WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2003
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Red Bull drink could influence athlete drug test
The Associated Press
PROVO, Utah — NCAA athletes who drink the Red Bull Energy Drink in excess amounts could possibly test positive in a drug test.
The NCAA bans the supplemental use of caffeine for all sports.
According to the NCAA Web site, NCAA athletes are prohibited from using banned-drug classes such as stimulants, anabolic agents and street drugs.
The stimulant guarana, added to the list for the 2002- 2003 academic school year, is an herb that is used to make the stimulant caffeine.
Red Bull is not a sports drink like Gatorade or PowerAde, but is an energy drink.
Red Bull is a stimulant energy drink with high amounts of caffeine to boost energy, concentration, physical endurance, reaction speed, vigilance, emotional status and stimulate metabolism.
In comparison, one can of Coke contains about 35 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce can.
Red Bull contains 80 milligrams of caffeine in one eight-ounce can.
Diet Coke has a caffeine content (47 milligrams) greater than Coke by 12 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce can.
If athletes were tested with a concentration in their urine that exceeded 15 micrograms/ml, a positive drug test would be produced.
"One Red Bull would not cause a positive drug test," said Rachel Olander, resource specialist with the Resource Exchange Center. "This is only excess amounts."
Olander works in the Resource Exchange Center for the National Center for Drug Free Sport, the outside company the NCAA hired to conduct all random drug testing.
According to Olander, there is a gray area with caffeine intake. The amounts of caffeine you drink, the time you intake it into your body and your body composition can all be variables to consider.
Drug Free Sport, based out of Kansas City, Mo., has a resource center that provides free, confidential and accurate information for athletes to call if they have any questions regarding supplements they are taking.
The National Center for Drug Free Sport Resource Exchange Center works closely with the NCAA and is a great source to assist athletes with questions in order for them to gain knowledge and avoid harsh NCAA penalties.
According to the Red Bull Web site, "It is recommended to drink one can of Red Bull Energy Drink about 30 minutes before the start of a concentration task or the start of a race or game in sports. This is about the time for the ingredients of Red Bull Energy Drink to become effective in the body."
However, if you drink Red Bull in excess amounts, an athlete could be jeopardizing his eligibility.
There are two types of drug testing procedures that athletes go through.
First, the NCAA conducts one random drug test and second, the University Drug Testing Committee administers multiple drug tests throughout the season.
"Large amounts of caffeine add additional energy and can enhance performance levels," said Dr. Bruce Woolley, a member of the Brigham Young University Drug Testing Committee.
According to Woolley, when a positive drug test occurs for a member of the football squad, it means a one-year suspension plus missing a postseason bowl game.
For basketball, it might include a one-year loss of eligibility.
The key is to be smart when consuming these drinks and supplements in the body.
Products such as caffeine can be abused, but can also serve a functional purpose.
It is a great healing agent used in green tea and in many medicines including the headache medicine Excedrin.
The NCAA and National Center for Drug Free Sport both help athletes perform to the best of their ability without having to consume harmful substances into the body to enhance performance.
By abiding by these rules the NCAA has set, every athlete enters a level playing field to compete.
Jumper shoots for early recovery
The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. — Jake Muhlisen speaks of it with a mixture of anticipation and fear, the way you'd expect a guy his age to talk about his wedding, first child or job.
Except Muhleisen is talking about jumping.
To understand this, you needed to see his last jump, Jan. 11 in Lawrence.
Last time he got bumped in mid-flight, spinning like a rag doll before achieving the sort of verticality X Gamers only dream of.
Since then, the 20-year-old has endured enough pain to make sleeping difficult. The University of Nebraska captain is now reduced to sitting and watching a once-promising basketball season disappear.
The sophomore landed on his great trochanter, the bony bump extending from his thighs. The pressure of that impact fractured his hip socket and a smaller fracture in his pelvis area.
Of course, Muhleisen didn't know that then. He thought the fall had knocked the wind out of him. He thought he could get up. Then he took a step, "and pain shot through my leg and I knew something was wrong."
The drugs dulled everything for the first few days, then the simplest activities shot pain through his left side.
"If I sneezed, it killed," Muhleisen says. "If I rolled over in bed, it really killed."
Less than a month after the injury doctors deemed Muhleisen healthy enough to begin the rehabilitation process.
He's now gently pedaling a stationary bike and swimming with the aid of a kickboard.
By early March, the crutches will be gone. And, if all goes well, he'll be able to shoot a basketball around NCAA tournament time.
Muhleisen is attacking rehabilitation, and is happy to get the opportunity for activity.
He's also helped from the bench. Coach Barry Collier applauded him for encouraging players and even offering the coaching staff advice.
Muhleisen acknowledges his good fortune — any displacement of the fractured bones would've guaranteed surgery and thrown his career into jeopardy.
Muhleisen said he hoped to be 100 percent by next season.
It's hard to assess how much the loss of Mubleisen has hurt
these 9-12 Huskers.
Nebraska wasn't exactly riding high before the injury. Five nonconference losses, including an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Division II Alaska-Fairbanks, came with the starting point guard in the lineup.
