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- Lou Holtz
"I don't mind starting the season with unknowns. I just don't like finishing a season with a bunch of them"
FACT OF THE DAY
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- ESPN.com
A: 2003. A 28-20 defeat against Northwestern.The Jayhawks would go on that season to advance to their first bowl in eight years.
Kansas football has won six straight season and home openers.
SATURDAY ON KJHK
Q: When was the last time Kansas lost its home opener?
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Saturday on Chirpin With The Hawks, Blair Kerkoff of the Kansas City Star stops by from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
FISHING REPORT
CLINTON LAKE:
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is reporting that:
Wiper are slow, with anglers picking up some wiper between 2-4.5 pounds while fishing for channel catfish using liver.
Crappie are slow as some are being caught at 0.5-1 pound over brushpiles on minnows or jigs.
Channel Catfish are good with anglers catching them between 1-4 pounds using worms, liver, stinkbait and spoons over baited areas.
Stephen Montemayor
MORNING BREW
Channel surfers miss history
In an effort to entertain ourselves, we recklessly try to find the first appealing event to occupy, if not waste, our time. In hindsight, the events you turn down could be the happening of a lifetime.
When we see certain sports on the television guide, we think of the sport rather than those involved. The channel is passed, as is a potentially crucial moment in history.
For example, most people have the same thought when it comes to watching golf: lame. In contrast, we all think of Tiger Woods as one of the greatest golfers ever, if not the greatest ever. This can be said of many sports. Tennis has Roger Federer and the Williams sisters, swimming with Michael Phelps and sprinting has Usain Bolt.
Those athletes are arguably the best of all time at what they do. They all have broken records thought to be impossible to break. They do it with class (for the most part) and are genuine humans. So why aren't
we all watching them?
Everyone has an excuse. Golf is boring. Tennis is drawn out way too long. But for anyone who wants to see greatness unfold (that's what sports are for, right?), it's time to start tuning into these guys and gals. These are once in a generation or perhaps once in a lifetime athletes. It would be a shame to not be a witness just because of what sport they play.
cos or Mario Chalmers' game-tying three-pointer against Memphis. Keep in mind this was golf I was watching. And no, watching highlights doesn't do the experience justice.
I had the same views of golf as anyone else. I've never played nor did I enjoy watching. But I was bold enough to watch the 2008 U.S. Open. When Tiger won, it gave me chills on par with Dante Hall's joy-stick kick return against the Bron-
Anyone who has achieved some sort of legendary status as these athletes have is worth admiring. You could learn a thing or two beyond sports. Roger Federer is trying to extend his record of 15 Grand Slam titles. But that isn't why I admire him. Just look at how Federer dresses and carries himself on the court. He is the epitome of class. I have even based some of my wardrobe on his fashion. He used to be a hot head but is now the calmest cucumber to carry a racquet.
Currently, the U.S. Open of tennis is in its early stages. Venus and Serena Williams dominate on their home court.
These are not fictional characters acting in accordance to a script. These are human beings who have transcended mediocrity and
should be looked upon as heroes of our time. Throw out all the faults of Phelps and Bolt. What they are doing is simply amazing.
We can't miss these moments then regret doing so in the future. We have them here now. Now is the time to watch.
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PGA
Australia's Rumford leads at European Masters
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CRANS-SUR SIERRE,Switzerland — Australia's Brett Rumford birdied the last four holes for a 28 on the back nine Thursday, finishing with a 9-under 62 for the first-round lead at the European Masters.
Rumford, the 2007 champion, was a stroke ahead of Simon Dyson, the Dutch Open winner two weeks ago who had a 63. At 65 were Miguel Angel Jimenez, Andres Romero, Christian Nilsson, Thongchai Jaidee, Alexander Noren and Danny Willett.
Rumford is back on the European tour after a year in the United States and has missed the last two cuts. He made birdie putts of 20 feet twice and 15 feet twice on the last four holes.
"I got my putter running hot," he said. "I don't know where this came from."
last 13 holes, including an eagle at the seventh of 15 feet and a 40-foot birdie at the 11th. On his opening hole, his drive struck a woman above the left eye.
Rumford was 11 under for the
"There was a lot of blood. It wasn't nice. I haven't spoken to her yet. They had taken her away and I didn't see her at all," Rumford said.
Brett Rumford from Australia looks on during the first round of the Omega European Masters Golf Tournament in Crans Montana, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Dyson shot eagle-3s on the first and 15th holes in a round that included three birdies and no bogeys. He said the Dutch Open victory was a big boost.
Rory McIroy, who lost in a playoff last year, had a 67. Lee Westwood, chasing the European Order of Merit title, opened with a 71. Trevor Immelman, the 2008 Masters champion who is coming back from a wrist injury, shot a 74.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
"I can't really expect much more and I can be too hard on myself at this time," he said.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Volleyball:
vs. Lipscomb,
noon
Lawrence
Soccer:
vs. Long Beach
State
5 p.m.
Lawrence
Volleyball:
vs. Florida
International
7 p.m.
Lawrence
SATURDAY
Football:
vs. Northern
Colorado,
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Volleyball:
vs. Creighton
1 p.m.
lawrence
SUNDAY
Soccer:
vs. Rhode Island,
noon
Lawrence
NFL
Former Cowboy arrested in fraud investigation
He is expected to appear in court in Dallas later Thursday.
DALLAS — Federal officials say former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart has been arrested as part of a mortgage fraud investigation.
Lockhart, 48, and eight others are charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and other crimes.
The FBI says Lockhart and the others made 54 fraudulent loan closings that totaled more than $20 million.
Associated Press
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Illini may threaten Missouri
BY R.B. FALLSTROM
Associated Press
Illinois quarterback Juice Williams scrambles during an NCAA college football game against Western Michigan in Detroit. The Illini will play Missouri Saturday.
ST. LOUIS — For a change, it's Illinois bringing all the star power to the neutral-site opener against Missouri. For the first time in a long while, it's the Tigers who are untested and unappreciated.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illini quarterback juice Williams passed for more than 450 yards and five touchdowns in a losing cause against Missouri last year, among three stadium yardage records he 'set. He's unquestionably the marque name heading into Saturday's $ \sigma $ -called Arch Rivalry, one of eight returning starters on offense that makes the Illini close to a touchdown favorite to end a four-game losing streak in the series.
Missouri is starting over, in a sense, coming off a 10-4 record and heading into coach Gary Pinkel's ninth season. Virtually all the headliners are gone from teams that combined for 22 victories, two bowl triumphs and a brief stay at No. 1 during the heyday of a high-flying spread offense featuring quarterback Chase Daniel and receiver Jeremy Macin.
Maclin and defensive tackle Ziggy Hood gave Missouri two first-round NFL draft picks for the first time since 1977, safety William Moore was a second-rounder and tight end Chase Coffman was taken in the third round.
Besides losing their nucleus, the Tigers had to replace both coordinators, an offshoot of all that success. Yet Pinkel is confident he'll field a team that can compete for a third straight Big 12 North title, rather than the third-place finish that's been forecast.
Daniel's replacement is sophomore Blaine Gabbert, who'll make his first career college start in his hometown. Missouri is likely to use junior tailback Derrick Washington to ease Gabbert's load at least early in the season.
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Pinkel said. "Youth or lack of experience to me is absolutely insignificant."
"We have high expectations and we want to play the best we can."
Former high school coach charged for player's death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Opening statements started Thursday in the trial of former Kentucky high school coach David Jason Stinson, charged with reckless homicide in the death of one of his football players.
Associated Press