CYCLIST RECOVERY
A day after beginning chemotherapy treatment for cancer, cycling star LANCE ARMSTRONG said he expected to return to training as early as next week. "I won't be riding six hours, like usual, for now," Armstrong said on Tuesday. "But I have been given approval to ride up to 50 miles a day to stay in some sort of shape, I'm going to race again." Armstrong, 25, the country's top road cyclist, had a cancerous testicle removed on Thursday and began a 12-week chemotherapy program on Monday to combat the disease that has spread to his stomach and lungs.
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NHL TRADE UPDATE
BRENDAN SHANAHAN finally got his wish. The Hartford Whalers sent the forward, along with defenseman Brian Glynn, to the Detroit Red Wings yesterday in exchange for center Keith
Primeau and defenseman Paul Coffey, Shanahan, whose 44 goals led the team last season, went public with his request for a trade last month. See related story, page 8B.
NBA UPDATE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1996
PHOENIX SUNS coach Cotton Fitzsimmons misses Charles Barkley's comic relief, Barkley, noted for a sharp tongue as well as a quick quip, was traded to Houston after insisting he wouldn't play another season for the Suns. "I have to say that I miss his bald head and his ugly face," Fitzsimmons said. "There's only one Charles, but that's the past. Maybe Sam (Cassell) can take over in that department. He does have the same bald head."
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Kansas golfers place 12th at tournament in Oregon
The men's golf team placed 12th out of 18 at the Nike Northwest Invitational in Convallis, Ore., which took place at the par-72 Trysting Tree Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.
The Jayhawks, who had a team score of 894 (+30), were 21 strokes behind tournament champion Brigham Young's 872 (+8).
Kansas was the only Big
12 school in the field which was dominated by schools from the Pacific-10 and Western Athletic conferences.
Sophomore Brad Davis led the Jayhawks with a total score of 220 (+4).
Senior Kit Grove had a total of 223 (+7),
while freshman Ryan Vermeer completed the tournament with 224 (+8).
Sophomore Ryan Zug and junior Brad Barnett had total scores of 230 (+18)
and 233 (+21), respectively.
Davis tied for 14th place individually, just two strokes away from what would have been his first top-10 finish.
Davis' first career tournament was the Kansas Invitational at Alvamar Country Club on Sept. 23 and 24, where he struggled to play with consistency. He was then benched for the Missouri Bluffs Intercollege later that week.
Kansan staff report
Atlanta's Maddux awarded 7th straight NL Gold Glove
ST. LOUIS — Pitcher Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves won his seventh straight Gold Glove on Wednesday as Rawlings saluted the top defensive players in the National League.
Joining Maddux were first baseman Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs, picked for the fourth time; second baseman Craig Biggio of Houston, chosen for the third time; third baseman Ken Caminiti of San Diego, a second-time selection, and shortstop Barry Larkin of Cincinnati, picked for the third time.
The outfielders were Barry Bonds of San Francisco, picked for the sixth time in seven years; Marquis Grissom of Atlanta, a fourth-time choice, and Steve Finley of San Diego, a second-time selection. Chosen catcher was Charles Johnson of Florida, also picked for the second time.
FBI investigators return items to Richard Jewell
ATLANTA — The FBI has returned Richard Jewell's guns and other belongings and is no longer keeping tabs on him, indicating he is close to being exonerated in the Olympic Park bombing, his lawyers said.
Among items returned on Tuesday were his Disney videos, Tupperware and gun collection.
Jewell, the only publicity identified suspect in the July 27 bombing, was questioned on Sunday by state and federal
investigators for six hours.
"I think this interview is a step with closure in mind," Jewell's lawyer, Lin Wood, said on Tuesday. "Now we hope they will indicate in some public fashion that he is no longer a subject or a target."
Richard Jewell
The Associated Press
It was Jewell's first interrogation since July 30, three days after the early morning bomb blast killed one woman and injured 111 people at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta.
Upper Park in Downtown Atlanta Representatives for the FBI, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's office in Atlanta declined to comment.
Jayhawk prospects to visit
Basketball recruits will scout campus in next two weeks
By Evan Blackwell Kansan sportswriter
beginning this weekend, the Kansas men's basketball team will be facing its two busiest recruiting weeks of the fall signing period.
Several top prospects will be visiting Lawrence, culminating with the annual Late Night With Roy Williams workout on Oct. 18.
Shane Battier, a 6-foot-8 for
ward from Birmingham, Mich,
will arrive in Lawrence tomorrow
for his official visit at this week-
end's football game.
The consensus top-10 recruit has Kansas scheduled as his first visit. Battier's choice will come down to Duke, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina and Kansas. Battier is expected to announce his decision at an Oct. 21 press conference.
Ryan Humphrey, a 6-7 forward from Washington High School in Tulsa, Okla., may not decide until the spring signing period.
The two-sport star in football and basketball still has Kansas
"He's still planning on playing both. That was the last word I had," Harris said.
Harris said Humphrey had not decided which sport he would play in college.
Harris said he did not know whether Humphrey was planning an official visit to Late Night.
under consideration, along with about 11 other schools, said Nate Harris, Humphrey's high school coach.
The Jayhawks' search for a point guard in the class of 1997 could be a bit more fruitful than some recruiting services have anticipated.
Khalid El-Amin, a 5-10 guard from Minneapolis, will be visiting Late Night. El-Amin is considered the top point guard prospect by several publications but is considered to be a lock for Minnesota.
Despite rumors from recruiting services, Minneapolis North High School assistant basketball coach Cliff Brown said El-Amin had narrowed his choice to four schools: Minnesota, Kansas, Cincinnati and Georgetown.
