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QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
"Most of my cliches aren't original."
Chuck Knox
FACT OF THE DAY
Freshman wide receiver/de fensive back Bradley McDougald became the first Kansas player to record a reception and an interception in the same game since Aqib Talib against Kansas State in 2007.
Kansas Athletics
Q: What were Talib's total receiving statistics for the 2007 season?
The Colts (7-0) are the last unbeaten team in the AFC for the fourth time in five years after Baltimore defeated Denver 30-7 on Sunday.
A: 8 receptions,182 yards and 4 touchdowns.Those would be his career reception totals as well.
Rivals.com
Undefeated Colts win 16th consecutive game
The fourth-year running back threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne early in the final quarter to give the Colts their only lead.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts won their 16th straight regular-season game, the equivalent of an undefeated season, and Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach since the NFL merger to open his career with seven consecutive wins thanks to Sunday's 18-14 victory over San Francisco.
NFL
Peyton Manning topped 300 yards and got credit for another Colts rally, but it was Joseph Adalai who won it.
Indianapolis extended the franchise record for consecutive wins, becoming the eighth team in league history with 16 straight wins.
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RUNNING U.S. wins NYC Marathon for first time since 1982
NEW YORK — Meb Kelezigli became the first U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982 on Sunday, a victory that capped an outstanding day for American distance running.
Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia captured the women's race, with two-time defending champ Paula Radcliffe falling back to fourth then grabbing her left leg in pain after finishing.
Kefleziighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, learned after a disappointing performance in the U.S. Olympic trials in New York two years ago he had a stress fracture in his hip. He capped the long and painful comeback with a landmark victory against a deep field for his first major marathon title.
That day in 2007 he also lost close friend Ryan Shay, who collapsed and died during the race. Keflezighi said the tears she shed after winning were for Shay.
Born in Eritrea, the 34-year-old runner became a U.S. citizen in 1998. He was second in New York in 2004 and third in 2005. Wearing "USA" on the front of his jersey, Keflezigh won in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 15 seconds.
MORNING BREW
Kansas-Texas Tech in 140 or less
Associated Press
Editor's note: As usual, The Kansan provided live tweet coverage of Kansas' football game Saturday as Clark Goble (@cgoble89) detailed the loss the best he could within the restraints of 140 characters. Below are a few examples of what you might have missed:
"Not too many press boxes where more than one reporter is sporting a cowboy hat. Lubbock, Texas everybody!"
"End of the first quarter, 7-0 KU. Expected at least one offensive touchdown. I still think the offenses will get going soon. #kubball" (Ed.: Clark has tried to pioneer The Kansan's usage of hashtagging. He has since seen the number of followers swell to 95 as a result.)
"61-yard pass from Doege to Detron Lewis for the touchdown, 7-7. That just might open the offensive floodgates."
"Um... maybe that touchdown
pass only opened Texas Tech's floodgates. Three plays to Sharp leads to Rojas punt."
"I'm all for getting the right calls, but sometimes you just need to trust the referee's decision. These stoppages kill the game's rhythm."
"Texas Tech scores on two yard run. Of course, play is reviewed. Let's just create robot referees, we're pretty much there already. #kubball"
"Halftime, 14-14. Not the game I anticipated. Whichever offense gets going in the second half will win. If neither do, it won't be pretty."
"Missing, 21-24 year old male, blonde hair, very laid back and relaxed. Oh wait, there's Kerry Meier. Never mind, my mistake. #kuball"
"Reeing avoids tackler and finds Dez Briscoe wide open in the back of the endzone. 21-14 KU. Now that was 2008 Reesing-esque. #kubball" (Ed.: My, how quickly things can and did change.)
"Fourth and goal at the KU goal line. Big play obviously."
"Batch finds the endzone, 21-21. 11 minutes left, and we're back to square one."
"Reesing connects with Meier for just the second time thus far, but Meier fumbles trying to gain extra yards. TTU ball at KU 29."
"With that kind of room, half of the University could have scored that touchdown. 28-21 TTU. Little under 9 minutes left. #kufball"
"Huh. Reeing fumbles snap on fourth-and-one and TTU scrambles for the touchdown, 35-21."
"Kale Pick."
"Final score: 42-21 TTU. It'll B interesting 2 hear Mangino's rationale 4 benching Sparky, enough was enough or was Pick the better option?"
Edited by Nick Gerik
Follow Clark Goble
at twitter.com/
cgble89.
