tuesday, november 18, 2002
what we heard "Tell Sports Illustrated thanks a lot." Chiefs'tight end Tony Gonzalez on the magazine's alleged cover jinx after Kansas City's loss to Cincinnati. off the bench
the university daily kansan 7A
Chiefs surrender perfect record to Bengals in Sunday defeat
The Associated Press
CINCINNATI — The upset was boldly predicted. The upshot was highly preposterous.
The Cincinnati Bengals are in first place.
By taking down the NFLs last undefeated team, the league's worst team finally shed its reputation — everywhere but in the Kansas City Chiefs' locker room, that is.
"Nobody in the world thought we'd be at this point right now," Bengals offensive tackle Willie Anderson said.
A 24-19 victory on Sunday emphatically ended the Chiefs' run of perfection and the Bengals' run of ineptitude. There's no question about which result was more shocking.
The Bengals (5-5) are a contender for the first time since 1990, the last time
they had a winning record and made the playoffs. They moved into a first-place tie with Baltimore atop
the AFC North, the only division without a winning team.
And they did it at the expense of the league's premier team. Peter Warrick's 68-yard punt return and 77-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter left the Chiefs (9-1) stewing.
"I respect their players, but I don't respect the organization," Chiefs running back Priest Holmes said. "They've never won anything."
Now, they have.
In front of the biggest crowd in Paul Brown Stadium history, the Bengals got their biggest win in 13 years. A stout defense and Warrick's two big plays
backed up receiver Chad Johnson's boast that victory was guaranteed.
They weren't the same old Bengals.
And the Chiefs weren't themselves, either.
"These are the things we need to do to get the respect we deserve — beat the Kansas City Chiefs, beat all those big teams and let people know it's not the same old Bengals," Johnson said.
Determined to make Johnson look bad for guaranteeing a win, the Chiefs instead made themselves look like the team with something to prove. Despite good field position all day, their offense didn't get moving until it was too late.
It was their worst game of the year by far.
"If they would have beat us at our best, I think it might have been a little easier to swallow," kick returner Dante Hall said
Kansas tennis signs standout high schooler from Georgia
The Kansas tennis team signed high school standout Anna Jackson from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga., last Thursday.
"We are very excited about Anna joining our program," head coach Amy Hall said. "She is a very solid, all-around player who will bring a lot of energy and excitement to this team."
Jackson was ranked 15th in the nation in doubles competition, and first in the Southern section, last year. In addition to her solid doubles play, she was also ranked eighth in the Southern section in singles.
The Jayhawks will lose seniors Emily Haylock, Kristen Steinbock and Courtney Steinbock to graduation after the 2004 spring season. Jackson wants to add the necessary talent that will be needed to restore the roster after next season.
"With her work ethic, she has the potential to do some very good things." Hall added.
Rahul Sharma
Iowa State falls again; loss is eighth straight
By Lucas Grundmeier Iowa State Daily (via Uwire) Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa — It was exactly what Iowa State feared.
"We talked all week long about getting off to a good start, let's get points, let's get ahead of them," Iowa State head football coach Dan McCarney said. "We don't want to be in a hole."
But a huge hole was exactly where the Cyclones found themselves in the first half of Saturday's home finale, as Colorado scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and later added 16 points to lead Iowa State 37-0 at halftime.
The Buffaloos (5-6, 3-4 Big 12) came to Ames, Iowa, with a losing record — a first for an Iowa State opponent this season.
It made little difference to Iowa State (2-8,0-6 Big 12),which hasn't scored in the first half in four games.
Senior D.J. Hackett caught a 42-yard pass to open the scoring and later made a 37-yard reception on third-and-23 to set up the Buffaloes' third score.
"It's hard to pinpoint what really wem wrong. It was probably a lot of things," said senior defensive tackle Jordan Carstens. Colorado sophomore quarterback Joel Klatt shredded a usually reliable Cyclone secondary, completing 21-of-27 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns.
For just the second time, a McCarney-coached team has dropped eight straight games. The Cyclones lost 13 in a row
"When you're down by 40, it is nice to get on the board, but I don't think anybody is out there celebrating."
Jack Whitver
Iowa State senior receiver
from October 1996 to October 1997.
Iowa State's offensive woes continued. The Cyclones mustered just 30 yards in the first half before finishing the game with 223.
Adam Benike's 31-yard field goal early in the third quarter marked the first time Iowa State had scored since Austin Flynn's two-point conversion run with 8:23 left against Texas Oct. 18, a stretch of 162 minutes, 51 seconds of game time.
"When you're down by 40, it is nice to get on the board, but I don't think anybody is out there celebrating," senior receiver Jack Whitver said. "We want to score in the first quarter and in the first half and make it a competitive game."
Klatt's passing and a dormant offense were more than enough to doom Iowa State, but the Cyclones assured their demise by turning the ball over three times and committing 11 penalties for 96 vards.
"We just haven't been able to put a complete game together," Carstens said. "We've played well in some areas and not so well in other areas."
