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"Only one of those men did it half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath and a raging, skull-rattling hangover. That would be me." David Wells.New York Yankee's pitcher, on the 15 men who have pitched perfect games in Major League Baseball.
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Inside Sports
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Brad Zollars
bzollars@kansan.com
University shouldn't pay athletes
There is a bill going through the Nebraska legislature that would mandate payment for college football players. College athletes' other major money-making sport, basketball, is speculated to be on deck. Three other Big 12 Conference states would need to agree in order for this bill to take affect. Let's hope Kansas isn't one of them.
OK, let's not kid ourselves. Major revenue sports like basketball and football bring a lot of money to the school and people involved in each sport, none of whom are the players themselves. This is obviously not fair. There are a lot of coaches in the Big 12 and around the country who feel it is time to stop kidding ourselves about the sanctity of college athletics and compensate players for the time they put in and the money they generate. Colorado men's basketball coach Ricardo Patton is one of them. He has said "it's unrealistic to think these kids only need their education paid for and nothing else."
But all of these truths overlook one simple fact. If we are going to pay athletes, we need to pay them all. Title IX, the federal law ensuring equal treatment of male and female athletes, would become obsolete if football players were compensated but not female athletes. No doubt, lawsuits would be drawn up, if the law should pass. But the problem doesn't end with gender. All non-revenue male sports would be left in the dark as well. This would be the worst thing to happen to the state of Kansas since the education board outlawed the teaching of evolution.
A member of the Kansas rugby team puts just as much time and energy into his sport as a Kansas basketball player, so how could you only pay one of them? Isn't instant stardom, paid tuition, books, room and board enough? The quality of these scholarships and the inability to pay all college athletes is the slippery slope this new legislation will ultimately fail on.
Kansas forward Nick Collison pointed to the business side of college athletics, when he said people sell basketballs with his and Kirk Hinrich's picture on them. People were making money off of them.
This scenario is an inevitability. People are making money off high school basketball phenomena Lebron James, but he isn't compensated. This kind of exploitation will always be there, no matter what athletes are paid.
In the past few years, the Kansas Athletics Department has lost two of its competitive sports because of money. Let's hope it won't lose its fairness as well.
Recruits on All-American teams
Playing in the women's game for the West will be Lauren Ervin, 6-foot-4 power forward from Inglewood High School in Lakewood, Calif. Ervin averaged a double-double this season as a senior, and many recruiting analysts listed her as the No.2 recruit in America.
Three Kansas basketball recruits were named to this year's McDonald's High School All-American teams yesterday.
Future teammates on the Kansas men's basketball team J.R. Giddens and David Padgett will both play for the West in the men's game.
Giddens, a 6-foot-6 guard out of John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City is the top prep player in Oklahoma. His team is also ranked No. 1 in the state. Giddens has been compared to former Kansas swingman Kenny Gregory with
his explosive play.
Padgett, out of Reno High School in Reno, Nev., will be the apparent replacement for Nick Collison under the basket. A 6-foot-11 center, Padgett earned MVP honors at the prestigious Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament and is also a three-time Northern Nevada class 4A Basketball MVP.
-Ryan Greene
FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 28,2003
Chiefs, Green sign seven-year deal
The Associated Press
"I think it worked out well with both sides," said Green, who passed for 3,690 yards and 26 touchdowns last season. "I do think from that salary cap-wise, it is very friendly in terms that we can go after
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Trent Green signed a seven-year, $50 million contract with Kansas City yesterday that will enable the Chiefs to save salary cap money and shore up their league-worst defense.
Green's agent, Jim Steiner, said the signing bonus will be $11.25 million. Green had been due an $8 million roster bonus by 3 p.m. Friday, a bonus would have caused the Chiefs salary cap trouble next season. That's not the case with the signing bonus.
some free agents now."
His original contract was for four more years.
"It was our hope and desire to change the roster bonus to a signing bonus, but we've done a little more than that,"
extending it to seven years," said Carl Peterson, the Chiefs' president.
"I appreciate Trent's cooperation in doing this. Obviously, it means some security for himself and his family. But it also gives us a great deal of flexibility in the cap."
The Chiefs turn their attention to restructuring the contract of running back Priest Holmes. Although he missed the final two games of last season with a hip injury, Holmes was named an All-Pro for the second year in a row.
Free forAll
This is in response to the recent trend of Kansan sportswriters calling the Kansas fans fair weather. My roommate and I drove down to the KU-OU game on Saturday through a blizzard, and several OU fans told me that there were more KU fans at the game than OSU fans when they played them a couple of weeks ago. I'm a Kansas fan, and the weather was anything but fair that week.
technically, no. Mizzou fans are cute.
I was just reading the story about the baseball player, Kevin Wheeler, winning that award, and I was just wondering, how can you pitch 8.2 innings? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thoughtinningswere measured in thirds.
Hey Wayne Simien, baby, only 11 days till our birthday!
--technically, no. Mizzou fans are cute.
I would just like to say that Nick Collison is an absolute soldier. He just circled the parking lot in front of Tower C for 10 minutes waiting for someone to leave.
technically, no. Mizzou fans are cute.
Hey Roy, when you're up by 40, you should take your starters out and put in the scrubs. Simien shouldn't have even played against A&M, and he got hurt. Way to go.
Does anyone else agree that Jeff Hawkins looks like the little toad from Super Mario Kart?
technically, no. Mizzou fans are cute.
