"They offered me more money. That makes you very,very well real quick. If I don't get it, I get sick rapidly real quick."
Mike Tvson, on why he is fighting tomorrow
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Jonah Ballow
jballow@kansan.com
Magic needs Gooden for playoffs
Former Jayhawk Drew Gooden is realizing what can happen in professional basketball.
One minute he was playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, the next he was traded to the Orlando Magic.
After forgoing his senior season and entering the NBA draft, Gooden was selected as the fourth overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 6-foot-10 forward is having a solid rookie season, averaging 12 points and five rebounds a game. However, Gooden was on a team that was in the Western Conference's cellar at 16-36 with low potential of reaching the playoffs.
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A day before the trade deadline, the Magic sent forward-guard Mike Miller and forward Ryan Humphrey, as well as a first-round draft pick and a future second-round pick, to the Grizzlies in exchange for Gooden and guard Gordon Giriek with cash considerations.
This is good news for Gooden.
First of all, he will leave boring Memphis and head to sunny Florida with a team that has one of the most electrifying players in Tracy McGrady.
This is Gooden's opportunity. Miller was Orlando's second leading scorer and with the injury-plagued Grant Hill, Gooden will certainly get an opportunity to shine.
Forward Shawn Kemp is overweight and has violated the treatment for his cocaine habit, which takes him off the Magic lineup. Gooden has a chance to step up and start for the Magic, which is thin at the forward position. General manager John Gabriel said the trade helped the Magic address its needs.
This is a playoff team. Orlando is 26-29 on the season and eighth in the Eastern Conference's playoff spots. With McGrady, this team is hard to beat and needs Gooden's help to stay ahead of Michael Jordan and the East's Washington Wizards.
This is a good fit for Gooden.
Now Gooden can play his natural position at power forward. He can use his athletic ability to create scoring opportunities when teams double-up on McGrady.
Former Jayhawk Jacque Vaughn also plays for the Magic and has received quality-playing time at the point guard position. The two Kansas players should provide excitement for Jayhawk alumni
Gooden thinks he has the talent level to make solid contributions for Orlando.
"I'm a winner, I like to win, and it seems this team is doing good this season and hopefully we can do a little better," Gooden said.
With this trade, Gooden has the chance to make his NBA game shine in sunny Florida.
Balfow is a Littleton, Colo., junior in journalism.
Media focus on Tyson's tattoo
The Associated Press
TUNICA, Miss. — Mike Tyson playfully nibbled on the arm of his baby boy who didn't seem all that interested in the new tattoo on his father's face. For those who were, a university instructor was on hand to explain the significance of the Maori warrior roots of the design on Tyson's face.
The atmosphere surrounding Tyson's fight with Clifford Etienne was already circuslike. The carnival officially opened for business yesterday at a news conference goofy even by Tyson's standards.
The former heavyweight champion played with his 9-month-old son, chatted amiably with the media and acted surprised that there was such a fuss about his tattoo.
Tyson, meanwhile, appeared to be heal ingrapidly from whatever alled him earlier in the week. He split the lip of a sparing partner before making a jovial appearance to promote a fight he desperately needs to rescue his floundering career.
Tyson was to get more than $5 million to fight Etienne — huge money unless you're Mike Tyson and used to purses that routinely top $20 million.
"I just wanted to put something on my face," Tyson said. "I didn't like the way my face was looking."
He got the tattoo last week but said he
Tyson stopped training after getting the tattoo, then a few days later came down sick.
has been thinking about it for two years
Through much of the formal press conference. Tvson played with his son, Miguel.
"I want him to be a fighter so I want him to get accustomed to what's going on," Tyson said.
Tyson earned $20 million last year to take a beating from Lewis, but most of that went to pay debts. Now he must look good against Etienne to get a Lewis rematch.
"He made a mistake by picking me," Etienne said. "He should have gotten someone who doesn't pose a threat."
kansan.com Now that the Kansas baseball
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team has knocked off then-No. 6 Louisiana State and is ranked No. 21. will you attend more baseball
I wasn't a fan then, I am not a fan now.
games at Hoglund?
I love Kansas sports and would have gone anew way.
They have piqued my interest. I will go to a few games.
I love baseball and would have gone anyway.
- I will start going if they continue to prove themselves.
Death spurs ephedra examination
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The Associated Press
Under NFL rules, players who use ephedra are often treated more harshly than those who snort cocaine. The supplement is banned for Olympic and college athletes, too.
Not so in baseball, where players are allowed to use the supplement suspected in the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler and used by millions of Americans trying to lose weight.
The policy is under increased scrutiny, and baseball players are concerned about the use of the supplement.
Because ephedra is a supplement, it is not regulated by the FDA. Still, FDA Commissioner Mark McClelian said that resolving the controversy over ephedra's safety was a high priority.
