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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUFSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Forgive me, but soccer just is not as relevant in this country as the NFL, so that's part of it. But then it's also the imagery. The idea of a big, strong man hitting a defenseless woman does something to us that a woman hitting a woman does not do."
— LZ Granderson, CNN contributor and ESPN writer
FACT OF THE DAY
domestic violence accounts for 85 of the 713 arrests of NFL players since 2000.
USA Today
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. How many NFL players are suspended heading into the 2014 season?
CBS Sports
THE MORNING BREW
Are women being punished less in professional sports?
The public would be outraged if they found out Ray Rice was reinstated into the league, Adrian Peterson was welcomed back to the Minnesota Vikings and Greg Hardy was relieved of his 60-day suspension. So why is there no outrage when Hope Solo continues to play for the women's national soccer team that represents our country?
The New York Times reported that Hope Solo, one of the biggest stars in women's sports, is facing domestic violence charges. Solo stands accused of punching her sister and 17-year-old nephew at a party over the summer.
Thursday night, Solo led the United States women's national soccer team to a 4-0 victory against Mexico in Rochester. N.Y.
On Thursday, Solo was given the captain's armband because she set the team's career record for shutouts in its
previous game. That's like giving Adrian Peterson the game ball for his next 100-yard game after being accused of child abuse, as pointed out by the New York Times.
So, what's the difference? Why do we turn a blind eye to Solo, but call for arrests and suspensions for Rice, Peterson and Hardy? There is obviously a flaw in our system, and it's finally catching the public's attention.
The Charlotte Observer reports Hardy, a Carolina Panthers defensive end
was found guilty in July of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and threatening to kill her. Hardy was given a 60-day suspended sentence and 18 months of probation for his charges,
ESPN.com reports Peterson faces child abuse charges for using a wooden switch to spank his 1-year old son in May
his 4-year-old son in May. Peterson said he meant only to discipline his son and not hurt him.
When Solo punched her sister and nephew it is unlikely that she was not trying to hurt them. It also is assumed Solo was under the influence.
Solo's future looks bright with the U.S. women's national soccer team while Peterson is trying to come to terms with his 2014 season ending and an uncertain future in the NFL.
CNN contributor and ESPN writer LZ Granderson said the reason Solo is not getting as much attention from the media is because she's a girl and she plays soccer. Granderson also said sports writers should stop "hero-worshipping" athletes for their on-the-field performance. Athletes
are fun to watch on the field, but we need to remember they aren't saving lives out there.
Just as Title IX evened the playing field for women in sports, their actions should be held to the same scrutiny as their male counterparts.
This week in athletics
Edited by Alex Lamb
Tuesday
Women's Golf
Lady Paladin
Invitational
All Day
Greenville, S.C.
Wednesday
No events
Thursday No events
Friday
Women's Soccer
Baylor
7 p.m.
Waco, Texas
Football Texas 3 p.m. Lawrence
Saturday
Men's Golf Badger Invitational All Day Madison, Wis.
Sunday
Roethlisberger, Steelers defeat Panthers 37-19
women's Soccer
TCU
1 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
Monday
Men's Golf Badger Invitational All Day Madison, Wis.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
"We were physical on offense, defense, special teams," Roethlisberger said.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ben Roethlisberger spent Sunday night relishing in the return of Steelers football.
And dominating, too, in a 37-19 victory over Carolina on Sunday night.
Roethlisberger finished 22 of 30 for 196 yards, and Brown had 90 yards receiving on 10 catches to help the Steeleers snap Carolina's regular-season home winning streak at eight.
Roethlisberger threw two 7-yard touchdown passes to Antonio Brown, LeVeon Bell ran for 147 yards and Pittsburgh outrushed the Panthers 264-42.
LeGarrette Blount ran for 118
yards, marking the first time since 1986 the Steelers have had two 100-yard rushers in a game.
"That's awesome," Roethlisberger said. "I'm sure that Steeler fans back home are going crazy because we ran the ball for 100 and had two guys do it. That's just awesome. I think it shows what we can do if we put our minds to it."
The Steelers had gone eight quarters without a touchdown before Roethlisberger's two scoring strikes in the third. They were set up by Cam Newton's fumble and Bell's 81-yard run.
The Steelers lost defensive starters like Taylor, Ryan Shazier and Jarvis Jones to injuries. Taylor has a broken right forearm, while the others will be reevaluated Monday.
Newton finished 24 of 35 for 250 yards, but was a non-factor running the ball with 7 yards on two carries. He was only sacked three times, but faced heavy pressure from the Steelers most of the night.
Newton, who broke his ribs in the preseason, took a forearm to the midsection from Shazier while running out of bounds and then was driven into the ground by Cameron Haywood when he came free on a stunt on back-to-back plays near the end of the first half.
Later, Newton took a shot to the knees from Jason Worlids and came up limping.
"We didn't do a good job running the ball," Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil said. "That hurt us. We've got to be more consistent protecting Cam. I don't
"I'm sure that Steeler fans back home are going crazy because we ran the ball for 100 and had two guys do it. That's just awesome..."
BEN ROETHLISBERGER Steelers quarterback
"At times we just looked out of sync," Newton said. "... But it's a long season."
think we did a good job of that and it showed. You can't have guys, especially those guys, hitting your quarterback and having free shots. And he took a lot of them tonight."
Newton said after the game he felt fine.
Brown scored on the next play.
Pittsburgh hadn't scored a touchdown since the second quarter of their season opener before Roethlisberger connected with Brown in the back corner of the end zone following a colossal error by the Panthers. The score came after Carolina's Wes Horton was called for encoachment on a fourth-and-4 field-goal attempt, giving the Steelers a first down.
The Steelers led 9-3 at halftime behind Shaun Suisham's field goals of 42, 24, and 45 yards.
"I just think collectively we kind of beat ourselves," Horton said.
After Bell broke free up the middle for an 81-yard burst on his next drive. Brown struck again getting free while running across the field at the goal line for another 7-yard score that put Pittsburgh up 23-6.
The Panthers were looking for their first 3-0 start since 2003 — the year they went to the Super Bowl.
Newton answered with a 37-yard TD pass to Greg Olsen, but the Steelers onslaught continued.
Pittsburgh's Shamarko Thomas stripped Philly Brown on a punt return in the fourth quarter and Robert Golden came up with the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown.
Blount put the game away with an 8-yard touchdown run, running through Thomas DeCoud at the 4 and dragging him into the end zone in a moment that captured the Steelers' dominance.
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