Zollars is a Chicago senior in communications.
I'm watching the Mizzou-OU game right now and I was looking in the crowd of Missouri fans thinking that maybe I'd find someone cute that goes to Mizzou, and then I found someone and I was like, "Wow, they actually have a cute guy," but then I realized I know him. I went to high school with him. So technically he's from Kansas, so technically he's a Jayhawk, so
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Hey Phog Phanatics, it's really not cool to make the players' brothers cry.
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I just wanted to say congratulations to the bowling teams at KU. You guys are awesome.
I like how the Mizzou fans were chanting "Overrated" when they were beating Oklahoma. Those idiots don't even realize they're making fun of themselves when they're saying that.
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This is the only time that I ever want to call in and say that Mizzou doesn't suck.
I really appreciate Jeff Graves' new pigtail hairdo, but I'm wondering if anyone else misses the corn row mullet.
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We just got back from the game and have two questions: what country is Texas A&M from that they leave the court before the National Anthem, and why are the dancers called Crimson Girls if they always wear blue?
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Which Big 12 Con-
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kansan.com ference player do
you think is most likely to win the Wooden Award?
Andre Emmett, Texas Tech
T. J.Ford, Texas
Nick Collison, Kansas
Hollis Price, Oklahoma
Kirk Hinrich, Kansas
Log on to www.kansan.com to cast your vote.
TODAY
Kansas Athletics Calendar
*Softball vs. Penn State, Tuscaloosa, Ala,*
1:30 p.m.
*Softball vs. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 4 n.m.
Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee,
Nashville, Ten., 3 p.m.
Track, Big 12 Indoor Championships, Lincoln, Neb.
TOMORROW
Tennis vs. Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 2 p.m.
Women's Golf at the Edwin Watts — Carolina Classic, Pinehurst, N.C.
Men's Basketball vs. Oklahoma State, noon.
*Softball vs. Texas- Arlington,
Women's Basketball at Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 6 p.m.
*Softball vs. Texas- Arlington, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 11 a.m.
*Softball vs. TBA, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Baseball vs.David Lipscomb, Nashville,
Tenn.
Track, Big 12 Indoor Championships, Lincoln, Neh
Tennis vs. Iowa State, Ames, Iowa, noon
Women's Golf at the Edwin Watts — Carolina Classic, Pinehurst, N.C.
SUNDAY
Baseball vs. Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tenn.
1 n.p.
KJHK
- A 2003 Crismon Classic game, hosted by Alabama.
Music City Challenge, Nashville, Tenn.
Play-by-play announcers for the University of Kansas radio station JKHK 90.7 FM, Brian Bruce and Mike Alzamora, invite you to listen in as they call tomorrow's men's basketball game against Oklahoma State live from Allen Fieldhouse. Below, Expects and Alzamora bring you their expectations for the game.
The 20-6 Cowboys invade Lawrence this Saturday to take on the 21-6 Jayhawks. The teams' records would lead you to believe that they are pretty equal. But is that the case? Let's look at a few interesting match-ups to break the game down into more detail.
Between Victor Williams, 5'10", 187-pound senior point guard, and Aaron Miles, 6'1", 175-pound sophomore point guard, the edge in this battle goes to Williams. The Oklahoma State senior was named honorable mention All Big 12 as a junior, is averaging 15.5 points
per game and is a threat from the outside. Meanwhile, Miles is only averaging 8.8 points a game. He is averaging 7.2 assists per game, but his lack of effectiveness from the outside gives Williams the overall advantage.
Between Tony Allen, the 6"4", 205-pound junior shooting guard and Kirk Hinrich, 6'3", 190-pound senior shooting guard, Kansas' preseason All-America can candidate takes this battle. While Allen is averaging 14.8 points per game and hitting 43 percent of his three-point attempts. Hinrich's quickness, shooting, ball-handling and experience will just be too much. Hinrich is averaging 18.1 points per game and is hitting threes at a 44 percent clip. His intelligence and leadership on the court are unmatched in the Big 12.
Brian Bruce, KJHK
Oklahoma State comes into Allen Fieldhouse looking to rid itself of the sour taste in its mouth after its last game. The Cowboys' 62-57 defeat to Texas Tech this past Monday—their fourth in their last six games—practically destroyed their chances of winning the conference.
But the Jayhawks have some emotional demons of their own. The loss of Wayne Simien for the remainder of the season leaves Kansas' postseason chances in limbo. The Hawks must not let their intensity be effected. Aside from Simien, tomorrow's Senior Day festivities could also effect their focus. Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison will play in front of the Fieldhouse faithful for the last time as Jayhawks.
Like Oklahoma University, The Cowboys could pose problems for Kansas offensively. Oklahoma State is the best team in the conference in field goal percentage defense as its opponents are
KJHK's coverage of tomorrow's game will begin with a pregame show at 11 a.m. live from Molly McGee.i.2429 Iowa
St. hosted by Stephen Brandt, Travis Metcalf and Jimmy Chavez. Play-by-play will begin at noon on 90.7 Ft.
shooting a measly 39.2 percent while only allowing 62.1 points per game, which is good for second in the league. Kansas will have to establish its transition game early and not allow the Cowboys to dictate the tempo. Otherwise, the Cowboys could spoil Senior Day and the Hawks' chances of another conference crown.
Mike Alzamora, KJHK
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