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"Everyone was throwing around Gatorade. We didn't have champagne, so Gatorade was about it." —Kansas freshman receiver Charles Gordon talking about Kansas' postgame locker room celebration. off the bench
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tuesday, november, 25, 2003
Swim team wins in Minnesota; relay sets University record
By Ryan Colaiani rcolaianni kansan.com Kansans sportswriter
When the Kansas swim and dive team members began the fall season, they knew what they were building for: the Minnesota Invitational. The preparation clearly paid off as the team put together a dominating performance to defeat 12 teams, winning the three-day event by 129 points over 25th-ranked Minnesota.
"The swimming world is going to view Kansas swimming a little differently now," coach Clark Campbell said. "We will not be able to sneak up on teams any more, we will be coming into meets with bulls-eyes on our backs."
Three first-place finishes on the final day ensured the victory for the team, which had a commanding lead coming into Sunday.
Senior Whitney Sondall placed first in the 200-yard backstroke, Senior Amy Gruber won the 100-yard freestyle
and the team won the 400-yard freestyle relay.
The relay consisted of Gruber, senior Ashley Dower, junior Aly Colver and junior Kim Bolin. They finished with a time of 3:25.15.
Bolin, Gruber and Sondall all set NCAA provisional time standards. The standards are set by the NCAA as times that will likely qualify them for the NCAA Championships, but it is not guaranteed that those who make the times will receive an invitation to the championships. The standards may change depending on the performance of swimmers during the season.
"For them to achieve NCAA provisional time standards, and for that to happen so early in the season, has put us in excellent position for the Big 12." Campbell said.
The Jayhawks were led by Gruber, who had six first-place finishes, and Sondall, who had five first-place finishes.
on Friday, finishing the day tied for first with tenth-ranked Wisconsin and 83 points ahead of third place Minnesota.
The team started off the event strong
"The good start meant everything, a lot of times in championship meets a good start creates momentum." Campbell said. "That certainly happened for us this weekend, from the first event to the next we just kept building."
The team set a school record on the first day in the 400-yard medley relay. All four relay members broke into the Kansas record books as their splits moved them into top five all time.
Sondall swam the 100-yard backstroke in 55.52, freshman Hannah Bakke swam the 100-yard breaststroke in 1.03.46, junior Becca Zarazan swam the 100-yard butterfly in 56.06 and Gruber swam the 100-yard freestyle in 50.64.
The team's next meet will be Dec. 5 when it faces the University of Houston in Houston, Texas.
Kidney ailment worsens Mourning retires again
East Rutherford, N.J. — New Jersey Nats center Alonzo Mourning is leaving basketball again because the kidney disease he's had for three years is worsening and he needs a transplant.
The announcement yesterday came just a few months after Mourning, 33, signed a four-year contract with the Nets believed to be worth $22 million. The four-time All-Star sat out all of last season and large portions of two of the last three years because of the life-threatening kidney ailment, focal glomerulosclerosis.
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"Alonzo is a true champion and a very courageous athlete who attempted to defy the odds with his comeback to the NBA," Nets president Rod Thorn said. "Unfortunately, his medical condition will not allow him to continue his basketball career."
The team said Mourning, who was in his 12th NBA season, needed a transplant "in the near future" and that a nationwide search was under way for a prospective donor.
Gerald Appel, a doctor at Columbia University Medical Center, said Mourning's kidney function had deteriorated rapidly in recent weeks.
No-trade clause sends Diamondback looking
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Paradise Valley, Ariz. — Curt Schilling is headed to the Boston Red Sox if he waives his no-trade clause with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The five-time All-Star announced the tentative dayticket to reporters outside his house as his children and dogs played in the yard. During the impromptu news conference, teammate Randy Johnson drove by in a pickup truck and yelled to reporters playfully. "You're blocking the street!"
Schilling is scheduled to make $12 million next season with the opportunity to earn almost $2 million more in performance bonuses, but he wants an extension before agreeing to a trade.
Arizona GM Joe Garagiola Jr also declined to comment on the trade, but he did say last night, "Curt is remarkable in the way he is able to handle this objectively. That's part of what makes him a great competitor." The Diamond-backs have said they can't afford to give Schilling a new deal that runs after 2004.
Boston would give up left-hander Casey Fossum, several baseball officials said on the condition of anonymity. Reliever Brandon Lyon, minor league pitcher Jorge De La Rosa and outfielder Michael Goss also would be moving to Arizona, according to several reports. Schilling said he would not agree to any trades after the start of
spring training. He said he would only consider a trade to three teams, listing his preferences in order as the Phillies, Yankees and Red Sox.
"There's bait to all three of them, and challenges to all three of them," he said. "I'd say the chances are highly unlikely that I will be here (in Arizona). But who knows?"
Schilling has a 163-117 career record with a 1.33 ERA and 2,542 strikeouts. He went 22-6 with 293 strikeouts in and a 2.98 ERA in 2001 as the Diamond-backs won the World Series, then followed that up with a 23-7 record and 316 strikeouts and 3.23 ERA the next year.
Schilling said Boston would make things more tempting if they hired his former manager in Philadelphia, Terry Francona, to replace Grady Little.
Both years, he finished second to Johnson in the NL CV Young Award voting.
But last season, Schilling made just 24 starts and missed six weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand. He went 8-9 with a 2.95 ERA and struck out 194 batters in 168 innings.
Fossum was the subject of trade talks for most of last winter, with Boston Jeciding not to package him with third baseman Shea Hillenbrand in a deal for Montreal's Bartolo Colon. Hillenbrand was traded to Arizona during the season for pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim, who went in and out of the closer's role and could be back as a starter in '04.
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking.
