Volume 126 Issue 58 kansan.com Monday, December 9, 2013 COMMENTARY Eml st KEY THREE REATEN BY THE BUZZED Black iper game match been the record a not be t of foul to he's play up 23 off coming' timeout THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN But this for Black his fresh be a sem a new sy the new just beir Kansas, defense, This pt situation, developing, tasked Black Embiid trail level. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013 PAGE 10 BOOZE BEST LIQUOR STORE • CORK AND BARREL 1. CORK AND BARREL 2. ON THE ROCKS 3. MASS BEVERAGE PUMPKIN MARTINI 1 1/2 shot of Fulton's Harvest Pumpkin Pie cream liquor 1/2 shot Fireball 1/2 shot whipped cream vodka Splash of cream or milk Crushed graham cracker for the rim WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY, WE'RE HAPPY THANKS FOR HAVING US ON TOP AGAIN BEST DRINK SPECIALS • THE JAYHAWK CAFE 1. THE JAYHAWK CAFE (THE HAWK) 2. QUINTON'S 3. LOUISE'S BEST OVERALL BAR • SANDBAR 1. SANDBAR 2. THE WAGON WHEEL 3. QUINTON'S ON CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY AND BEING A "MERMAID" AT SANDBAR: It was my first time ever being there. They have you dress up in a mermaid costume then stand on the bar. They give you a shot and a poem to read. Once they hit a gong, you start doing a dance to the Hurricane Song. It was definitely quite an experience." After a while, it's easy to get bored at bars just standing around and having drinks. The Sandbar was definitely interactive and different." —Katie Xouris, Junior from Overland Park BEST BEER SELECTION • FREE STATE BREWERY 1. FREE STATE BREWERY 2. 23RD STREET BREWERY 3. DEMPSEY'S Beer is three main ingredients: grain, hops, and yeast Grain: barley, wheat, or rye A higher alcohol content means more grain is used Hops add the flavor and keeps it from becoming sweet Edited by Casey Hutchins The Jayhawks look to flow more freely when Embid is on the floor and his finishing ability seems to improve with each shot he takes. Hops add the flavor and keeps it from becoming sweeter A beer like Wheat State Golden has German Hersbrecker hops added to it three separate times during the brewing process. A darker beer, like the seasonal Free State Winterfest, has a higher We were told the seven foot center would see a lot of time right away. In each of the last two games Embid played more than 20 minutes. Currently he's averaging 9.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. Things change. It doesn't mean that Black is a bad player, or that he can't break out of this funk. he can't break out of this hunk. Still, if Self is going to mix up his starters again, no one could blame him for inserting Embid. A darker beer, like the seasonal Free State Winterfest, has a higher quantity of hops (Galaxy Hops) added to it. "Jojo can be as good as he wants to be." Black said earlier in the year. "It's my job to help him mature in his game, understand a couple of things and just help him with the little things on the court to make him that much better of a player." Yeast eats away the sugar in the fermentation process. It also produces carbon dioxide and alcohol. Since then, Embid has exploded on the court and in the national conversation, where the pundits who boasted about Andrew Wiggins being the number one overall pick in the NBA draft are starting to say the same things about the freshman from Cameroon. — Info from Mike Kelley, Brewer at Free State Brewery MICHAEL STRICKLAND/KANSAN Sporting Kansas City players celebrate their win against Real Salt Lake for the 2013 MLS Cup. This is Kansas City's first professional sports title since 2000. the MLS Cup on Saturday. It took 10 rounds of penalty kicks for Sporting Kansas City to defeat Real Salt Lake at Sporting Park. This was Kansas City's first profesional sports title since 2000. The game got off to a rough start. Sporting midfielder Oriol Rosell was substituted out in the eighth minute for Lawrence Olum. This substitution was made due to injury and was the earliest substitution in MLS Cup history. The opening minutes of the game were slow due to injuries and large stoppages of play. "Half of the field was completely frozen." Sporting head coach Peter Vermes said. "It was almost unplayable." Both head coaches had similar complaints about the field. But like Vernes said, "That's the beauty of sports, both teams have to play in it." The first half did not have a lot of highlights. In the 29th minute, SEE SPORTING PAGE 8