YANKEE LOYALTY
Former Yankees manager BUCK SHOWALTER isn't letting his unhappy departure from New York dampen his feelings for the Yankees in their playoff with the Texas Rangers. Showalter, now manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is rooting for
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the Yankees. "I've got a lot of friends on both clubs, but I'd like to see the Yankees do well," Showalter said. "I know how much it means to Mr. Steinbrenner and the organization and, more importantly, the fans. It's a great time in New York right now."
NFL TRADE RUMORS
The Seattle Seahawks may be ready to trade RICK MIRER to the Atlanta Falcons for suspended Jeff George. Seattle coach Dennis Erickson said yesterday that the Seahawks were talking to the Falcons about a one-for-one trade of
starting quarterbacks, "We're trying to better our football team right now," Erickson said. Erickson didn't know whether such a trade could be made this week, he said. The NFL trading deadline is Tuesday.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1996
CHIEFS UPDATE
Chiefs kicker PETE STOYANOVICH pleaded no contest to a drunken driving charge stemming from a July 1994 incident with the Florida Highway Patrol. Stov-
with the honorary physician anovich, who was with the Miami Dolphins when he was arrested, returned Monday to South Florida to enter his plea in Broward County Court. The plea carries a six-month driver's license suspension, 50 hours of community service and a $250 fine.
Stoyanovich, 29, was arrested after failing a sobriety test administered by state troopers. Breath tests showed his blood alcohol level between .143 and .148, troopers said. Florida's legal level is .08.
Kansas volleyball loses matches against K-State
The Kansas volleyball team lost to No. 26 Kansas State last night at the Ahearn Fieldhouse in Manhattan.
The Jayhawks' record dropped to 6-11 overall and to 0-3 in the conference. The Wildcats improved their record to 14-2 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
Kansas took the lead 13-5 in the first game, but the Wildcats scored 10 consecutive points. The Jayhawks lost the match to the Wildcats in three games, 15-13, 15-7, and 15-2.
Kansas volleyball coach Karen Schonewise said that the inability to finish games has been a consistent problem for the Jayhawks this season.
"This is something that we've been working on," Schonewise said. "We know that we can do things correctly and properly, but when a team makes a run at us, we begin to doubt ourselves."
Sophomore outside hitter Moira Donovan led the Jayhawks with 13 kills and three service aces. Freshman Mary Beth Albrecht had nine kills and one service ace. Sophomore Laura Rohde led the team with 26 assists and eight digs.
A record crowd of 4,327 people attended the intrastate match. Last year's meeting drew 4,271 people.
Kansas will play Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Allen Field House.
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Jets player goes to hospital after knee injury in practice
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Keyshawn Johnson, the No. 1 draft pick, injured his right knee during practice yesterday.
He was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan to see Elliott Hersham, the New York Jets' orthopedist. Johnson's condition was not immediately known.
One of the few bright spots in a dismal start for
Johnson was hurt when his knee banged into the helmet of cornerback Aaron Glenn. He imped off the field and was taken to the hospital moments later.
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the jets (0-5), Johnson has 21 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns. He became a starter in the third game, a loss at Miami.
Johnson is expected to be the centerpiece of a rebuilt offense that also includes free agents Neil O'Donnell, Jeff Graham, Jumbo Elliott, David Williams and Webster Slaughter.
Publisher wants more books from popular Chicago Bull
NEW YORK — Dennis Rodman's book *Bad As I Wanna Be* is doing so well that its publisher is planning two more tomes with the Chicago Bulls player.
*Rodman Rules* is the tentative title of the second book, due out in May. Dela-
core press sale the work would be Rodman's guide to living.
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Then, in time for 1997 holiday gift-giving, will come another book that Delacorte promises will have never-before-published, full-color photos of Rodman.
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Photos of Rodman were to be part of the reason Bad As I Wanna Be was on The New York Times best-seller list for eight consecutive weeks.
Alaskan forward gets soccer start
Freshman developed playing skills indoors on artificial grass
By Brian A. Petrotta Kansan sportswriter
If one were to mention that Kansas women's soccer coach Lori Walker had traveled thousands of miles to recruit a star forward, people might think the player was as far away as Colombia or England.
But Walker discovered freshman Cynthia Dahle in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska?
Walker, who runs a summer soccer camp for girls in Anchorage, explained the soccer phenomenon on the frozen tundra.
"Until you go up there and visit it, you really won't understand," Walker said. "They play a lot of indoor soccer on AstroTurf, which means she gets a lot of touches on the ball, and that's the best way to develop."
And Dahle just keeps on developing.
"I really didn't realize how talented she was until she arrived here," Walkersaid.
Dahle earned a starting spot with her performance in practice. She also scored the Jayhawks' first goal of the season in a 3-1 loss to Evansville on Aug. 31.
"My expectation of what Cindy was going to do was get a little bit of time her first year, develop and learn the game a bit and then start to contribute more her second year. She obviously has come through that expectation with flying colors," Walker said.
Dahle started playing soccer in first grade, but she gave it up after a few years to play softball.
Cynthia Dahle, freshman forward, is a leading scorer on the Kansas women's soccer team and scored the team's first goal this season. Kansas women's soccer coach Lori Walker recruited Dahle from Anchorage, Alaska.
Ground balls and aluminum bats had to be forgotten when she entered high school because her school did not have a softball team.
Softball's loss became soccer's gain. Dahle was first team All-Conference for three years, the 1995 Gatorade Player of the Year and the 1995 and 1996 State Tournament MVP. Dahle won the awards after recovering from a leg injury.
