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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
sports trivia of the day
Q: Who was the only Kansas volleyball player to be named to the All-Big 12 First Team more than once?
A: Jos Lima, who played for the program from 2002-05. She earned the honor all four years.
Welcome back
-KU media guide
sports fact of the day
Sophomore setter Katie Martincich tallied the most assists by a freshman in KU volleyball history last year with 1,193.
-KU Media Guide
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sports quote of the day
"Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day. Aren't we all?"
New York Giants' Michael Strahan, left, smiles along with teammate Amani Toomer as they walk to the football practice field near Giants Stadium, Tuesday in East Rutherford, N.J. Strahan returned to practice for the first time Tuesday since enduring his holdout with the team.
— Vin Scully
AP top 25 pol
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Southern Cal (59) 1-0 | | 1,619 | 1 |
| 2. LSU (5) | 1-0 | 1,542 | 2 |
| 3. West Virginia (1) | 1-0 | 1,449 | 3 |
| 4. Florida | 1-0 | 1,346 | 6 |
| 5. Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1,275 | 8 |
| 5. Wisconsin | 1-0 | 1,275 | 7 |
| 7. Texas | 1-0 | 1,221 | 4 |
| 8. Louisville | 1-0 | 1,152 | 10 |
| 9. Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 1,085 | 9 |
| 10. California | 1-0 | 1,080 | 12 |
| 11. Georgia | 1-0 | 959 | 13 |
| 12. Ohio St. | 1-0 | 940 | 11 |
| 13. UCLA | 1-0 | 736 | 14 |
| 14. Penn St. | 1-0 | 662 | 17 |
| 15. Rutgers | 1-0 | 659 | 16 |
| 16. Nebraska | 1-0 | 541 | 20 |
| 17. Auburn | 1-0 | 519 | 18 |
| 18. Arkansas | 1-0 | 450 | 21 |
| 19. TCU | 1-0 | 384 | 22 |
| 20. Hawaii | 1-0 | 335 | 23 |
| 21. Georgia Tech | 1-0 | 278 | — |
| 22. Boise St. | 1-0 | 267 | 24 |
| 23. Texas A&M | 1-0 | 217 | 25 |
| 24. Tennessee | 0-1 | 210 | 15 |
| 25. Clemson | 1-0 | 195 | — |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 126, Missouri 116,
Miami (FL) 91, Oregon 90, Alabama 74, Oregon St. 41, Michigan
39, South Carolina 39, BYU 27, South Florida 27, Florida St
22, Arizona St. 19, Southern Miss. 9, Wake Forest 7, Kansas 1,
Washington 1.
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3. Oregon at Michigan
4. Boise State at Washington
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6. Missouri at Mississippi
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8. Rice at Baylor
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Win, lose, draw: NCAA picks
none of the above in game
After the game, Northwest Missouri State claimed victory, while Arkansas Tech disavowed the game.
MARYVILLE, Mo. — An Aug. 23 game between Northwest Missouri State and Arkansas Tech will be tossed out after being called in the first quarter because of lightning, the NCAA announced Tuesday.
NCAA officials said the decision was made Friday during a conference call with the two schools. Neither team will be credited with a win or a loss.
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BIG 12
With dangerous storms moving into Maryville, play was halted late in the first quarter with Northwest Missouri State ahead 21-0.
BIG 12 Missouri coach Pinkel admits making bad choice
The NCAA it requires football games to last at least three quarters before becoming official.
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The "comedy of errors" that plagued Missouri in a 40-34 win over Illinois included one highly noticed flub of his own, coach Gary Pinkel now admits.
Two days after defending his decision to try a 2-point conversion after taking a 13-6 lead in the second quarter of Saturday's game, Pinkel said Monday on his weekly coach's show that the decision was a mistake.
"An error was made. That's the truth," he said during the broadcast. "That's inexcusable. That could have cost us the game."
The conversion in question came after Cornelius "Pig" Brown's 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown put Missouri ahead by seven. The Tigers called for a direct snap to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who ran to his right and was tackled well short of the goal line.
Asked about it after the game, Pinkel stood by the call, saying it was what the conversion chart called for in that situation.
Missouri (1-0) travels south Saturday for a game at Mississippi (1-0).
MLB standings
ALEAST
Associated Press
Boston 76-51
NY Yankees 71-56 (5 GB)
Toronto 63-63 (12,5 GB)
Baltimore 58-68 (17.5 GB)
Tampa Bay 48-79 (28 GB)
AL CENTRAL
AL CEN TRAL
Cleveland 70-56
Detroit 68-59 (2.5 GB)
Minnesota 64-63 (6.5 GB)
Kansas City 56-70 (14 GB)
Chicago 56-70 (14 GB)
AL WEST
Los Angeles 74-52
Seattle 72-53 (1.5 GB)
Oakland 65-64 (10.5 GB)
Texas 56-71 (18.5 GB)
AL WILDCARD
Seattle 72-53
NY Yankees 71-56 (2 GB)
Detroit 68-59 (5 GB)
NLEAST
NY Mets 71-55
Philadelphia 66-60 (5 GB)
Atlanta 66-62 (6 GB)
Washington 58-70 (14 GB)
Florida 57-71 (15 GB)
NLCENTRAL
Chicago Cubs 65-61
Milwaukee 65-62 (0.5 GB)
St. Louis 61-33 (GB)
Cincinnati 57-70 (8.5 GB)
Houston 57-71 (9 GB)
Pittsburgh 55-71 (10 GB)
NLWEST
Arizona 72-56
San Diego 68-58 (3 GB)
LA Dodgers 66-61 (5.5 GB)
Colorado 64-63 (7.5 GB)
San Francisco 56-72 (16
GB)
NL WILDCARD
San Diego 68-58
LA Dodgers 66-61 (2.5 GB)
Philadelphia 66-60 (2 GB)
Atlanta 66-61 (2.5 GB)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 7, Minnesota 5 Oakland, Los Angeles LATE
Toronto 3, Boston 5
Chicago 3, Detroit 1
Seattle 3, New York 12
Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 4
Kansas City 8, Texas 9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego, Arizona LATE Florida 3, Washington 4 New York 11, Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2 Houston 3, Milwaukee 5 Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 6 San Francisco 5, Colorado 6
MLB.com
- Game times and standings current as of 11 p.m. Tuesday
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