At least part of the offensive futility can be attributed to the loss of Muhleisen's steadying presence, according to forward John Turek.
"He brings so much more than his numbers show," Turek said. "We do miss his court awareness, leadership, his intensity."
A paying customer can still see that intensity on display this week.
Muhleisen lives and dies from the bench, the emotion of the moment worn on the sleeve of his dress coat or shirt-and-tie combo.
KSU player wants postseason play
The Associated Press
MANHATTAN — In this year's Kansas State men's basketball media guide, freshman Marques Hayden said the one thing no one knew about him was how much he liked to win.
He averaged 17 points per game as a senior last season at Oklahoma's Putnam City High School.
He led his team to a state championship and was named to the McDonald's All-State team. He was a 2001 and 2002 All-State selection, and he was named the Big City and Metro Athletic Conference 2002 Player of the Year.
He was voted one of the nation's best 100 recruits by three recruiting services.
Now Hayden is the Wildcats
Marques Hayden knows about winning.
Or at least that's what he thought when rolling into Manhattan seven months ago.
"I appreciate winning more ever since I stepped on campus at K-State."
Marques Hayden K-State freshman forward
sixth man. Usually the first player off the bench, he has seen significant action in all the Cats' games this season.
But for the freshman who loves to win, the Cats' four-game losing streak is a new experience.
"It's a little tough, but I see the overall picture," he said. "In high school, I won by 30 or 40 points a game. You didn't really feel the true meaning of winning a ball game."
Hayden has just begun his career as a Wildcat, but already the freshman has been transformed. He said winning at K-State was
different than it ever had been.
"When you come out here and you play 40 minutes of absolute hell and you get that 'W' -- wow," Hayden said. "I appreciate winning more ever since I stepped on campus at K-State."
Since he took that first step on campus, Hayden has learned a lot.
He started the season huge, with a 20 point effort against BYU, but Hayden cooled down quickly and only scored 14 points during his next three games. He scored 14 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff but only five at Wisconsin Green Bay. He had 16 against Texas Tech but only two at Texas A&M.
He seemed to find some consistency in the last couple of games. Hayden dropped in eight in an overtime loss to Oklahoma, 10 against Oklahoma State and 13 vs. Kansas. It's all part of his improvement process. Hayden said.
He said gaining confidence in his own abilities had proven the
antidote to many of his early season lapses.
Statistically, Hayden has improved throughout the season. Now, the freshman who likes to win says he is focused on helping the Cats win enough games to qualify for the postseason.
"As far as my overall game, I think I have come a really long ways," he said. "One of the main things is confidence. That is what Coach (Jim) Wooldridge has instilled in me. He told me 'You can make a million mistakes, but as long as you don't lose your work ethic I won't have a problem with it.' He told me that it made me feel a little bit more comfortable.
"This team is good enough where we could turn this whole thing around. I came here to help turn this program around," Hayden said. "I think the fans here feel it. They feel that we are there."
The Associated Press
Missouri center impresses coach Knight
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Just prior to the player introductions before Missouri's 82-73 victory against Texas Tech on Sunday, the crowd was asked to acknowledge Texas Tech coach Bob Knight for recording his 800th coaching victory last week. The fans responded with a loud ovation for the coaching legend.
"That was nice," Knight said. "I mean, I didn't think it called for cartwheels or anything, but it was nice."
Knight's sarcasm came after he watched junior Missouri center Arthur Johnson dominate the game in the paint with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
"The kids that really work hard
and improve themselves always impress me, and Johnson really impresses me in that regard," Knight said. "He's a much better player than he was a year ago, and that obviously helps them be a better team."
Johnson, who averages a double-double in conference play, said he appreciated Knight's compliment.
Knight also said Johnson stacked up well with any inside player in the Big 12 Conference.
"It feels good, because I know what I've been doing, and I'm glad that other people noticed, too," Johnson said. "And coming from him, it just feels better."
"I think Johnson's as good as anybody I've seen play," Knight said.
"He's maturing in a lot of ways," Snyder said. "When you were watching him play, you felt like that's a mature player."
Missouri coach Quin Snyder said he was pleased with Johnson's maturity.
Junior forward Travon Bryant also had one of his best games of the season, scoring 13 points with three rebounds. Bryant and Johnson outscored Texas Tech's inside duo of Pawel Storozynski and Robert Tomaszek, 36-9, and out rebounded them, 16-2.
Knight said Storozynski and Tomaszek were simply outmatched.
"Maybe they're getting out rebounded by stronger and better jumpers," he said. "That's always a possibility."
The Tigers said they tried not to let Knight's presence distract them during the game.
"He's a great coach, but I think as the game went on, you kind of forgot about him," junior wing Rickey Paulding said. "But you kind of look over there, and 'Hey, that's Bob Knight over there.'"
Snyder said he also tried to forget about Knight.
"He's one of the greatest coaches to ever be on the sidelines," Snyder said. "But for me to think about that more than just passing awareness, I think it's not good for our team."
Snyder will not face a similar situation in Missouri's next game against Texas A&M. Melvin Watkins, the Aggies' coach, has 92 career victories.
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