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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 16, 1998
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Soccer fans need more options
Commentary
For this week, let us turn our eyes and ears much nearer to home, specifically the Lawrence-Kansas City area.
The Wizards face a crucial game this week, a match against its biggest rivals, the Dallas Burn. The two teams are in a near dead heat for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs.
Glamorous as the international game may be, nothing can replace the highs and lows of a home team and a live experience at the stadium. In these parts, that means the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.
Dallas is two points ahead, but the Wizards have one more game to play than the Burn. The outcome of Saturday night's game could determine which team makes it to the next round.
Because it is the last regular season home game, a loss probably would make it the last home game of the year.
For those of you who have never been to a Wizards game, there are a variety of experiences available. In the reserved seats along the sidelines, people are, well, reserved. In the general admission section, there are fans
trying to create an international socer atmosphere. The Fanties (a Wizards' unofficial fan club) and the KC Samba Band have KU students in their membership.
them memoirs
look for these groups in the GA
Just look for the section ... you can't miss them (well, us, really)
For Saturday's game, students with a school ID card can buy GA tickets at a lower price. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. at Arrowhead Stadium home of
While nothing can replace the stadium experience, following international soccer on television can be rewarding as well — although it sometimes seems more costly than rewarding.
Sam Pierron
the Wizards. The stadium is a 45 minute drive from Lawrence, due east on I-70.
Soccer is harder to come by on Lawrence TV than in many other
places. If you don't have cabel, then you're restricted to MLS games and U.S. National Team games shown on ABC.
Sunflower Cablevision meets the soccer fan halfway by providing ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports Rocky Mountain and Pay-Per-View.
Obviously, this is not enough for a fan of the game.
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, while showing less soccer than virtually every other Fox Sports regional network, does show English Premier League highlights, plus the majority of one featured game at 8 p.m. Sundays. There is also weekly English Premier League live on Pay-Per-View (10 a.m. Sundays).
ESPN and ESPN2 show a good number of MLS and U.S. National Team games, plus Champions' League coverage, which begins today.
If this is not enough, circumventing cable and going the Digital Satellite System route is the way to go. On DISH Network you can purchase Fox Sports Americas and Telemundo which gets you a lot of soccer from all around the world and lots of truly awful telenovels to boot.
ican League and Mexican national team matches, and whose coverage features the spectacular Andres Cantor (you know, "GOOOOOOAL!" is included in DISHs larger basic package. However, all of these channels are in Spanish.
Univision, which shows MLS, Mex
The granddaddy of them all, Fox Sports World, is unavailable in Lawrence, unless you have a large satellite dish. If we had Fox Sports World, then there would be almost 24-hour soccer from around the world on TV. Further, in keeping with their stone-age view of their membership, Sunflower Cablevision does not carry Univision. We must band together to change this.
If enough soccer fans (and Spanish speakers in general) ask Sunflower to add these channels, they will. So, call Sunflower Cablevision today and ask them to add Univision and Fox Sports World. Get your friends to call. You have nothing to lose but the chains of cable that keep you from watching soccer.
For questions, comments, etc., write to spionker@ukans.edu.
Players discuss complaints about tough workload
Rams confront coach
Pierron is an Olathe senior in political science.
The Associated Press
ST.LOUIS It wasn't exactly a mutiny,but the St. Louis Rams players have asked coach Dick Vermeil to lighten up on the practices and meetings.
Broadcast reports this weekend said the Rams were threatening mutiny against Vermell for his notoriously long practices and meetings. That didn't happen, but unhappiness with the workload was part of the discussion at players-only meetings Friday and Monday.
if the workload was decreased. The Rams are 0-2 after losing 38-31 to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. They haven't had a winning season since 1989.
"Maybe with a little more rest, we can come out a little criser." Gandy said.
Vermeil said there might be room for compromise.
After the Monday discussion, Vermilw was called in to hear the complaints.
Tackle Wayne Gandy said players thought they might be a little fresher at the start of games
"I'm not going to jeopardize what it takes to have them prepared to play, but there's always
things you need. Vermeil's tough daily regimen has drawn complaints since training camp. One player told the St Louis Post-Dispatch prior to the season that there might be a revolt if the team started slowly and Vermeil didn't ease up.
Gandy said, "I'm not going to sit
here and second-guess him because we have been playing hard. But the most important part of the game seems to be the first 10 minutes, and that's where we're lacking."
NBA cancels orientations
The Associated Press
Both were postponed indefinitely yesterday.
NEW VORK — Training camp for referees and the rookie orientation program are the latest casualties of the NBA lockout.
"Until we have a better idea of when the season may start, there is no point in conducting training camp for the referees or holding a transition program for rookies." NBA commissioner Russ Granki said.
The reefees' camp was to begin Sept. 25. The four-day rookie program was to start Sept. 20.
Last week, the NBA called off a game for the first time because of a labor dispute — the exhibition between the Miami Heat and Israel's top team, Maccabi Elite. The game was scheduled for Oct. 12 in Tel Aviv.
The regular season is scheduled to begin Nov. 21.
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