MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2004
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 17B
SPORTS
Cardinals hope injured wide receivers heal for season
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin, last season's offensive rookie of the year, had arthroscopic surgery Wednesday after tests found torn cartilage in his right knee.
Coach Dennis Green called the injury "a slight tear" and said Boldin should be able to return within weeks, suggesting he would be ready for the regular-season opener at St. Louis on Sept. 12.
"T he damage was worse than anyone realized."
The Cardinals start their exhibition schedule Saturday at Minnesota.
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"very relieved," Green said. "I think Anquian is one of the top receivers in the game.He was a Pro Bowl player last year and a
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great competitor. Just not having him out here yesterday and today has made a difference in our football team, but we'll be happy when he gets back and we don't anticipate that being very far away."
Another wide receiver, Bryant Johnson, had a boot removed which he wore for more than a month to protect the stress fracture in his right foot. Last year's first-round draft pick planned to return soon.
"As big a competitor as Anquan is, it's frustrating to him," quarterback Josh McCown said. "But he's ready to figure out what he needs to do to get back right and get going, so we'll be fine."
Boldin's knee was sore Monday and he sat out the morning practice.
On Tuesday, he was warming up for practice when his knee locked up. Boldin, whose 101 catches last year set an NFL rookie record, was carted from the field.
Left tackle Tarik Glenn returned to the practice field Wednesday after missing more than a week of workouts because he was overweight.
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Aug. 2. Glenn, listed at 6-foot-5,
332 pounds, has been quarterback Peyton Manning's trusted security blanket on the blind side.
Coach Tony Dungy has said Glenn's weight limit had been agreed upon with trainers as a precaution for the long, hot days of training camp.
Glenn, a starter for six seasons,
had missed nine workouts since
Glenn was the Colts' first round pick in 1997 and had a streak of 101 consecutive starts that ended last season when he missed six games with a sprained left knee.
Dungy, however, has not publicly said how much Glenn weighed and the tackle has declined to comment.
Defensive end Raheem Brock also returned to practice, his first appearance as he continues to recover from offseason ankle surgery. Bengals
Chris Perry practiced Wednesday, a day after signing a five-year, $7 million contract to end an 11-day holdout.
But the running back from Michigan, the team's first-round draft pick, was told by coach Marvin Lewis he won't play Saturday night in the Bengals' preseason opener at Tampa Bay.
Following the morning workout, Perry ran eight "gassers", sprints from one sideline to the other, to help with his conditioning. He was the only player running them.
Lions
Linebacker Boss Bailey will miss much of the season while recovering from knee surgery.
Bailey injured his right knee in an Aug. 3 practice.
He underwent arthroscopic surgery Wednesday in Athens, Ga., where doctors discovered torn cartilage that had not shown up in previous tests.
"The damage was worse than anyone had realized from the tests," Lions coach Steve Mariucci said. "The doctor immediately repaired it, but Boss will be off the knee for several weeks, and then will be looking at a rehab period on top of that."
Mariucci declined to put a timetable on Bailey's return, but said the Lions hope to have him back this season.
As a rookie in 2003, Bailey won a starting job at outside line-backer and was among the team's leaders in defensive snaps played.
Redskin honored at alma mater
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
He finished with one interception and 1.5 sacks.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Joe Theismann was at Los Angeles International Airport when he learned he made the College Football Hall of Fame. Former Notre Dame sports information director Roger Valdiserri told him the news.
"All of a sudden, tears started running down my face," Theismann said. "I don't know why. I had never really thought about it, never really anticipated it. I never envisioned myself being enshrined in it."
Tneissmann, former Washington Redskins teammate Darrell Green, a defensive back from Texas A&M, former Oklahoma State tailback Barry Sanders and 19 others will be enshrined Saturday.
"It will be great to go back and be able to
Activities began Friday with a breakfast and a golf outing. On Saturday, the 17 players and five coaches attended a news conference, participated in a youth clinic, played in a flag football game and attended the enshrine-
share the memories. Nobody else in this ensrinement class can bring their families and friends this weekend to where they played."
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ment banquet in South Bend.
"Never, ever in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would be a part of that," Theismann said.
Theissmann arrived at Notre Dame in 1967 as a 5-foot-10, 147-pound freshman. He said coaches joked about him being the next water boy. But he quickly made believers out of the coaching staff, leading the Irish to a 20-3-2 record as a starter.
Theismann had quick feet, a strong arm, great vision and a strong understanding of the game, said Tom Pagna, Theismmann's position coach at Notre Dame.
"For a little, skinny kid, he had a tremendous, whiplike arm and a lot of confidence in himself — to the point some might call him cocky." Pagna said. "But when you're coaching him and he's playing for you it isn't, it's confidence."
Theismann is the eighth Notre Dame quarterback enshrined into the hall, joining former Heisman Trophy winners Angelo Bertelli, John Lujack and Paul Hornung. Theismann was the runner-up for the Heisman in 1970, finishing behind Stanford's Jim Plunkett.
Theismann is fifth on Notre Dame's career passing list, throwing for 4,411 yards. He also led Notre Dame to just its second bowl game — its first in 45 years No.1 Texas
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—and a victory over No. 1 Texas in the 1971 Cotton Bowl. But the game he remembers most vividly
Playing at Southern California in 1970, he was 33-of-58 passing for 526 yards in a 38-28 loss in heavy rain. The 33 completions and 526 yards passing are still school records.
"I always felt that playing USC was my barometer of excellence," Theismann said. "To be able to perform like that against USC in those conditions — the whole second half was in a torrential downpour — that's the one where people come up to me and say, 'I remember that day.'"
"It will be great to go back and be able to share the memories," Theismann said. "Nobody else in this enshrinement class can bring their families and friends this weekend to where they played. I have that opportunity. This is where it all happened for me. It's great."
Theismann said making the Hall of Fame was even more special because it happened in South Bend. He brought his in-laws and his parents, who hadn't been back to Notre Dame in 30 years.
U.S. Women's soccer team outplays Brazil
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Run ragged and thoroughly outplayed for most of the game, the U.S. women's soccer team escaped with a victory that set off a few warning bells in its quest for the gold.
A fortuitous foul set up Mia Hamm's penalty kick in the 58th minute, and Abby Wambach scored on a thrilling run in the 77th Saturday to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Brazil on a day when most of the speed, energy and creativity belonged to the Brazililians.
The victory secures a U.S. berth in the quarterfinals, although that's hardly an achievement given that eight of the 10 in the Olympic tournament will advance. The Americans can clinch their group — and the high seeding that goes along with it — with a win or a tie against Australia in their final first-round match Tuesday.
However, Wambach, who has
scored an incredible 16 goals in 17 games, won't be allowed to play against the Aussies.
Wambach received a yellow card for a foul on Elaine in the 49th minute, giving the U.S. forward two yellow cards in the first round and triggering an automatic one-game suspension.
Brazil, meanwhile, was left to rue the fact that it couldn't finish its numerous scoring chances throughout the first two-thirds of the game. Dynamic stars Marta and Rosana left the Americans flat-footed, stealing the ball from defenders seemingly at will and moving effortlessly toward the net.
The goal energized the Americans, who played on par with the Brazilians for the rest of the match.
The Americans lead the alltime series against Brazil 17-1-2, with the only loss coming in Brazil seven years ago. The U.S. team routed Brazil 5-1 in Birmingham, Ala., in April, when both teams fielded many of their Olympic starters.
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