TUESDAY,OCT.2,2001
SPORTS
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CUT: Jeff Graves may be best bet for Kansas
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choice tomorrow, according to elitehooprecruits.com.
Randolph, a 6-foot-10 native of Raleigh, N.C., has not officially ruled out the Jayhawks, but most recruiting analysts expect him to commit to Duke. North Carolina, North Carolina State and Florida are also in the mix.
Randolph would give Duke its sixth oral commitment for the 2002- 2003 season, which would give them arguably the best, if not the largest, recruiting class in the nation.
The failure to get any of these three players to commit to Kansas would leave Kansas coach Roy Williams in a desperate position to land Iowa Western Community
College forward Jeff Graves.
Iowa Western coach Jim Morris said Kansas had a great shot at Graves.
The race for Graves, a 6-foot-9 native of Lee's Summit, Mo., remains wide open, while Graves also looks at Illinois, Long Beach State, Florida State, Louisville, Tennessee and Indiana.
"He is going to visit Kansas, I think Florida State and Illinois," Morris said. "He's already visited Long Beach State, but then he's kind of open on the other ones. I think KU might be tough to beat because it's close to home, but you never know."
Kansas also remains high on Hassan Adams' list of schools. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Los
Angeles visited Kansas on Sept. 8, and Williams saw him once again at an in-home visit three days later.
Although Kansas is being checked off a few lists, the Jayhawks aren't short on recruits. Others considering Kansas: Moulayne Niang, a 6-foot-9 forward from El Cajon, Calif.; Kevin Bookout, a 6-foot-8 forward from Stroud, Okla.; Andre Igoudala, a 6-foot-6 swingman from Springfield, Ill.; Ted Skuchas, a 6-foot-11 center from Audubon, Pa. and Donatis Rackauskas, a 6-foot-11 center from New Hampshire.
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Women's golf troubled
Team struggling after first day of conference tourney in Oklahoma
As the Kansas women's golf team completed its play at the Big 12 Conference Invitational yesterday in Stillwater, Okla., it stood in 13th place looking up at the field of teams.
The tournament, which features all of the teams from the Big 12 Conference, as well as Northwestern, Ohio State, Texas Christian and Tulsa, figured to be a barometer against which the Jayhawks could measure their progress. Competition in 36 holes yesterday, however, didn't treat the Jayhawks kindly, as they slumped to a score of 647. The Jayhawks trail 12th-place Baylor by four strokes.
by John Domoney
Kansan sportswriter
"We hope tomorrow will be a better day for our team," said Kansas coach Nicole Hollingsworth. "We are hoping that we can put ourselves in a position to have a successful golf tournament."
"We are hoping that we can put ourselves in a position to have a successful golf tournament."
One of the few bright spots for Kansas was the competitive play of junior Jill MacDonald, who tied for 18th place. Each golfer competed in a field of 80.
Nicole Holffingsworth
Kansas golf coach
With the exception of MacDonald, Kansas' other juniors struggled in their rounds. Junior Tiffany Krugel shot consecutive rounds of 82 to finish tied for 52nd with a 164. Junior Heather Rose is tied for 59th after scores of 83 and 82, a total of 165, and junior Kristy Straub shot 92 and 89 for a 181 total. She stands in 80th place.
Sophomore Jennifer Bawanan, who won last week's Sunflower Cup, fired a 65 and tied at 59th.
In a tournament that features Ohio State, Golfweek magazine's No.1 team, Oklahoma State leads the field with a score of 592.
The tournament concludes tomorrow at the Karsten Creek Golf Course with 18 holes.
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PASSING: Doing damage by air
But while Paus and Ochs were assisted by quality running backs, Kingsbury will look to do most of his damage through the air.
downs. Each score went to Derek Dorris, and each time Dorris was defended by Kansas senior cornerback Quincy Roe.
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"It's personal; I got a bone to pick with them." Roe said. "But we got to get it done in the secondary with the offense they have. We need this one."
Kansas has seen a tandem of talented quarterbacks its past two games. UCLA signal caller Cory Paus has spearheaded the Bruins to a 4-0 start, good enough for a No. 9 ranking. Colorado homomore Craig Ochs led his team to a pair of second-half touchdown drives against the Jayhawks Sept. 22.
"We're going to get a chance to see if he really is one of the best quarterbacks in the Big 12,
but a team that passes a lot gives us a chance to make some plays." Davison said.
Notes:
Bernice Bush, mother of senior defensive tackle Ervin Holloman, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack Sept. 24.
Holloman and his wife, Erika, lost their first-born daughter, Nia, to complications with Down syndrome. She died Jan. 6. They are expecting their second child later this month.
Kansas coach Terry Allen said he thought Bernice Bush's health had been improving late last week. He also said Holloway could miss Saturday's game against Texas Tech but hoped Holloman would remain with the football team.
"I think coming back would be good for him, but the kid's been through it," Allen said. "We're just trying to be supportive for him."
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Men's golf in second after first 36 holes
By John Domoney
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks are six shots off the pace set by Kansas State, which leads its own tournament after
The Kansas men's golf team stands in second place with a combined team score of 19-over-par 595 after the first 36 holes of the Jim Colbert Invitational at Colbert Hills golf course in Manhattan.
wrestling the lead away from Kansas during the final 18 holes yesterday afternoon.
