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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2006
athletics calendar
Volleyball at Missouri, 6:30 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
Women's swimming, Intrasquad, 4 p.m., Robinson Center
Soccer vs. Texas, 4 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
Women's tennis, Indiana Tournament, all day, Bloomington, Ind.
SATURDAY
Football vs. Texas A&M, 11 a.m., Memorial Stadium
Player to watch: Sophomore defensive end Russell Brorsen made the move from offense to defense, a move that is beginning to pay dividends for the Jayhawks. Brorsen had a breakout game against Nebraska and looks to carry that momentum into the Jayhawks' Homecoming game against the Aggies.
Volleyball at Oklahoma, 7 p.m., Norman, Okla.
Tennis, Indiana Tournament, all day, Bloomington, Ind.
Softball, Big Red Fall Classic, 2:30 and 4:45 p.m. Lincoln, Neb.
SUNDAY
Soccer vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
Men's golf, Windon Memorial Classic, TBA, Skokie Country Club, Glencoe, Ill.
Softball, Big Red Fall Classic, 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.
Tennis, Indiana Tournament, all day, Bloomington, Ind.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Television schedule released
The 2006 KU women's basketball television schedule was released Tuesday, out of the Jayhawks 31 regular-season matchups, 24 of them will be televised.
Fox Sports will air two home games: Jan. 6 against Baylor and Feb. 18 against Kansas State. College Sports Network has the rights to the other two national broadcasts: Jan. 3 against Baylor and Jan. 31 against Texas Tech.
The first exhibition game is Nov. 1 against Fort Hays State, and will be shown on Sunflower.
Three games will receive regional Fox Sports Net coverage. The remaining seventeen games will be shown locally on the Sunflower channel and Metro Sports.
Case Keefer
NASCAR
Two men at Speedway charged after attack
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two men accused of trying to rob the Kansas Speedway amid a hail of bullets were charged Tuesday with trying to kill an off-duty Kansas City, Kan., police detective and rob her.
Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman charged Frederick Douglas and Nolden Garner with attempted capital murder in the attack Sunday on Detective Susan
Brown.
Brown, a 25-year veteran, was working security at the track for a NASCAR race.
Authorities said in court documents that the two men fired several shots at Brown, even after she had fallen to the ground, and took her handgun.
Gorman also charged the men with aggravated battery because a track employee suffered minor wounds from either being shot or being hit with bullet fragments.
Bill Kostroun/Associated Press
Evan Hengel's FANTASY FOOTBALL WEDNESDAY
Indianapolis Colts defensive back Jason David, left, beats New York Jets running back Leon Washington to the ball as he recovers a fumble on the last play of the game during NFL football Sunday at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Colts beat the Jets 31-28.
Other than “we're sorry, your call can not be completed as dialed” there is no phrase in the English language more aggravating than “running back by committee.”
2) Cincinnati defense. Perhaps losing Odell Thurman for the year was more important than anyone thought, as the Bengals defense was rocked for 38 points by the Patriots on Sunday. They'll probably rebound later in the year, but they have a bye this week, so if possible, I'd recommend picking up San Francisco's defense. If you're not sure why, it's because they play Oakland. I hate to keep picking on the Raiders, but it's just so much fun.
FANTASY FOOTBALL
1) Maurice Morris, running back, Seattle Seahawks. His debut as Seattle's starting running back in place of the injured Shaun Alexander was more disappointing than the season three finale of Entourage. He picked up just 35 yards, and with Seattle's bye in week five, Morris may not get another start his year.
Fantasy owners have been tortured by coaches who change running backs more often than John Madden changes networks, with coach Mike Shanahan being the lead offender. Owners of Joseph Addai, Dominic Rhodes, Reggie Bush, Deuce McAllister, DeShaun Foster, DeAngelo Williams, Laurence Maroney and Corey Dillon have experienced the pain first-hand so far this year.
Evan Hengel is an Overland Park senior in finance.
2) Leon Washington, running back, New York Jets. I might not pick him up just yet, but keep an eye on the running back situation in New York. Cedric Houston and Leon Washington will both be jockeying for more carries as fellow running back Kevan Barlow is averaging under three yards per carry. Barlow will get all the short yardage opportunities, as he had two more touchdowns on Sunday, but giving the ball to Barlow is a lot like head-butting somebody, in both cases you must be close to the target to be effective.
It's actually easier to date Lindsay Lohan than it is to join the Starting Club. Maroney picked up 125 yards on just 15 carries and reached the
While I can't solve all your running back problems, I'm here to say that one problem has solved itself. Laurence Maroney, while still in the backup role, has officially joined the "Starting Club". This is the elusive brotherhood of NFL running backs that you can start every week without fear.
1) LenDale White, running back, Tennessee Titans. If you watched him play as a USC Trojan, you might remember him as a brash, cocky running back with an attitude problem. Well, he's the same guy, but fortunately he also has the same talent. If he can steal enough carries from Chris Brown and Travis Henry, I like his chances to be the new Eddie George to Tennessee fans.
Who to drop:
end zone twice. What may be more important is that Corey Dillon, ahead of him on the depth chart, sputtered in a goal-line situation several times until finally stumbling in on fourth down. With Maroney averaging 15 carries a game and rising, along with his goal-line duties, he's established himself as a solid fantasy option.
Who to add:
Edited by Brett Bolton