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2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
Men's basketball vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
FRIDAY
★ Baseball at Austin Peay, Hearne-Starkville, Miss.
SATURDAY
- Baseball vs. Austin Peely, 11 d.m., Starkville, Miss.
- Baseball vs. Mississippi State, 3 p.m., Starkville, Miss.
- Softball vs. Ball State, 10 m., Carbondale, Ill.
- Softball vs. Southern Illinois, 2 p.m., Carbondale, Ill.
- Track at Iowa state, all day, Amos, Iowa
- SUNDAY
- Baseball vs. Mississippi State, noon, Starkville, Miss
* Men's basketball at Missouri, 1 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
* Softball vs. Valparaiso, 10 a.m., Carbondale, Ill.
* Softball, opponent and time TBD, Carbondale, Ill.
* Tennis at allay, all day, Iowa, City, Iowa
INTRAMURAL SCORES
MONDAY
BASKETBALL
◆ Men's open first round
Phi Siamma Jama def. Jason Brille 46-43
Ligerhawks def. Fists of Fury 52-51
Vermont St. Generals def. Tri Chi Trilionaires 53-41
Servers def. Strikers 59-40
Below The Rim def. 5059 58-57
Inferno def. Pocket Rockets 67-44
Team Mariokart def. Hoopsters 86-67
Men's greek
- Men's greek
Sig Ep 1 def, Beta 3
Phi Psi 3 def, Phi Psi 1
LCA-1 def, Theta Chi 2
60-30
68-67
52-35
FOOTBALL
Former Jerome Bettis tutor joins KU coaching staff
Kansas coach Mark Mangino announced that Earle Mosley would fill the team's final assistant coaching position. Mosley will serve as the team's running backs coach, replacing Pat Henderson.
Mosley coached running backs for the NFL's Chicago Bears from 1999-2003. In 2001, he helped mold rookie back Anthony Thomas, who ran for a Bears' rookie record 1,183 yards and won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
"Earle brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our program," Mangino said. "His work ethic and attention to detail are widely recognized in college coaching circles. He is a great addition to our staff."
Before coaching for the Bears, Mosey was an assistant coach for six different collegiate football teams. He worked at Stanford from 1997 to 1998 under Tyrone Willingham, at Notre Dame from 1992 to 1996 under Lou Holtz, at Temple from 1988 to 1992, at Northwestern from 1984 to 1988, at Rutgers from 1980 to 1983, and at West Chester University in 1979.
The most notable running back that Mosley coached at the collegiate level was then-Notre Dame Irishman and current Pittsburgh Steeler, Jerome Bettis.
Mosley graduated from West Chester University and was a three-time letter winner at defensive back. He was named to the school's football hall of fame in 1990.
BASEBALL
-Ryan Colaianne
Nationals prepare for debut against Mets in exhibition
VIERA, Fla. — It's only an exhibition, and it's only spring training.
Still, for a team that finally is setting down roots, it's a big deal to play a game — any game — with "Nationalists" on the jerseys and a curly "W" on the caps.
The Washington Nationals open the preseason today, playing the New York Mets and giving baseball fans in the nation's capital their first chance to root for the home team since the Senators left for Texas after the 1971 season.
Still unresolved is the impending sale of the Nationals, currently owned by baseball's other 29 franchises.
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ROWING
Big 12 crews prepare to race
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
March is here, and that means competition for the women's rowing team is right around the corner.
The Saturday immediately following spring break, the KU team will head to Austin. Texas.
Competition starts a little earlier for some other teams though. Kansas State and Texas will start competition at the Longhorn Invitational, March 18-20.
All three teams are still working on getting prepared for that first day, whether it be on the water or in the weight room.
Kansas coach Rob Catloth stressed the importance of staying in shape and said, "We're trying to get as fit as we can."
With less than three weeks of practice before the first race, practices have changed a little for the Wildcats, K-State coach Patrick Sweeney said.
"We need to be able to get on the water now," he said. "Last week, we had the opportunity to get on there."
Texas coach Carie Graves also emphasized the importance of fitness.
But as for Monday's practice, we were blown off the water by the wind."
"We are really working on creating a solid base for fitness and technique," she said. "We had an outstanding recruitment of freshmen, and we have good senior leadership. It's nice to have that on both ends."