Senior Travis Hurst leads the Kansas attack. He fired a 73 and a 72 on the two rounds and stands 1 over par through the first 36 holes. Redshirt freshman Andrew Price shot 74 and 75 for a score of 5 over par, followed by junior Chris Marshall who completed a round that featured scores of
73 and 77, which was 6 over par.
Also competing for the Jayhawks are sophomore Tyler Hall and senior Casey Harbour. Hall shot a 79 and a 77 and finished 12 over par. Harbour limped to the finish yesterday after he carded a score of 83 that was preceded by a 74. He finished at 13 over par.
The tournament's individual leader going into today's action is Lawrence native and Rice sophomore Ryan Morgan. Morgan stands alone in first place on the wings of his impressive 68 followed by a 75 that left him 1-under-par for the tournament.
The tournament concludes today. The final 18 holes start this morning with a shotgun start at the 7,445-yard, par-72 Colbert Hills golf course.
Coach Ross Randall could not be reached for comment.
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The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused to hear Mary Slaney's challenge of drug-testing rules yesterday, ending her hopes of reclaiming a medal she lost after being accused of taking drugs.
The distance runner had claimed that birth control pills may have led to her only positive test in a 25-year career.
Slaney contested the reliability of the method used to detect levels of testosterone, as well as the arbitration process.
Slaney was stripped of the silver medal she won at the 1997 world championships after an arbitrator with the International Association of Athletics Federations concluded she had used performance-enhancing drugs in 1996. The arbitrator said she was ineligible to compete for at least two years after that test.
The use of the test on female athletes is a "sham, designed to protect their commercial interests by convincing the public that they are tough on drugs, at the expense of innocent athletes," Slaney said in her appeal.
Testosterone is a natural hormone that builds muscle mass. The IAAF's threshold for determining doping does not take into account women's bodies, Slaney said.
USA Track and Field, the governing body for the sport, had sided with Slaney. It reviewed her contested drug test, and in 1997, determined there was insufficient proof she did anything wrong. That decision was overturned in arbitration.
Slaney said in her appeal that the test, started in 1984, is flawed and should be abandoned. The Supreme Court declined to review her arguments.
She said that women's hormone levels fluctuate and that in her case she may have tested positive because of her menstrual cycle or because she had recently begun taking a new kind of birth-control pills.
WOMEN'S RUGBY Women's rugby team takes tournament in Colorado
The Kansas women's rugby club team won all four of its games this weekend.
The team opened its undefeated performance at the Greeley Tournament in Greeley, Colo., with a win against Colorado Select, an under-19 club team, 10-0. Kansas went on to topple Wyoming's team 16-0 before pounding Northern Colorado 46-0 and defeating Colorado 12-5.
Julia Bridges led Kansas, scoring on three tries worth five points each in the tournament.
The team is 5-0 for the season, having won against Eastern Illinois, one of the nation's few varsity women's rugby teams, 5-0 last month.
Melissa McKibben contributed two tries in the four games. Sarah Ratzlaff, Shawna Gale, Allison Arvey and Sara Crangle added one try each.
MEN'S RUGBY Men's rugby wins first home game
Will Lenz scored on two tries in the first half for Kansas. Charlie Rhodes added two tries in the game Saturday, and Danny Kerr scored one try.
A 38-3 win against Oklahoma State marked the Kansas men's rugby club team home opener this weekend.
Oliver Parkinson led Kansas with one try, one conversion, one penalty kick and one drop goal
Kansan staff reports
NBA
Jordan says desire to play greater than fear of embarrassing himself
WASHINGTON — Michael Jordan's need to play basketball again is stronger than his fear of tarnishing his legacy.
"When I retired last time, I didn't say I was ready to quit the game," Jordan said yesterday at a news conference attended by about 200 media members. "It's an itch that still needs to be scratched here, and I don't want that itch to bother me for the rest of my life."
"What I'm trying to do is get that last scratch in," Jordan said.
Speaking in calm, measured tones on a stage set up at the Wizards' practice court, Jordan touched on several subjects related to this comeback—the third of his career.
He said he was not afraid to fail and does not want to steal the spotlight from the league's younger stars. He also said he considered himself 100 percent fit and planned to play in all 82 of Washington's games.
"If that was my concern, I wouldn't do this," Jordan said. "I'm not afraid to take on a challenge."
As for his legacy and the storybook finish to his career with the Chicago Bulls, Jordan said those factors were more important to others than to him.
He said he would try to take things slowly this season, not trying to do too much too soon. He said the Wizards should improve on last season's record of 19-63, but he'd be "surprised" if Washington was able to win 50 games.
NFL
lowa State, Nebraska players awarded Big 12 Conference honors
DALLAS—iowa State quarterback Seneca Wallace and Nebraska teammates Scott Shanle and DeJuan Groce were named the Big 12 Conference players of the week.
Wallace was the league's offensive player of the week after he completed 22 of 24 passes for a career-high 299 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for 58 yards in Iowa State's 41-0 win against Baylor. At one point, Wallace completed 18 straight passes and broke the Big 12 record for a game or season.
Shanle, a Nebraska linebacker, had a team-leading eight tackles and broke up four passes in Nebraska's 36-3 victory against Missouri and was named the defensive player of the week.
The special teams player of the week was Groce, who returned seven punts for 145 yards for an average of 20.7 yards per return for the Huskers.
-The Associated Press
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