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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football."
John Heisman
FACT OF THE DAY
FieldTurf is the fifth artificial turf installed at Memorial Stadium. Built in 1921, Memorial Stadium began using artificial turf in 1970.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What are the five NCAA football stadiums older than Memorial Stadium?
A: Cincinnati, Georgia Tech,
Mississippi State, Oklahoma
State, Washington and Wisconsin.
Source: KUAthletics.com
Coffee and sports page go hand in hand
MORNING BREW
This Morning Brew promises a full, creamy body, laced with velvety chocolate undertones and a hint of hazelnut. Unfortunately, newspapers aren't scratch 'n sniff, nor are they very pleasant to drink. The ink really does tend to ruin the flavor, no matter how much cream and sugar you take.
But enjoying coffee with your sports page, that's a different story altogether. It's an old story, too. One that evokes images of grandmas and grandpas sipping from their cups, up before the sun.
They wouldn't know Sumatran from Ethiopian, Italian roast from French, but they don't need to. The bucket-sized tin they
pull out of the corner cupboard is good enough, mostly because it has always been good enough. The faint dribble and hiss of the percolator provides the sound-track to grandpa's box score scanning. No "duh nuh nuh, duh nuh nuh", no SportsCenter. Just a white mug and nine point font. "Cardinals won... Musial went three for four... Might win the triple crown this year." A one-sided conversation to be sure;
but Folgers always was a better listener.
Things have changed, of course. Coffee no longer belongs primarily to mornings or kitchens: It's caffeinated fuel for late-night cram sessions, an internal alarm clock to stave off sleep in the upper deck of Budig Hall, a date, a social lubricant that leaves memories intact, and plenty more beyond that.
The coffee drinker has changed, too. That cupboard dwelling tin isn't good enough any more. After all, it isn't freshly ground, nor does it possess any subtle flavor notes. It's not even fair trade. And the modern palate can easily distinguish the smooth, low acidity Sumatran brew from
the fuller bodied Ethiopian. The percolator's sounds of labor have also been largely replaced too, either by soft jazz or indy rock. Even the white mug spends most of its days on the shelf, sitting idly while cardboard and compost fill its former role.
Now I'm not pining for the good old' days, nor am I elevating current coffee culture above them. This isn't about the myriad of differences between the two eras; it's about the enduring pleasure that comes from sitting down with a favorite brew and scanning the box scores.
It's about inhaling that nutty aroma and savoring the moment. It's about eschewing a coaster or napkin because a newspaper
wears a brown ring like a badge of honor. Just a recyclable enviro-friendly cup, and nine point font.
"Cardinals won... Pujols went three for four... Might win the triple crown this year"
— Edited by Abby Olcese
NBA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley, right, attempts to get to the basket as he is guarded by New Jersey Nets' Trenton Hassell during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game March 20. A person briefed on the situation says Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley is batting depression-related issues and is being treated at a Houston rehabilitation facility.
Beasley enters rehab clinic
BY TIM REYNOLDS
Associated Press
MIAMI - Michael Beasley told his personal manager several days ago that he was working out in Houston because it brought "a change of scenery" from Miami and Washington.
What happened next is a mystery, even to those who know Beasley best.
The Miami Heat forward checked into a Houston rehabilitation facility last week and is being treated for various issues, including depression, a person briefed on the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.
"Based on what I'm getting right now, there's a bit of concern," Bruce Shingler, Beasley's manager, told the AP in a telephone interview.
Shingler also said he wasn't sure how long Beasley has been in Houston.
"The last time I talked to him, everything was going well. All this rehab and all that, I was totally unaware." Shinler said.
The spiral appears to have started in earnest Friday, when a photo of the No.2 pick in the 2008 NBA draft was posted to his Twitter account, in which Beasley displayed a new tattoo across his shoulders. The image also captured what
"The last time I talked to him, everything was going well. All this rehab and all that, I was totally unaware."
Beasley's immaturity was of some concern to teammates. He typically laughed off such criticism, saying he was young and
Beasley's account has since been closed. Another account he used was shut down July 27.
appeared to be a small plastic bag on an adjacent table, the contents of which were unclear.
BRUCE SHINGLER Michael Beasley's manager
At times this past season.
Beasley was fired $50,000 by the NBA last September after security officers at the league's rookie symposium detected the scent of marijuana in a hotel room orcu
acting accordingly.
Beasley's second season, much like his first pro year, is off to an ominous start.
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pied by Beasley, Mario Chalmers,
Darrell Arthur and two women.
Chalmers and Arthur were fined
$20,000; Beasley drew the stiffer
fine for at first trying to hide his
presence from NBA officials.
not vaild with any other offer
He spent one season at Kansas State before entering the draft, averaging 26.2 points and 12.4 rebounds in his lone college year.
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"As a rule, I do not comment about the private lives of my student-athletes, either current or former," Kansas State coach Frank Martin said in a statement. "However, Michael, like every student-athlete I've coached, will always have my undying support."
GAMBLING
BY RANDALL CHASE
PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that sports betting in Delaware would violate a 1992 federal ban on such wagering, essentially halting the state's plans to start taking bets next month.
The plan was opposed by the professional sports leagues and the NCAA, which claimed it violated the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, would harm their reputations and expose young people to gambling.
Associated Press
Sports betting illegal in Delaware
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell had pushed for sports betting as a way to help resolve an unprecedented shortfall in state tax revenues and balance the state budget. Attorneys who argued the case for the state appeared stunned by the ruling.
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Markell told The Associated Press that his administration was reviewing its legal options but still preparing to offer betting on a limited basis.
"Obviously I'm disappointed, but the bottom line is that Delaware is still the only state east of the Mississippi that can offer
this sports betting product on NFL games," Markell said.
Delaware was one of four states exempted from the federal ban on sports betting because it once ran an NFL sports lottery in 1976 that required parlay, or multiple bets, on at least three games.
The 1992 law restricts sports betting to the four states that met a deadline to sign up for it: Nevada, where Las Vegas sports books determine the odds for sporting events across the country; Delaware; Montana; and Oregon.
But the leagues argued that the exemption does not allow Delaware to offer bets on single games, or on sports other than professional football.
Speaking for a three-judge panel, Judge Theodore McKee said Monday that the betting plan as currently envisioned violated the federal ban. A written opinion explaining the judges' reasoning will be issued at a later date.
Administration officials said they would later decide whether to appeal the ruling to the full appeals court, or to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The court heard almost two hours of argument from attorneys regarding the denial of an injunction that would have prevented the betting from beginning with the start of football season in September.
But instead of ruling on the injunction, the appeals court turned directly to the league's claim that sports betting would violate the federal ban.
"We were hoping the court would rule on the merits," said Kenneth Nachbar, an attorney representing the NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA and Major League Baseball. Nachbar and NCAA spokesman Erik Christanson both said they were pleased with the ruling.
During Monday's arguments, the judge questioned what would happen if the state began sports betting in September, then had it declared illegal by the district court several months later. Individual bettors would have lost hundreds or thousands of dollars on what essentially was an illegal state scheme, he said.
"Caveat emptor," Bouchard replied, citing the Latin admonition of "buyer beware."
"What happens if you're wrong?" McKee asked Andre Bouchard, an attorney representing the state.
Watch that swing
Sean Stenger, Prairie Village senior, plays tennis ball golf on campus late afternoon on Sunday. Sean and his group of friends start from Fraser Hall, go down a hill and then back up. Next they go to the Chi Omega Fountain through Jayhawk Boulevard and back to Fraser Hall, where they attempt to return the tennis ball to the front door.