"But I only play if coach replaces his lame-ass 'four-passes-before-you-can-shoot' rule with the 'always-pass-the-ball-to-LeBron' rule." From ESRN.com's Page 2 scrip of "Housiers 2: LeBron goes to Hickory"
— From ESPN.com's Page 2 script of "Hoosiers 2: LeBron goes to Hickory"
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Joey Berlin
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Bohl's goals better than his attitude
I've never had to deal with Al Bohl. I tried to set up an interview with him once, but his secretary deflected me to someone else in the Athletics Department. Based on what everyone says about Bohl, maybe I should send her a thank-you note.
Last week's rumors about Bohl eventually being ousted as Kansas Athletics Director have finally died down. But the damage was done, as the media documented a widespread perception of Bohl as an aggressive, artificial pitchman.
Men's basketball coach Roy Williams' subsequent denial that he had any problem with Bohl was comical. The best Williams could say was that he and Bohl had "a very professional relationship," a phrase that might as well be used to describe relations between Iraqi officials and U.N. weapons inspectors.
I dislike Bohl but not for any one action or personality trait. I didn't have a problem with Bohl firing football coach Terry Allen with three games left in the 2001 season or with him firing baseball coach Bobby Randall after last year. Both coaches underachieved badly, and Allen got paid nicely to sit on his couch for three weeks.
My problem with Bohl is — well, everything put together.
The win-at-all-costs attitude, which leaves me with no doubt that Bohl could have been involved in alleged academic fraud while he was athletic director at Fresno State. The superficial blabbering that comes out of his mouth when you see him interviewed, punctuated with a plastic smile. The picture I get in my head of Bohl taking far too much pleasure in telling Allen, Randall and other future job casualties to hit the door.
If there's one word I equate with Bohl, it's "slimy." Just listening to him makes me want to bathe in a tub full of Pine-Sol. He wants Kansas to be a powerhouse in every sport, which is a nice, if unrealistic, goal. But he doesn't care how he achieves that success or whose toes he has to step on to do it.
Bohl can't be trusted by his own employees, the NCAA or Chancellor Robert Hemenway. Are there limits to what he will do to get ahead? Hemenway shouldn't wait to find out.
Berlin is a Leawood senior in journalism.
Tyson shows tattoo, not strength
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — Mike Tyson was more eager to show off the new tattoo on his face than to show off what kind of shape he's in.
The Associated Press
The tattoo looked real enough, but Clifford Etienne's camp wasn't so sure about anything else.
The circuslike atmosphere surrounding Tyson moved yesterday to the string of casinos along the Mississippi River, where the former heavyweight champion worked out behind closed doors before emerging to give the world a peek at his new tattoo.
Tyson had a bewildered look on his face as he headed quickly toward an elevator and the sanctuary of his hotel room.
His trainer said later that Tyson was discouraged about his return to training after a week out of the gym, and still feeling the effects of flu-like symptoms.
"His mind seemed to be in the right
A day after Tyson woke up and decided to fight, it was Etienne's turn to wake up and change his mind about getting into the ring. Etienne decided nearly $1 million was too much to pass up.
place," trainer Freddie Roach said. "I'm just worried about his body."
"I'm a fighter, not a coward." Etienne said. "I thought about it all night. I didn't work all these months to get in shape without going out and being able to do my thing."
Etienne's manager, Les Bonano, said he doubted Tyson was ever sick and said he believed the former heavyweight champion had been working out all along. The claims of illness, he said, may have been just a ploy to make Etienne let his guard down.
"I don't ever believe Tyson was sick," Bonano said. "I don't believe the training rumors."
Tyson didn't arrive in Tunica until shortly before 3 a.m., after one of two
jets chartered by his manager arrived from Las Vegas. Newspapers and television showed a man believed to be Tyson hiding his face with towels, but it wasn't him.
Tyson actually flew in later, part of a plan to keep him from the expected media barrage.
"He had the worse plane," trainer Freddie Roach said. "He told me his plane didn't even have any food on it."
Tyson might do well without eating much, with Roach expecting him to come in heavier than he wants for the fight because he hadn't trained in a week before Wednesday's session. After getting his tattoo Feb. 11, Tyson blew off training sessions for the next three days and then said he had the flu.
Heavyweights usually stop sparring a week before a fight and then taper off, but Tyson sparred four rounds in a ballroom at the Grand hotel-casino and then went six rounds on the speed bag.
Ferguson could earn starting spot
The Associated Press
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Ian Ferguson isn't a right-handed fireballer with a 95 mph fastball. He's not a high draft pick boasting of a seven-figure signing bonus. And he's never been labeled a can't miss prospect.