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (69) 3-0 1,797 1
2. Duke (1)1-1 666 2
3. Michigan St. (1) 1-0 1,615 3
4. Arizona 0-1 501 4
5. Missouri 0-1,450 5
6. Kansas (1)1-1 0,420 6
7. Syracuse 0-1,337 7
8. Florida 0-1,221 8
9. North Carolina 1-0 1,157 9
10. Kentucky 1-0 1,125 10
11. Texas 1-0 1,115 11
12. Illinois 1-0 950 12
13. Saint Joseph's 1-0 872 13
14. Oklahoma 2-0 847 14
15. Wisconsin 1-0 728 15
16. Gonzaga 1-1 670 16
17. Louisville 0-0 612 17
18. Wake Forest 2-0 550 19
19. Cincinnati 1-0 534 18
20. Stanford 1-0 517 20
21. Notre Dame 0-0 409 21
22. Pittsburgh 2-0 389 22
23. Marquette 3-0 238 23
24. Oklahoma St. 1-0 119 25
25. N.C. State 1-0 109 24
Others receiving votes: Xavier 69, Maryland 64, Utah 58, Oregon 47, California 26, Texas Tech 24, BYU 22, Indiana 17, Arizona St. 15, UCLA 15, Auburn 11, Providence 10, Colorado 9, Purdue 8, Mississippi St. 7, LSU 6, Michigan 6, Manhattan 5, Ohio St. 5, Arkansas 4, Butler 4, Georgia 3, N. Illinois 3, Dayton 2, Seton Hall 2, Villanova 2, Wichita St. 2, Detroit 1, Holy Cross 1, Ill.-Chicago 1,
After a week, the only changes in The Associated Press' weekly poll yesterday were a couple of position swaps.
The first 17 teams held their spots from last week's poll and the only changes were Wake Forest and Cincinnati at 18 and 19 and Oklahoma State and North Carolina State at 24 and 25.
Duke, which beat Detroit, was No. 1 on one ballot and had 1,666 points. Michigan State, a winner over Bucknell in its season opener, also had a first-place vote and was third.
Connecticut, which opened the season this week with wins over Yale, Nevada and Sacred Heart, was again the runaway No. 1. The Huskies received 69 first-place votes and 1,797 points from the national media panel.
Arizona and Missouri were fourth and fifth, respectively, while Kansas, the only other team with a No.1 vote, was sixth.
Syracuse, Florida, North Carolina and Kentucky rounded out the Top 10. Texas was 11th followed by Illinois, Saint Joseph's, Oklahoma, Wisconsin Gonzaga, Louisville, Wake Forest, Cincinnati and Stanford.
The last five ranked teams were Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Oklahoma State and North Carolina State.
The season's first Top 10 matchups will be this week with No.3 Michigan State at No.6 Kansas tonight and No.4 Arizona facing No.8 Florida on Friday night in the Tipoff Classic in Springfield, Mass.
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Chicago restarts rebuilding sends Cartwright packing
Chicago — The Chicago Bulls are starting over. Again.
Bill Cartwright became the latest casualty in the Bulls' seemingly endless rebuilding project. He was fired yesterday after a 4-10 start.
Michael Jordan dynasty was blown to bits after winning its sixth NBA title in 1998. The Bulls have lost 292 games since, and have started and scrapped several rebuilding plans along the wav.
Chicago has been abysmal since the
John Paxson, Bulls general manager, said he hoped to name a replacement within the next week.
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Congratulations, Mark Mangino and the KU football team.
Michigan State point guard likely to miss month, KU game
The Spartans play at No. 6 Kansas tonight.
utes for the No. 3 Spartans in a season-opening 64-52 victory against Bucknell on Friday. He was expected to play a larger role.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said Monday that Cotton was to undergo more tests.
Cotton, a McDonald's All-American last season, had two points in five min-
Kansas athletics calendar
tomorrow
friday
East Lansing, Mich. — Michigan State freshman point guard Brandon Cotton will likely miss at least a month with a possible stress fracture in his right foot.
today
Women's Basketball vs. Oregon at Oregon Classic, 10:30 p.m. Eugene, Ore.
Men's basketball vs. Michigan State 8 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse
Volleyball vs. Baylor, 7 p.m. Ferrel Center Waco, WCC.
saturday
Women's Basketball vs.Sacramento State at Oregon Classic 8 p.m. Eugene, Ore.
Kansas hockey team sweeps Bradley University Braves
Over the weekend, Kansas' ice hockey team added two victories to make its record 6-8-1 before a break from the ice for Thanksgiving.
The team played the Bradley University Braves of Peoria, Ill., a Gold division team from the Mid-America Collegiate Hockey Association.
On Friday night, the 'Hawks played at Canlan Ice Sports Center in Shawnee. With a fan turnout of 70, they outplayed and out-scored the Braves with a final of 6-3. Richie Prendergast, Overland Park sophomore, was in goal, stopping 25 shots on goal.
Stepping up was Mike Shwartz, Overland Park freshman. Shwartz had two goals, one during a power play. Other goal-scorers were Brandon Schultz, Apple Valley, Minn., senior, with two goals; Sammy Dorf, Chicago freshman, with one; and Matt Davis, Topeka junior, who scored one at the end with an empty net. Schultz also had his second goal with an empty net
Saturday night, the 'Hawks again faced the Braves with a loud crowd to support them. Marty McSorley, Webster Grove, Mo., senior, was in net, stopping 19 of the 22 shots on net and having important stops as time ran out. The team out-shot the Braves by 15 shots.
In the physical match, Davis had the first goal of the night. There were a few altercations, making it one of the most highly penalized games of the season. Davis also was injured and had to leave the game in the third period.
These two victories are the second sweep of the season. The first was against St. Louis University. Bradley University is also the first Gold division team the 'Hawks have beaten this season.
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