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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2004
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CORRECTION
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The headline "Hurt Tiger withdraws from event" was inaccurate. Woods pulled out of his practice round, but will remain entered in the American Express Championship.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Hawkins' suspension over; his priorities now straight
Kansas junior guard Jeff Hawkins has returned to the men's basketball team after serving a month-long suspension for off-the-court issues.
Coach Bill Self announced Wednesday that Hawkins had rejoined the team after putting his priorities in order the last month. Hawkins is currently taking part in all team activities, including the team's off-season conditioning drills, which began Monday.
Self suspended Hawkins on Aug. 23, saying the guard needed to become more responsible before being reinstated to the team. The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 1.7 points in 31 games last season, scoring a career-high 19 points against Texas Christian.
against texas crimson Because of the suspension, Hawkins did not travel with the team to Canada for its four-game exhibition trip during the Labor Day weekend.
Jesse Newell
NASCAR
'Crucial' race could decide champion, cause headaches
TALLADEGA, Ala. — There will be frayed nerves all around Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, and not just because of the importance of the EA Sports 500 to the 10 drivers competing for the title. There's also the inherent danger of racing 500 miles with carburetor restrictor plates that slow cars, creating big packs that often lead to big crashes.
big crashes. Jeff Gordon, who won the April race at Talladega and a July restrictor-plate event at Daytona International Speedway, finds such races tedious
spadeway, finds such races tedious.
"I never finish one of those races without a headache from concentrating so hard for so long," he said.
ing so hard for so long, he said.
Heading into practice and qualifying
Friday on the steeply banked 2.66-mile
oval, there are four drivers bunched
within 57 points of Gordon.
within 57 points to be scored Even 10th-place Jeremy Mayfield, 157 points off the pace, is still in the title race.
"Every race in the final 10 is crucial," the four-time champion said.
Third-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. is followed by Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Elliott Sadler, defending series champion Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart.
Gordon doesn't want to put too much emphasis on this event.
A win for Gordon on Sunday would match the late Dale Earnhardt's feat of three restrictor-plate wins in the same year.
records. Amongst the competition, the drivers most likely to give Gordon a battle are Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip.
year.
But Gordon is more concerned with the championship battle than personal records.
Until Gordon won the last two races, those two had been almost unbeatable on the plate tracks.
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Pingpong paddling
Joseph Pinaire, Junction City freshman, competes in the intramural pingpong tournament at the Student Fitness Recreation Center. Pinaire represents his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, to earn points toward the Greek Intramural Sports Cup.
Rebounding with Denver
Former defensive all-star Rodman works out with Nuggets
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER — The point guard thought he was great. The general manager had no comment. Dennis Rodman himself? He thinks the Denver Nuggets could really use a guy like him.
The 43-year-old former NBA rebounding champion's attempt at a comeback took another step Thursday when he participated in an informal workout with the Nuggets.
"Talk to other players and they'll say that wasn't a 43-year old guy that was running today." Rodman told the Rocky Mountain News. "That wasn't a 43-year-old guy. That was a freak out there."
Nuggets.
Asked why Rodman was present at the scrimmage, which lasted most of the morning at the Pepsi Center, Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandewegha said, "He came here to see how he plays against NBA players."
Freaky or not, it was hard to tell whether he had a future with the
Rodman worked out briefly with the team last week, but had to leave early because he was bothered by an ingrown toenail.
Rodman also thought he was good. Training camp starts next week, and Vandeweweghe wouldn't say whether Rodman would have a spot. Rodman said he'd be waiting by the phone.
"He looked pretty good," Miller said. "He's in shape."
toenail.
A week later, he returned, and point guard Andre Miller was impressed.
"I'm looking forward to a phone call," he said. "I want to come here and play and show people that I can bring some life back into the NBA and some fun.
"Denver needs somebody like me in the city."
Rodman was the four-time rebounding champion and two-time defensive player of the year during a 14-year career mostly with the Pistons, Spurs and Bulls. He last played in 2000.