Pregame performance
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Texas Tech Masked Rider Brianna Aucutt-Hight rages down the sideline as she leads the Texas Tech team out of the tunnel Saturday against Kansas. The horse, named Midnight Matador, makes appearances at events, rodeos, and other school and civic functions across Texas. The Masked Rider has been a tradition at the school for 55 years.
MEN'S BASKETBALL No.1 recruit visits campus, spends time with team
The Rivals.com No.1 basketball recruit for 2010 made his official visit to Lawrence this weekend.
Brandon Knight, the 6-3,
185-pound guard from Pine
Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., arrived Thursday, left Sunday and spent much of his time with the men's basketball team. His father, Efrem Knight,
said Brandon was pleased with his time here. Efrem said Kansas coach Bill Self and the practitioners he conducts were big factors in his son's visit.
"Coach Self was basically himself this weekend," Efrem told Shay Wildeboor, senior writer for Rivals.com. "He was just himself, which we liked. I liked watching practice during the visit. The practice at Kansas was very intense. That is one part of the visit that stood out to me."
8. 7 rebounds and 5.6 assists a game last year for the Pine Crest Panthers.
Knight's visit made up for a visit that was originally scheduled for "Late Night in the Phog" because the event conflicted with his high school's homecoming. Knight has already visited Kentucky and Connecticut, and Florida, Miami-FL and Syracuse are left on the list of potential visits.
Knight averaged 31.8 points,
thought Kansas was still an option after the visit. Efrem said the weekend spent in Lawrence was well worth it, regardless.
"Brandon didn't have just one host this weekend," Efrem said. "He hung out with all of the guys on the team. I know he liked the trainer at Kansas. I think that part of the visit impressed him. The school is a great school. Kansas is a great place and Brandon really liked his visit."
Efrem told Rivals.com that Brandon, a five-star recruit,
Johnson's slur suspension cut in half. agent savs
"We've been working hard at it since Thursday," Schaffer said. "We think we have a positive resolution and we'll be able to move forward in the right direction."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Larry Johnson's agent said he and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed Saturday night to cut the running back's two-week suspension in half, saving him more than $300,000.
The Chiefs suspended Johnson for two weeks until Nov. 9 for what they called conduct detrimental to the club. It would include only one game, Nov. 8 at
sociated Press that nothing had been signed.
Corey Thibodeaux
On his Twitter account last Sunday night and then again the next day speaking to reporters, Johnson used gay slurs. It triggered quick reaction from gay rights groups demanding that he be punished. In another tweet, he also questioned Chiefs coach Todd Haley's competence
Peter Schaffer told The As-
Jacksonville, because this is their bye week.
The two-week absence would cost him $630,000. He
might still face punishment from the league.
NFL
The Chiefs have consistently said they would have no comment on the situation and a spokesman told AP Saturday night the club had nothing to say.
Johnson, who turns 30 this month, needs only 75 yards to become the Chiefs' career leader.
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THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
TODAY No event scheduled.
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Men's Basketball
vs. Fort Hays
State (Exhibition),
7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Volleyball at Colorado, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY
No events scheduled.
SATURDAY
FRIDAY No events scheduled.
Swimming
vs. Drury.
Springfield, Mo..
1 p.m.
Volleyball at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
Football at Kansas State, 11:30 a.m.
**Rowing**
Head of the
Hooch,
all day.
Chattanooga,
Tenn.
SUNDAY
Women's Basketball vs. Emporia State, 2 p.m.
Rowing
Head of the
Hooch,
all day,
Chattanooga,
Tenn.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Florida, Texas back on top of Associated Press poll
NEW YORK — Texas is back to No.2 in the AP college football poll.
The Longhorns jumped Alabama and landed right behind top-ranked Florida on Sunday, a day after winning 41-14 at Oklahoma State in their best performance of the season.
Florida, No. 1 for all but one week this season, received 38 first place votes after a 41-17 victory over Georgia.
The Longhorns started the season ranked second, but have been No. 3 behind the Gators and Crimson Tide the last three weeks. Texas received 13 first-place votes from the media panel. Many voters were swayed by the ease with which Longhorns handled Oklahoma State.
Doug Lesmerises of the Cleve land Plain Dealer jumped Texas from No. 3 to No. 1, past both Florida and Alabama.
"The Longhorns haven't had the same type of struggles that Florida and Alabama have experienced in some down-to-the-wire games, and a blowout win over their toughest opponent of the season finally added some heft to the Longhorns' schedule,"he said. "But I still think Texas, Florida and Alabama are separated by very little at the top."
Alabama, which spent a week at No. 1, slipped to No. 3 during an off week.
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