2B
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006
下 座
SCHNEIDER (CONTINUED FROM 1R)
"You've got to be prepared for the long haul."
Washington is majoring in youth development and juvenile justice.
In the five games he played in this season, Washington had 34 tackles, including 25 solo tackles. His overall total still ranks fifth on the team, despite not playing in three weeks.
This was Washington's second season at Kansas. He took a redshirt his freshman year at Minnesota and then played two seasons at Minnesota West Community College before becoming a Jayhawk.
Football Notes KU vs. ISU Kickoff:
The Nov. 4 game between Kansas and Iowa State will kickoff at 1 p.m.
from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa. It will not be on television. The game will be Kansas' fourth-straight game without TV coverage, after having four of its first six games on TV.
No Ralphie:
A Colorado Athletics spokesman said Tuesday that Colorado's live mascot, Ralphie IV, will not make the trip to Lawrence for this weekend's game. The Buffalo had previously traveled to Athens, Ga., for Colorado's game against Georgia.
Edited by Jacky Carter
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan Schneider can be contacted at rsneicher@kansan.com.
TODAY
athletics calendar
Volleyball vs. Oklahoma, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center
FRIDAY
Cross Country, Big 12 Champlonships, 10 a.m., Rim Rock Farm
Soccer vs. Colorado, 3 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
Swimming & Diving at Missouri, 6 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
Men's golf, 2006 Landfall Tradition, TBA, Wilmington, N.C.
Women's golf, The Derby Invitational, all day, Auburn, Ala.
SATURDAY
Football vs.Colorado,1 p.m., Memorial Stadium
Volleyball vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center
Men's golf, 2006 Landfall Tradition, TBA, Wilmington, N.C.
Women's golf, The Derby Invitational, all day, Auburn, Ala.
SUNDAY
Men's golf, 2006 Landfall Tradition, TBA, Wilmington, N.C.
Women's golf, The Derby Invitational, all day, Auburn, Ala.
Women's Rowing. Head of the Iowa, TBA, Iowa City, Iowa
Victory against Oklahoma could boost postseason play
VOLLEYBALL
BY DREW DAVISON
The Kansas volleyball team has the chance to put itself back into the mix of postseason content tonight if it wins against No. 20 Oklahoma at the Horeksi Family Athletics Center. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
Victories against ranked opponents allow teams like Kansas (10-10, 3-8 Big 12) that are on the so-called "bubble" into the postseason action. Right now, Kansas has just one victory this season against a ranked opponent, then-ranked No. 16 Brigham Young, but that was more than a month and a half ago.
"It's a very good chance to upset them," Jana Correa, senior outside hitter, said. "It would be really nice for us. In terms of the postseason, that is where we want to get."
Kansas coach Ray Bechard said Oklahoma has not only been a surprise in the conference, but around the nation. The Sooners are in second place in the conference, after finishing last in the Big 12 in 2005 with a 2-18 conference record.
"They're the same team from last year, but they don't make mistakes," Correa said. "They're not very physical, but they don't make mistakes."
Oklahoma swept Kansas when they played on Oct. 7. Since that loss, the Jayhawks have won two of their last three contests.
The Jayhawks have an opportunity to pull the upset on television. Metro Sports will broadcast the game, which will air on tape-delay at noon tomorrow. Steven Davis, son of KU broadcaster Bob Davis, is slated to do the play-by-play.
for KU from 1996 to 1999, will serve as the color analyst.
Kansas comes into the match after being swept at Texas A&M on Saturday. However, the Jayhawks have protected their home court this season with a 5-3 record.
Jan Madlock, an assistant coach
Last week, Oklahoma swept then- No. 12 Missouri and lost a five-game match to No. 9 Texas.
The Sooners have played well on the road this season, especially in conference play, with a 5-1 record.
"Most teams, at some point, fade off," Bechard said. "They haven't, and they have played really well and been consistent."
Senior outside hitter Joanna Schmitt leads Oklahoma, averaging 4.24 kills a game. Senior libero Anna Monsen leads the OU defense, averaging 4.85 digs per game, second best in the Big 12.
Historically, Kansas coach Ray Bechard has had success against Oklahoma, as his all-time record is 15-2. Oklahome's coach Santiago Restrepo is 1-4 against Kansas.
Bechard said not only would a victory against the Sooners boost KU's postseason aspirations, but its confidence as well.
"Those wins feel a lot better than when you play a team that is struggling," he said. Next, Kansas will meet Texas Tech at 7 on Saturday night at the Horeis Family Athletics Center. The Jayhawks lost a four-game match to the Red Raiders earlier this season in Lubbock, Texas.
be seKUre
http://www.security.ku.edu
Chargers' linebacker to play despite failed drug test
SAN DIEGO, CA. — Shawne
1 Merriman's attorney said the Chargers' outside linebacker failed a drug test because of a tainted supplement and will continue to play while appealing
his four-game suspension.
Attorney David Cornwell said he believed Merriman tested positive for the steroid nandrolone, which is prohibited under the NFLS's substance abuse policy. Cornwell said the substance was in a supplement Merriman had been taking.
Merriman said he spoke with teammates and coaches earlier in the day, and "apologized to them for this being a distraction."
Associated Press
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davison can be contacted at ddavison@kansan.com.
Seattle QB to miss three games for strained knee
KIRKLAND.WA.
— Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will miss at least three weeks with a strained ligament in his right knee.
And he not happy about how it happened.
Associated Press
Hasselbeck thinks Minnesota's E.J. Henderson could have avoided rolling into his lower right leg Sunday early in the second half of Seattle's loss to the Vikings.
An MRI showed the Pro Bowl quarterback strained his right medial collateral ligament. Coach Mike Holmgren said Hasselbeck has a Grade 2 sprain on a three-grade scale and will miss "around" three games.
KANSAS CITY,MO. — Twice-suspended offensive lineman John Welburn will begin practicing with Kansas City on Wednesday after sitting out six
Offensive lineman returns after second suspension
games for violating the NFL drug policy.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Welbour, who started nine games at right tackle last year for a Kansas City offense ranked No. 1 in the league, could bring immediate help to an inconsistent line that lost both starting tackles.
- Edited by Jacky Carter
Pro Bowl left tackle Willie Roaf announced his retirement just before training camp, about a month after Welbourn, the starter at right tackle, said he had retired.
But later the league said Welbourn had been found in violation of drug policy for the second straight year and would not be eligible to return until Oct. 23. Welbourn also missed the first four games of 2005.
/
After Welbourn applied for reinstatement, the first six games of this season counted as his missed time.
Coach Herm Edwards met with Welbourn, 30, on Monday and was impressed with his physical conditioning.
"He's in pretty good shape. Don't know what kind of football shape,but pretty good,"Edwards said.
Welbourn has a two-week exemption in which he can practice for two weeks without counting against the 53-man roster.
---
Associated Press
Labor contract increases salary by more than $50K
ST.LOUIS — Baseball officials briefed owners on details of their new labor contract Tuesday and planned to make the agreement public before Game 3 of the World Series.
Commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Few were to appear at a news conference Tuesday night in Busch Stadium. The five-year contract, which runs through the 2011 season, is subject to ratification by both sides.
Lawyers struck the deal last Friday night and Saturday during negotiations in New York, then worked on putting it in writing.
The current deal, reached in August 2002, is set to expire Dec. 19.
Associated Press
.