2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE WAVE VOL.1,ISS.1 SEPTEMBER 4,2009 14 Big 12 Preview What to expect from the teams in one of the nation's toughest conferences 20 Triple Crown The baseball team has high hopes for third baseman Tony Thompson The magazine also will have a breakdown of the Big 12 conference and analysis of the week's biggest games around the country. The Wave staff The Wave seeks to bring you the best information. Hopes are high for this year's teams and it should be a memorable year. Welcome to the first edition of The Wave, the new weekly sports magazine of The University Daily Kansan. There has never been a better time for Kansas athletics and there has never been a better time to be a Jayhawk. Editor-in-chief The Wave editor Sports editor Designers The Wave will bring you weekly coverage of football, basketball, and other sports at Kansas and also provide perspectives from around the Big 12. It will feature its own poll of the nation's best football teams and news from other conferences. Scott Toland, The Wave editor Editor's Note Brenna Hawley Scott Toland Stephen Montemayor Drew Bergman Casey Jack Miles Photo editor Business manager Sales manager News adviser Sales and advertiser Weston White Lauren Bloodgood Maria Korte Malcolm Gibson Nen Schlitt Sales and advertising adviser Jon Schlitt About The Wave The Wave is a weekly sports magazine produced by The University Daily Kansan. Copies come out with The Kansan every Friday school is in session: Contact us The University Daily Kansan 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-4810 31st & Iowa (Next to Bath & Body Works) www.hurstdiamonds.com 785.749.5552 AFFORDABLE LUXURY. SINCE 1908. THE WAVE SEPTEMBER 4,2009 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN