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thursday, september 18, 2003
By Jease Newell
jnewell@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
KU Women's basketball releases schedule
The Kansas women's basketball team will become a tournament team in November and December to prepare for success in March.
Coach Marian Washington released the 2003-2004 schedule Tuesday, which includes four tournaments for the Jayhawks during the non-conference season.
"We wanted to achieve some
"We wanted to achieve some balance with our pre-conference schedule," Washington said, "and I think we have a schedule that should provide us with that."
at Allen Fieldhouse in a tourna
After opening its season on the road at UMKC Nov. 21, the Jayhawks will take part in its first of four tournaments before the new year, participating in the Oregon Classic Nov. 28 and 29.
A week later, Kansas will host the Holiday Inn/Jayhawk Classic
ment also featuring CalS tate Fullerton, Alabama State and the University of Texas-El Paso.
Trips to the Denver Tournament and the Dartmouth
Blue Sky Restaurant Classix in December, along with home dates
Washington
against Ball State and San Diego, wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule for the Jayhawks.
"Each and every game we need to be working toward preparing for the Big 12," Washington said.
Kansas will open conference action at home against Texas, the defending league champion, on Jan. 27. In addition, two games will be televised on Fox SportsNet this season: a home match-up with Missouri on Jan. 24 and a road contest at Oklahoma Feb. 14.
The Jayhawks will celebrate Senior Night on Feb. 28 against Nebraska, before concluding the regular season at Iowa State. The Big 12 Tournament will be held at Reunion Arena in Dallas for the second straight year.
— Edited by Jonathan Reeder
Kansas will open its season with two exhibition dates, facing Sparta Praha Nov. 10 and St. Louis Goldstar Nov. 16 at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks officially begin practice Oct. 18.
Royals loss dims postseason opportunities
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND - The silence in the Kansas City Royals' clubhouse was a clear indicator of how important this loss was.
After winning four straight, the Royals lost to the Cleveland Indians 9-1 on last night and fell! 4 1/2 games behind Minnesota in the AL Central race.
"Every time we lose, it's quiet in here," Royals starter Paul Abbott said. "It's a somber mood. However, if we win tomorrow, we win the series. Our mindset is to win every series and to go from there."
When Royals manager Tony Pena was asked if the loss took the wind out of their sails, the normally upbeat manager replied, "What do you think?"
Jake Westbrook scattered four hits over six-plus innings, and Travis Hafner and Alex Escobar
nomered as the Indians ended a four-game losing streak.
Jody Gerut hit a two-run single and Jhonny Peralta also drove in two for Cleveland.
The Royals quietly watched in the clubhouse as the Twins beat Chicago 4-2, dimming Kansas City's hopes of reaching the postseason for the first time since its World Series title in 1985.
Westbrook (7-9) allowed one run and struck out four in 61-3 innings. All of his outs were either on groundouts or strike-outs. He shut down a Royals lineup that averaged nine runs per game during their winning streak.
Westbrook is 1-1 with a 1.49 ERA in nine career outings against Kansas City.
"I don't know what it is. I can't put it on one certain thing," Westbrook said. "I guess I match up
well against them. I'm aggressive and go after guys. I can't explain it."
Abbott (1-2) gave up four runs on six hits in five innings.
"It's frustrating because three of those runs were with two outs," Abbott said. "You want to make sure you finish those
innings. I tried to stay aggressive.
Maybe I was too aggressive."
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After Abbott left, Kansas City's bullpen allowed five runs — three unearned.
The Royals had an opportunity for a big inning in the seventh, but got just one run.
Raul ibanez led off with a double, and Aaron Guel hit a one-
out RBI double to snap Westbrook's scoreless innings streak at 10. Westbrook left after walking Ken Harvey.
ingKen Harvey.
Reliever Jack Cressend gave up a single to Desi Relaford to load the bases, but pinch-hitter Mike Sweeney hit into an inning-ending double play.
