2B • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2002
SPORTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Nov. 25). You're a fighter for truth and justice, and that talent is put to the test this year. You're smart, but you're not long on patience. You've just about had it with a couple of things and won't up put with them any longer. Nor should you. Tell it like it is!
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 10. Hold on tight and set your course for the stars. Projects started now turn out even better than you imagined. You still have to do the research, but luck is in your favor.
Taurus (April 20-May 20), Today is a 5.
Tempted to do something fiscally foolish?
Here are a few clues to minimize the danger. Investing in home and family is the strategy most likely to reap rich dividends. Real estate works, too.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is an 8. Hand over the reins to somebody who wants to take control, so long as this is a person you can trust. The one who's most noticeable now probably is trustworthy.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 5.
You may be draggin', but don't let on. An early start gives you a huge advantage.
Don't sleep late if it'll cost you.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 9.
You're almost ready to take off like a rocket. But if you do, will you leave something valuable behind? Don't give up anything you can't replace.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 6. You may not be ready to get back to work quite yet. There's an almost overwhelming urge to stay home with family and catch up on the latest news. Maybe you can if you do only the most important tasks.
Scorpion (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 6.
There's liable to be an inspection today,
or an exam, or an audit. All they want are
the facts, and if you produce those,
they'll be happy and you'll gain in status.
Libra (Sept. 23- Oct. 22). Today is an 8. It's much easier to be a team player now. It's not that they've changed; more likely you've grown. You're ready to play on a higher level.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 9.
You should be able to blast past just about any obstacles in your path. You've done the planning; right? Punch into overdrive! Warp speed!
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is an 8.
Do you have a devoted and affectionate partner in your life? Want one? Good prospects should be abundant.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 5.
There's almost too much going on
inside your head. You could come up
with a get-rich scheme that will actually
work. Find a quiet place where you can
think it over.
Piscos (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 5.
You can achieve the goals you've set,
but it may take a while. There's plenty of
work, and you know where to find it. If
you don't, ask around.
Clubs & Intramurals Sports
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Wood
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board, and 85 sets of books.
Not only did football's woes wipe out two sports, but they're eating away at all the men's scholarships. Do the math. Two out of every three scholarships given to a male athlete at Kansas goes to a football player.
Therefore, men's tennis and swimming and diving had to go.
As a result, the scholarship distribution in other sports is a terrible problem. Kansas baseball, to try to make things as fair as possible, won't give a full ride to an in-state baseball player. It's understandable, considering how tough out-of-state tuition is on a 20-year old.
That being said, outfielder Ryan Baty, the star player on the baseball team, a future professional and a Wichita native, gets a partial scholarship. Meanwhile, the 85th best player on the football team, someone who likely doesn't play and might not even dress on game days, gets everything paid for.
Eighty-five football scholarships pays for starters and backups on the offense, defense, the special teams and plenty of redshirts. Meanwhile, baseball plays with about 13 or 14 players a game, depending on pitching, pinch-hitters, and defensive replacements. They have redshirts too, but only 11.7 scholarships to work with.
Wrong. This is the NCAA we're talking about here. It's doubtful many of those in charge can read a book without pictures.
With no women's football team (though that would be awesome), we can assume that women's sports has no problem with distribution, right?
Women's basketball, with 15 full-rides to give out, has enough money for the five starters,the five backups, and five third-stringers that might as well be keeping stats.
Meanwhile, the soccer team, which could substitute just as frequently depending on the coach, is given 12 scholarships that can be split up and distributed. With 11 players on the field, it gives soccer coaches like Mark Francis a tough task when figuring out which of his players will get screwed over.
If it's fair, shouldn't soccer get 33 scholarships?
I'm kidding, but you get my point.
Everywhere you look, something's wrong. Women's basketball gets two more scholarships than men's basketball. Women's golf gets six scholarships, one and half more than the men's team. Women's track and field gets 18 scholarships, compared to 12.6 for the men.
All of this unfairness because of Title IX, which is around to make things fair. How ironic!
Wood is a Lee's Summit, Mo., senior in journalism.
Basketball
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"She ran the floor really well tonight," Washington said of Kemp. "Thirty-eight minutes worth of tremendous performance."
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Kemp's game was she prompted UTEP to change their defensive set in the second half. The Miners played man-to-man, defense the entire first half, but after Kemp dominated the UTEP players for 20 minutes, they switched to a zone to start the second half. The
strategy allowed the Miners to double team Kemp when she got the ball inside, and forced the rest of the lashvahks to shoot from the outside.