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov.16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking;
he'll miss the rest of the season.
point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Connecticut (69) 0-01,796 1
2. Duke (1) 0-01,677 2
3. Michigan St. (1) 0-01,623 3
4. Arizona 0-01,494 4
5. Missouri 0-01,438 5
6. Kansas (1) 0-01,414 6
7. Syracuse 0-01,334 7
8. Florida 0-01,217 8
9. North Carolina 0-01,172 9
10. Kentucky 0-01,115 11
11. Texas 0-01,100 12
12. Illinois 0-0946 13
13. Saint Joseph's 1-0865 14
14. Oklahoma 0-0862 14
15. Wisconsin 0-0719 15
16. Gonzaga 0-1714 17
17. Louisville 0-0615 16
18. Cincinnati 0-0538 18
19. Wake Forest 1-0528 20
20. Stanford 0-0521 19
21. Notre Dame 0-0427 21
22. Pittsburgh 1-0348 22
23. Marquette 1-0226 23
24. N.C. State 0-0118 24
25. Oklahoma St. 0-0102 25
Others receiving votes: Maryland 64, Xavier
63, California 61, Oregon 57, Ohio St. 39, Utah
30, BYU 23, Arizona St. 15, Auburn 15, LSU 14,
Providence 13, UCLA 13, Colorado 12, Mississippi St. 8, Southern Cal. 8, Alabama 7, Purdue 7, Michigan 6, Butler 5, Manhattan 5,
Temple 5, Georgia 3, N. Illinois 3, Nevada 3,
Wichita St. 3, Arkansas 2, Ill.-Chicago 2, Verger-
ton 3, U.S.A. 1, Indiana 1, Saginell Hall 1
Connecticut held the No.1 spot from the preseason voting. The Huskies received 69 first-place votes from the national media panel. Duke was second.
Wake Forest defeated Memphis 85-76 in the season-opening event at Madison Square Garden and moved up one spot to No. 19. The other ranked teams playing in the Classic held the same spots they had entering it. No. 22 Pittsburgh defeated Alabama 71-62 and No. 23 Marquette downed St. John's 52-45.
Saint Joseph's climbs in poll after victory, Gonzaga drops
Just five ranked teams played in the opening days of the college basketball season, and the two that faced each other were the only ones to make significant moves in The Associated Press' Top 25 yesterday.
Michigan State, which was No. 1 on one ballot, was third. The Spartans were followed by Arizona, Missouri, Kansas, Syracuse, Florida, North Carolina and Kentucky, which moved up one place to round out the Top Ten.
Saint Joseph's used its 73-66 victory over Gonzaga in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic to move from No. 17 to No. 13 in the weekly rankings. The defeat dropped the Bulldogs from 10th to No. 16.
“It’s healing well and they’re pleased with it,” Martz said. “Could he play? Yeah, he could play. Would he injure it? In all probability, there’s a good chance he probably would reinjure it.”
Kansas received the only other first-place vote.
Defensive tackle Damione Lewis also is likely to miss his fourth straight game with a high ankle sprain.
The last five ranked teams were Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, North Carolina State and Oklahoma State.
Tyoka Jackson has started at defensive end in place of Little.
"He's a lot better," Martz said. "But to say he's going to be ready is pretty hard."
All but six teams in the Top 25 will have played at least one game by the end of this first full week of the season:. Arizona, Missouri, Syracuse, Florida, Louisville and Notre Dame.
St. Louis likely to face Arizona without top defensive lineman
ST.LOUIS—St.Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little thought Sunday's game at Chicago was his last one on the sideline.
Instead, Little likely will miss his four straight game this week at Arizona with a torn chest muscle. The Rams (7-3) are being careful with their best pass rusher, who has seven sacks, because coach Mike Martz said if he reinjures his chest
The Associated Press
The Tigers controlled their own fate two weeks ago, when struggling Colorado capitalized on four turnovers by Brad Smith to beat Missouri 21-16. The loss put Missouri a game behind Kansas State and Nebraska.
coach and successful Missouri teams weren't few and far between.
But following Kansas State's 38-9 victory last week at Nebraska, a Tigers victory Saturday would put Missouri a victory away from playing No.1 Oklahoma in the conference championship game Dec.6 in Kansas City, Mo.
With a victory Saturday at No. 19 Kansas State, the Tigers (7-3, 3-3 Big 12 Conference) can put themselves in position for a berth in the Big 12 title game and give themselves a chance to win their first conference championship since 1969, when Dan Devine was still
Free for All
Kansas State stands between Missouri and championship
We are no longer a basketball school. We are a soccer school.
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Damn, dude. I am in Cincinnati,
and the Chiefs just lost. Man, I am
sad.
The Kansas City Chiefs are 9 and 1. Should I really be disappointed about this?
Kansas Athletics Calendar
tomorrow
COLUMBIA, Mo. — With the potential for a Big 12 championship ahead, the Missouri Tigers refuse to look back
friday
Volleyball at Nebraska, 7 p.m.
Men's basketball vs. UT-Chattanooga, 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse
Men's basketball at UMKC, 7 p.m.
saturday
Football vs. Iowa State, 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium
Kansas softball team signs four seniors for 2005 season
Four high school seniors signed letters of intent to play for the Kansas softball team in 2005, coach Tracy Bunge announced last Thursday.
Cyndi Duran of Marana, Ariz., and Jackie Vasquez of Tucson, Ariz., will add depth to the outfield. Duran is a two-time First Team All-Southern Arizona selection. Her high school team, Flowing Wells, won the 5A state championship last year and earned a No.1 national high school ranking from ESPN.
Vasquez has compiled a .490 career batting average at Catalina Hills High School and had a.750 on-base percentage her junior season. She was named a 2003 Arizona Republic All-State, Arizona Daily Star All-Southern and All-Star First Team selection.
Christina Ross of Santa Clarita, Calif., will become the first left-handed pitcher on the roster in Bunge's seven years at Kansas. In three years at Valencia High School, Ross compiled an ERA of .27 and a record of 35-5. She has been named a two-time Santa Clarita Valley Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Region pitcher and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area First Team selection.
Roundting out the recruiting class is Washburn Rural's Elle Pottorf. The Topeka native is a three time All-League and All-City First Team selection. She also earned a spot on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Team in 2002.
"By landing this class, we have solved some depth issues in the outfield as well as improved our overall team speed," Bunge said. "It will be fun to watch Elle and Christina work together in the future and I'm looking forward to having a different look with the lefty on the mound."
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