But Ferguson has won consistently in the minor leagues, and that's made him a candidate for a spot in the Kansas City Royals' starting rotation.
Ferguson went 18-3 with a 2.48 ERA with Double-A Wichita and Single-A Wilmington last season, leading the Royals organization by striking out 141 while walking only 37.
"I was fortunate enough to play with two quality teams." Ferguson said. "I'm
not much of a strikeout pitcher, so I rely on my defense and my defense played well the entire season."
The Royals drafted Ferguson in the 21st round in 2000 out of Regis University in Denver. Since, he's compiled a 36-14 record with a 3.33 ERA in 71 career minor-league starts with a fastball that touches 90 mph.
"I can't blow anybody away with my stuff," Ferguson said. "I try to induce contact. If I can get a ground out with one or two pitches, that's fine with me.
"I try to throw a lot of strikes, just give them quality innings. I wouldn't say I'm a ground-ball pitcher or a fly-ball pitcher. I don't know what I an."
Despite the lack of a self-imposed description, Ferguson has impressed the
Royals' front office. Brian Murphy, an assistant to Royals general manager Allard Baird, said he liked what he saw as Ferguson pitched in the Texas League playoffs last September.
"He's very focused, very hard working, a tough-minded kid." Murphy said. "He just blossomed last year, consistent start after start. It wouldn't surprise me if he made the team. He could pitch his way right into the mix."
He'll have the chance—Royals'manager Tony Pena has said competition for the rotation is "wide open."
"Ferguson spots the ball real well." Pena said. "I've been very impressed with him. He's not overpowering, but he can throw the ball inside and outside. He has a good idea on how to pitch."
BASKETBALL
Drew Gooden says goodbye to Grizzlies, hello to Magic
The Memphis Grizzlies traded former Kansas standout Drew Gooden yesterday, along with Gordon Grieck, to the Orlando Magic. The Grizzlies picked up Mike Miller and Ryan Humphery in the trade.
Gooden, a small forward, was averaging 12.1 points and 5.8 rebounds a game for Memphis.
Gooden left the University after his junior year and was selected fourth overall in last year's draft. At Kansas he averaged 15.6 points and 9.2 rebounds a game.
points a game and shooting 27 percent from the field. Gooden will likely replace Miller as the second offensive option behind Magic's Tracy McGrady. Giricek averaged 11.2 points for Memphis.
In return for Gooden, Memphis will get Miller, Orlando's second-leading scorer, and Humphery, a rookie from Notre Dame who was averaging 1.8
Kansan staff reports
SWIMMING
Swim team tied for third at Big 12 Championship
The Kansas swimming and diving team tallied 60 points yesterday in the first day of the Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas. The Jayhawks are tied for third place, 20 points behind the first place defending conference champion. Texas.
"I'm extremely excited and these results are just a sign of things to come," swimming coach Clark Campbell said.
The Jayhawks finished in fourth place in both the 800-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relays. The host school Texas won both relays.
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The freestyle relay team of sophomores Amy Gruber, Jackie Kruger, Aly Colver and freshman Gina Gnatzig clocked in at 7:24.81. Gruber's time of 1:43.56 in the relay qualified her for the NCAA championships in March.
The medley relay team, composed of juniors Whitney Sondall and Kristen Johnson and sophomores Amy Gruber and Jackie Krueger, had a time of 1:43.56. The team's time broke the school record of 1:43.66, set in 1993.
Campbell said the 1993 medley relay team consisted of four of the fastest swimmers in Kansas history and breaking the record made the feat more outstanding.
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Kansas Athletics Calendar
TODAY
Big 12 Swimming Championships, Austin, Texas, all day
TOMORROW
Big 12 Swimming Championships, Austin,
Texas, all day
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, Hoglund
Ballpark, 3 p.m.
*Softball vs. Cal Poly, 5:45 p.m.
*Softball vs. University of California,
Santa Barbara, 8:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
*Softball vs. Utah, 1:15 p.m.
Big 12 Swimming Championships, Austin,
Texas, all day
Tennis vs. Denver, Albuquerque, N.M., 1 p.m.
*Softball vs. Brigham Young University,
3:30 p.m.
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, Hoglund Ballpark, 1 p.m.
Tennis vs. New Mexico, Albuquerque,
N.M. roon
- Softball vs. San Diego State, 1:15 p.m.
Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan, Hoglund
Ballpark, 10:30 a.m.
Men's basketball at Oklahoma, Norman,
Okla. 3 p.m.
*Games played in the Softball by the Beach Invitational, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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