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"I think very few people will have three better big guys than us." Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self. off the bench
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wednesday, November 5, 2003
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No one ever said that Langford was a good writer, so quit bashing him.
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Someone returned the football player because I saw him today.
Less than 24 hours to Kansas basketball Oh, yeah.
I really, really, really don't like Ryan Greene and his dumb-ass picks.
Everybody keeps dogging on Beck but at least he doesn't cause the team 40 points a game like the defense does.
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My roommate and I would like to invite coach Mangino out for some Jimmy John's. He can only have three because we are poor college students. He will have to start buying after his first three sand-wiches. Well coach Mangino, the offer is on the table.
Joey Berlin could not be any more right. So put that in your pipe and smoke it, Keith Langford.
Kansas athletics calendar today
Volleyball vs. Missouri 17 p.m. Horejsi Family Athletics Center
Soccer at Big 12 Conference Tournament Blossom Stadium San Antonio, Texas
tomorrow
friday
Soccer at Big 12 Conference Tournament Blossom Stadium San Antonio, Texas
Swimming vs. Southwest Missouri State 6 p.m. Robinson Center
saturday
Soccer at Big 12 Conference Tournament, Blossom Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
Rowing at Sunflower Showdown Manhattan
Football vs. Nebraska 2:30 p.m. Memorial Stadium
Volleyball at Texas 7 p.m. Austin, Texas
sunday
Soccer at Big 12 Conference Tournament, Blossom Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
soccer
Big 12 Conference selects three soccer teammates
Three University of Kansas soccer players received honors from the Big 12 Conference yesterday.
Junior goalkeeper Meghan Miller and sophomore forward Caroline Smith were named to the 2003 All-Big 12 Conference first team.
Smith was one of three forwards named to the first team. She leads the Big 12 in four offensive categories and is Kansas' all-time leading goal scorer with 30 in her career.
Miller was one of two goalkeepers named to the first team. She is tied for first in the Big 12 with nine shutouts. Miller ranks first on Kansas' career goal-against average of 1.17.
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Freshman defender Holly Gault was named to the All-Big 12 Conference second team as well as the Allnewcomer team. Gault worked her way into a starting position early in the season, and has helped the team to a season record nine shutouts. Gault was named to the KUStore.com Crimson and Blue Invitational All-Tournament team earlier this season.
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Kansas coach Mark Francis said the recognition was good for the whole team. This was the first time Kansas had a player make the first team and the first time three KU players had been named to All-conference teams.
"It's just a reflection on the quality of players we have and how well the team's done this year," Francis said. "Those three girls definitely deserve the honor, and I think they'd be the first ones to admit that it is a reflection of the whole program."
Slain basketball player trial moved from Houston to Waco
HOUSTON—A judge granted Baylo University's request to have a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the father of slain basketball player Patrick Dennehy moved to Waco, the university's home.
Judge Bruce Oakley said holding the trial in Houston would inconvenience potential witnesses, most of whom live in the Waco area.
School president Robert Sloan, former athletic director Tom Stanton and Drayton McLane, chairman of Baylor's board of regents, are among the defen dants in the lawsuit filed in August.
The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges Dennehy was attempting to expose wrongdoing within the basketball program when "violent threats" were made against him leading up to his slaving.
Dennehy, 21, was missing about six weeks before his body was found July 25 southeast of Waco; he had been shot.
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Big East Conference adds five new schools to league
NEW YORK — The Big East finalized its expansion plan yesterday, inviting five schools to help rebuild the conference after defections of three key schools to the ACC.
The Associated Press
Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida will join the league in 2005-06, while Marquette and DePaul will join for all sports except football.
"It's a very exciting day in the history of the Big East. We are thrilled to be joined by five great institutions," Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said.
The Big East acted after losing Miami,Virginia Tech and Boston College to the ACC. The conference needed three additions for football to maintain its Division I-A status.
The other league football schools will be Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse and West Virginia.
Conference officials hope the new league will be attractive enough to keep its automatic birth in the Bowl Championship Series. The current BCS contract expires after the 2006 bowls and negotiations for the new contract will begin in a few months.
The expansion also gives the Big East one of the most powerful basketball conferences. Marquette, Cincinnati and Louisville all made the NCAA tournament last year with Marquette reaching the Final Four.
Browns player suspended for driving under influence
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BEREA, Ohio—Browns running back William Green was suspended for one game by Cleveland coach Butch Davis, who was disappointed by the arrest of one of his top players on charges of driving under the influence.
Green, also cited last week for marijuana possession, will sit out this Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Davis announced.
ishment against Green, the Brown's leading rusher who was twice suspended for marijuana use while at Boston College.
Davis said he has not yet heard from the NFL if there will be any further pun-
Group finds Redskins' name offensive, appeals in court
WASHINGTON—A group of American Indians will appeal a decision rejecting their efforts to cancel the trademark for the team name of the Washington Redskins.
