WORLD SERIES
The Yankees' ANDY PETTITTE won the pitching duel versus the Braves' John Smoltz last night as New York beat Atlanta, 1-0, in the fifth game of the World Series at Fulton Cotton Stadium. The Yankees only needed the one
unanswered, scored in the
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ourth inning, and Petitte's strong performance to sweep the Braves in Atlanta and take a 3-2 lead in the Series. Game 6 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in New York.
LONG-TIME ADVERSARIES
tomorrow's matchup between KANSAS and NEB- RASKA at 6:00 p.m.in Lincoln, Neb., will be their 103rd meeting. The Cornhuskers lead the series 78-21-1. This series ranks fourth among NCAA Division
IA schools that have competed against each other the most. The longest series is Minnesota-Wisconsin, who first met in 1890, closely followed by the Kansas-Missouri series which started in 1891.
MOVETO THE 'BURBS
Cincinnati Reds owner MARGE SCHOTT said her team's new stadium should be along the Ohio River, not in the inner city.
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"Families don't come downtown, and we want to have the families," Schott said. "The river is history, and we're history. We should be on the river."
Hamilton County plans to use
new sales tax revenue to build separate stadiums for the Reds and football Bengals to replace their 26-year-old shared stadium.
Kansas volleyball team hopes to continue wins
The Kansas volleyball team will try to extend its two-game conference winning streak this weekend in the state of Texas.
The Jayhawks (9-13) will face No. 9 Texas at p. 7 in m.ain, Texas, and No. 10 Texas A&M at 1:00 p.m. Sunday in College Station, Texas.
A win against either team would not only be an upset for the Jayhawks, but it would also be their first ever. The Jayhawks have a career 0-3 record against the Longhorns, and are 0-1 all-time versus the Aggies.
Kansas received strong performances from their front court players last weekend and will need them to play well this weekend.
Kansas sophomore outside hitter Moira Donovan leads the team with 292 kills.
Kansas junior right side hitter Kendra Kahler is second on the team in kills with 242. She leads the team in digs with 211.
Kansas junior middle blocker Maggie Mohrfeld is first on the team with 77 block assists and 13 block solos this season.
Kansas freshman outside hitter Mary Beth Albrecht leads the team with 29 service aces and is ranked fourth with 189 kills.
Women's basketball No.1 in preseason media poll
The 1996-97 Big 12 Conference women's basketball preseason media poll was announced yesterday.
the Kansas women's basketball team tied Texas Tech with 183 votes for first place in the inaugural Big 12 women's basketball media poll for the 1996-97 season.
Roundout out the top half of the conference were Texas, Colorado, Texas A&M and Nebraska. Kansas State was picked to finish 10th.
After winning the last Big Eight regular season championship and advancing to the "Sweet 16" for the first time ever last season, Kansas returns four starters including preseason Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, Tamecka Dixon.
Dixon, senior point guard, was awarded Big Eight Player of the Year and Associated Press honorable mention All-American honors after averaging 17 points and 4.2 rebounds last season.
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Jayhawks face challenge
Henley won't play in Lincoln
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks were going to have a tough enough time beating No. 5 Nebraska with senior running back June Henley. Without him, it will be virtually impossible.
Henley, the Big 12 Conference's fourth-leading rusher, has been suspended by coach Glen Mason and will not accompany the team to Lincoln, Neb., after he was arrested for several alleged driving violations, including suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Kansas plays the Cornhuskers at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
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Henley leads the Jayhawks in rushing with 709 yards, attempts (175), and scoring (13 touchdowns). Junior Eric Vann is expected to replace Henley as a starter. Vann has rushed for 125 yards and one touchdown on 34 carries. It will be Vann's first start of the year.
Mason has had no comment on the suspension thus far.
Henley's suspension couldn't have come at a worse time. To say the Jayhawks have had a tough time defeating Nebraska of late would be an understatement.
The Cornhuskers have won 27 consecutive times, lead the series 78-21-3 and have a 36-15-2 edge in Lincoln. The series has now reached 94 straight seasons, the second-longest continuous series in I-A, behind Kansas-Oklahoma. By the way, they're also the two-time defending national champions.
The Jayhawks, 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12, are in a major slump. They have lost two straight games and three of the last four. They are on the verge of losing three straight games for the first time since 1992.
"This is about as tough as it gets," nose tackle Brett McGraw said. "But then again, that makes it exciting. It's going to be a challenge, and we're ready to rise to it."
In last week's loss to Colorado, the Jayhawk offense posted season lows in total yards, passing yards, total plays and first downs.