Kansas City made two errors in seventh, allowing Cleveland to score three runs. Escobar singled and Victor Martinez hit a soft grounder to second, but Relford flipped the ball past shortstop Angel Berroa and it went into center field.
Reliever Kris Wilson bobbled a grounder in front of the mound to load the bases, then gave up three runs on a single, a hit batter and a sacrifice fly to make it 9-1.
The Indians have scored 23 runs in their last three games, going1-2.
"We're making the pitcher work harder and we're doing it more consistently." Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "We did the last two games, but it didn't show up in wins. But we carried it over to tonight and it worked out for us."
Martinez's two-out RBI single in the first gave Cleveland a 1-0 lead.
Hafner hit his 13th homer in the third to make it 3-0.
Escobar homered in the fifth, his second in as many nights and fifth overall.
"I feel better. I'm swinging the bat better," he said. "When you are doing the right things at the plate, you feel more relaxed."
Reliever Nathan Field allowed two singles and a walk to load the bases with two outs in the sixth. Graeme Lloyd took over and gave up a two-run single to Gerut to make it 6-0.
Middle Tennessee relies on running back
By Jon Leffew
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Middle Tennessee State University
One of those seniors is Don Calloway.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Throughout the Middle Tennessee football team's early season struggles, the team has looked to its seniors for leadership.
Calloway, who starts at tailback for the Blue Raiders, is one of the players who has the task of replacing former Blue Raider and current Tennessee Titan Dwone Hicks.
Along with Eugene Gross and Kevin Davis, Calloway has stepped up this year not only to replace Hicks, but also to give the Blue Raiders a dangerous passing option out of the backfield.
Though Calloway is the smallest of the three running backs,
standing 5 foot 6 inches and weighing 186 pounds, he has several points on an impressive football resume.
"When we recruited Don, the word on him was that he was small," coach Andy McCollum said. "He's short, he's not small. He's a very physical runner with great burst who has really helped us out over the years."
Before his playing days at Middle Tennessee State, Calloway came away with several honors at Miller County High School in Georgia. Calloway ran for 6,385 yards, finishing his high school career with 69 touchdowns.
Consequently, he was named Georgia player of the year for all divisions, along with several other individual honors.
Calloway began his MTS football career in 2000. The freshman saw extensive playing time on his way to finishing second on the team in rushing with 420 yards.
His most productive game was the season finale, where he rushed for 108 yards and tallied 136 receiving yards in the team's victory over Louisiana-Lafayette.
During the 2001 season, Calloway rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns. During the seventh game, Calloway suffered a broken ankle, a seasonending injury for the sophomore.
Last year, Calloway played in 11 games, and during the last four games, he averaged 9.1 yards per carry.
Despite all of this experience, Calloway has always played second fiddle to other running backs.
However, after an impressive spring, Calloway was named the starter, and he has made the most of this opportunity. Calloway currently leads MTS in rushing with 181 yards.
A soft-spoken yet key team
leader, Calloway is grateful for his chance to finally start.
"It's great to start, and we [the running backs] are just trying to go out there and give 110 percent and make this football team better." Calloway said.
Making the team better was something Calloway set out to do four years ago when he came to MTS.
The decision to come to MTS was a difficult one, especially because Calloway's older brother, Selma, played for the Georgia Bulldogs. These family ties made this season's trip to Athens, Ga., special for the Blue Raider tailback.
"It was great going into that hostile environment, but of course we would have liked to have played better," Calloway said. "A lot of my family got to see me play, so it was like a reunion."
The reunion for the Calloway family was a huge one. He comes
from a family with 16 brothers and sisters.
"The big family made me more appreciative of the opportunities and things I get," Calloway said. "I've learned to never take anything for granted."
This comes as no surprise to those around Calloway, namely McCollum.
McCollum "Don is a very special person," McCollum said. "He was raised very well, and he's a great team player."
Though football has been a major part of his life for a long time, Calloway sees himself making a living after college away from football.
"I'll probably be somewhere in the real world, working a job," Calloway said.
