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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
quote of the day
"In West Philadelphia, born and raised, on the playground is where I spent most of my days."
Will Smith, actor and musician
fact of the day
Philadelphia, a city with four major professional sports franchises, has not claimed a championship since 1983, when the 76ers won the NBA championship.
trivia of the day
Associated Press
Q: When was the last time Kansas City won a major professional sports championship?
A: 1985. The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series.
this week in ku
Today
Men's Golf: Baylor Intercoll giate, first day (Dallas)
Tuesday
Men's Golf: Baylor Intercoll giate, last day (Dallas)
Wednesday
Volleyball: Missouri, 7 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursdav
Thursday No events
Friday
Friday
Soccer: Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
(Columbia, Mo.)
Tennis: Florida State Invitation
al, All Day (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Saturday
Football: Kansas State, 11:30
a.m. (Lawrence)
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Star athletes make for great costume ideas
Halloween is four days away. And for those who have trouble coming up with a scary or unusual idea, you can always be an athlete.
We all did that as kids. Growing up in Kansas City, Riddell Chiefs helmets and jerseys ruled the night as little Derrick Thomases and Neil Smiths trick-or-treated.
I was never a Chiefs player, but I was once Ken Griffey, Jr. My parents bought me a Mariners shirt and then took it to a T-shirt store to have Griffey's name and number printed on the back. It wasn't the exact Griffey uniform, but I couldn't have been happier.
Griffey is getting a little old now, but here are three athletes worthy of dressing up as this Halloween.
— Roger Federer, tennis star:
The king of cool. Who wouldn't want to be like Federer? He's won more Grand Slams than anyone not named Pete Sampras, yet he's about as likely to brag about himself as he is to double fault on a match point.
The other players say he is one of the nicest guys on tour. And my God, what a forehand.
Like Federer, this costume would be modest. Wear a polo shirt and a pair of athletic shorts — preferably white because that's what hed wear at Wimbledon — and tie a bandana around your forehead. Carry a tennis racket if you feel like it.
— David Price, rookie Rays pitcher: So your friends might call
OK, KU fans probably don't want to hear anything about the Red Raiders for a long time, so this is it.
to go for the real thing, here's a good choice. Coughlin is a gold medallist and world-record holder. Although other Olympians got more headlines in Beijing, she became the first woman athlete to win six medals at one Olympic games.
He was a first round draft pick in 2007, and now he's closing World Series games. For the costume, grab a Pays jersey if you can afford it, or otherwise find a shirt and hat and tell everyone you're Price.
But be careful with this costume. It would be cold and extremely awkward to wear a swimsuit to a party, so this is what I would recommend: Find a Speedo shirt and a pair of shorts and then wear goggles.
you a bandwagon fan if you support the Rays. Who cares? The Rays are too likeable and too good not to cheer for. And Price is the coolest.
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Mangino isn't as outgoing as Leach, so I doubt he take a first date out to dinner. Hed probably recommend they go to Signs of Life for a cup of coffee and maybe to study. That way if the girl seemed interested, the atmosphere would allow for a good conversation, and if she didn't, they could always do more studying than talking.
About a month ago, a freshman at Texas Tech wrote in a question to coach Mike Leach's TV show about
Leach's response was more than a minute long. He suggested a casual restaurant for dinner, one where they serve little salad so the girl would have to order a real meal, followed by a movie and then coffee.
dating. He wanted to know where to take a first date.
So what would Kansas coach Mark Mangino suggest? Here's my guess.
Edited by Adam Mowder
John Mark Zini, Overland Park park senior, reaches for the flags of Matt Hover, Junction City senior; during a flag football game on Sunday after noon at Schenectady Athletic Fields, Zimi's team, The Fighting Seans, went on the win the championship game for the co-recreational intramural league.
You're mine!
The men's golf team will compete in the Baylor Intercollegiate today and tomorrow in Dallas. The 54-hole event will conclude the team's fall season and will take place at Royal Oaks Country Club.
Leading the Jayhawks will be sophomore Nate Barbee. Barbee ranks seventh overall in the Big 12 with a scoring average of 71.38. Barbee has had one top-5 finish and three top-20 finishes in tournaments this season.