The scheme didn't faze Kemp. She replaced her low-post maneuvers with jump shots and running hook shots. There is still one aspect that she is planning to add to her game.
"I'm trying to, if I can, step out and shoot the three." she said. "Coach gave
me the clearance, but I don't know if I want to do it quite yet."
— Edited by Matt Norton
K-State settles for bowl game
COLUMBIA, Mo. — It's now a waiting game for the best Big 12 team that's not in the championship game.
Kansas State completed an impressive finishing stretch with a dominating 38-0 victory over Missouri on Saturday. The Wildcats beat their last five opponents by a combined score of 253-30, setting series bests for victory margin in three of the games.
But they're seven points shy of being in the league championship game Dec. 7. That's the slim margin of defeat in midseason losses to Colorado and Texas.
So, instead of one of the major bowls, Kansas State — which moved up two spots to No. 8 yesterday — likely will have to settle for the Cotton, Holiday or Alamo bowl.
"With the way we're playing right now, we're within seven points of being in the top two or three in the nation," junior tight end Thomas Hill said. "We can't do anything about that right now. We're just going to take this break we have right now."
Kansas State (10-2, 6-2 Big 12 Conference) stifled an up-and-coming Missouri team that had upset Texas A&M the previous week, beating the Tigers for the 10th straight time. The Wildcats rolled up 553 yards in total offense as Darren Sproles set two more school records with 1,347 yards rushing in a season and 1,656 all-purpose yards.
They were even more impressive on defense.
The Tigers (5-7, 2-6) were held to seven first downs and didn't cross midfield until the fourth quarter. Missouri never really had a chance of becoming bowl eligible for the first time in four years, which a 6-6 record would have accomplished.
The Associated Press
Kansas State entered the game No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense, No. 3 in rushing defense and No. 3 in total defense, and showed Missouri why in all three categories. It was the Tigers' first shutout in 34 games, dating to a 66-0 loss at Kansas State in the final game of the 1999 season.
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Yeah, I just saw the Jayhawk practice on ESPN this morning, and I just wanted to say Roy, you're great, and we love you.
I was just wondering about how John Madden can argue about whether or not he'd go for a two-point conversion when he was coaching when the two-point conversion rule wasn't even in existence when he was a coach. God, I hate you.
OK, I was watching SportsCenter this morning, and they had a special on Jayhawk basketball. I just have one question: why is Jeff Boschie wearing a jersey?
biggest threat to the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
I was just calling to say that I am very proud of all the innovative ways that everyone has found to say Mizzou sucks. So I'm very sure that we've come up with way more ways than Mizzou would have come up with ways to say Mizzou sucks. So keep on rockin'.
--biggest threat to the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
Lose the cornrows, Graves.
biggest threat to the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
biggest threat to the Kansas men't basketball team in the Preseason NIT tournament?
Roy's my hero. Thank you for staying here with us at KU. Roy Williams for president in 2004.
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LAST WEEK'S POLL RESULTS
Before the football season, the Kansan sports section asked its readers how many seasons it would take Mark Mangino's Jayhawks to earn a bowl bid. The question was asked again after the season ended. This is how the readers views have changed.
Before the season began, 3,155 votes were cast
- One 1920 votes for 61%
- Two 276 votes for 9%
- Three 397 votes for 13%
- Four or more 199 votes for 6%
- It will never happen 364 votes for 12%
After the season 347 votes were cast
after the season 347 votes were cast
- Two 14 votes for 4%
- Three 88 votes for 25%
- Four or more 108 votes for 31%
- It will never happen 137 votes for 39%
CLUB SPORTS Ultimate frisbee team places first in national tournament
The University of Kansas' ultimate frisbee team won a national tournament yesterday in Wilmington, N.C.
The HorrorZontals went 5-3 in the two-day tournament, defeating Virginia, Iowa and Illinois before defeating the University of Pennsylvania 17-14 in the championship.
The Zontals, who sent 18 players on the trip, were ranked 13th out of the 16-team field and never lost a game by more than two points.
"It was a pleasant surprise to be invited," Zontals president Mike Jones, St. Louis senior, said. "We had to convince them that we deserved it when we submitted our bid."
Jones said the team saw many of the teams it faced this weekend in its last tournament in Fayetteville, Ark. He said knowing the opponents' strengths allowed the 'Zontals to work on their weaknesses.
"We were disappointed with some of those losses," he said. "In practices we were focused on the things that got us last time."
This weekend marked the first time the team went to the national tournament in Wilmington.
Kansan staff reports
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