"When I was 16, I was on a breakaway, and the goalie slide-tackled me and broke my leg in three places," Dahle said. "I had to have a rod put into my leg, and I was out of soccer for six months."
"Ever since junior high, I was like gungo ho Division I," Dahle said. "When I broke my leg I started thinking. 'Maybe there are more important things than soccer.' But I just couldn't give it up.
There's no other adrenalin rush like playing soccer."
Dahle's love for soccer and her family's support helped her come back, she said.
"My mother always stood by me," Dahle said. "I could always count on her to help me along without pushing me."
Kansas on trail to recruit best in the nation
Signing for men's basketball team will start officially in November
By Evan Blackwell
Kansan sportswriter
With October here, the college basketball fall recruiting period is in full swing. Several players already have given their oral commitments, and the official signing period begins Nov. 13.
Here's the latest on the players Kansas is attempting to recruit, and other Top 50 players who already have committed:
Forward Chris Burgess of Irvine, Calif., may not visit Kansas on Oct. 18 for Late Night With Roy Williams, as some recruiting services originally had thought. Instead, Burgess may be visiting Kentucky that weekend for its festivities.
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less likely to become a Jayhawk, Kansas
less likely to become fans may be able to hope for 6-foot-7-inch forward Ryan Humphrey from Tulsa, Okla., to fill the power forward slot in this year's recruiting class.
A two-sport player in both basketball and football, Humphrey still has Kansas high on his list, according to Prep Star's Recruiting Handbook. However, Oklahoma State may pull off the upset by signing the top-25 prospect.
Basketball Times said several football powers still were after Humphrey, most notably Ohio State.
Wichita Collegiate High School swing man Maurice Evans continues to climb up the player ratings. Evans wasn't even in most Top 100s as recently as a month ago. Now, he has moved up to No. 84 in Prep Star's.
Kansas and Wichita State are still the leading contenders for Evans, but Nebraska may still be heavily involved. Evans' cousin, DeAngelo, is a tailback for the Nebraska football team.
Evans' high school coach, Mitch Figel, said he had his choices narrowed to Kansas, Wichita State, Nebraska, St. Louis and Oklahoma State.
Figel said Evans' late rise in the player ratings probably could be attributed to the busy summer Evans had playing AAU basketball and his solid junior year.
"The last couple of years we've been without a league, and we've played 4A, 5A and 6A teams from all over the state." Pixel said. "We've seen good competition."
Figel said Evans wouldn't make his decision until the spring, but he would be making an unofficial visit to Kansas for Late Night.
Center Eric Chenowith from Villa Park, Calif., and guard Kenny Gregory from Columbus, Ohio, will both be in Lawrence for Late Night. Chenowith already has committed to Kansas, and the Jayhawks are considered the front runner for Gregory.
Some recruiting services say point guard Tony Harris from Memphis, Tenn., may be visiting Late Night as well. Basketball Times now names Kansas as one of the leaders for Harris. Harris and Khalid El-Amin of Minneapolis are the Jayhawks' two top point guard candidates. One recruiting service said El-Amin was considering Kansas and Cincinnati, along with Minnesota.
Kansas' Johner works to increase completion average
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
His 4 touchdown passes were first since late '80s for a Jayhawk quarterback
Entering this season, Matt Johner was untested, unproven and mostly unknown.
Three games into the season, Johner has been tested, has proved himself and has been most unbelievable.
It's a far cry from last season, when Johner played in all 11 games but as a special teams holder.
He was 12-of-25 for 210 yards and four touchdowns. He was the first Kansas quarterback to throw for four touchdowns since Kelly Donohoe in 1899.
Although the Jayhawks lost 45-42 to Utah on Saturday, Johner had a career day.
Johner said the transition from thirdstring to starter had not been difficult.
made.
"I've got to get my completion average up. We strive for 65 percent."
As important as that completion percentage may be to Johner, Kansas coach Glen Mason said a quarterback should be judged
on whether the team won and on the quarterback's week-to-week improvement.
"His decision-making is getting better," Mason said. "He knows what he wants to do with the ball, and he can usually do it. I would think it's what you expect when you have a quarterback who's been in the system for three years."
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Johner agreed with Mason.
"Decision-making has been very important to me," Johner said. "Just being out there and reading defenses has helped. You have to know how to read defenses to make good decisions. If you can read defenses, you're not doing stupid things like throwing
blindly into defenses."
But when Rutz recovered slowly from offseason surgery, the job was Johner's. Johner said he could not worry whether his ineffectiveness in the first three games would cost him his job.
Johner has been helped by the success of the running game. With the June Henley-led running game averaging 277 yards a game, it takes some pressure off Johner, who is 39-of-70 this season for 604 yards and nine touchdowns. His passing efficiency rating puts him third in the Big 12 Conference and 23rd in the nation.
Mason said that Johner and senior backup Ben Rutz had been even in training camp.
"I kind of had it in the back of my mind," he said. "I didn't really think about that, though. I just went out and did the best I could do."
"We're a very balanced offense, and that's what helps make us successful," Johner said. "A lot of teams gear themselves to stop our run, and that's when the passing game can take advantage. It really helps."
Johner said he still had a good relationship with Rutz.
"We're still friends. It hasn't been affected," Johner said. "There's a football
"His decision making is getting better. He knows what he wants to do with the ball, and he can usually do it."
relationship, and there's a personal relationship. You can't let those get in the way."
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Bonner said he had dreamed of starting for Kansas while on the sidelines the last two seasons.
"I always thought about what it would be like if I got my chance," he said. "I knew my time would come. I'm glad it finally did."