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THE INNESITY BARY KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006
Quarterback to make NFL debut starting for Redskins
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ASHBURN, Va.
— Jason Campbell will make his NFL debut Sunday for the Washington Redskins, replacing Mark Brunell for a 3-6 team appa
ently heading nowhere and in need of a plan for the future.
Coach Joe Gibbs announced that Campbell, who has been an inactive third quarterback for all 25 games of his pro career, will start against Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Also, running back Clinton Portis underwent surgery on a broken bone in his right hand and will be sidelined three to four weeks.
Awards given to Tigers oitcher, Marlins rookie
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NEW YORK — Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins won a tight race for NL Rookie
of the Year, and Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander took home the AL award.
Ramirez beat out Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman by four points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America — the closest NL vote since the current format was adopted 26 years ago. The shortstop got 14 of 30 first-place votes and finished with 105 points. Zimmerman received 10 first-place votes and totaled 101 points.
Verlander was listed first on 26 of 28 ballots for a total of 133 points.
North Carolina gets former Miami football coach
CHAPEL HILL, NC
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— Former NFL coach Butch Davis will return to the sidelines as coach at North Carolina, which is 1-9 and hasn't beaten a
Division I-A team this season.
He will replace the fired John Bunting, the school said.
— Vermont coasted to a 77-63 victory over No. 14 Boston College on Monday night. It was the school's second win against a ranked
BOSTON, Ma.
Associated Press
Mike Trimboli had 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds before sending a scare into his team when leg cramps dropped him to the court in the final seconds. Joe Trapani had 13 points and eight rebounds, most in the first half while the Catamounts (2-1) built a 17-point lead, while Chris Holm added 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Davis, who will turn 55 on Friday, coached the Miami Hurricanes from 1995-2000, compiling a 51-20 record before leaving for the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
Boston College suffers loss in Vermont's second victory
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BC's last loss to an America East team was to Northeastern in 2002-03 — a season when the Eagles finished 19-12 and missed the NCAA tournament. The Atlantic Coast Conference had been 15-0 in nonconference games this season before Monday night, and were 59-5 against the America East all-time.
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STANFORD, Calif.
— After Saturday's 92-72 win over Siena in the season opener, it was difficult for Stanford's men's basketball players to limit their
team, and the first since coach Mike Lonergan took over.
Stanford could play Duke in Kansas City, Mo.
optimism.
Stanford will get a chance to correct some of those mistakes tonight when they face the San Jose State Spartans in the first round of the College Basketball Experience (CBE) Classic at Maples Pavilion.
Tuesday's game is the first of potentially four games for the Cardinal in the CBE Classic. If the Cardinal can advance out of the Palo Alto, Calif., region, they would likely face No. 11 Duke in Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesday's game tips off at 8 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU.
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Wildcat football turns around Kansas State celebrates after beating Texas
BY FRED A. DAVIS III
KANSAN COLUMNIST
FDAVIS@ANKSAN.COM
Oh, those rascally Kansas State fans.
They've been letting me have it for my column a couple of months ago about K-State football taking a fall and Kansas football taking over as the dominant program in the state. And while I certainly expected to catch some flack, let me share with you some of the e-mails — exactly as they appeared — that I've received in the last week.
"...you may now take your foot out of your mouth," and "ha...your a joke!"
"Good call on KSU going down the tubes toolbox."
"What do you think now AIRHEAD??!"
And my personal favorite, "Hey Fred, after writing that trash about K-State don't you feel like an idiot now?"
to answer that last question before I continue, no, I don't feel like an idiot, because as long as I continue to receive e-mails from grammatically inept and
sophomoric name-calling K-State fans, I'll actually feel better. But I digress..
So, the Kansas State fans are jumping for joy, first because they became bowl eligible a few weeks ago and secondly because they beat Texas and dashed the Longhorns' chances of back-to-back national championships. Kudos to the Wildcats.
I must say, the job that Ron Prince has done at Kansas State this year is not bad — not bad at all. Nobody expected much from the lovable Wildcats to the left, and after a troubling showing early in the season, they have bounced back emphatically.
