhawk fans came to expect this type of play from the unheralded senior that many players claimed to be their team leader.
In the second round of the
Big 12 Tournament on March 11, he pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in a victory against Kansas State. He followed that game by scoring 14 points against Oklahoma State in the tournament's third round.
"The only thing that's disappointing is the way we went out," he said. "But I guess that happens to every team."
Lee said he realized that he became a solid contributor for the Jayhawks as the year progressed, and admitted the end of his career was bittersweet.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah center Andrew Bogut will enter the NBA draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility to possibly become the No. 1 choice.
NBA
"I have no regrets and full-speed ahead," the 7-footer from Australia said at a news conference yesterday.
Utah player Bogut enters NBA draft
Bogut, the leading vote-getter on the AP All-America team, averaged 20.4 points and 12.2 rebounds while leading the Utes to a 29-6 season, which ended with a loss to Kentucky
in the regional semi-finals of the NCAA tournament.
"My decision is about what is best for my basketball career," Bogut said.
Bogut considered leaving after last season, when he was the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year, but a visit to Australia from new Utah coach Ray Giacoletti convinced Bogut to put off the NBA at least another year.
Bogut is expected to be a lottery pick in the NBA draft and possibly the first player chosen overall with his exceptional ball-handling skills for a center. Bogut led Utah in scoring and rebounding.
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