Catloth
Having leadership on both sides of the team helps.
"A lot of our performance depends on our upperclassmen," Catloth said. "We also need the sophomores to push the program along."
For K-State, upperclassmen leadership is an issue. The team has only three returning from last year's first boat.
"We've got a young team this year with little experience, but they are a good group of athletes," Sweeney
"You have different people every year," she said. "There are some things that could be better than last year. But some things are better."
Coach Graves said that turnover was part of college sports.
Because teams lose and gain athletes every season, the competition between teams changes as well, Graves said.
said. "We do have some youngsters, but they have grown quite nicely."
But rowing against other teams in the Big 12 Conference is a more important factor.
"There is not a lot of competition in this part of the country," Graves said. "So it is intense — literally intense — when you're racing someone in the league."
Catloth said he agreed.
"We always want to race well against conference schools," he said. "We don't look at them lightly."
He said the competition made rivalls stronger. The rivalry between K-State and Kansas was apparent to Sweeney.
"Everybody is your rival, but obviously there is a rivalry between us and KU." he said. He said that is
The rivalry between teams is apparent on the part of the Jayhawks as well.
what made a race even more fun.
Graves said that her team always brought good, hard racing.
"It's always a good match-up." Catloth said. "The rivalry is there in every sport between the two schools."
Texas has become a tough rival for Kansas as well. Catloth said the Longhorns were usually pretty fast — they've gone to the NCAA Championship the last two years.
"We want them to do the best they can on training and to love rowing," she said. "Winning is a benefit of those things. When they do win, they're done their best." She said only one team wins the National Championship and that it needs to do its best to get there.
She expected that kind of performance from the lajawhacks.
"KU always has good, solid racers." Graves said.
The two will match up on Saturday, March 26.
FOOTBALL
Free agents, releases remain hot commodities
— Edited by Jennifer Voldness
As the signing period begins today, the players most in demand are those who have been released by their former employers or are about to be as good or better than the rest of the free agents.
The reason: most teams now recognize it's best to keep your own.
try to remain as cohesive as possible.
try to remain as conceive as possible:
The marquee name on the market is Plaxico Burress, the Pittsburgh wide receiver.
Another Steeler on the market will be linebacker Kendrell Bell, the defensive rookie of the year in 2001. Since then, he has spent more time in the trainer's room than on the field and on Tuesday, Pittsburgh re-signed Larry Foote, who replaced him last season.
- Dave Goldberg
But he also carries a "buyer beware" tag. He's been inconsistent, and the Steelers often are willing to let their own go if they aren't worth the price.
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"They got to the free throw line a lot," Henrickson said.
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"Believe it or not, we'll gain momentum off this," Henrickson said.
Even with the defeat, Henrickson realized the confidence gained from playing a top-25 team down to the wire.
For the night, the Cyclones attempted 31 free throws, while the Jayhawks made only three trips to the line.
One area the Jayhawks can take a positive swing from their defense, limiting Iowa State to only 61 points. Against a team that entered the game averaging 78 points per outing, Henrickson saw the necessity of shutting down the Cyclones.
Kansas held the potent Iowa State offense in check for the first 20 minutes but still trailed by one, 25-24, at the break.
"We felt like it had to be in the mid- 60s to be in the game," Henrickson said. "Right now, the uglier the better for us."
The Cyclones, who shot under 40 percent from three-point range as a team, started out the contest 0-7 from
the outside. A Fox three-point shot, just before the half, made Iowa State 2-10 for the half and gave it the advantage going into the locker room.
"We didn't give them shots they wanted." Henrickson said.
During the same time frame, Kansas made four of 13 attempts from beyond the arc.
Coming into the game, the Jayhawks stressed the need to answer runs by the conference's better teams and respond with spurs of their own and they did that early.
A brief 7-0 charge capped by a three by Brown gave Kansas a five-point lead minutes into the game. Iowa State scored six unanswered points, but Kansas fired back and reclaimed its five-point cushion, 18-13.
In the second half, Kansas trailed 40-31 and seemed dead in the water before Kemp's return jump-started the team.
Up next for the Jayhawks - 12-15, 5-11 is the Big 12 Conference Tournament. Kansas will play at noon Tuesday against either Missouri or Texas A&M, in Kansas City, Mo.
