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DEPTH: Kansas struggles with bench and height
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While Kansas has outscored opponents 187-130 in the first half of this year's games, the opposition has a 175-139 second-half advantage. This tale of two halves could hurt the Jayhawks again tonight.
Western Illinois has performed better as a second-half squad, with a 197-167 second-half edge in its five games.
The Jayhawks' bench problems are aggravated by an obvious lack of height. Tonight's matchup against the Westerwinds offers concerns to
a Jayhawk roster whose tallest player is 6-foot-2 junior forward Crystal Kemp.
"It is going to be an issue for us," Henrickson said. "An issue that we can't solve right now."
A defensive game plan against the Golden Gophers included double-teaming their 6-foot-2 senior center Janel McCarville, which limited the national player of the year candidate to only 15 points and nine rebounds. Last year, she averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Tonight's game will put Kemp against another dominating post, Western Illinois junior
Zane Teilane. The 6-foot-7 center is the Mid-Continent Preseason Player of the Year and is coming off a 22-point, nine-rebound and four-block showing in Western Illinois' 72-57 victory against Bradley last Wednesday.
Kansas is 3-2 so far this season at home.
Henrickson's game plan for shutting down Teilane will most likely be similar to the system that held McCarville to 7-15 from the field and forced her into five turnovers.
— Edited by Rupal Gor
Cowboys defeat Seahawks
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SEATTLE — Bill Parcells told his team during the past two weeks that playoff scenarios can change quickly.
That's for sure. Just look at the Dallas Cowboys, instantly in the thick of the postseason chase.
And check out the slumping Seattle Seahawks, in danger of missing the playoffs after a 3-0 start.
Rookie Julius Jones capped a remarkable comeback for the Cowboys with a 17-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left, and the Cowboys stunned the struggling Seahawks 43-39 on Monday night to pull into the crowded NFC playoff picture.
"I have not been around too many like that," Parcells said. "That was unbelievable. I feel fortunate to win."
Jones ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, and the Cowboys (5-7) overcame a 10-point deficit with less than two minutes remaining.
"I looked around and guys were talking, saying, "Let's go," quarterback Vinny Testaverde said, recalling the huddle at the two-minute warning. "That tells me they were ready to give everything they had on every play. I admired the courage of our guys."
Testaverde threw for 225 yards and three TDs, including a 34-yard pass to Keyshawn Johnson to get Dallas to 39-35
with 1:45 left, Jason Witten recovered an onside kick, and Dallas was in business at its 43.
Eight plays later, Testaverde handed off to Jones and immediately raised his arms as he watched the rookie burst through Seattle's defensive line and sprint into the end zone on an 8-yard run.
With four games remaining, there's no reason to think the Cowboys can't break into the playoffs just as easily. Dallas is one of six NFC teams at 5-7, and it's a wide-open race.
"There was a huge hole," Jones said. "I can't say enough about the offensive line. They were making holes like that for me all night."
"Coach Parcells always tells us not to count ourselves out," Witten said.
It's another story for Seattle (6-6), which has won only three games after a 3-0 start and dropped into a tie atop the NFC West with St. Louis. Worse for the Seahawks, the Rams hold the tiebreaker with two head-to-head victories.
The talk in training camp was that Seattle was ready to contend in the NFC. With road trips to Minnesota and the New York Jets ahead, plus home games against Arizona and Atlanta, nothing is certain.
"We need to get back to work. We have to put it behind us and do the right thing," said Seattle receiver Jerry Rice, who became the NFL's career leader in combined net yards with
23. 469.
This loss will sting because the Seahawks were sharp in building an early 14-3 lead. Then came three fumbles that helped Dallas score 26 unanswered points in the second and third quarters.
"We are our own worst enemy," coach Mike Holmgren said. "We were tonight. I know I've said that before. We do some very good things and then we do some things that demonstrate a lack of maturity. It has cost us dearly this season."
Seattle wasn't out of it, erasing a 15-point hole with three scoring drives in the fourth quarter.
The Seahawks led 32-29 with 5:29 to go after Matt Hasselbeck's 19-yard TD pass to Jerome Urban and a successful 2-point conversion pass to Darrell Jackson. It was time for the knockout punch.
Ken Hamlin came up with a huge interception to give the Seahawks possession at the Dallas 41, and Shaun Alexander broke a 32-yard scoring run on fourth-and-one to put Seattle up 39-29 with 2:46 to play.
Then, Jones and the Cowboys took control.
"It's tough. You feel like you've put them away, but we've learned this year that you have to play the whole game," said Hasselbeck, who completed 28-of-40 for 414 yards passing with three TDs.
Southern California fires Bibby, appoints interim
LOS ANGELES — Henry Bibby was suddenly fired as Southern California's basketball coach Monday, just four games into his ninth season.
"I understand that the timing of this is unorthodox," athletic director Mike Garrett said in a statement. "But I feel strongly that our men's basketball program needs to go in a different direction. And it was obvious to me that change had to be made now."
