Tuesday, October 20,1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Injury woes keep slowing Kansas men
Although they are only two practices into the season, injuries continue to plague the Kansas men's basketball team.
Players who had not been playing returned to practice, while one who had been practicing did not.
Junior Ashante Johnson returned to practice after
injuring his right knee during Friday night's Late Night scrimmage
During the intrasquad scrimmage, Johnson tried to block a shot by Jelani Janisse and banged his knee. He was not able to complete the scrimmage or participate in the weekend's practices.
He went through limited practice yesterday with his knee heavily wrapped.
On Saturday, junior Lester Earl returned to the court after sitting out Friday night's activities because of an injured knee. He continued to practice lightly yesterday.
Missing practice were senior T.J. Pugh and freshman Marlon London.
Pugh reinjured his left ankle on Wednesday and has been unable to practice since.
London is suffering from a degenerative disk and did not practice yesterday. He had practiced Saturday. His condition is considered day-to-day.
Erin Thompson
Expectations high for Sanford
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"We really need Nakia to have her best season," Washington said. "She was up and down last season
offensively.
offensively.
Defensively.
Nakia has been very consistent for us, but we definitely need her to be more consistent as an offensive threat."
That means improving on her 6.6 point-per-game output of last season.
Sanford: Wants hen senior season to be her best.
"I am just stoked right now," she said. "I've been working really hard this summer. Coach expects a lot out of me, so I'm excited for the season to start."
As she prepares for this season, Sanford said she felt confident she had done her part.
Sanford concentrated on her offense during the off-season, building the confidence she has not had at times during her career at Kansas.
this season.
"I've worked so hard this summer. I feel like I can do a lot more," she said. "Just knowing that I do have the talent to be out there, I'm a lot more confident."
Sanford's excitement for the upcoming season only grows when she looks at the team's schedule. The first regular season game will be on Nov. 15 at the State Farm Tip-
Nakia Sanford
Kansas forward
"I am just stoked right now. I've been working really hard this summer."
Off Classic in West Lafayette, Ind. against nationally ranked North Carolina.
As Sanford talks about preparing for that game, she says "us" and "we," but she easily could have been saying "I" and "me."
"That's going to be a big game for us as far as national exposure," Sanford said. "We want to show the rest of the country how good we are and how hard we've been working. We need to get our program to the next level."
Sportswomen of the Year named
Foundation honors basketball standout Olympic figure skater
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Cynthia Cooper is eyeing a third WNBA title next summer. Michelle Kwan is dreaming of an Olympic gold medal in 2002.
Both those goals will take time. But yesterday, the basketball player and the figure skater were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.
Cooper, the two-time league MVP
for the Houston Comets, was chosen in the team category. Kwan, the silver medalist
at the Nagano Olympics, was chosen in the individual category.
Known for her "raise the roof" gesture, Cooper scored 23 points to lead Houston to its second consecutive WNBA title against Phoenix last month. She also earned her second scoring title, averaging 22.7 points a game.
After a 13-year professional bas
ketball career in Spain and Italy and dominating the WNBA, Cooper is looking to the future.
"I'd like to be a general manager, maybe the next president of the WNBA, maybe a broadcaster," the 35-year-old guard said. "Maybe a three-peat. Hey, Michael Jordan won six championships, I want to be like Mike."
In July, Cooper became the first WNBA player to reach 1,000 career points. The Comets won 15 straight games, led the WNBA in scoring and defense and finished the regular season with 27 wins and only three losses.
After winning NCAA titles at Southern California in 1983-84 and an Olympic gold medal in 1988, Cooper headed to Europe because there was no U.S. women's pro league then.
Two years ago, Cooper's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and Cooper is grateful to be near her while she's going through chemotherapy treatments.
"I ifreg anything in my career, I regret spending 11 years overseas away from my mom," she said. "It's good knowing we're taking away some of her pain and her concern for her fight against breast cancer by the success we're having in the WNBA."
Kwan had a strong performance at the Nagano Olympics, but the
gold medal went to U.S. teammate Tara Lipinski, who has since turned pro. That has Kwan looking toward Salt Lake City.
"One of my dreams is to go to the Olympics in 2002," Kwan said. "It's in the States, and my whole family will probably come. I'm just hoping that everything will go right, and I'll be ready for that competition."
Kwan won her second world championship in March, one of five titles she took this year. She added
another U.S. title and received 15 perfect marks in her show
and long programs, the most by any skater.
OLYMPIC GAMES
A gold medalist at the Goodwill Games in July, Kwan went to Hawaii for two weeks for her first vacation since lacing up her skates at age 5. Before that, except for an injury that kept her off the ice for three weeks last year, she'd only been away from skating for three days.
Kwan, who received a travel and training grant from the Women's Sports Foundation when she was 12, graduated from high school this summer with a 3.6 grade-point average.
"I did it, even though I had to lug my books around the world," she said.
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