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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
St. Louis, Kansas City to host NCAA games
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ST. LOUIS — St. Louis will host the NCAA men's basketball Midwest Regional in 2012, and Kansas City will be the site of first- and second-round men's games in 2013, civic leaders and the NCAA said Monday.
The NCAA announced tournament sites for men's games from 2011 through 2013. The Midwest Regional in 2012 will be March 23 and March 25 at the Edward Jones Dome. The 2013 first- and second-round games in Kansas City will be at the Sprint Center March 22 and March 24.
Both Missouri cities have long histories hosting NCAA basketball events. St. Louis has hosted men's tournament events 11 times, while Kansas City has 28 times.
St. Louis was the site of the
men's Final Four in 1973, 1978 and 2005, and has hosted the NCAA wrestling championship several times — and will do so again in 2012. In April, the city hosted the Women's Final Four, with undefeated Connecticut beating Louisville 76-54 in the championship game. St. Louis was also the site of the 2001 Women's Final Four.
The men's regional was there in 2007 and will return in March.
Drop and give me 44
Kansas City has an even richer history when it comes to men's basketball events. The city has hosted 10 Final Fours and hosted a regional last season.
The NCAA said the 2011 Final Four will be at Reliant Stadium in Houston, the 2012 Final Four at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, and the 2013 Final Four at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Kyle Daniels, Olathe senior, screams "down" during the ROTC pushup drill. ROTC students from the University did the score in pushups after each KU scoring drive, eventually getting to 44 pushups.
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Rams miss another chance at victory
NFL
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ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams scored their first points and got their first sack of the season against the Washington Redskins.
They're still waiting for their first victory, heading into the home opener against the Packers. New coach Steve Spagnuolo realizes that despite making progress, it's a bottom line business for a franchise that has dropped 12 in a row.
"There are no moral victories," Spagnuolo said he told his players Monday. "We should be upset that we lost. I'm disappointed but not discouraged."
He also told them not to expect incremental improvement every week as a matter of course.
"Be careful not to think just
because it was 28-0 a week ago and this week it was a two-point deficit that it's automatic," Spagnuolo said. "It doesn't happen that way. Every week is a new week and we've got a new challenge this week with Green Bay."
The offense had three drives that lasted 10 or more plays and was 6 for 12 on third down after going 2 for 12 in the opener. Marc Bulgerhit Laurent Robinson for a 2-yard touch.
gaining 104 yards on 17 carries.
The defense was scrappy and resilient, and allowed only three field goals. James Hall just missed dropping Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell for a safety early in the fourth quarter.
"There are no moral victories. We should be upset that we lost. I'm disappointed but not discouraged."
STEVE SPAGNUOLO
Rams coach
down pass on a fade route that put St. Louis ahead 7-6 late in the second quarter. The running game got into gear with Steven Jackson
But enough of that. Players are tired of walking off the field dejected.
"Nobody in the locker room is really in the mood to try to find a light in the loss," said offensive lineman Adam Goldberg, whil'll likely start in
place of Jason Smith this week.
"It's time to just tighten things up,
do what we need to do, and go out
and get a W."
The margin for error is slim, with wide receiver Donnie Avery's lost fumble at the Washington 5 early in the fourth quarter costing the Rams dearly.
Spagnuolo decided to play it safe and sit on a 7-6 lead at the end of the first half, even though the Rams were at their 30 with 1:12 to go and three timeouts remaining. He declined to second-guess that decision.
St. Louis had third-and-2 at the Washington 41 with 9:25 to play and trailing 9-7, a critical juncture. Instead of handing it twice to the 235-pound jackson running behind the upgraded offensive line, Bulger threw incomplete over the middle on third down and the Rams lined up in a fake punt formation on fourth down that failed to draw the Redskins offsides.
After a 5 yard delay of game call, Donnie Jones punted it into the end zone. The Rams got one more chance, starting at their own 4 with 1:55 to go, and went four-and-out.