THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
SPORTS
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athletics calendar
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball at Texas Tech,
7 p.m., Lubbock, Texas
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
Soccer at Creighton, 7
p.m. Omaha, Neb.
Player to watch: Sophomore goalkeeper Julie Hanley recorded her third shutout of the season in Sunday's
match
against Oklahoma. She made three saves, and the shutout was her second in three matches.
SATURDAY
Softball vs. UMKC, 2 p.m., KU Fall Invitational, Arrocha Ballpark
SUNDAY
Rowing, Head of the Oklahoma, TBA, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Volleyball vs. Iowa State 7 p.m., Horesei Family Athletics Center
Softball vs. Johnson County Community College, noon, KU Fall Invitational, Arrocha Ballpark
Softball vs. TBA, 2 p.m.
KU Fall Invitational, Arrocha
Ballpark
Soccer at Nebraska, 1 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.
Rowing, Head of the Oklahoma, TBA, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Football at Nebraska, 6 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.
MEN'S GOLF Award-winning golfer hired as assistant coach
Softball vs. Emporia State, 4 p.m., KU Fall invitational, Arrocha Ballpark
The Kansas men's golf program named Kit Grove as the new assistant coach on Monday.
Grove replaces the role vacated by Roy Edwards, who left to take over as the head coach of Colorado in July.
The newly appointed Grove is inexperienced as a coach but no stranger to the Kansas golf program. Grove played golf at Kansas from 1994 to 1997, earning All-Conference academic awards on three
occasions and All-American academic recognition in 1997. More recently, Grove has competed professionally in South Africa and Arizona.
- Asher Fusco
After the departure of Roy Edwards, the Jayhawks went several months and competed in two tournaments without the aid of an assistant coach. Kansas fared well in the tournaments, finishing 5th and 1st, but stands to benefit from the addition of a coach with experience within the ranks of professional golf.
NFL
"Dear Chiefs Fans," the note begins.
BY DOUG TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chiefs QB thanks fans for support after injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Quarterback Trent Green, still recovering from a severe concussion, thanked fans Monday for thousands of expressions of support that have poured in from around the world.
A Kansas City Chiefs spokesman said Green had been so moved by the many people who reached out to him, he asked for permission to post his thank-you on the team Web site.
About 3,000 e-mails from all 50 states and such far-flung points as Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Ireland and the Cayman Islands, have been received.
I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude to the many fans and individuals from around the country and across the world who sent a card, letter or e-mail to wish me a speedy recovery after I was injured on September 10th.
"Your outpouring of support has been truly overwhelming. On behalf of my entire family, we sincerely appreciated your prayers and the words of encouragement you expressed. It was truly a humbling experience to realize how concerned so many of you were.
"Again. I just wanted to say 'thank you' to all of you who took the time to write in and express your kind sentiments.
"Sincerely, Trent Green."
How long Green will be sidelined remains to be seen. Coach Herm Edwards said Tuesday he will miss a second-straight start on Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers. Geathers was not penalized on the play and Green's teammates, many after viewing replays, agreed that it had not been a cheap shot.
He is still undergoing medical tests.
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Tampa Bay QB has spleen removed
TAMPA, Fl. - Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits in Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers and was resting comfortably in a hospital.
There was no immediate word on how long the fourth-year pro might be sidelined. The recuperation time for a normal person is four to six weeks, though it's unclear how long it might take to heal enough to play football.
Associated Press
2 NASCAR's Burton ends winless streak
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Burton finally led the lap that matters Sunday, finding his way back to Victory Lane at Dover International Speedway after a thrilling late battle with Matt Kenseth. The win parked Burton in the lead of NASCAR's Chase for the championship and ended his 175-race winless streak.
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Burton has a six-point lead over Jeff Gordon, the polesitter, who finished third.
Clint Bowyer won a greenwhite-checkered flag finale Saturday for his first Busch Series victory of the year after four runner-up finishes.
Rutgers jumps to no.23 in AP poll
No. 23 Rutgers (4-0), led by tailback Ray Rice, the fourth-leading rusher in the nation, is off to its best start since 1980 after beating Howerd 56-7 on Saturday.
Rutgers, long a college football laughingstock, moved into The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in 30 years on Sunday.
Associated Press
The Scarlet Knights were one of three new teams at the bottom of the new media poll, which was mostly unchanged at the top.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Generally, it's the players that take the hits. But on one play Saturday, Irish
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4 Coach takes blow in sideline fracas
coach Charlie Weis found out what it's like to get "hit in the mouth."
Ndukwe was flagged for a late hit out of bounds and, when Michigan State wide receiver Matt Trannon ran over to help his quarterback up, a melee ensued near the Notre Dame bench.
In the second quarter, Spartan quarterback Drew Stanton scrambled out of the pocket and headed for the Notre Dame sideline, where he was hit hard by Irish safety Chinedum Nduke.
Weis, who had been standing near the play, took a blow to the face. Although Trannon was called for a personal! foul, the Irish coach said he wasn't sure who hit him.
"Might have been one of my guys that slapped me for all I know," Weis said of the incident. "You don't see that whole pile in there, all the stuff that's going on."
Weis said his biggest concern when the fight broke out was for his son, Charlie, Jr., who stands on the Notre Dame sideline for every game.
"When the fight takes off, I don't know where he is." Weis said of his son. "Thankfully he's got more common sense than his old man. He was out of the way."
Texas defensive end injures knee
The Observer
AUSTIN, Texas - Defensive end Brian Robison was carted off the field Saturday, horns held aloft. The blow dealt by Cyclones right
tackle Aaron Brant didn't impact only his knee. It reverberated through the Texas defense. The Longhorns' vaunted depth will be tested early as injuries pile up.
"I've never seen this many [injuries] this quickly," head coach Mack Brown said. "It's been amazing."
Freshman Deon Beasley lost his redshirt early in the game after fellow defensive backs Michael Griffin and Matt Melton got hurt on the same play.
"With two defensive backs out and getting some guys banged up, we decided we didn't have the luxury [to redshirt him]," Brown said.
Unlike Robison, Melton and Griffin both came back. Griffin's brother Marcus was also back in the lineup after missing Sept. 16's game in Houston due to an injury sustained against Ohio State.
And it's not only the defense
Running back Jamaal Charles picked up the slack with a careerhigh 17 carries for 78 yards, while Henry Melton and Chris Ogbonaya combined for another 13 carries.
"When we had Selvin go down, Jamaal stepped up and played great," quarterback Colt McCoy said. "Henry and Chris looked like first-teamers."
feeling the bite of the injury bug. Selvin Young only lasted two carries, scoring a touchdown and gaining 4 yards before coming out with an "undetermined rib injury"
Daily Texan
Texas will need similar efforts across the board in the coming weeks, and so far, the defensive replacements look promising. Beasley handled one-on-one coverage against the Cyclone's Todd Blythe -- standing at 6-foot-5 -- and backups Brian Orakpo and Aaron Lewis who both had solid outings.
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