However, Calloway's job for the time being is leading the Blue Raiders into Columbia, Mo., for this weekend's matchup with Missouri.
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"We have all new guys playing point, shooting guard and small forward for us," assistant coach
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"We know what our task is this season," Joey said. "We will do whatever coach [Eddie] Sutton asks of us and remain humble."
Joey is 6-foot-7,220 pounds and brother Stevie is a shorter and lighter 6-foot-6,212 pounds.
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"We wanted to play big time NCAA basketball, but we wanted to stay together."
Conference," Joey said. "We need the challenge of playing against the best players in the country and will get that in the Big 12 Conference."
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Sean Sutton said. "Joey and Steve will give us tremendous athleticism and John Lucas III will be the perfect guy to set them up for a great year."
By Brian Nachtwey Daily O'Collegian via U-WIRE Oklahoma State University
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The two natives of Brandon, Fla., plan to stay level-headed about their instant fame at Oklahoma State.
"We felt like we were above the playing level in the Atlantic Sun
The aviation management majors have high expectations for themselves and plan to have many Cowboy fans wondering if this season is supposed to be one of rebuilding or reloading.
Both Joey and Stevie are junior transfers from Central Florida and plan to fly high in school and on the court, literally.
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Caroline Smith earns player of the week
STILLWATER, Okla. — Meet the Graham twins, Joey and Steve. The two brothers will be the starting small forward and shooting guard for Oklahoma State basketball.
University of Kansas soccer player Caroline Smith, Edina, Minn., sophomore, picked up another honor this week.
together."
Smith was named Big 12 Conference offensive player of the week Tuesday for the second time this season.
Smith recorded her second career hat trick in last Friday's tournament victory over Florida State. With the three goals, Smith moved into first place on Kansas' career points list with 50
Smith's Big 12 recognition is partly because of her top-five position in offensive categories for the conference.
Two seasons ago Joey and Stevie proved to be too much for the ASC, which saw Joey and Stevie scoring 13.3 and 12 points per game,respectively,for the Golden Knights.
Kansas coach Mark Francis said Smith played an important role in the team's scoring though she has had some nagging injuries.
"Even if she isn't 100 percent, she is still out there busting it," Francis said.
Smith ranks fourth in the nation with 1.57 goals per game and second in the nation with a total of 11 goals in the season. With one more goal, Smith will match the Kansas single-season goal record she set last season
The Cowboys are looking for size in its backcourt and that is exactly what the Grahams bring to the table.
The Jayhawks travel to California this weekend to play against the University of San Diego at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Loyola Marymount at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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"We know the expectations are high for us," Stevie said. "We think we can surpass those because we have higher expectations for ourselves."
"Not many schools in Florida or on the coast recruited both of us out of high school," Joey said. "We wanted to play big-time NCAA basketball, but we wanted to stay together."
Joey and Stevie both realize the expectations that are on them and are convinced they can reach those expectations.
Both twins appreciate whatever leisure time they have with
Joey Graham Oklahoma State small forward
Being from the East Coast, one might wonder why the twins didn't stay closer to home.
Joseph and Rose Graham plan on attending all of the home games this year.
"We are real close with our family," Stevie said. "We talk to our parents every day."
"We love the support we get from our family," Joey said. "It helps us stay on track and gives us motivation to do well on and off the basketball floor."
Though the Graham twins may appear to be all peaches and cream, the two have a fire in their bellies.
"We came here to win and to help the Cowboys win," Joey said. "We want to come in, score 10-15 points per game, get
hobbies such as listening to music, reading the Bible and talking to family.
The Cowboys are coming off a 20-victory season and an NCAA appearance, OSU is hopeful that the Graham brothers can help further that success this season.
"With the Graham brothers size, strength and poise," Sutton said, "We have the opportunity to be one of the top three teams in the Big 12 this year."
"Let just say that I win every time," Joey said. "Lets put it that way."
Both twins are extremely competitive with each other and when it comes to one-on-one: "I would definitely win," Stevie said.
some rebounds, assists and victories."