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SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4 20XX
Walking a thin line
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
Dean Potter, Lawrence resident, works on his slackling technique while Morgan Barnes photographs him on Monday morning in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall. Slacklining can be used as a core training exercise for climbers. "It's a good way to kill time," Potter said, "since there are not a lot of opportunities (for climbing in Kansas)."
NCAA BASKETBALL
'Psycho T' wins unanimous consent
Hansbrough selected for All-American team
BY JIM O'CONNELL ASSOCIATED PRESS
It's no surprise Tyler Hansbrough made The Associated Press' preseason All America team — his third straight year as its leading vote-getter.
For the first time, however, the North Carolina forward was a unanimous selection.
Joining Hansbrough on the team Monday were UCLA guard Darren Collison, Davidson guard Stephen Curry, Notre Dame forward Luke
Harangoy and Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin.
Hansbrough, a 6-foot-9 senior and the reigning national player of the year, was placed on all 72 ballots by the same media panel that selects the weekly Ton 25.
Hansbrough missed being a unanimous pick last season by one vote, and he fell seven votes shorts as a sophomore.
The last unanimous pick was Duke guard Jason Williams in 2001-02, and the last repeat selection was Michigan State guard Mateen Cleaves in 1999-00.
Hansbrough averaged 22.6 points and 10.6 rebounds in leading the Tar Heels to a school-
record 36 wins and the Final Four last season.
He will miss about two weeks of practice after being diagnosed last week with a stress reaction in his right shin.
"Of course, we are all disappointed for Tyler and our team," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said.
Hansbrough has played in all 108 games in his first three seasons and he did not miss a practice his first two years and only one as a junior.
Hansbrough was a second-team All-America after his sophomore season and was a unanimous pick after last season.
He is the first national player
of the year to return to school since Shaquille O'Neal at LSU in 1991.
"He has grown so much as a person and a player throughout his career and it has been a joy to watch," Williams said.
Curry, who led Davidson's surprising run to the regional finals of last season's NCAA tournament, was second in the voting with 66.
He averaged 25.9 points for the season and his contribution to the team should change some this season with the graduation of point guard Jason Richards, who led the nation in assists.
Curry averaged 32 points and was 23-of-51 from 3-point range during the tournament run despite seeing defenses aimed at stopping the slender guard.
action like this going back and forth for minutes at a time, the game isn't for the weak of heart.
DUFEK (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
So, if you're wise enough to give volleyball a shot and possess the traits necessary to maintain your composure during the most gripping moments of the match, I can
guarantee you'll be thankful you gave it a chance.
You'll spend less time at a volleyball match than you will waiting for a game to begin in Allen Fieldhouse.
— Edited by Andy Greenhaw
Steelers smash Redskins 23-6
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward fights with Washington Redskins comeback Carlos Rogers and safety LaRon Landry during the second quarter of an NFL football game Monday.
NBA
Pistons exchange MVP point guard and two others for a Nuggets MVP
BY LARRY LAGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons shook the NBA in a big way Monday — landing former MVP Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets.
The Pistons gave up All-Star point guard and former NBA finals MVP Chauncey Billups, top reserve Antonio McDyess and project Cheikh Samb.
"We just felt it was the right time to change our team," Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press. "Iverson gives us a dimension that we haven't had here and we really think it's going to help us."
Iverson is in the final year of his contract, making $20.8 million this season. He could debut with the Pistons on Wednesday night in Toronto.
"He was very excited about the
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson works the ball inside for a shot past Minnesota Timberwolves forward A1 Jefferson in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 118-95 victory in an NBA exhibition basketball game in Denver.
trade," iverson's agent, Leon Rose,
told the AP.
What do these recent KU Graduates have in common?
Rebekah Allen • Gena Burkett • Sara Goetz • Pamela Hodge • Angela McMillen • Jennifer Schmidt • Karlin Tracey • Katie Beale • Andrew Easton • Sarah Lenahan • Rachel Rumsey • Jeremy Wayne • Erin Fisher Kristin Ahivin • Emily Foerschiert • Michael Karlin • Joanna Kirby Marie Kohart • Shawna Loomis • Ben Ryan • Carrie Warner • Andy Weber
They are making a difference in the lives of their students while learning and growing themselves in the Gardner Edgerton School District!
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Trails to Success
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