Lawyers for the group, led by activist Suzan Shown Harjo, said they would try to overturn a federal judge's decision last month finding there was not enough evidence to show the NFL team's name was offensive.
A panel of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled the Redskins' trademarks in 1999 on the ground the name disparages Native Americans in violation of the federal trademark law.
But U.S. District Judge Colleen Kolar-Kotelly said the panel relied on flawed or incomplete data. A defeat for the team could jeopardize its exclusive rights to market the Redskins name and sell merchandise worth millions.
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The Associated Press
Three-time all-star traded from Astros to Phillies
Philadelphia sent Houston right-hander Brandon Duckworth, and minor league right-handers Taylor Buchholz and Ezequiel Astacio.
PHILADELPHIA — All-Star closer Billy Wagner was traded from the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Wagner, a three-time All-Star, was 1-4 with a 1.78 ERA last season and had 44 saves in 47 chances,making a career-high 78 appearances.
Marlins catcher switches agents after World Series
NEW YORK — Catcher Ivan Rodriguez filed for free agency nine days after helping the Florida Marlins win the World Series.
He hit .297 with 16 homers and 85 RBIs during the season, then batted .313 with three homers and 17 RBIs during the postseason. He was voted MVP of the NL championship series.
While Rodriguez had long been represented by Jeff Moorad, he switched agents this year and will have Scott Boras negotiate his new deal.
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Garnett ejection helps Utah hold strong
The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz got a bit of a break from Kevin Garnett's temper.
Garnett was kicked out in the second quarter of Minnesota's game at Utah, and the Timberwolves were unable to hold on to a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter of the Jazz's 93-88 victory Monday night.
"We were down seven points in the fourth quarter and our guys just kept playing and giving themselves a chance." Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "Even though they lost Kevin Garnett, their other guys are capable of beating us."
Maybe, but not the way the Jazz played Monday.
Matt Harpring scored 32 points and Greg Ostertag scored 12 and pulled down a career-best 21 rebounds. Raul Lopez had 15 points and eight assists in his second career start and Andrei Kirilenko scored 17 points for the Jazz, who were 10-for-20 in the fourth quarter while rallying for the victory.
The Jazz also out-rebounded Minnesota 53-33 and be to fully recovered from a 127-102 loss at Dallas on Saturday.
"We're going to have our nights like Dallas the other night. But it's how we come back. Everybody did a good job tonight, coming back and playing well," said Ostertag, whose previous high for rebounds was 20 against Vancouver in 1996.
"This was an early task to play without him. We did decent, but we didn't win the game," Cassell said. "I thought we had a chance to win the ballgame. ... It happens that way sometimes."
Garnett had 10 points before getting tossed with 5:20 left in the second quarter. He backed into Keon Clark on a layup and thought he was getting a chance at a three-point play. But the shot was waved off and Garnett complained to referee Jason Phillips during a time-out.
"I'm just upset that I let the team down and we lost," Garnett said. "We got outbounded and lost the game. It's not a good night."
Iowa State prepares for Kansas State game
By Josh Madden Iowa State Daily via U-Wire Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa — Although his Cyclones didn't compete this past week, football coach Dan McCarney said this was one of the most productive weeks he's had this season.
With Iowa State on a six-game losing streak and playing 7-3 Kansas State Saturday, that's definitely a good sign.
"We've had three of the most enthusiastic practices we've had all year last week," McCarney said.
McCarney said his main focus this past bye week was just getting his battered and bruised team healthy.
"We've got a chance to be the healthiest we've been in a long time," McCarney said.
Two of the Cyclones' best players offensive lineman Bob Montgomery and defensive tackle Jordan Carstens, both seniors — could now be the healthiest they've been since their injuries.
"We rested [Montgomery and Carstens] this last week. They had played a lot in the last two games when they were not 100 percent." McCarnev said.
"I think they have a good chance at being 100 percent."
McCarney said there was also a good chance center Luke Vander Sanden, cornerback Harold Clewis and linebacker Nik Moser could be back from injuries this week.
"All those guys have a chance to be ready for Kansas State, but we'll know more as this week unfolds," McCarney said.
Even with a 2-6 record and two upcoming games against opponents — Kansas State and Missouri — that are fighting for the Big 12 North title, McCarney said he still didn't want to play the spoiler.
"We don't want to use that terminology. We're just trying to get through the bye week and get focused on Kansas State, and the kids have done a good job of that," McCarney said.
"I think that from a mental standpoint and a morale standpoint, their attitude is great." McCarnev said.
Although the Cyclones are in the midst of a six-game losing streak, McCarney said his team's morale was great and that nobody wanted to go home.
"Hopefully, our kids will play with a
"There isn't anybody around here that's looking for the end of the season or hoping it's over. These kids are excited about the finish of this year and they want to get better. We've learned a lot of hard lessons, but it's all about how we finish these last four games."
passion to give our fans something to be proud of in the last few weeks of the Big 12 race."