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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Mike and Woody, as well as the entire organization, have been nothing short of outstanding. My teammates
— Thomas and Kerry included
— were a pleasure to play with.
Eric [Mangini] could not have
been any better. I enjoyed playing
for him. My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance."
Brett Favre, via email, on his retirement from the NFL, www.espn.com
FACT OF THE DAY
Brett Favre is the all-time leader in a number of NFL categories good and bad. Favre is No. 1 in victories by a starting quarterback, consecutive starts by a quarterback, passing yards, touchdown passes, completions and interceptions.
- www.espn.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How may completions did Brett Favre complete as a rookie quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons in 1991?
A: None. Favre attempted four passes that season in two games. Although he couldn't find his teammates, he was remarkably accurate throwing to the other team, throwing two interceptions.
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The Sports Desk: Sports editor Andrew Wiebe gives his thoughts from yesterday's U.S. vs. Mexico World Cup qualifier and waxes poetic on the egomaniac that is Richland County sheriff Leon Lott.
Courtside: Read women's
basketball reporter COURTSIDE Jayson Jenks BLOG thoughts
MU loss not worst feeling of Self era
COMMENTARY
Monday's loss to Missouri might have been hard to bear.
but it doesn't compare to what might be Bill Self's worst week at Kansas.
It started on a chilly Saturday in January 2005. Kansas played host to Kansas State and somehow fell 59-55 in an afternoon match-up at Allen Fieldhouse.
Forty-eight hours later, Kansas traveled to Columbia, Mo., and lost to Missouri 89-86 in overtime. That was, of course, the game in which Christian Moody missed two free throws at the end of regulation that would have sealed the win for Kansas.
It was a stunning weekend. Kansas was coming off the Bucknell loss at the end of the 2004-05 season, and Bill Self's young
on last night's game against
nucleus - the nucleus that would eventually win an NCAA crown - was losing its way. The Tigers knocked Kansas to 10-6 and it looked like the Jayhawks were in serious of danger of missing the NCAA tournament.
Of course, we all know what happened next. Kansas would win 15 of its next 16 games, win the Big 12 tournament with a thrilling victory against Texas, and claim a 4-seed in the NCAA tournament.
The Bradley loss would bring more heartbreak, but it seemed, at
the brew goes digital
least, that Kansas basketball was back on track.
I thought about that weekend while walking through a mob of crazed Missouri fans inside Mizzou Arena on Monday night.
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You could sense the disappointment as Kansas' players solemnly walked to their bus, exhausted and beaten.
Now Kansas travels to K-State on Saturday,trying to avoid another disastrous week.Bramlage Coliseum will be juiced and hostile and Kansas will face more adversity.
But even if Kansas loses, even if the K-State students storm the floor again, it probably won't feel as devastating as that week back in 2005.
And that might be the best anecdotal evidence of the state of the Kansas basketball program.
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It's The Morning Brew. A daily dose of Kansas sports, college life and pop culture.
There's no doubt that the Kansas program is being led by the right person. There's no doubt that the program will continue to thrive, there's no doubt...
I thought about that while walking through that mob of Missouri fans on Monday night.
victory, I looked up toward the rafters of Mizzou Arena.
And at that moment, I saw that Missouri hung banners for advancing to the NCAA tournament. Just getting to the Big Dance warranted a banner.
And for some reason, that just seemed kind of silly.
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Here's a quick Morning Brew toast to Stump, the 10-year-old Sussex Spaniel who won best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday. We'll raise our coffee mugs to any pooch who can be 70 years old in dog years and still take home a title.
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NFL
Parcells able to walk out of contract with Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. — Bill Parcells, whose escape clause with the Miami Dolphins was expanded before the sale of the team was completed on Jan. 20, can now leave at any time and collect the $12 million balance due to him.
The contract gave Parcells a 30-day window to depart with full pay if the team was sold, but outgoing owner Wayne Huizenga said he removed the window before the sale.
NBA
In the first season under Parcells, Miami won the AFC East and went 11-6 after going 1-15 in 2007.
Cleveland's Williams added to East's lineup
Parcells has said he planned to remain as executive vice president of football operations through at least the 2009 season.
NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Mo Williams was chosen by NBA commissioner David Stern to replace Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh in the NBA All-Star game.
Bosh will miss the game because of a sprained right knee.
Williams wasn't chosen by Eastern Conference coaches as a reserve, then was bypassed by Stern in favor of Boston's Ray Allen Orlando's Jameer Nelson had to be replaced because of injury.
The Cavaliers were upset that they were the only top-five team that didn't get multiple All-Stars.
Williams is averaging 17.1 points and will make his first AllStar game appearance.
NHL
Outspoken hockey player hopes to rebuild career
HARTFORD, Conn. — Controversial left wing Sean Avery is resuming his hockey career with a New York Rangers' affiliate, hoping to return to the NHL.
Avery hasn't played since his NHL suspension in December for making a crude remark about other hockey players dating his former girlfriends. He completed treatment in a league counseling program last weekend and cleared waivers Monday.
The 28-year-old player spent parts of two seasons in New York before signing a $15.5 million, four-year deal with Dallas. The Stars, who don't want him, are the only NHL team without a primary affiliate and could have sent him to any willing team.
TENNIS Sharapova's injury leads to more tourney pull outs
TENNIS
to more tourney pull outs
PARIS — Maria Sharapova's return to the WTA tour is still on hold. Even she is not sure when her injured right shoulder will be ready.
After missing the past two Grand Slam tournaments, Sharapova pulled out of this week's indoor event in Paris, and next week's hard-court event in Dubai.
Sharapova has not played competitively since pulling out of a tournament in Montreal in late July after winning a nearly three-hour match.
Medical tests later found a torn rotator cuff tendon in the Russian's shoulder.
Associated Press
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
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FRIDAY
Softball
South Carolina,
10 a.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Softball
Western Carolina,
2:30 p.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Track & Field
ISU Classic/
Tyson Inv.
Ames, Iowa/
Fayetteville, Ark
SATURDAY
Men's basketball
Kansas State,
2:30 p.m.
Manhattan
Softball
Bradley, 4:30 p.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Softball Tennessee,
6:30 p.m.
Orlando, Fla
Women's basketball Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Lawrence
Track & Field
ISU Classic/Tyson
Inv.
Ames, Iowa/
Fayetteville, Ark.
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MONDAY
Softball
Bowling Green,
noon
Orlando, Fla.
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