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THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007
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attract more fans and media. He probably shouldn't do that. Mangino shouldn't change too much. The football team has competed better under Mangino than it has in years. He's defeated Kansas State twice and owned Missouri. Students care more about football than in years past. All that is great, but Kansas needs to prove it can compete with the best teams in the Big 12.
The first step is letting everyone know that. Mangino has missed his chance to bring more attention so far, but the season doesn't start until Saturday. The really important games don't start for a month. He still has time speak up. Let the rest of the conference know Kansas is ready to break out. It could only help.
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out of the spotlight until the preseason when Mangino praised his strong work ethic and willingness to learn. Each week of the preseason Mangino's take on Boyd-Anderson's progress grew more optimistic until the freshman made the official depth chart last week.
"He has good acceleration and really good vision. He can cut and make people miss – he can burst," Mangino said. "So far he has shown that he should be on the depth chart and he'll have opportunities to play."
It is rare for a true freshman to see any playing time, let alone a good chunk of his team's offensive workload. Last season, sophomore Jake Sharp ran the ball 21 times as a true freshman. Boyd-Anderson could easily eclipse that total this season. Boyd-Anderson will share carries with Sharp and senior Brandon McAnderson, but the three backs will not be in direct competition – each brings a distinct style to the table.
McAnderson fits the bill of a short-yardage bruiser, although Mangino hints at using him as the team's feature back at times. Sharp is the quintessential scatback: quick, shifty and perhaps a bit small to shoulder 20 carries per game. Boyd-Anderson could provide a happy medium for Kansas.
"I think I'm more of a between-the-tackles runner," Boyd-Anderson said. "But also I can stretch the defense. I guess I'm balanced."
Though Boyd-Anderson is reserved and reluctant to bill himself
as anything more than just another player, his teammates have plenty to say about his abilities. When asked about the young running back, Kansas players put together long lists of positive attributes.
"He doesn't run like he's never ran in this offense before. He's confident in his ability and he has a little bit of speed - a little bit of wiggle." McAnderson said. "He can finish runs, too, because he's 200 pounds. I think he's a really good back."
"The main thing for him so far has been learning the offense and the fundamentals of becoming not just a great runner, like a lot of kids are in high school, but becoming a complete running back," sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing said. "He's taken it upon himself to learn and grow as a player and because of that he'll have a chance to make some plays this year. I definitely think he can help us out."
Boyd-Anderson said he came to Kansas expecting to play as a true freshman. Leading up to Saturday's season opener, his expectations will almost certainly come to fruition.
"I don't know where I fit into this equation yet, I'm just happy to be able to dress out for my first game because most people don't get that opportunity," Boyd-Anderson said. "Hopefully I might get a snap, but if not it'll just be good to be in front of the crowd. It'll be a once-in-a-lifetime experience."
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Soon thereafter an FBI investigation began, alleging he bet on games he officiated, made calls affecting the point spread in those games, and received cash payouts from gamblers in return for inside information.
He pled guilty to two felony charges on Aug. 15: conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce.
Donaghy was immediately denounced by NBA commissioner David Stern as a "rogue, isolated criminal" in a national news conference.
disclose the gambling activity and names of as many as 20 other NBA officials to prosecutors.
Could a similar scandal break in college athletics?
Donaghy will now reportedly
"It certainly could become an issue in college sports," Marchiony said. "You could ask that question about 100 issues. Is it possible? Yes. There's nothing that can take down organized sports quicker than a gambling scandal. That is why the conference has taken measures to eliminate potential wrong doing."
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TENNIS
Willams sisters inspired by tribute
Serena Williams celebrates a victory over Angela Kerber in the first round of the U.S. Open. She and her older sister Venus narrated a tribute to Althea Gibson, who was the first African-American player to win the tournament. Williams was the second American-American to win in 1999.
BY HOWARD FENDRICH ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Venus and Serena Williams carry Althea Gibson's legacy forward every time they step on a court, every time they hoist a Grand Slam trophy.
Simple as that, they did.
So on a night set aside to honor the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. National Championship title for a black tennis player, the Williams sisters figured the best way to celebrate Gibson was to win.
Venus Williams beat Kira Nagy of Hungary 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday — and hit a Grand Slam-record 129 mph serve in the process. Serena Williams topped out at 126 mph and had only slightly more trouble getting past Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 7-5 before a tournament-crowd record of 23,737.
"I have all the opportunities today because of people like Althea," Venus Williams said. "Just trying to follow in her footsteps."
The siblings narrated a video that opened the tribute to Gibson, who was the first black man or woman to enter (in 1950) and to win (in 1957) Wimbledon and the tournament that's now called the U.S. Open.
"I know every time I step out on the court, I play for me and I play for all the other little African-American kids out there who have a dream and who might not have the means, like myself and my sisters didn't growing up." Serena Williams said.
"It's important to have nights like this," she added, "so you can teach vounge people."
Aretha Franklin sang, actress Phylicia Rashad emceed, and Rachel Robinson — baseball barrier-breaker Jackie Robinson's widow — was in the audience Monday as the late Gibson was inducted into the U.S. Open Court of Champions.
"It was definitely a tough act to follow. ... It was really moving," said Venus Williams, limited by wrist and knee problems to only one tournament since winning Wimbledon in early July.
"it's like, 'OK. Williams can't lose tonight. That's not part of the plan. It's supposed to be an all-American win tonight.' I was definitely thinking that."
She built a 24-6 edge in winners and was never threatened. Serena Williams, playing for the first time since hurting her left thumb at Wimbledon, scattered 26 unforced
errors and got broken the first time she served for the match.
"I didn't play well at all," the younger Williams said. "At all."
She also had a bit of a wardrobe malformation, ripping off a pink bow from the front of her black dress while seated in a sideline chair. Venus Williams, meanwhile, showed off her new low-priced clothing line with a green pleated halter dress.
It actually was a pretty good day for Americans, including Ahsha Rolle, a 22-year-old playing in her third Grand Slam match. She surprised No. 17-seeded Tatiana Golovin of France 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, also under the lights.
"I was watching a little bit of
the tribute. I thought that of all the nights, I've got to do it tonight," Rolle said. "I wasn't scared, I wasn't nervous. I was ready to bring it."
So was John Isner. Nothing about him is subtle. Everything about him is super-sized, from his 6-foot-9 frame to his 140 mph serves.
Add in large expectations, too,
which will only increase now that
Isner played the very first Grand
Slam match of his nascent career
Monday and won it. Fresh out of
college, Isner smacked 34 aces
to knock off 26th-seeded Jarkko
Nieminen of Finland 6-7 (4), 7-6
(4), 7-6 (5), 6-4.
"It's a huge step for me," said the 22-year-old Inser, who led Georgia
to the NCAA tennis title. "To be able to beat a guy like that means a lot, says a lot: No matter who I'm playing, seeded or not ... I feel like I can go out there and compete."
Joining him in the second round was another young American who needed a wild card to get into the year's last major tournament: Donald Young, the Wimbledon junior champion, who recently snapped an 0-for-11 drought in tour-level matches.
Young remembered writing a biography about Gibson when he was in sixth grade, which actually wasn't all that long ago. He turned 18 just last month.
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