"In actuality, the choice is down to those schools," Brown said. "What you read in those recruiting services is not accurate. It's just what they want to write."
Eric Chenowith, a 7-1 center from Villa Park, Calif., and Kenny Gregory, a 6-5 guard from Columbus, Ohio, are scheduled to be in Lawrence on Oct. 18. Chenowith has committed orally to Kansas, and Gregory reportedly has Kansas as one of his final two choices.
Along with El-Amin, two other Kansas recruits will visit for Late Night.
Maurice Evans, a 6-6 forward from Wichita, will not make his decision until the spring signing period. However, Evans will make an unofficial visit to Kansas for Late Night.
Kansas rowing to head to Kaw Regatta
Team looks to improve results from last year in races against clock
By Matt Woodruff
The Kansas Women's Rowing Team practices at Clinton Lake as the sun rises. The team was preparing early Tuesday morning for the Head of the Kaw Regatta, which will be held on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.
By Matt Woodrun Kansan sportswriter
This will be the fifth year for the event.
The Kansas rowing team will kick off the season Saturday at the Head of the Kaw Regatta in Kansas City, Mo.
"We expect to have about 15 colleges and clubs participate with about 500 people participating and 500 spectators," said Jane McKinney, program director of the Kansas City Rowing Club, which will organize the event.
The races will be divided into collegiate and club classes and experience levels, including experienced, or varsity, novice and youth.
Instead of racing other boats, the teams will compete only against the clock. Rowers start the race one after the other, about 15 seconds apart, and navigate three miles of river.
"We basically race ourselves instead on another boat," said Kristen Wiebe, Newton sophomore and co-captain of the varsity team. "We train differently for the fall head races than we would for the fall sprints."
Whoever completes the course in the shortest time is the victor.
After the teams race, points are tallied in
each event, and the team that receives the most points wins either the college or the club trophy.
Last year, Wichita State University was the overall champion, and the St. Louis Club was the overall club champion.
In last fall's regatta, Kansas' boat A finished first in the varsity open eight and third in the open four. The B boat was
third in the eight and second in the four.
in the novice eight, Kansas came in second and fourth in flight one and fourth and fifth in flight two.
"This year, I think that we expect each of our teams to place in the top three in their events." Wiebe said.
Kansas will compete against schools and clubs from Colorado, Iowa, Missouri,
McKinney encouraged anyone to come watch the event.
The races will begin about 8:30 a.m. and last until early evening. They will be held on a section of Kansas River northwest of Kemper Arena.
Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
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"It should be a really beautiful day," she said.
Lawrence locals cheer for Big Blue Weekends
Kathleen Driscoll / KANSAN
Kansas football fans wave the wheat at the Kansas-Oklahoma game on Saturday in Norman, Okla. With the Jayhawks coming home game against the Red Raiders, the Lawrence Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Kansas Athletics Department and downtown Lawrence merchants will celebrate with the inauguration of Big Blue Weekends. The weekends are an attempt to involve the community in Kansas football.
Kansas football games are focus of celebration that unites community
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
It's all right to be feeling blue this weekend, especially if it's before the football game.
That's because this weekend is the inauguration of Big Blue Weekends. The events are a joint effort between the Lawrence Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Kansas Athletics Department and downtown Lawrence merchants to celebrate Kansas home football weekends.
Pep rallies, tailgate parties and parades highlight the festivities.
"Nothing like this had ever happened in Lawrence," Beurman said. "I said we should get something going, and we started coming up with different ways we could get the community more involved."
Chris Beurman, Lawrence conventions sales and sports manager, said the idea came about when the visitor's bureau staff joined with local business leaders to create a task force to come up with ideas on how to get the community more involved in Kansas football.
Beurman said the visitor's bureau had been working on ideas since May and eventually settled on the
Big Blue Weekend concept.
Starting tomorrow night, there will be Friday night pep rallies in downtown Lawrence from 7 to 9. Eighth Street from Massachusetts to New Hampshire Streets will be blocked off for the festivities. There will be appearances by the Kansas spirit squad, pep bands and Baby Jay. Former Jayhawk football players also will be in attendance.
Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick was supportive of the endeavor.
"Although the game is at the center of football weekend activities, it's more than just a football game," he said. "College football around the country has become both a social and cultural event. Big Blue Weekends are a way to make each and every game in Lawrence a special event."
The celebration continues on Saturday with parades and parties.
The parties will be at the Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive Old Chicago, 2329 Iowa St.; and Johnny's Tavern, 401N. Second St.
Each party will have food and drink specials and will offer a round-trip, park-and-ride service for $2.
There will be a parade at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in downtown Lawrence to coincide with Band Day activities. At 10 a.m., fans can attend one of three pregame tailgate parties.
"The only cost for any of this is the buses on Saturday and for any
True Blue
FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 7-9 P.M.
Eighth Street, between Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets
Kansas spirit squad
Kansas spirit squad
Appearances by Kansas football alumni
Live music from the pep band SATURDAY. OCT.12.
SATURDAY, OCT. 12,
10 a.m. to game time
Holiday Inn Hollondle, 200
McDonald Dr.;
Appearance by Baby Jay DJ and pop-a-shot games Old Chicago, 2329 Iowa St..
prize giveaways
a.
$1 brats and burgers; $1 beers and Bloody Marys
Big Blue Weekend apparel
Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second
St.
Big Blue Weekend package: a ticket to the game, cheese-burger and fries, a drink and a bus ride to and from the game for $20 (game ticket value: $22)
Big Blue Weekend apparel
couverirs they wish to buy," Beurman said. "The buses will run from the fourth quarter to after the game."
For more information about Big Blue Weekends, call the Lawrence visitor information center at 865-4499.