THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
PAGE 9
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Michael Vick, I think that would be a big statement, a big deal for me, because I grew up watching him in Atlanta. He was a lot of people's idol back home, so I definitely feel like that would be something special."
SI.com
Berry was a unanimous All-American in 2008 and 2009
— ESPN.COM
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q:Where did Berry go to college?
A:University of Tennessee
ESPN.com
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THE MORNING BREW Berry leads Chiefs with improved defense
When you look at the Chiefs three games into the NFL season, the first thing you
season, the first thing you have to think about is defense. The Chiefs are rolling. They are 3-0 and defeated the fastest-moving team in the NFL last Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles. No one player has been more important to this swing in production on the field more than safety Eric Berrv.
Berry is not the biggest, strongest or fastest man on the Chiefs, but he is the leader of a defense that is second in the NFL in points allowed.
Berry boasts an 88 rating in Madden 25, but on defense for the Chiefs, he has been anchoring down the back end of the defense like the best safety in the league. The Chiefs are giving up only 11 points per game - and Berry is not letting anyone get by him down the field.
The two-time Pro Bowler is a ball-hawk on the field. Berry thrives on making the
opposing team look bad on offense. He has become a headache on defense, and is a bad man when given a full head of steam with an opportunity to hit someone hard.
possibly the biggest play of the game for the Chiefs on Thursday was the interception returned for a touchdown by Berry. In a game where the opposing team is coming in averaging over 30 points a game, every point is crucial. Berry waltzed in for the 38-yard touchdown after catching a Michael Vick pass that was tipped. With that,
he fulfilled a dream of picking-off his favorite quarterback from his childhood.
To be the best, you have to think like the best. One of the biggest reasons Berry reads the quarterback so well is he was once a quarterback himself. In high school, Berry led Creekside High School in Fairburn, Ga. to a 35-7 record as a starter, playing both cornerback and quarterback.
Obviously he took the correct route in playing in the secondary but the skills he learned at quarterback have transitioned into his thinking now, making it look easy as he often flawlessly reads passers, leading to picks and knockdowns.
game, forcing quarterback Eli Manning to look down the field more than usual. Look for Berry to give Manning headaches all day as he knocks down balls, has a few hits, and anchors what is turning into one of the best defenses in the AFC.
Berry has seen quite a few losses since joining the Chiefs, but this year he is looking to lead the stellar defense of the Chiefs to a few more W's. The Chiefs are set to take on the winless Giants this Sunday.
—Edited by Evan Dunbar
This week in athletics
Monday
Women's Golf
2013 Marilynn Smith
Sunflower Invitational
All Day
Manhattan
Tuesday
Women's Golf
2013 Marilyn Smith
Sunflower Invitational
All Day
Manhattan
Men's Golf
Desert Classic
All Day
Laramie, Wyo.
Wednesday
Volleyball Italy U-23 National 6:30 p.m. Lawrence
Thursday
NO SCHEDULED EVENTS
Friday
Soccer Santa Clara 9 p.m. Santa Clara, Calif.
Saturday
Volleyball
TCU
I p.m.
Lawrence, Kan.
BASEBALL
Men's Golf Badger Invitational All Day Madison, Wis.
Sunday
Women's Tennis ITA All-American All Day Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Maxwell's late home run lifts Royals over Rangers
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Maxwell connected off former Royals All-Star closer Joakim Soria.
The Oakland Athletics clinched the AL West with the Rangers' loss.Texas dropped $1\frac{1}{2}$ games behind Cleveland for the second wild-card spot. Kansas City is $3\frac{1}{2}$ back.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Maxwell hit a grand slam with two outs in the 10th inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 Sunday in a matchup of AL wild-card contenders.
Royals starter James Shields gave up six hits in eight innings, walking one and striking out two
texas starter Alexi Ogando pitched two-hit ball for seven innings, striking out five and walking one.
Eric Hosmer led off the Royals 10th by punching a double with two strikes down the leftfield line off Neal Cotts (5-3). Soria relieved and intentionally walked Billy Butler, and an infail single by Salvador Perez loaded the bases
Mike Moustakas popped up and pinch-hitter George Kottars grounded into a force play at the plate before Maxwell hit a full-count pitch over the left wall for his second career grand slam.
Tim Collins (3-6) worked a perfect 10th to pick up the victory.
lect 10 to pick up the victory.
Ogando, who had three stints on the disabled list this season,
excelled in just his eighth start since May 15.
He left after 77 pitches. Maxwell hit a leadoff single in the third and moved up on a sacrifice, making him the lone Royals
runner to get past first base.
former to get past in a nose.
Shields, who was 4-1 in his previous five starts, lowered his ERA to 3.21. He was struck in the right elbow by Donnie Murphy's liner in the second, but remained in the game after some warmup tosses as manager Ned Yost watched from the mound.
Royals closer Greg Holland took over in the ninth. Alex Rios made it to first when he struck out on a wild pitch to lead off the inning and stole second.
But Rios was thrown out trying to take third on Adrian Beltre's fly to left, with Alex Gordon getting his AL-leading 16th outfield assist. Perez helped out Shields by throwing would-be basestalers Elvis Andrus at third base in the first and Leonys Martin at second in the fifth.
Kansas City Royals' Justin Maxwell (27) is greeted by teammates after Maxwell hit a grand slam during the 10th inning to win a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals won the game 4-0 in 10 innings.
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