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THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 2008
quote of the day
"It's not about scoring, it's about me going out there and being part of the team. That's my job, to try to go out there and work hard."
Darnell Jackson after scoring his first NBA points against the Knicks on Nov. 25.
fact of the day
trivia of the dav
Mario Chalmers has started 19 of 20 games for the Miami Heat this season — three more than the next closest Kansas rookie, Darrell Arthur.
Which former Kansas basketball player, and NBA rookie has scored the most points in a single game in their limited stint as a professional?
That honor goes to Mario Chalmers, who scored 23 points on 7-13 shooting on Nov. 24 against the Houston Rockets.
ku sports schedule
Tuesday No events scheduled
Wednesday
Wednesday
Women's basketball:
Western Illinois, 7 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Thursday No events scheduled
Friday No events scheduled
Saturday
Men's basketball:
Massachusetts, 1 p.m.
(Kansas City, Mo.)
Women's basketball:
Creighton, 3 p.m. (Omaha,
Neb.)
Friday
2008 bowl season puts Big 12's reputation on the line
Sunday-Monday No events scheduled
While college football's regular season allows conferences to build reputations, bowl season offers the opportunity to leave a lasting impression — good or bad. Just ask the Big Ten. The epic title-game failures of Ohio State the past two seasons made the conference frequent fodder for punch lines and reinforced its rep as an impostor.
Coming off of one of its best all-around showings this year, the Big 12 is faced with a make-or-break bowl season. If Oklahoma and Texas flop in BCS games and Big
Ten opponents pulverize Kansas and Missouri in lesser games, the Big 12's 2008 success could be dismissed as a flash in the pan. But there isn't much reason to worry; Given the matchups, the Big 12 could sweep its seven bowl games this season.
SOONERS
Oklahoma drew Florida in the BCS National Championship game. The Sooners boast perhaps the strongest offense in the history of college football, Florida is an SEC team with decidedly Big 12-ish offensive firepower, but Oklahoma is just too talented.
LONGHORNS
Texas should handle Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes are much improved since their early-season pasting at the hands of USC, but Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo might be the only
player in the nation capable of single-handedly shutting down Ohio State's super-frosh quarterback Terrell Prvor.
RED RAIDERS
Texas Tech will score a lot of points on Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl. True, the Rebels bring SEC pedigree into play, but the Red Raiders are capable of outscoring any squad.
COWBOYS
Similar teams in Oklahoma State and Oregon sneet in the Holiday Bowl. Each runs a spread offense, and each runs frequently from its spread offense. Anchored by all everything back Kendall Hunter, the Cowboys are basically a better version of the Ducks.
CORNHUSKERS
By the end of the regular season, Nebraska was the best team in
the Big 12 North. The Cornhuskers will keep rolling in their Gator Bowl matchup against the Tigers. Clemson's defense is staunch, but its offense is shaky.
TIGERS
Last and least, Kansas meets Minnesota in the Insight Bowl. The Jayhawks will drub the Golden Gophers by 45 points or more in what will amount to an excruciating 5-hour bastardization of the game of football. Thank God it'll be hidden somewhere deep in the
Missouri and
JAYHAWKS
Northwestern should turn the Alamo Bowl into an offensive exhibition. Missouri will do what it normally does: Spread the ball around the field with ease, allow 35 points, and win by 30.
feature story about Paul Pierce. Writer S.L. Price documents the former Jayhawk's image rehabilitation and follows Pierce's transformation from supposed whiner to unquestioned winner after the Celtics' 2008 NBA title run. Price does an outstanding job telling a story that hadn't been told very well previously: Paul Pierce from Paul Pierce's point of view, It's a must-read for anyone interested in KU basketball.
recesses of cable on the NFL Network.
Grab a copy of the most recent Sports Illustrated (Michael Phelps is on the cover) and flip to the
RECOMMENDED
READING
Edited by Andy Greenhaw
NFL
Adam Jones' suspension lifted, will suit up Sunday
IRVING, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys placed Adam "Pacman" Jones on their 53-man roster after the NFL lifted the cornerback's suspension.
MLB
Jones missed six games for violating the league's player conduct policy. He previously was suspended for the entire 2007 season while with Tennessee and played in only six games for the Cowboys before the most recent suspension after an alcohol-related scuffle at a Dallas hotel.
The NFL allowed Jones to return to practice last week and said he would be able to return to play Sunday at Pittsburgh.
He was traded to Dallas during the offseason and given another chance by commissioner Roger Goodell.
Jones' suspension in 2007 came after multiple off-field incidents.
Bailpark bailout retains
New York Mets' field name
NEW YORK — Citi Field will remain the name of the New York Metts' new ballpark following a government bailout the team believes will help the struggling bank survive its economic crisis.
Citigroup agreed in 2006 to pay the Mets $400 million over 20 years for naming rights to the stadium, scheduled to open next year. Two New York City councilmen said last week that the $800 million ballpark's name should be changed to Citix/Taxaplayer Field.
After Citigroup's shares lost 60 percent of their value within a week, the government agreed last month to give the company a $20 billion cash injection — following an earlier $25 billion infusion.
Signage for Citi already is visible at the ballpark, which is adjacent to Shea Stadium, and more is to come.
SWIMMING
Associated Press
Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit in Chicago in this photo taken Monday. Sports Illustrated graphic editor Terry McDonnell said the selection of Phels as sportsman of the year was the easiest choice he has made.
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Phelps honored as sportsman of year
LAWRENCE
Phelps broke Mark Spitz's iconic
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Michael Phelps achieved another unprecedented feat: the first swimmer honored as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year.
record with eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in August and became the winningest Olympian ever with his 14 career victories.
Olympians in other sports have earned the award before in its 54-year history, but never a swimmer. In 1972, the year Spitz won his medals, UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and tennis great Billie Jean King were honored by the magazine.
The 23-year-old Phelps follows a more traditional winner, NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Sports Illustrated Group editor Terry McDonell called the selection of McPhels "the easiest choice I have made."
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