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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, November 6, 1999
Jason Benavides/KANSAN
TOP 25 POLL
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Michigan State,
2:30 PM
No. 2 Tennessee vs. Alabama-Birmingham.
3 p.m.
Nam, 5 p.m.
No. 3 UCLA at Oregon State; 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 Kansas State at Baylor; 1 p.m.
No. 5 Florida at Vanderbilt; 1 p.m.
No. 4 Kansas State.
No. 5 Florida at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 12 Virginia
aigis: 2:30 p.m.
No. 9 Penn State at No. 22 Michigan.
11 a.m.
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota, 11
p.m.
No. 11 Arkansas vs. Mississippi,
11:30 a.m.
No. 10 Arizona vs. Washington State, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Nebraska at Iowa State, 1 p.m.
No. 13 Notre Dame at Boston College,
11 a.m.
No. 15 Syracuse at West Virginia; 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 Tulane at Memphis, 1 p.m.
No. 18 Missouri vs. Colorado, 11:30
n.m.
No. 20 Texas vs. Oklahoma State,
2:30 p.m.
No. 21 Oregon vs. Washington; 2:30
minute
No. 25 Air Force at Army, 11 a.m.
Idle — No. 15 Virginia Tech, No. 19 Georgia, No. 23 Georgia Tech, No. 24 Miami.
Three women advance in tennis championship
Three University of Kansas women's tennis players won first-round matches in the qualifying round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Championships on Wednesday.
Lisa Malliaiah defeated Shari Smith of Brigham Young 6-4, 6-4 and improved to 6-4 in the fall season.
improved to 0-4. In the all-star Monica Sekulov made an impressive comeback after being injured earlier in the fall. She defeated Boise State's Jemima Attard 6-0, 6-2. The last time Sekulov played was at the Indiana Invitational on Sept. 25-27. Despite the injury, Sekulov is seeded second in the qualifying round of the championships.
Redshirt freshman to lead 'Huskers against Cyclones
Christi Wagenaar, the No. 4 seed,
de defeated Jayasree Kunilla of St.
Louis 6-2, 6-3 and improved to 6-5
for the season.
The Associated Press
The three Jayhawks were scheduled to play yesterday in the qualifying round of 16, and the remainder of the Kansas team was scheduled to participate in the first round of singles as well. The results were not available at press time.
Kansan staff report
LINCOLN, Neb. — Eric Crouch knew on Monday he would start this weekend's game at Iowa State. So for now, there seems to be a little more stability at quarterback for Nebraska.
But unlike earlier in the year, when coach Frank Solich typically named a starter late in the week. Crouch knew early that he would call the signals tomorrow.
Crouch, a redshirt freshman from Omaha, Neb., will lead the Cornhuskers against the Cyclones (2-6, 0-5 Big 12 Conference), it will be his third start of the season.
"It makes a difference," Crouch said. "If you don't know who's starting, then during the week it can get kind of competitive and you're afraid to make a mistake in practice."
Crouch has enjoyed more of a comfort zone as No. 14 Nebraska (7-2, 3-2) prepares to visit Ames, Iowa, and that's a good sign for the 'Huskers. Solich is desperately seeking someone who can move the team.
"The quarterback can make the difference," Solich said. "Believe me, I would have liked to have settled on a quarterback for the
very first ball game and have it continue through the whole year."
Senior Monte Christo started last week's 20-16 loss to Texas, and Crouch relieved him in the second quarter, rushing for 108 yards on 17 carries and scoring on a 38-yard run.
The quarterback juggling began after starter Bobby Newcombe partially tore a knee ligament in the season opener.
Christo was ineffective against Texas, and Newcombe is seeking additional medical advice about his knee this weekend; Crouch was the only logical choice.
When Newcombe returned after three games, he wasn't nearly as mobile as before the injury, and the Nebraska offense struggled in wins against Oklahoma State and Missouri and losses to Texas &M and Texas.
Arnough Nebraska's dreams of a national title have evaporated with two defeats, Crouch knows he has a chance this weekend to establish himself as the leader for wherever the "Huskers go from here.
"I still want to play a lot of football this year," Crouch said. "I want to win every game. It's not a deal where two games have been lost and the season is over."
Royals broadcaster unexpectedly fired
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The radio team that has called Kansas City Royals games for 25 years has been broken up, with Fred White getting the ax.
White's returning partner, Denny Matthews, was baffled by the firing, which breaks up the American League's longest-running broadcast team.
The firing was announced Wednesday by the Royals and Entercom, the company that holds radio broadcast rights for Royals games on a network of more than 75 stations.
"It's very disheartening," said White, who got the news Tuesday. "They basically just told me they wanted to go a new direction. It was hard to hear that, but I will
survive and get through this."
Matthews, whose own contract was extended for another season, was shocked.
"When Fred called me to tell me they were going to let him go, I was speechless," said Matthews, who has broadcast Royals games since their first season in 1969. "It's baffling, Really baffling."
Bill White, program director for KCMO and KMZ and director of on-air talent for Royals radio broadcasts, said the decision was difficult and probably won't be popular with some fans.
"Iexpect there will be some backlash from the fans," said White, no relation to the fired sportscaster.
Fred is an excellent broadcaster and very professional.
and we truly wish him the best," he added. "We just felt the broadcast needed some upgrading in certain areas."
Others involved in the decision included Herk Robinson. Rovals general manager;
Mike Levy,
Royals vice president of marketing and communication; and Bob Zuroweste, Entercom's Kansas City general manager.
A year ago, unusually long deliberations preceded the broadcast team's renewal for the 1998 season, the first in Entercom's three-year contract with the Royals.
"it's been kind of messy for several years, it seems," Matthewsaid.
Levy said that from the time Entercom got the rights to Royals games there had been discussions that the broadcasts had become a little stale.
"As a radio station, our job is to try to attract new listeners and new fans," said Bill White. "And unfortunately, if the team isn't playing well, it comes down to a talent issue (in the booth). We just felt we needed to go a new direction and add some new energy to the broadcast."
White has worked college football and basketball for CBS, NBC, TVS, Raycom and ESPN. He said he would do college basketball this winter for ESPN regional, and had some out-of-town possibilities for the future.
ties for the Ride,
"But I'm open to anything,"
he said. "I'd love to stay in
Kansas City."