That performance has put starting junior quarterback Matt Johner's job in jeopardy. Senior backup Ben Rutz led the Jayhawks for two offensive series last week and has been getting an even amount of snaps in practice this week.
Whoever the quarterback is, he'll be going against one of the No.1 ranked defenses in the conference. They're allowing just 222.2 yards per game and just 9.2 points per game.
"Maybe, maybe not," Mason said when asked if Johner would start. "When you're like this, no one has a hold on the position."
"It's the best defense I've seen in the Big
Eight/Big 12 since I've been here," Mason said. "They're awful aggressive. They make things happen."
The two biggest losses for Nebraska offensively were Heisman-finalist Tomie Frazier and first-round draft pick Lawrence Phillips. Frazier, who will have his number retired before the game, was replaced by Scott Frost who came under the media microscope after Nebraska was stunned by Arizona State earlier in the season.
"Do I think their offense is as good as it was with Tommie Frazier?" Mason said. "The answer is no. But Scott Frost has stepped into a difficult job and performed well."
"They do more than support the team," he said. "They feel like they're part of the team. They really give them a big boost. It's quite an experience."
McGraw said Frost has done a good job in a difficult position.
The Jayhawks will also have to battle a raucous Cornhusker crowd. Memorial Stadium holds 72,700 and has sold out 212 straight games.
"He's proven he's a quality quarterback," McGraw said. "He's done a good job taking over for somebody who did such a good job. I don't think they've lost a step."
Kansas senior guard Jim Steibel played a year with Nebraska and said the crowd was a big advantage.
Kansas head football coach Glen Mason looks on with chagrin as the Jayhawks face a 20-7 loss at the hands of the Colorado Buffaloes Oct.19.
"I think it's college football at its finest," Mason said. "It's not a place for the timid. It's very colorful."
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Kansas freshman middle blocker Amanda Reves attempts to spike the ball in Kansas' win against Missouri in front of 14,800 people last Friday in Alien Field House. The Jahayhaws (9-13) take their two-game conference winning streak into the state of Texas this weekend. Kansas will face No. 9 Texas at 7 p.m. in Austin, Texas, and No. 10 Texas A&M at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday in College Station, Texas.
McGrath on track for return to court
By Evan Blackwell Kansan sportswriter
The reports of C.B. McGrath's demise were a bit premature.
The Kansas junior point guard who underwent surgery on his left knee Monday to repair torn cartilage could be back in practice as early as Wednesday.
"A bunch of people called and said they thought I was out for the year," McGrath said.
The injury likely won't even keep McGrath out for a full two weeks, the normal amount of time missed for this injury. McGrath said.
McGrath suffered the injury at Late Night With Roy Williams on Oct. 18. McGrath said he first noticed the pain in layup drills during warmups.
"I just came down, and it hurt," McGrath said. "I didn't land funny or anything, so I just thought it was one of those things."
McGrath said he jogged off the pain and played in the scrimmage without incident. However, after McGrath went home for the night, the knee stiffened up, and he woke about 2 a.m. when he could not bend or straighten his knee.
McGrath first notified Kansas
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trainers after he attended the Jayhawk football game against Colorado. McGrath had X-rays on the knee Monday morning and had arthroscopic surgery that afternoon. A rehabilitation
program that includes riding a stationary bicycle, step-ups and squats, has McGrath ahead of schedule. The injury-depleted Jayhawks already have been without senior Jacque Vaughn and freshman Nick Bradford because of injury.
"Practice is so hard right now because there's so few players playing," McGrath said. "I like to practice anyway. I hate missing out on that kind of stuff."
Kansas men's basketball trainer Mark Cairns said McGrath's return in the middle of next week was on schedule for the injury he sustained.
"I won't let him back on the court until he has the same mobility back in the knee that he had before he injured it," Cairns said.
Kansas crew expects success at Iowa meet
Rowers plan to focus on speed, efficiency
By Matt Woodruff
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's rowing team will head to Iowa City, Iowa, this weekend to compete in the Head of the Iowa Regatta on Sunday.
The forecast calls for clear skies and temperatures in the mid-50s to 60s, which will be a far cry from the weather at last weekend's Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass., which was canceled for the first time in its 32-year history because of severe weather conditions.
Kansas coach Rob Catloth said that it took severe weather to rain out a regatta, and last weekend definitely qualified.
"The wind is the biggest thing," Catloth said. "Last weekend there were winds that were 60 mph, and it rained 10 inches in a few hours."
According to The Associated Press, the event first was shortened from three miles to two miles in anticipation of the storm then was canceled because of heavy wind gusts, choppy water and poor visibility that posed a great threat to the rowers.
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