As a team, Kansas ranks fourth overall in the Big 12 with a scoring average of 291.25. Rounding out the Jayhawks starting five will be seniors Walt Koelbel and Andrew Storm and freshmen Ian Anson and Blake Giroux.
Bryan Wheeler
MEN'S GOLF
Squad heads to Dallas
for final fall tournament
Brees went 30-for-41 for 339 yards and three touchdown passes against his former team, leading the Saints to a 37-32 win over San Diego on Sunday at Wembley Stadium, putting New Orleans back at .500 and dropping the Chargers to 3-5.
WEMBLEY, England — A trans-Atlantic trip was just what Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints needed to get their season back on track.
The Saints (4-4) held off a late comeback by the Chargers, who came from 37-20 down early in the fourth quarter and were driving for the tying touchdown. But linebacker Jonathan Vilma picked off a pass by Philip Rivers with just over a minute to go. Brees took a safety in the final seconds to complete the scoring.
Trip across the pond sets Saints back on track
KICK THE KANSAN
NFL
Kansas' loss to Texas Tech wasn't shocking. But the score definitely was. It may have been similarly shocking that not one Week 9 Kick the Kansan participant picked Texas Tech to beat Kansas. That may have shown a trend. Readers struggled this week. Max Wescoe, San Diego, Calif., junior, Jon Brogan, Elmhurst, Ill., freshman, Grady Millikan, Ullyses junior, and Samuel Cruse, Davenport, Iowa, junior, finished at the top of the standings with 6-4 records. University Daily Kansan Managing Editor Mark Dent paced the Kansan staff with a 9-1 record.
--fortunate to do both."
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New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre tries to get away from Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Tamba Hall who ultimately sacked Favre for a loss of five yards in the fourth quarter of the jets' 28-24 victory against the Chiefs in their NFL football game in EASTRAD, N.J. on Sunday
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Jets narrowly escape with victory against Chiefs
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BY DENNIS WASZAK JR.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
The bellowing boos said it all.
Brett Favre trudged back to the New York Jets' sideline after throwing his third interception, this one returned for a touchdown, and the fans let him have it.
"I've heard them in Green Bay before," Favre said. "I don't blame them, but it was a little premature, as we see now."
"I knew one thing: I'd go down swinging, however that may be," the 39-year-old Favre said after his 41st career fourth-quarter comeback. "I just wanted to give those guys a chance."
The heavily favored Jets (4-3) overcame three interceptions by Favre and an upset-minded Chiefs (1-6) team using its third-string quarterback.
"I believe that's why they brought him in here," said Coles, who played after suffering a concussion last weekend. "No matter what the circumstances are, he always gives you a chance to win. I know he's a little old, but he still can play."
Leon Washington returned Steve Weatherford's punt 37 yards — and even dragged the punter on his back for a few of those yards — to put the
Jets (4-3) in terrific field position at the Chiefs 46.
"Talk about a monkey on your back, huh?" Washington said with a laugh. "You don't want the kicker to tackle you, so I was trying hard to get away from him."
After taking a sack, Favre connected with Chansi Stuckey for 18 yards, Dustin Keller for 5 and
Washington for 5 more. After Washington had a 5-yard run, Favre floated a fade pass to Coles, who fought off Dimitri Patterson to make a one-handed catch in the front of the end zone.
"Brett trusted me, gave me a chance at the ball and I was able to make the play," Coles said.
Thigpen was 25-of-37 for 280 yards and touchdowns to Tony Gonzalez and Mark Bradley in relief for the injured Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard, both out for the season with injuries. The Chiefs were also without running back Larry Johnson, suspended for a second straight game for violating team rules.
Favre finished 28-of-40 for 290 yards and two touchdowns and the three INTS. Washington caught a pass for a score and ran another in, and Thomas Jones also ran for a touchdown.
Tyler Thigpen, making his second NFL start, got the Chiefs (1-6) downfield quickly for one final shot. But his pass on fourth-and-1 to Will Franklin was knocked away by Drew Coleman.
"We had to score and we had to stop them," Favre said, "and we were
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