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SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY OCTOBER 6.2008
quote of the day
"I say this from the bottom of my heart, that if you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven."
Tommy Lasorda,
former Los Angeles Dodgers manager
fact of the day
trivia of the day
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who will play this week in the National League Championship Series, have won six World Series titles in franchise history.
Q: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies will square-off in the National League Championship Series with a berth in the World Series at stake. Can you name the last time the Phillies and Dodgers both made the World Series?
A: The Phillies played in the 1993 World Series, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. The Dodgers swept the Oakland As 4-0 in the 1988 World Series.
MLB.com
CRIME
Simpson convicted with help of video evidence
LAS VEGAS — Jurors who convicted O.J. Simpson of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas say they relied more on video and other documented evidence than on witness testimony.
Juror Michelle Lyons said Sunday that the panelists felt they "could not rely on that witness testimony."
She says jurors instead used video, audio and documented evidence to evaluate whether Simpson was guilty of each of 12 counts.
Associated Press
KU comeback victory not the way to go
Everyone loves comebacks. They're about adventure, about improvisation, about knowing nothing more can go wrong so you might as well try something out of the ordinary.
of high school as a starter. They have a defense that, generally, gets
This KU football team is built for comebacks. The Jayhawks have a fiery coach who can get downright scary when he's angry. They have a funslinger at quarterback who's only lost twice since his senior year
better as the game goes on. They have an offensive coordinator who lives for calling unorthodox plays.
And on Saturday, we saw all that. A show started in the second half.
Jake Sharp finally got playing time, got open and busted through a
few holes. Kerry Meier showed why he's arguably the best wide receiver in the Big 12. Todd Reesing kept slinging the fun.
The Jayhawks were able to come back because Iowa State doesn't
Other than the South Florida game, Kansas has struggled early in games. It doesn't matter how good the Jayhawks are at coming
know how to win and has no talent. Other teams do. If Texas Tech gets an early lead in three weeks, it's not going to let up. Oklahoma will win by 60 if it gets the first three scores. Even Nebraska won't fall on itself like the Cyclones did.
back, prepared teams don't give up leads. Their identity must change
THE SPORTING LIFE
The games might not be adventures. They might not be quite as fun. But ditching this comeback persona and finding a way to play from ahead is the only way the Jayhawks will have a chance in the North.
Few other pieces of fashion get other people's attention as much as a sports shirt.
Everyone wears Abercrombie or Polo or American Eagle or Gap. Not so much a soccer jersey or a shirt of any team that's not the Jayhawks. Clothes like that are natural conversation starters.
Example: Friday night. A friend
of mine wore an Argentina national team jersey to Chipotle. On the way back to the car, a woman across the street yelled at him. She was wearing the same jersey and was originally from Argentina.
Better example: Saturday night, two friends were wearing Chicago Cubs gear at Brother's. At least 10 people approached them at some point during the night. The conversations ranged from brief calls of pity about the loss to long discussions about where they were from in Chicago. In a friendly mood? Wear something sports-related. You'll probably get some kind of a reaction.
— Edited by Arthur Hur
The right stuff
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former Jayhawk and current New Orleans Hornets forward Julian Wright, left,
chases a loose ball during an NBA pregame game in New Orleans on Sunday.
KICK THE KANSAN: WEEK SEVEN
Pick games. Beat the Kansan staff. Get your name in the paper.
This week's games:
1. No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (Cotton Bowl) (Pick Score)
2. No. 4 LSU at No. 11 Florida
3. No. 6 Penn State at Wisconsin
4. South Carolina at Kentucky
5. Notre Dame at No.22 North Carolina
6. TCU at Colorado State
8. Iowa State at Baylor
7. No. 17 Oklahoma State at No.3 Missouri
9. No.13 Vanderbilt at Mississippi State
10. Colorado at No. 16 Kansas
Name:
E-mail:
Hometown:
1) Only KU students are eligible.
2) Give your name, e-mail, year in school and hometown.
3) Beat the Kansan's best prognosticator and get your name in the paper.
4) Beat all your peers and get your picture and picks in the paper next to the Kansan staff.
5) To break ties, pick the score of the designated game.
Either submit your picks 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.
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WEEK SIX RESULTS
Congratulations to Nathan Locke, WaKeeney junior and The Kansans week six Kick the Kansan champion.
Locke successfully predicted eight of this weekend's 10 games. However, Locke was unable to Kick the Kansan. Design Editor Drew Bergman, Shawnee senior, finished the weekend 9-1. But in honor of Locke, here's a quick look at his hometown.
WaKeeney is located in Trego County, halfway between Kansas City and Denver. WaKeeney had a population of 1,924 as of the 2000 census.
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