10A
FOOTBALL
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 12A)
"I don't mind going through growing pains, but we've got to be able to play some basic coverages with those young guys," he said.
Without studying tape, Mangino said the only one of the three who had a firm grasp of the defense was Powell.
"Corrigan is not a big guy, but he seems to be the guy that, as a true freshman, is the most dependable right now," Mangino said.
While he did surrender a big play, Mangino said Powell seemed to play better and better as the game went on. His play may have started better if Powell had known earlier in the week that he would play so much.
Powell said he found out right before the game that he'd see more than just a few cleanup minutes.
"It was a surprise," Powell said. "I wasn't even stretched. My legs were all cold and I wasn't warmed up. After the second route I was pretty much in the zone."
Powell admitted to feeling some nerves when he stepped on the field.
In the second quarter, he made a mistake and allowed a 28-yard completion that set up a Rhett Bomar rushing touchdown. The vertical route that beat
him looks just as natural on the track surrounding Kivisto Field. as wide receiver Jason Madkins simply sprinted past him on a straight line.
All three of the young cornerbacks surrendered plays of at least 15 yards on that route.
"We can't cut people loose," Mangino said. "We can't get beat on a vertical every time somebody runs a vertical."
The Bearkats attacked the freshman corners with the route early and often. As a result, Mangino wasn't pleased with the overall effort in the secondary and joked that he could have run to the coverage faster than his corners did.
Sam Houston State finished with 340 passing yards, but Kansas' secondary did intercept the ball three times. Still, Mangino said his defense's "average performance" in the 38-14 victory wouldn't be enough in the conference season, which starts in two weeks at Iowa State.
"We've got to see about Kendrick, see if he's going to be ready to go," Mangino said. "If he is, that's be great, but if not we've got to take a hard look at that position."
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targets because he's working with limited scholarships. Unless a current scholarship player transfers or leaves for the NBA draft, the Jayhawks only have three available scholarships for next season.
BASKETBALL (CONTINUED FROM 12A)
It will likely be a few more weeks before anyone commits to Kansas. Wildeboor said once that happens, the fun would truly begin.
"When one guy starts committing, they normally start the domino effect," Wildeboor said. "That's when things start to get exciting."
C.J. GOESTO HOLLYWOOD
The Los Angeles Lakers signed former Jayhawk forward C.J. Giles to a non-guaranteed training camp contract earlier this month.
Self dismissed Giles from the program near the beginning of the 2006 season after repeated behavioral problems. The Seattle native then transferred to Oregon State, where he was also kicked off the team last season.
Giles decided to declare for the NBA draft this summer, but was not selected. The contract Giles signed with the Lakers
guarantees he will be in training camp with the team.
Giles will most likely not play for Los Angeles in the regular season, though. NBA teams can only have a maximum of 15 players on their roster. Los Angeles already has 14 players under guaranteed contracts, and Giles is one of five non-roster invites headed to training camp.
BROWN BACK INTOWN
A Kansas national championship basketball coach will take part in a fundraiser to benefit the Bert Nash Center Saturday night at Crown Toyota.
No, not Bill Self — although he will also be attendance. Larry Brown, Kansas' coach when the Jayhawks won the national championship in 1988, is the event's special guest. Danny Manning, named most outstanding player of the 1988 NCAA Tournament and current KU assistant coach, will also appear alongside Brown and Self.
The event is an annual fundraiser for the Bert Nash Center, Douglas County's mental health center.
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powers such as Florida, USC and Oklahoma will most likely finish near the top again, but they all fall at some point last year when everyone least suspected it.
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If East Carolina's loss to N.C. State threw you off guard and now you are wondering who will crash the BCS bash, don't worry
— there are plenty of options out there. Ball State and Tulsa both have outside shots to represent their respective conferences, but one conference looks to have the best chance at an invite.
The mighty Mountain West Conference has to like their odds
right now, as they have three teams ranked in the top 25. That's more teams than the Pac-10, Big East or ACC have. With No. 11 BYU, No. 17 Utah and No. 23 TCU all still perfect, the Mountain West is on top of the hill as far as non-major conferences go.
TCU does play at Oklahoma this week, so one would think their dreams will be diminished on Saturday. Then again, if week five is anything like last year, I like my odds with TCU.
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women's golf round one results
Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational — Alvamar Public Golf Course (par 72, 6242 yards)
Team Standings
(1) Illinois State — 302 [+14]
(T2) Oral Roberts — 307 [+19]
(T2) Nebraska — 307 [+19]
(4) Oklahoma City — 317 [+29]
(T5) Kansas State — 318 [+30]
(T5) Florida Southland — 318 [+30]
(T5) Kansas — 318 [+30]
(T5) Wichita State — 318 [+30]
(UMKC — 318 [+30]
Individual Results
(T12) Emily Powers — 77 [39-38]
(T29) Grace Thiry — 80 [39-41]
(T29) Kaylynd Carson — 80 [37-43]
(T40) Meghna Bal — 81 [40-41]
(T79) Meghana Gckel — 86 [45-41]
*Scores don't count toward team score
(*T2) Jennifer Clark — 74 [39-35]
(*T40) Maria Jackson — 81 [41-40]
(*T72) Alyssa rainbolt — 84 [41-43]
(*T87) Sydney Wilson — 90 [44-46]
HOCKEY
Sprint Center hosts preseason game
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An organist played Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" as the fans streamed in an hour before the opening faceoff, many in St. Louis Blues jerseys, some in throwback Kansas City Scouts shirts.
