8B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2003
Amy-Jill Levine
Vanderbilt University
April 6-8,2003
Lawrence and Topeka
"Women's Role in the Bible"
April 6 * 9:45 am Plymouth Church and 11 am First Presbyterian
"The Bible and Sexuality"
April 7 • Brown Bag Lunch 11:30 am Burge Union, Iron Grid Room
"Giving Birth to the Church:The Lost History of the Women Who Followed Jesus"
April 7 • KU Department of Religious Studies Annual Lecture
7:30 pm Kansas Union, Malott Room
"Jews and Christians in Conversations: The Future of Inter-Faith Dialogue" April 8 * King Lecture at Washburn University 7:30 pm
For event locations and times call 843-4933 or www.ecmku.org click on Theologian In Residence.
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from beyond the arc. What makes him tough to defend is that he's 6-foot-10. If Novak is able to get open, he could make Kansas pay, as 55 of his 66 field goals in 32 games this season haye come from three-point range.
4) Robert Jackson is a load inside.
In Saturday's Elite Eight victory, Robert Jackson showed up to play. The senior forward had 24 points and 15 rebounds against Kentucky's tough inside combination of Marquis Estill and Jules Camara. Of the three big men that Marquette starts, Jackson is the only one who stays in the paint, meaning that junior forward Jeff Graves will be focusing on him defensively. Jackson is able to flop around and draw cheap fouls on defenders, which is a problem that has plagued Graves all year. Physically, Jackson and Graves have roughly the same capabilities, but Graves will have to play smart defense and maybe even tune down the intensity at times if he wants to stay on the floor.
"I saw a little bit of the Kentucky game. He likes to bang, too. The past couple of games, I have just been banging with other centers. That is why I think it will be to my advantage." — Graves
Kansas' Take:
Amidst rumors of North Carolina looking at Lawrence for its next coach, Roy Williams has already done an outstanding job of coaching by refusing to comment. Now Williams has to prepare a solid game plan against Marquette's Tom Crean, whom he greatly respects.
5) Outcoaching Tom Crean will not be an easy task.
Crean is a former assistant under Michigan State's Tom Izzo
a coach notorious for preparing his teams for postseason battles no matter how outmatched they may be. Cream is in the same boat as Williams, in that his team has youth and inexperience on the bench. Both coaches have done an outstanding job this tournament of handling foul situations, and it will be interesting to watch their head-to-head coaching chess game. What may give Williams an advantage is his three previous trips to the Final Four. Williams already knows how to prepare his squad for the New Orleans media frenzy.
Kansas' Take:
"What does that mean if you can handle the media or the atmosphere? I mean that has nothing to do with it when you step out on the court. The media and the atmosphere aren't going to bounce the ball, not going to stop you from committing turnovers and boxing out."—Langford
When the Jayhawks faced an impossible bracket, they simply won.
Newell
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Edited by Jason Elliott
By defeating two of the most storied programs in the basketball history, the Jayhawks did anything but back into the Final Four. While Texas, Syracuse and Marquette advanced in front of home crowds, Kansas proved itself more than 1,500 miles away.
What happened in Disneyland for the Jayhawks was truly magical.
Maybe it was seniors refusing to lose. Maybe it was extraordinary play. Maybe it was destiny.
But it was not luck.
All this for a little luck.
Upon arriving in New Orleans, Roy Williams will undoubtedly spit in the Mississippi River. He will rub some special landmark and try to avoid the hotel he stayed in during the 1993 Final Four, when he lost to North Carolina.
The thing is, this year he might not need it.
Sometimes it's better to be good than lucky.
Jesse Newell is an Emporia freshman in journalism.
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After secing one run in the fifth inning, the Jayhawks continued swinging the bats well. Ryan Baty hit an RBI triple, which scored senior infielder Brandon Shepard.
Wheeler followed Baty's triple with his team-leading eighth home run.
Junior Chris Smart started for Kansas and pitched four quality innings allowing only one hit and no runs. The victory was Smart's first of the season and evened his record at 1-1.
Price will give the team the day off today, but the Jayhawks will return to the practice field tomorrow in preparation for a series against Nebraska this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark.
Edited by Jason Elliot
Notre Dame opens spring football season
By Joe Hettler
The Observer via U-wire
Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Darrell Campbell flashed a big smile after Notre Dame's first spring practice Monday.
After seeing the returning defensive starters out on the field for the first time since January, the senior has every reason to be happy.
Unlike last year, when newly named coach Tyrone Willingham had to begin implementing his pro-style offense for the first
time, the Irish are already familiar with the coaches, plays and schemes.
Practice was kept simple for the first day, and Willingham said the focus of practice would be more on individuals — until players practice with pads later this spring.
"It's going to take a little while to get us cohesive again as a unit because we're missing four guys that are going to the NFL," said Sean Milligan, the only return from last year's squad. "We think we're on the right track and we have some good guys in there."