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SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY HALL KANSAS
quote of the day
"The University of Nebraska says that elderly people that drink beer or wine at least four times a week have the highest bone density. They need it — they're the ones falling down the most."
Jay Leno
fact of the day
Nebraska, the Kansas football team's opponent on Saturday, is 813-337-40 all-time and is one of just five schools with 800 all-time victories.
trivia of the day
Q: When was the last time the Kansas football team defeated Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.?
A: 1968. Kansas defeated Nebraska 23-13.
schedule
Tuesday
Men's Basketball: Washburn
(Exh.), 7 p.m. (Lawrence)
Wednesday
Volleyball: Colorado, 7 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Soccer: Texas A&M 7:30 p.m.
(San Antonio, Texas)
Thursday No Events Scheduled
Swimming: Drury,
6 p.m. (Lawrence)
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Football: Nebraska, 1:30 p.m.
(Lincoln, Neb.)
Swimming: Evansville, 2 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Volleyball: Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Rowing: Kansas State, TBA
(Manhattan, Kan.)
NFL
Tampa Bay sets record with Chiefs' defeat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If it's true that history is written by the winners, Kansas City's horrible season of 2008 should be well-chronicled.
Most rushing yards given up in a game? Just check the media guide of the Tennessee Titans.
Biggest lead blown? Look it up in the Tampa Bay record book.
The 332 yards Tennessee gained in a blowout win over the Chiefs on Oct. 19 was the most the Titans ever gained against anyone, and the most the Chiefs ever allowed.
When Tampa Bay came storming back from a 24-3 deficit on Sunday, erasing a 21-point margin with the help of an array of physical and mental mistakes by the young Chiefs, it marked the biggest comeback in Buccaneers history.
It was also the biggest lead Kansas City ever lost. Tied 27-all at the end of regulation, Tampa Bay won the game 30-27 on a field goal in overtime.
Kansas breeds talent; Allen spars with election
When the star quarterback hails from Texas and the leader of the basketball squad comes from Chicago, it's sometimes easy to forget about the local kids: the athletes who called Kansas home before Kansas came calling.
Last weekend served as a pleasant reminder that the Sunflower State can, indeed, produce some stellar talent.
First, junior running back Jake Sharp gashed the Kansas State defense, tallying 257 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns. He scored the game's first three touchdowns to help secure Kansas'
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third consecutive Sunflower Showdown triumph.
Sharp's success surprises because his 5-foot-9 frame didn't impress national scouting services. But despite dealing with the stigma of having a Salima zip code, he's proved himself as an elite athlete. An up-dose look at his rugged physique explains why he's the fastest player on the roster, and how he flew up the depth chart past Angus Quigley and Jocques Crawford, both out-of-state imports.
Second, Kansas women's basketball spent Sunday afternoon dominating Fort Hays State in an exhibition matchup. Shouldering
the load for the lajhawks was the team's only Kansas product. Olathe-bred forward Danielle McCray.
It's no secret that McCray has been the team's star since she stepped on
campus three seasons ago, but it's a surprise the KC metro area spit out such a talent. The solid 5-foot-11 junior scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in only 19 minutes, a combination that bodes well for a Kansas women's team in need of a leader.
Next in line is men's basketball. With presumed starter Mario
Little sidelined by a stress fracture, Kansas natives Travis Releford and Tyrel Reed should see some serious playing time in tonight's preseason opener against Washburn. Releford earned the state's Gatorade Player of the Year honors playing for Bishop Miege in Shawnee Mission last season. A year earlier, Reed earned the same award at Burlington High. A strong season from either guard would help legitimize Kansas high school hoops.
Today marks the intersection of two important institutions: Kansas basketball and the United States presidential election. If you didn't prepare properly by voting early, don't panic.
ELECTION DAY HOOPS
Simply ditch school to cast your ballot in the morning — class comes third on a day like today. Spend the afternoon trying to decide where to stick your "VOTED" sticker while
poring over The Kansan's stellar basketball pregame coverage. Come evening, head to Allen Fieldhouse just in time to miss television's talking head sedium. Enjoy the game and avoid the overblown election coverage. The results will be there tomorrow, but you might only get one chance to see Tyshawn Taylor throw down a brutal dunk over a poor Washburn Ichabod.
It was a few weeks coming, but former Jahawk tight end Derek Fine enjoyed his NFL breakout last weekend. Fine didn't start for the Buffalo Bills, but he did grab four receptions, including a nine-yard touchdown. Fine's early-season struggles weren't any fault of his own: He missed the first six games with a thumb injury.
'FINE'-ALLY
Edited by Andy Greenhaw
The Minor Prophets 2, Army ROTC 0
Andy Spalding, St. Louis senior, attempts a spike during an intramural volleyball match Monday evening at the Student Fitness and Recreation Center. Spalding's team, the Minor Prophen, won 2-0 against the AAM ROTCs.
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KICK THE KANSAN WEEKTEN
Pick games. Beat the Kansan staff. Get your name in the paper.
This week's games:
1. No. 13 TCU at No. 10 Utah
2. Georgia Tech at No. 22 North Carolina
3. No. 12 Ohio State at Northwestern
4. No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 7 Texas Tech
5. Kansas at Nebraska
6. No. 2 Alabama at No.19 LSU
7. Clemson at No.15 Florida State
8. Arkansas at South Carolina
9. Notre Dame at Boston College
10. Purdue at No.21 Michigan State
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Submit your picks either to KickTheKansan@ kansan.com or to the Kansan business office located at the West side of Stauffer-Flint Hall which is between Wescoe Hall and Watson Library.
NCAA
Missouri's Coffman expects to play against K-State despite toe injury
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Tight end
night, given that it's the Tigers' home finale and that his father — former NFL Pro Bowl tight end Paul Coffman — played for the Wildcats.
Quarterback Chase Daniel sounded confident that he'll have Coffman as a target in the Kansas State game.
"He's looking good," Daniel said. "He's such a competitor and it's his
Coffman set an NCAA career record for receptions by a tight end earlier his senior season.
Chase Coffman is a slight question mark for No. 13 Missouri after spraning his left big toe in a victory at Baylor but said Monday he expects to play this week.
He has extra incentive to play against Kansas State on Saturday
Coffman was in a walking boot on Sunday and was at the top of coach Gary Pinkel's short injury list on Monday, listed as questionable. But he met with reporters wearing tennis shoes, walked with only a slight limp and said, "Till be playing."
"There's still a lot of time to get healed up and I'm going to be in the training room a lot," Coffman said. "It's going to be our last game at 'Zoo and we've got to go out
dad's team, so yeah, he's going to play"
Pinkel said Coffman was "imping around most of the fourth quarter," but noted there wasn't much swelling. Coffman didn't think the injury would prevent him from trying more of the full-extension, tightrope-walking catches that have become his trademark.
Coffman caught two touchdown passes in the 31-28 victory at Baylor, both requiring fancy footwork in the corner of the end zone, before getting hurt in the fourth quarter.
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