SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
3B
MLS
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New England Revolution goalie Matt Reis and midfielder Shalrie Joseph argue a penalty call by the referee during the first half of an MLS soccer game against the Kansas City Wizards at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday. The penalty call lead to a penalty kick scored by Kansas City Wizard forward Claudio Lopez.
Revolution player sorry for incendiary remarks
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England midfielder Shalrie Joseph apologized for his comments hiting the Revolution wanted to injure a Kansas City Wizards player who had caused a season-ending injury to teammate Steve Ralston.
Joseph said Monday night he was "still caught up in the heat of the match" when he spoke after the Revolution lost 3-1 to Kansas City on Saturday.
"I regret implying that we were looking for payback. I know my comments don't reflect the feelings of my teammates or the club," he said in a statement released by the team.
The Revolution also apologized for Joseph's remarks. "There was no concerted effort to single out any player on Kansas City's squad. We would never condone such behavior.
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Joseph got a yellow card in Saturday's final regular-season game for arguing a red card against teammate Khano Smith for sliding into Kansas City's Herculez Gomez along the sideline. Ralston's right leg was broken Oct. 11 in a tackle by Gomez, who drew four fouls before being taken out of Saturday's game.
"We knew coming in that we definitely wanted to give him payback and make him know we didn't appreciate what he did to Ralston." Joseph said Saturday night, complaining that Gomez hadn't been penalized for the play on Ralston.
"I have a ton of respect for those guys. I don't really have much to say on the situation," Gomez told The Kansas City Star on Saturday.
New England faces Chicago and Kansas City plays Columbus in the first round of the playoffs.
Phillies 2, Rays 2 at time of delay
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Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton reacts in front of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz after scoring on a single by Carlos Pena during the sixth innning of Game 5 of the baseball world Series in Philadelphia, Monday. The game will resume tonight after being postponed because of a rain delay.
Titans 31,Colts 21
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning ends up under the legs of Tennessee Tigers defensive tackle Albert Hawnesworth after Manning throw a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Cagle in the first quarter of an NFL football game on Monday.
Woodward has said he did not want to change coaches during the season. But he said Monday's announcement ends speculation of what is going to happen and lets the team focus on the final five games.
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SEATTLE — Washington coach Tyrone Willingham says he will step down at the end of the 2008 season.
The Huskies fell to 0-7 on Saturday after a 33-7 loss to Notre Dame. Willingham and athletic
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Willingham to step down at the end of the season
director Scott Woodward made the announcement at a news conference Monday.
Willingham has been under fire for being unable to turn around the Washington program. He is 11-32 overall in his four seasons. Washington currently has a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, tied with North Texas for the