WOMEN'S GOLF
Kansas' women's golf team wrapped up the Mo'Morial golf tournament in 14th place yesterday.
Kansas places 14th out of 15 teams
The Jayhawks shot 329 in the final round in College Station, Texas. For the tournament, the team shot a score of 992.
Southern Methodist won the tournament with a score of 942. Big 12 Conference opponents Texas A&M, Baylor and Kansas State all finished in front of Kansas.
- Edited by Nikola Rowe
A&M carded a 943, Baylor a 965 and K-State shot a 986.
Kansas' best scoreer was sophomore Amanda Costner. She came in 15th with a three-round score of 238.
Fifteen teams competed in the tournament, with Indiana coming in behind Kansas.
"Amanda did a great job coming back and posting a good score today. I am very proud of her," coach Erin O'Neil said.
The Jayhawk golf team will next play in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas, March 11 to 13.
— Kansan Staff Reports
MEN'S GOLF
Team battles back for repeat trophy
The Kansas men's golf team won the Roadrunner Intercollegiate at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, for the second straight year.
The Jayhawks were able to come out on top of the 16team field after sitting in fourth place. After two rounds, New Mexico State, Wichita State and Big 12 foe Baylor were in first, second and third places.
Kansas shot a first-round score of 284 and a second-round score of 292 for a combined score of 576. Sophomore Tyler Docking led the Jayhawks through the first two rounds with a total score of 140, which was enough for second overall.
Senior Andrew Price also led the Jayhawks through the first
Senior Kevin Ward, junior Pete Krsnich and sophomore Gary Woodland each shot two-round totals of 149 to tie for 37th overall. Junior Luke Trammell was tied for 61st after the first two rounds with a score of 154.
two rounds, shooting a two-round total of 144. Price was tied for 12th overall entering the round yesterday.
Coach Ross Randall said he was not happy with the way his team played on Monday.
"We didn't play very well in the second round," he said. "Hopefully we will do the things we need to do to catch the teams in front of us and win."
The Jayhawks responded by winning the tournament yesterday. This victory gives the team a strong start to its spring season. They have won the second tournament they have played.
Tim Hall
BASEBALL
Player gains awards for better game
straight season yesterday when he was named both most valuable player and defensive player of the year.
ST. LOUIS — Darren Brooks of Southern Illinois swept the major individual awards in the Missouri Valley Conference for the second
Brooks helped the Salukis win the regular-season championship with a 14.7-point scoring average, 4.5 assists and 2.7 steals. Although his points are down from last season, when he averaged 16.5 points, he
has developed a better all-around game. His assists total is up nearly two per game and he has 85 steals, 25 more than last season and tied for third-best ever in the Valley.
"Some people say my scoring is down a little bit, but my other numbers are all up so it kind of evens out." Brooks said. "I had a great
season and my team has had a great season overall."
Joining Brooks on the all-conference team were Marcellus Sommerville of Bradley, Ben Jacobson of Northern Iowa, Nate Funk of Creighton and Lorenzo Gordon of Illinois State.
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PROJECTS
Investigating Your Future
KU Majors Fair
TODAY
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Kansas Union Ballroom
Lange Electric
Come meet with representatives from the following Schools Departments and Offices:
Academic Achievement & Access Center
African and African-American Studies
Air Force ROTC
American Studies
Anthropology
Applied Behavioral Science
Army ROTC
Art and Design
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Classics
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Continuing Education/Distance Education
East Asian Languages and Culturen
English
Environmental Studies
European Studies
Freshman Sophomore Advising Center
Geography
Geology
Germanic Languages and Literature
Global Awareness Program
Health Careers
Health Information Management
History
Humanities and Western Civilization
KU Edwards Campus
KU Libraries
Latin American Studies
Mathematics
Music and Dance
Naval ROTC
Occupational Therapy
Offices of Multicultural Affairs and
Multicultural Resource Center
Office of Study Abroad
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Pre-Law
Premedical Professions
Psychology
Russian and East European Studies
School of Allied Health
School of Business
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Journalism
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
School of Social Welfare
Slavic Language and Literature
Student Involvement and Leadership
Supportive Educational Services
Theatre & Film
University Career Center
Women's Studies
Writing Center
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