SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 3, 1992
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Senior adds fun to long cross country workouts
His serious side shows through in competition
By David Bartkoski
Kansan sportswriter
Senior Ladd McClain, a four-year member of the Kansas cross country team, has been described by some of his teammates as wild, crazy and funny.
"Ladd's one of the most colorful members on the team," junior Michael Cox said. "It takes all kinds and Ladd is definitely his own kind."
McClain, a fine arts major from Overland Park, said when he first came to Kansas in 1989 some members of the team did not find his sense of humor so enjoyable.
"They would get mad about it," he said. "They would tell me straighten up and be serious."
This year the guys on the team have more of a sense of humor than in past years, McClain said.
Junior Kevan Long said McClain had the ability to keep things on the lighter side. He said McClain cracked jokes a lot and made seemingly serious things funny to give a lift to his teammates.
But Long said when it came to running, McClain could show his serious side.
"He's probably one of our most dedicated runners," he said. "When everyone else is done with their workout, he might go on another four or five mile run."
Teammate senior Jason Teal agreed.
"He's probably more serious when he's running than most other times," he said. "He can get focused. He knows when it's time to buckle down."
McClain said he ran about 85 miles each week. He said his attitude towards running changed somewhat after he met two world-class runners
this summer.
"I met Frank Shorter and Thomas Osano when I was out running," he said. "They said to be a good runner you've got to keep at it for a long time. They said that hard work was more important than any special training formula."
Shorter won the gold medal in the marathon for the United States in the 1972 Olympics at Munich, Germany. Osano participated in the 10,000 meter run in this year's Olympics at Barcelona, Spain.
Not only has McClain changed some of his attitudes this year about running, he has made some lifestyle changes as well.
McClain eats mostly vegetables and little meat now. He said when he first came to Kansas that his diet was not very healthy.
Numerous viruses and a case of bronchitis has limited McClain's success in the past two seasons, he said.
He hopes to stop the trend of sickness by removing some of the stress in his life. McClaim said that his new diet and better sleeping habits would be keys to remaining healthy this year, which was his top personal goal.
McClain said he would like to regain the form and health he had as a freshman.
"Iran well at the Arkansas meet that year," he said. "I set personal records in about everything that year."
McClain said he would like to see the Jayhawks ranked as one of the top 10 teams in the nation this year. He said his goal as an individual would be a tough task to carry out.
"I want to come as close as I can to qualifying for the NCAA meet," he said. "It's a high goal, but it will help the team."
Irene Lanier / KANSAN
Scott recovers from leg surgery
Richard Scott has returned to the court, working on his game and his
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Scott, a 6-foot-7 junior forward on the Kansas men's basketball team, fractured his left fibula on May 18. About a month later, on June 12,
Ladd McClain, a senior on the Kansas cross country team, is known for his loose and joking manner, but he takes his workouts seriously. McClain's goal for the season is to make the NCAA Championships.
Richard Scottl
Scott had surgery.
He was injured playing basketball in his hometown, Little Rock, Ark., with three other local players.
"We were doing these drills," Scott said. "I came down and put the ball behind my back. He slipped in front of me and I tried to step over him. I tried to move out of his way, and as soon as I came down the next step, my leg slipped."
Scott felt little pain at the time and continued to play.
"I kept playing because it just went numb, like when you hit your funny bone," he said. "I only had two points to go, so I played the last two points and then after that I just sat down when it started to hurt."
When Scott went home, his mother took him to the hospital.
The X-rays revealed the fracture, and Scott was operated on in Lawrence by Kenneth Wertzberger. Mark Cairns, assistant athletic trainer at Kansas, said that Scott's recovery was running smoothly.
"It's just been super," Carris said.
"The bone was put back into place."
operation, which is what you hope for. He has no restrictions at all right now, and has been cleared to play." Scott said his surgery well.
Although he can now play, Scott said he had not recovered fully.
"He cut down the side of the leg and pushed the fibula back down, then stapled it back together," Scott said.
"I feel I'm about 75 percent," he said. "I've been lifting weights, but I completely lost all the muscle on my leg when]I was sitting at home healing."
Scott averaged 10.1 points per game last season and led the Jayhawks in rebounding with 4.7 rebounds per game. The percentage of other players on another team high
Although he has struggled at the free throw line for much of his career, Scott said he had improved during the end of last season and had worked even harder shooting free throws this summer.
"I felt I put too much pressure on myself," Scott said. "Now I just take my time and concentrate on what I have to do."
Yesterday, Scott played in a pick-up game with one of his former teammates, forward Kirk Wagner. Wagner said Scott was beginning to look stronger.
"He was working me out a minute ago," Wagner said after the game. "I think coach Williams will be happy with his progress."
Scott wore a brace over his left knee but was able to run the floor well. He had several dunks during the game, and said afterwards that he should be back to normal by November.
"I think will be ready when the season starts," Scott said. "I'm looking forward to working out my leg so I can get a whole lot stronger. If I work harder and am dedicated it should take care of itself."
ESPN.NHL sign television deal
The Associated Press
The agreement, believed to be worth $80 million, was announced in a conference call from Toronto with NHL acting president Gil Stein and Ed Durso, ESPN's executive vice president and general counsel
NEW YORK — After four generally unhappy seasons with SportsChannel America, the NHL signed a lucrative new five-year television deal with ESPN yesterday.
Although Stein would not confirm the $80 million figure, several sources close to the negotiations, speaking on the condition of anonymity, have confirmed the deal would bring in about $16 million a year for the length of the contract.
The new contract will bring into the league about $1 million less per season than the previous three-year $51 million deal with SCA from 1988-91.
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