Assistant Jim Saia was appointed interim coach for the
Bibby had an overall record of 131-111. His 1997, 2001 and 2002 teams made it to the NCAA tournament, including a final eight appearance in 2001.
California retains coach who transformed team
rest of the season.
The Trojans are 2-2.
The Associated Press
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Tedford, the architect of the Golden Bears' swift transformation from a laughing stock to a national contender, agreed to a lucrative contract extension that could keep him at Cal through 2009.
BERKELEY, Calif. — Just a day after California missed out on a trip to the Rose Bowl, coach Jeff Tedford vowed to try again for five more years.
Tedford will make $1.5 million per year plus as much as $300,000 in incentives, along with a $2.5 million retention bonus at the end of the contract.
The deal thrilled Tedford's players, who were downcast Sunday after learning Texas had sneaked past the Golden Bears to take the final spot in the Bowl Championship Series. Cal, which had hoped for its first trip to the Rose Bowl in 46 years, instead will face Texas Tech in the Holiday Bowl.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Texas linebacker Derrick Johnson won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the best defensive player in college football.
Johnson tied an NCAA record by forcing eight fumbles this season, leading the sixth-ranked Longhorns to a 10-1 record and their first trip to the Rose Bowl. The Big 12 defensive player of the year had 128 tackles, 19 for loss, and an interception.
The senior became the first Texas player to win the 12-yearold award, presented by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. COLLEGE
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LOS ANGELES — Henry Bibby was fired as Southern California's basketball coach, four games into his ninth season.
games into this ninth season The Trojans are 2-2.
Assistant Jim Saia was appointed interim coach for the rest of the season.
Bibby had an overall record of 131-111. His 1997, 2001 and 2002 teams made it to the NCAA tournament, including a final eight appearance in 2001.
Bibby is a former NBA player and the father of Sacramento Kings guard Mike Bibby. PRO.BASKETBALL
HOUSTON — NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy was acquitted of charges he sexually abused five of his 10 daughters more than a decade ago.
As soon as the verdict was read, Murphy shook hands with his attorney and wiped away tears.
Murphy, 56, had long denied the allegations, saying they were based on resentment and a dispute over money. He could have faced five years to life for sex assault charges and two to 20 years for indecency charges.
To make room for Kidd, the Nets placed forward Awwee Storey on the injured list with a strained right hamstring.
Kidd had not played in a game since having surgery on his left knee in July. He had last played in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Detroit.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — All-Star point guard Jason Kidd was activated by the New Jersey Nets, then scored 10 points in his team's 88-86 win over the Toronto Raptors.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Los Angeles Lakers fund Kareem Rush was acquired by the Charlotte Bobcats for two second-round draft picks.
The Lakers received Charlotte's second-round picks for 2005 and 2008.
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Toronto made Rush the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft, then traded his rights to the
Lakers. He averaged 4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists in his first two seasons.
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The Lakers also re-signed Tony Bobbitt. Bobbitt, a 6-foot-4 guard out of Cincinnati, originally signed with Los Angeles during the offseason as an undrafted rookie free agent.
NEW YORK — The freagent market slowed to a crawl before yesterday's midnight deadline for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players.
Just two free agents agreed to contracts, with outfielder Ricky Ledee getting a $2.5 million, two-year deal from the Los Angeles Dodgers and backup catcher Todd Pratt receiving a $750,000, one-year deal to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies.
NEW YORK — Vijay Singh won the PGA Tour player of the year award for the first time, ending Tiger Woods' five-year hold on the honor with a season that left no debate about who was No. 1 in golf.
Also, the Colorado Rockies terminated Denny Neagle's $51 million, five-year contract, three days after the oft-injured pitcher was cited for solicitation. GOLF
Singh captured the PGA Championship among his nine victories and became the first player to surpass $10 million in one season. No one else won more than three times, and his earnings were nearly twice as much as Ernie Els'.
The PGA Tour award is determined by a vote of the players. Singh thought he should have won it last year, when he won four times and was No.1 on the money list. Woods, who had five victories last year, won the award by a close vote.
Steroid tests to get stricter
PHOENIX — Baseball players gave their lawyers the goahead yesterday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
After negotiations with management were outlined to the executive board of the players' association, union head Donald Fehr said the board "authorized us to attempt to conclude an agreement consistent with those discussions."
Commissioner Bud Selig repeatedly has called for more frequent testing and harsher
penalties for steroid use, stepping up the intensity following reports of grand jury testimony in a steroid investigation that includes Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield.
Gene Orza, the union's chief operating officer, said Monday that discussions toward a new agreement had advanced but the sides were still apart. Management expects talks to resume next week.
"We're very pleased they're coming to the table, and we hope we can achieve a program that works," said Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer.
About 40 players were present at the meeting,union spokesman Greg Bouris said.
Fenr defended the current program, saying it would work if "it had been given time." Each player was tested once in 2004 during a period between the start of spring training and the end of the regular season.
In 2003, anonymous tests were conducted as a survey, and 5 to 7 percent came back positive. Fehr thought the number of positive tests declined this year but did not provide specifics.
"What you will see is a significant reduction," he said.
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