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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
quote of the dav
"It's really unbelievable what he does on the field, because of the amount of time he spends working with the wideouts is not much at all. He still has to be ready as a quarterback if he has to play in certain situations. His work at wideout is limited, so for him to go out there and make the plays he does game after game is unbelievable."
— Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing on Kerry Meier
fact of the day
Junior wide receiver Kerry Meier leads the nation with 9.25 receptions per game. With 37 catches through four games, Meier is already halfway to Kansas' single-season receptions record of 70, set by Richard Estell in 1985. Meier's current pace would give him 111 receptions by seasons end.
Source: Kansas Athletics
trivia of the day
Q: When did the Kansas football team last lose against Iowa State — its opponent this weekend?
A: 2004. Kansas lost at Iowa State 13-7 on Oct. 30, 2004.
KU sports schedule
Men's golf: Louisville Invitational,
final day (Louisville, Ky.)
Women's golf: Johnie Imes
Invitational, final day (Columbia,
Mo.)
Today
Volleyball: Kansas State, 7 p.m.
(lawrence)
Wednesday
Swimming: Pentathlon, 4 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Soccer: Texas Tech, 4 p.m.
(Lawrence)
Friday
Saturday
What Big 12 looks like as real season starts
Thursday No Events
Softball: Western Illinois, 11 a.m.
Softball: Western Illinois, 11 a.m.
(Iowa City, Iowa)
Football: Iowa State, 11:30 a.m.
(Ames, Iowa)
Softball: Iowa, 4 p.m. (Iowa City,
lowa)
Volleyball: Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
(Lubbock, Texas)
Cross Country: OSU Jamboree,
TBA (Stillwater, Okla.)
Rowing: Head of the Oklahoma,
all day (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Sunday
Softball: Western Illinois, 10 a.m. (Iowa City, Iowa)
Softball: Iowa, 12:30 p.m. (Iowa City, Iowa)
Soccer: Colorado, 1 p.m.
(Lawrence)
MLB
Pitcher agrees to $41 million contract
ST. LOUIS - Pitcher Kyle Lohse and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a $41 million, four-year contract.
Lohse was 15-6 with a 3.78 ERA this season and led the staff with 200 innings. His new contract calls for a $1.25 million signing bonus and salaries of $7,125,000 next year, $8,875,000 in 2009 and $11,875,000 in each of the final two seasons. He also gets a full no-trade clause.
Lohse was a free agent expecting big bucks after the 2007 season, despite a 9-12 combined record with the Reds and Phillies. Nothing materialized and it wasn't until late in spring training that Lohse agreed to a one-year, $4.25 million contract with St. Louis.
With Chris Carpenter sidelined with injuries virtually all season and Adam Wainwright missing much of the middle of the season with a finger injury, Lohse became the de facto ace.
The Cardinals are expected to go after bullpen help after 31 blown saves in 2008.
"He really became the glue of what we needed to have happen," general manager John Mozeliak said at a news conference.
With each Big 12 Conference team having played four games and having finished its non-conference schedule, this week is as convenient a time as ever to stop, gather our thoughts and hand out some preliminary grades.
The season's only a third of the way over, so there's plenty of time to improve on these progress reports (Texas A&M and Kansas State, I'm talking to you).
- Associated Press
BIG 12 SOUTH
- Oklahoma boasts a versatility running attack with Chris Brown
and DeMarco Murray, and the most NFL-ready quarterback in the nation in Sam Bradford.
No. 1 Oklahoma: A+ (4-0)
No. 5 Texas:
A (4-0) —
Bradford
Nebraska: B- (3-1) — New head coach Bo Pelini looked like a mastermind against New Mexico State in week three. In a home loss this past weekend to Virginia Tech, not so much.
Kansas State:
C- (3-1) — For an example of a team with some real problems, look west to the purple-clad 'Cats, who yielded 335 rushing yards to Louisiana-Lafayette last Saturday.
IowaState:C-(2-2)
— The Cyclones aren't any worse than everyone thought they'd be, but they need to at least challenge Kansas this weekend to prove they aren't the Big 12's worst.
Texas' pass defense hasn't had to face any Big 12-caliber competition yet, but the Longhorns have improved since last season. They're allowing just 10.8 points per game and are ranked seventh in the conference in pass efficiency defense.
No. 7 Texas Tech: A (4-0) Speaking of improving defenses, Texas Tech seems to have started its metamorphosis from an offense-only program to a well-rounded team. The Red Raiders
BIG 12 NORTH
No. 21 Oklahoma State: A-
(4-0) — Talk about sneaking up on
the nation. Oklahoma State
jumped into the AP poll for the first time this year after torching a decent Troy squad by 31 points last weekend.
Baylor: C (2-2) — Dual-threat quarterback Robert Griffin is one of the most exciting players in the nation, and the Bears' narrow loss to undefeated Connecticut looks more impressive by the week.
Texas A&M: D- (2-2) — A win is a win, except when it's a win against Army, by four points, at home. Pathetic.
held Nevada and SMU to 26 points in weeks two and three combined.
hasn't looked pretty at times this year for the young Jayhawks, but the results speak loudly: Kansas is still a good football team. Traveling to South Florida (now 5-0 and ranked No. 10) and coming away with a last-second loss isn't anything to pout about.
country (sorry, Mr. Reesing), and he's got plenty of defense around him. The Tigers' pass defense still has some questions to answer heading into the Big 12 season.
Edited by Andy Greenhaw
No. 16 Kansas: B+ (3-1) — lt
Colorado: B- (3-1) - If the Buffaloes could play every game at home, they'd be contenders for the conference crown. But a neutral-site blowout loss to a so-so Florida State team looks pretty bad.
Market crash hits sports fans
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Chicago White Sox fan holds up a sign in reaction to the stock market plunge during a baseball game against between the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers on Monday. A Chicago wom would force a tiebreaker meeting against the Minnesota Twins for the AL Central title.
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4. Florida State at Miami (FL)
5. No. 23 Oregon at No. 9 USC
10. Nevada at Idaho
6. Stanford at Notre Dame
7. Washington at Arizona
9. South Carolina at Mississippi
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NFL
Panthers cope with injuries
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Both starting offensive tackles were injured, three linemen were playing in spots that they didn't start the game in and a tight end had become the next option if somebody else not hurt.
All that, and the Carolina Panthers didn't give up a sack Sunday, allowing a hobbled Jake Delhomme to throw for 294 yards and two touchdowns in a convincing win over Atlanta.
In their 3-1 start, the Panthers have overcome three injuries, including losing Jordan Gross and Jeff Otah against the Falcons.
"It's happened twice so far in four games," coach John Fox said Monday. "Both times those backups responded well."
But as the Panthers enjoyed Monday off, there were concerns
about how long Gross would be sidelined.
While Fox wouldn't definitively say that Gross will miss Sunday's game against Kansas City, concussions that include a loss of consciousness usually mean at least a week off.
The former first-round pick, who has played in all 91 regular-season and playoff games in six seasons, was knocked out when he was unintentionally kneed in the head after making a cut block in the first quarter.
"We were relieved there was not a neck injury involved," Fox said.
Otah's injury is less serious. The right tackle twisted his right ankle in the third quarter.
The injuries forced the Panthers to improvise. Wharton, who had missed the previous two games with a sprained knee, moved from left guard to Gross' spot.
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