A handful were still in business suits, there to see a hockey game for the first time.
people embrace it."
They came to see a preseason game between the Blues and the Los Angeles Kings, one of eight Monday night in the NHL. Many of the marquee players were missing; half the Kings were in Phoenix for another game, St. Louis skated without defenseman Erik Johnson and goalie Manny Legace.
Anyplace else — in the U.S. at least — a game like this probably isn't a big deal.
It was a good first step.
Davis Drewiske had a short-handed goal in the first period and Wayne Simmonds scored on a power play in the third, helping the Kings beat the Blues 2-1. A crowd of 11,603 showed up — good numbers for a preseason game — and there didn't seem to be any glitches, other than maybe the extra-loud horn that scared some of the newbie fans.
"It was unbelievable," Simmonds said. "It was a good turnout, more than what I expected, and I enjoyed playing here."
In Kansas City, it was.
The problem is taking the next step.
"One of the reasons we built this building was to look at opportunities for the community and certainly the NHL is at the top of the list," said Kevin Gray, president of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation. "This is a big test for us to see how
First hockey game at the year-old, $276 million Sprint Center, what city officials hope is the first step toward landing an NHL team — there was a lot riding on this night.
The Sprint Center was built with hopes of luring an NBA or NHL franchise. It's spectacular on the outside, over 2,000 shimmering glass panes making it look like an upturned crystal bowl, and has all the amenities inside that professional team could want.
So far, there's nothing on the horizon.
The Sprint Center will host a preseason game between Atlanta and Portland next month, and that
could be it for a while in the NBA.
The Sonics seemed to be Kansas City's best chance of getting a team to relocate, but they went to Oklahoma City instead. Expansion doesn't seem likely, either; the NBA seems to be more interested in going overseas than back to Kansas City, home of the Kings from 1972-85.
Hockey might be a better fit, though Kansas City had an NHL team before — without much success.
All that's missing is a team.
While the 140 events in a year — everything from Elton John to the Disney on Ice — and 1.3 million visitors count as a success, the arena needs an anchor franchise for long-term financial stability.
The Scouts were an expansion team in 1974 and played two seasons in Kansas City before relocating to Denver, eventually becoming the New Jersey Devils. The Scouts were never strong financially — thus the moves — and won 27 combined games, which didn't exactly draw a lot of interest.
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Los Angeles Kings center Marty Murray sucks the puck back to the ice as heights for possession against St. Louis Blues center Patrik Berglund and David Backes in an NHL proseason hockey game in the period on Monday in Kansas City, Mo. The Kings won 2-1.
The city also doesn't seem to have much of an infrastructure to build up hockey from the grass roots level, just a handful of ice rinks dotting the area.
Kansas City does seem to have
"I'd rate it (Kansas City) as a sleeping giant," said Paul McGannon, president of NHL 21, a civic group trying to bring a franchise to the city. "The sport never really had a chance on the major league level. You can't really judge a market until you have a major league facility, which we do, and eventually a team."
an interest in the sport, at least judging by Monday night's crowd.
A buzz of anticipation filled the arena with each odd-man rush and cheers rang out with each check into the boards. The Blues fans — more than half the crowd — rose from their seats with a roar when
Paul Kariya punched in a rebound late in the third period, cutting the Kings' lead to 2-1.
They even got to see a fight, cheering wildly as Kings forward Kevin Westgarth and Blues forward D.J. King traded a flurry of blows late in the third period.
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"There was a great crowd here tonight. It was a fun hockey game to play in," Kings defenseman Tom Prissing said. "For sustainability of hockey, it is really hard to say without having multiple games. By all signs that we saw tonight, I think it is very sustainable."
NEW YORK — A former minor league baseball player was "washed up" and had "zero income and no prospects" last year when he became jealous and killed his girlfriend's cat, a prosecutor said Monday.
Joseph Petcka, who pitched in the New York Mets' minor league system in 1992, was a "washed-up, never-made it-to-the-big-leagues athlete" and a "D-minus" actor, prosecutor Leila Kermani told jurors during her closing argument.
Kermani has told jurors that Petcka brutally killed the neutered and declawed cat in a jealous fury after complaining that his thengirlfriend, Lisa Altobelli, loved the cat more than him.
Petcka testified Friday that he was defending himself after the 8-pound orange and white tabby named Norman bit his right hand and drew blood. The prosecutor say the cat's injuries prove Petcka wasn't just defending himself.
CRIME Petcka faces two years in prison for killing cat
Petcka's lawyer, Charles Hochbaum, told jurors that deciding whether they believed the defendant was not enough; he said they should focus on whether the prosecution proved its case.
Hochbaum argued that the animal cruelty law applies only when animals are tortured with a sadistic intent to injure or kill.
Petcka faces up to two years in prison if convicted of aggravated animal cruelty and harassment.
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