Yet, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention how much freshman stud quarterback Josh Freeman has had to do with the purple people of the plains becoming legitimate in the Big 12 again. The show he put on against Texas was incredible, and the maturity this kid has developed over the season is impressive. Man, I'd like to know what Ron Prince said to pry the kid away from Nebraska — or what was said that forced three other quarterbacks to transfer. In any case, God bless Josh Freeman if you watch the Wildcats on a regular basis.
And how about Yamon Figurs and Leon Patton? The switch from Yo to Yamon has paid dividends and LeRoy looks like an inch-taller version of Darren Sproles.
Everybody, stand up and applaud your 2006 Kansas State Wildcats.
Nobody expected squat from K-State this year, and you pull off a little bowl eligibility, and congratulations to you. But if I remember, I said two months ago that K-State should get used to 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-win seasons. How many victories do you have this year, K-State fans?
And don't count on No.
8, because I got news for the Powercat faithful: it ain't happening. This isn't Colorado, and unlike Texas, we do have two quarter-backs that can take care of business. I know the K-State fans are riding high, and for some strange reason they think they're going to two-step their way to a victory on Saturday. Here's a hint for K-State fans — think of Saturday's game the way you think of KU basketball every time we come to Bramlage.
Kansan sportswriter Fred A. Davis III can be contacted at fdavis@kansan.com.
Oh, and to all of the K-State fans reading this and any of my previous columns, thanks for the support. Of course, if I was stuck with the Collegian, I'd read The Kansan too. See ya Saturday.
Edited by Brett Bolton
》 BIG 12 FOOTBALL
K-State players focus on Kansas game
MANHATTAN.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN, Kan.
— Kansas State has won two straight, including a surprising 45-42 victory over then-No. 4 Texas, but coach Ron Prince still isn't satisfied.
He wanted his team to play in the Big 12 Championship game in Kansas City, a dream that was dashed when Nebraska defeated Texas A&M 28-27 on Saturday and secured the Big 12 North title.
Prince insists his Wildcats (7-4,
3-4 Big 12) already will have
forgotten about last week's win over Texas when they travel to Lawrence to take on Kansas (5-5, 2-4) on Saturday.
"We didn't win any championship Saturday, and that's what we came here to do," Prince said. "It was a nice win, a good win and it will be one that we will remember, but that one doesn't have anything to do with this one."
The last time Kansas State played at Kansas, the Jayhawks snapped Kansas State's 11-game winning streak with a 31-28 victory.
Quarterback Josh Freeman, who was named the Big 12's offensive player of the week for the second straight time after finishing with a 269 yards passing and a career-high four touchdowns, said the players are concentrating on Kansas.
TODAY
Kansas State might have to play without return man and wide receiver Yamon Figurs, who was injured Saturday. Figurs, who was named Big 12 co-special teams player of the week, finished with 123 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Calendar
Men's basketball vs. Oral Roberts, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
Volleyball at Baylor, 7 p.m., Waco, Texas
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
Women's basketball vs.
UMKC, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
SATURDAY
Swimming & diving at Maryland Invite, all day, College Park, Md.
FRIDAY
Swimming & diving at
SATURDAY
Football vs. Kansas State,
2:30 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Maryland Invite, all day, College Park, Md.
Swimming & diving at Maryland Invite, all day, College Park, Md.
Volleyball vs. Missouri, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center
SUNDAY
Men's basketball vs. Towson, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
Jayhawk volleyball player Emily Brown, junior right side hitter/setter, was named ESPN the Magazine Academic Third Team All-District. Brown maintains a 3.29 GPA as she majors in K-12 Health/Physical Education. It is not the first award for Brown who earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team last year as a sophomore.
The College Sports Information Directors of America nominate, vote and award all ESPN the Magazine Academic and All-America honorees.
Brown has started all 86 matches of her three-year career at KU.
VOLLEYBALL Jayhawk wins ESPN magazine award
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