WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Rec center makes camping easier
BY JENNIFER SHER
jsher@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Editor's Note: Each week, Kansan sportswriter Jennifer Sher will profile a recreational hot spot in the Lawrence-Kansas City area. If you know of a fun or interesting place or activity, e-mail isher@kansan.com.
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Located on the lower level of the Student Fitness Recreation Center is an outdoor addict's paradise.
Many students and faculty are unaware of the Outdoor Pursuits program, open to anyone with a valid KUID.
Outdoor Pursuits offers the opportunity to rent equipment to take on camping trip, canoeing adventure or any other outdoor pursuit you might be planning. The Outdoor Pursuits program manager Katy Sharp said she wanted more students to realize how convenient the program is.
"We see mostly fraternity groups come and rent the equipment for a weekend," Sharp said. "But most students do not even know it exists."
Sharp said Outdoor Pursuits gave students the advantage of getting out of the normal indoor workout routine.
"We offer the means to go outside, be active, and have fun," she said.
bags and a propane stove. The cost for the Happy Camper is about $24 for three to eight days of rental, with each additional day costing $8.50.
The pursuits program offers two different packages for a weekend trip. The Happy Camper package includes two- or four-person tents, sleeping
The second program is the Outdoor Adventure. The package includes tents, mountaineer headwear and hardware, backpacks, stove with cookset and a canoe. The cost is $70 for three people for three days, with additional charges for extra days. This package is recommended for backpackers because of the more technical equipment provided.
Individual items that might be needed, such as sleeping pads, lights and canoeing accessories, are also offered. The equipment is offered in one three-day or six eight-day blocks, but additional days can be purchased.
"For the Fourth of July our friends decided to spend the weekend at Clinton Lake," Adriance said. "We used the Outdoor Pursuits program to rent all of our things. It was great and we had a blast."
Erin Adriance, Stillwell senior, discovered how convenient the program was last summer.
The program also offers information to renters on local campgrounds. The equipment can be taken anywhere. Popular destinations include Clinton Lake and Lake of the Ozarks.
Canoe racks and trailer hitches must be supplied by individuals. The program also asks that enough time be allowed when coming to rent to inspect and learn how everything works.
The going gets tougher for Chiefs
— Edited by Rupal Gor
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Their All-Pro running back is wearing an ankle brace and their best defensive back just got arrested.
That's the latest from the victoryless Kansas City Chiefs, a team that opened the year 0-2 by missing tackles, dropping passes and looking nothing like the savvy collection of skilled veterans — fresh off a 13-3 campaign — that many fans expected would end their season in the Super Bowl.
"There'll be some teams 2-0 that will fold and there will be some teams that are 0-2 come on strong," coach Dick Vermeil said yesterday. "These guys have been through adversity before."
The latest dose of bad news came early Monday morning when cornerback Eric Warfield, a few hours after intercepting two passes and returning one for a touchdown, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison said he intended to file charges against
Warfield. It would be the third time Warfield had faced such a charge in the past three years. Under Kansas law, a third drunken driving charge is a felony that comes with a sentence of up to a year in jail.
Morrison, who said the case could easily end up being delayed until after the season, said professional athletes could expect no special leniency.
Warfield could also be subject to a league suspension as a repeat violator.
Nevertheless, Vermeil said he
Yesterday also brought no good news on the status of running back Priest Holmes, who has led the NFL the past three years in rushing, total yards and touchdowns. Holmes came out of Sunday's game with about eight minutes left, and doctors said Monday he had an ankle sprain.
Vermill said overall team morale was good despite the recent developments.
planned to start Warfield on Sunday at home against the Houston Texans.
SBC trailer to offer fans prizes and online games
FOOTBALL
Kansas has taken its place among the football elite, at least in one category.
The SBC College Football Connection will be making a stop at the University of Kansas this weekend.
The tour takes place in a specially-designed interactive trailer, currently parked between Robinson Gymnasium and the Student Fitness Recreation Center.
Starting today, fans can visit the trailer and interact with the various exhibits. The main event will be a chance for attendees to play an online video game between Texas Tech and Kansas. Anyone who beats Texas Tech will win prizes and a chance for free tickets to Saturday's game.
The tour will be open today and tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, the trailer will move to Memorial Stadium where SBC will host pregame festivities.
The tour will also visit the Cotton Bowl, the Alamo Bowl and the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City, Mo.
On game day, fans will have the chance to register for various prizes including a Microsoft X-Box gaming console and a high-definition TV.
Also, fans will have a chance to meet former Kansas football standout Gilbert Brown. Brown was a four-year letterman and played on the 1992 Aloha Bowl team, which beat Brigham Young 23-20.
Brown was drafted by the Vikings in the third round and later signed with the Packers. He remained with the Packers for the rest of his 10-year career.
The trailer will be open from 9 a.m., until kickoff on Saturday.
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Broncos defensive end to have back surgery
DENVER — Trevor Pryce came into training camp in the best shape of his life. It didn't do him much good.
The Denver Broncos defensive end will have surgery today to remove a disc fragment from his lower back.
He's expected to be out four to six weeks, the first significant time he'll miss because of injury in his eight-year career.
"If it is surgery, I've fully come to grips with it," Pryce said Monday before he traveled to California to have his back examined. "I'm hoping it will only keep me out 2 1/2 or three weeks."
Pryce, a four-time Pro Bowler, was declared inactive the first eight games of his rookie season, but from then through the end of last season, he played in all but one of Denver's 104 regular-season games.
When he came into this season off an 8 1/2-sack year in 2003, Pryce proclaimed himself in the best shape of his life.
But he hurt his back last month, and hasn't felt right since.
Last Sunday, he went out a few hours before gametime and decided he didn't have enough strength to play.
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