Easily purchased over the counter at places like drug stores and gas stations, ephedra products increase metabolism to aid weight loss. Reports have linked the supplement to heart attacks, strokes, seizures and heatstroke.
The Food and Drug Administration has reports of at least 100 deaths linked to ephedra, an herbal supplement derived from the Asian ma huang plant.
Some players at spring training were forced to think about their own supplement use and its risks.
"It's a long haul and it makes your body feel a little bit better," Brewers closer Curtis Leskanie said.
First baseman Derrek Lee of the Marlins said players need to be better educated about supplements.
"You're talking about something the FDA can't regulate, so how can we?" said trainer Larry Davis of the Oakland As.
Others teams know there's only so much the teams can control.
KJHK
Play-by-play announcers for the University of Kansas radio station JKHK 90,7 FM, Kevin Flaherty and Jason Hwang, invite you to listen in as they call tomorrow's women's basketball game against the Baylor Bears live from Allen Fieldhouse. Below Flaherty and Hwang bring your expectations for the game.
This is an intruiging matchup between two teams which are strong in the post. Baylor, while a bit shorter than Kansas, has two post players who are their two leading scorsers. Stephanie Blackmon leads the team in scoring with 17.2 points per game and is second in rebounding with 8.4 rebounds per game, while Sophia Young's 12.9 points per game is
second in scoring and her 9.6 rebounds lead the team. Crystal Kemp and Tamara Ransburg must step up to stop the post presence while creating scoring of their own. The matchup on the wing is winnable for Kansas, as Jayhawks Blair Waltz and Aquanita Burras are better than their Bears counterparts. If Kansas can get scoring from one or both of the wings and achieve a stalemate down low, the Jayhawks should walk off the court with their fourth Big 12 victory.
Kevin Flaherty, KJHK
Baylor has a potent offense, averaging 75.6 points per game which is second in the league. The Bears also lead the league in field goal defense. They
KJHK's coverage of the women's basketball game will begin at 2 p.m. on 90.7 FM.
face the second worst scoring defense in the Big 12: the Jayhawks. In every conference victory this season, Kansas has made 18 or more free throws and had three or more players score in double figures. The Jayhawks must be more aggressive in the offensive end, draw fouls, and cash in at the free throw line. Freshman forward Crystal Kemp has averaged 18 points per game in the three conference victories.
Jason Hwang,KJHK
Kansas Athletics Calendar TODAY
Swimming, Big 12 Championships, all day in Austin, Texas
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan at 3.p.m. at Hopoll Ballpark
- Softball vs. Cal Poly at 5:45 p.m.
- Softball vs. University of California Santa Barbara at 8 p.m.
TOMORROW
Women's basketball vs. Baylor at 2:05 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse
Swimming, Big 12 Championships, all day in Austin Texas
Tennis vs. Denver, Albuquerque, N.M., 1
- Softball vs. Utah at 1:15 p.m.
- Softball at Brigham Young University at 3:30 p.m.
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. at Hoogland Ballpark.
SUNDAY
Tennis vs. New Mexico at noon in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Softball vs. San Diego State at 1:15 p.m.
Baseball vs. eastern Michigan at 10:30 a.m. at Hogland Ballpark
- Men's basketball at Oklahoma at 3 p.m. in Norman, Okla.
- Games played in the softball by the Beach Invitational, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Directions to Norman, Okla., from Lawrence.
via the South Tepoca Wichita exit—this exit is on the left side of the road. Follow the Kansas Turnpike for about seven miles until it becomes Interstate 335. Continue on I-335 until the road turns into Interstate 35. You will follow this highway approximately 235 miles. Interstate 35 becomes the Stanley Draper Expressway for one mile before you must merge back on to 35 via the Dallas exit. This exit is also on the left. Take this road for 17 miles to the Main Street exit, number 109.
This road trip should take about five and a half hours. The journey begins by heading south on Interstate 70 for 20 miles.Merge onto the Kansas Turnpike
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Props to Bryant Nash for making ESPN's top dunkers in college basketball on college game night.
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Two things about Michael Collison: first of all, does this kid ever go to school? And second of all, do you know that the Phog Phanatics bribe him? I swear, at the Iowa State game, I saw them passing him money to go do their dirty work. Come on, he's a kid.
The blonde chick in the Phog Phanatics is throwing a temper tantrum right now because she didn't get her seat that she has at every single game. This is so hilarious!
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To the people who enjoy taking up all the spots in a dorm parking lot so you can go to the game, you make me hate humanity.
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CU? I'll C U outta Kansas
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Why don't all you fair-weather fans tell Aaron Miles to his face that he sucks? But call me first.
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I heard that Moulaye Niang was a Jack-in-the-Box All American in high school.
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