He stayed in the news during his career and after retirement thanks to, among other things, his bad temper, his love of partying, his multicolored hair, his eclectic life life — he briefly dated Madonna and was married for five months to Carmen Electra — and his multiple run-ins with the law.
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Yeah, I just want to give a shout-out to the football team and let you guys know I was there on Saturday. I'm sorry we didn't win, but I still believe we can compete with the best of them in the Big 12, so good luck against Nebraska.
Oct. 9, 2004. The streak ends now, Wildcats
Intramural scoreboard
Men Open
Men Open
BV All-Stars def. Team O'Malley 29-12
Missionaires def. 1006 Wolfpack 20-12
TODAY'S SCORES
Flag Football
CoRec
CoRec The 151's def. 8th Floor Ellsworth 10-8
TODAY
Kansas athletics calendar
Soccer vs. Texas Tech at 4 p.m. at home
Softball vs. Emporia State (Jayhawk Fall Classic) at 4 p.m. at home
TOMORROW
Softball vs. Washburn (Jayhawk Fall Classic) at 2 p.m. at home
Volleyball at Baylor at 7 p.m.
Volleyball at Baylor at 7 p.m.
Football at Nebraska at 6:10 p.m.
SUNDAY
Soccer vs. Baylor 1 p.m. at home
Softball vs. Johnson County Community College (Jayhawk Fall Classic) at 12 p.m. at home
**Sortball** va. TBA (Jayhawk Fall Classic) at 2 p.m. at **Sortball**.
at home
Rowing at Oklahoma City, Okla., all day
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
St. Louis right-hander to sit first round with bicep injury
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa on Thursday officially counted right-hander Chris Carpenter out of the first round of the playoffs.
Carpenter, 15-5 with a 3.46 ERA, has been sidelined with nerve damage in his right biceps since Sept. 18.
"He's still not normal," La Russa said.
der injury.
The starting rotation will likely be in this order: Matt Morris (15-9), Jason Marquis (15-6), Woody Williams (11-8) and Jeff Suppan (16-9).
sab.
Before the injury, Carpenter had made a strong rebound after missing all of last season.
He spent most of 2002 with a shoulder injury.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
CLINTON LAKE SOFBALL COMPLEX
FIRST KICK AT NOON
COST $75 PER TEAM
Register at the Community Building, 115 W. 15th St., or online at www.lprd.org Registration deadline is Wednesday,October 20. For more information, contact the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department Adult Sports Division at 832-7920.
COST 575 PER TEAM This is a coed, double-elimination tournament. Teams must have an equal number of men and women (maximum 10/minimum 8) on the playing field but all players on the roster may kick. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place teams.
Celebrating 50 Years of Theatre for Young People 1954 - 2004
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Film University Theatre Presents
Amber Waves by James Still (KU '82)
Directed by Doug Weaver (KU '80)
Scenic Design by Mark Reaney
Costume Design by Kay Traver
Lighting Design by Nicholas C. Mosher
8:00 p.m. October 1 - 2, 2004
2:30 p.m. October 3, 2004
7:30 p.m. October 7, 8, 9, 2004
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
**Lighting Design by Nicholas C. Mosher**
Reserved seat tickets are on sale in the KU ticket offices: University Theatre, 864-3982, and Lied Center, 864-ARTS;
and on-line at kutheatre.com; public $12, all students $10, senior citizens and KU faculty and staff $11; both VISA
and Mastercard are accepted for phone and on-line orders.
DON'T MISS IT!
DON'T MISS IT!
KU Theatre for Young People 50th Anniversary Celebration October 1-2, 2004
Speakers nightly at 7:00 p.m. prior to the 8:00 p.m. curtain of Amber Waves
Friday, October 1: Nathaniel S. Eek on "Origins of KU-TYP"
Saturday, October 2: James Still on "Why TYP Matters to KU"
The University Theatre is partially funded by the KU Student Senate Activity Fee. This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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