2B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2007
NFL
Broncos trade lineman to Raiders for draft pick
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos found a surprising trade partner to unload defensive tackle Gerard Warren — the rival Oakland Raiders.
The Broncos shipped Warren to the Raiders on Monday for an undisclosed 2008 draft pick.
Just one year ago, Warren was deemed the Broncos' best defensive linemen as evidenced by the six-year, $36 million contract he signed before injuries to both big toes led to an unproductive 2006 season.
This year, he didn't fit in the system put in place by the new defensive boss Jim Bates, which requires large interior linemen who hold the point of attack rather than penetrate.
Warren, 6-foot-4, 325 pounds,
is a seventh-year pro who spent the past two seasons in Denver after he was acquired in a trade with Cleveland in 2005. The Browns made him the third overall pick in the 2001 draft out of Florida.
Warren had 51 tackles and $2 \frac{1}{2}$ sacks last season and never regained his strength and stamina after a toe injury in training camp hobbled him all year.
The Broncos left him behind when they opened the exhibition season at San Francisco and again when they spent a week in Dallas practicing with the Cowboys before their preseason game Saturday night.
There was some speculation, however, that the Broncos might ditch their plan to trade or release him after the defense played so poorly in San Francisco and Dallas.
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Jon Szumny, Denver law student, plays tennis with a friend on Monday at the Robinson tennis courts. Szumny likes to play tennis about twice a week despite temperatures reaching into the mid-90s this week, according to Weather.com.
Beckham finally bending it
Eye on the ball
BY BETH HARRIS ASSOCIATED PRESS
His timing was impeccable.
Just when Beckham mania appeared to be fading, the English superstar revived it by scoring his first goal and notching three assists while playing major minutes in two games last week.
Beckham's first goal for the Galaxy came in a 2-0 SuperLiga victory over D.C. United last Wednesday, his first start for his new team.
That famous bending free kick led to a fresh round of next-day Becks highlights on everything from
"I've scored a lot of important goals in my career, big goals in my career, and this ranks among them," he said. "I wanted to get off to a good start with the team and with the fans."
"Oh, yeah, there's tremendous pressure," Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas said. "We're not naive to the fact that a lot of people want to see him and that there's a lot of people buying tickets specifically to see him."
Then he drew 66,237 to Giants Stadium for his first Major League Soccer start. Beckham set up two goals, but the Galaxy lost 5-4 to the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
ESPNs "SportsCenter" to the tabloid show "Inside Edition."
England captain was out for much of his first month with a left ankle injury.
Instead of "Bend It Like Beckham," it was more like "Bench It Like Beckham."
The initial Beckham buzz had quickly died down because the former
He played a total of 37 minutes in two token appearances in his first eight games, disappointing fans in sellout crowds who had to buy tickets for multiple games to see him.
His first extended road trip drew an average of 42,211 fans to Toronto, Washington, New England and New York, although he sat out in Toronto and New England.
Lalas made no apologies for aggressively marketing Beckham despite his injury that occurred a month before he joined the team.
"When you buy a ticket to see the Galaxy, it says L.A. Galaxy on that ticket. It doesn't say any of our players' names and we can't guarantee that any of them will be out there," he said.
"We were upfront and said he could miss games because of injury, he could miss games because of England call-ups, all of these things that occur in every other sport."
Until his left ankle is fully healed, Beckham may continue to play in fits and starts, prompting more of the criticism that's been directed at him and the team.
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sports trivia of the day
Q: Who invented the football helmet?
A. James Naismith, who is also the man credited with inventing the game of basketball. Naismith took a football, cut it lengthwise and placed it over his head to protect his ears as a football player at Springfield College.
sports quote of the day
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy sports fact of the day
rowing tryouts
Kansas football is 23-137-2 all-time versus teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. When playing the AP's No. 1 ranked team, Kansas is 1-12. The Jayhawks' lone victory came against Missouri on Nov. 19, 1960 by a score of 23-7.
**Who:** The KU rowing team needs more athletes.
**What:** Informal meeting about walk-on tryouts
**When:** 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22, or Thursday, Aug. 23
**Where:** Hadl Auditorium in Wagonn Studerit Athlete Center, between the west side of Allen Fieldhouse and Anschutz Sports Pavilion
**Contact Jennifer Myers at jmyers@ku.edu or 785-864-4207
MLB standings
AL East Boston 75-50
NY Yankees 70-54 (4.5 games back)
Toronto 63-61 (11.5 games back)
Baltimore 57-65 (16.5 games back)
Tampa Bay 47-77 (27.5 games back)
Detroit 67-57 (1.5 games back)
AL Central Cleveland 68-55
Kansas City 55-69 (13.5 games back)
Minnesota 62-62 (6.5 games back)
AL West LA Angels 72-81
AL West
Oakland 62-64 (11.5 games back)
LA Angels 72-51
Seattle 70-52 (1.5 games
back)
Texas 54-69 (18 games back)
AL Wildcard
Seattle 70-52
NY Yankees 70-54 (1 game back)
Detroit 67-57 (4 games back)
Atlanta 66-59 (5 games back)
Florida 56-69 (15 games back)
NL East
Philadelphia 65-58 (5 games back)
Washington 56-69 (15 games back)
NL Central
Chicago Cubs 63-60
Milwaukee 63-61 (5 game
back)
St. Louis 59-62 (3 games back)
Houston 56-69 (8 games back)
Cincinnati 54-70 (9.5 games back)
Pittsburgh 52-70 (10.5 games back)
NL West
West
Arizona 71-54
San Diego 66-57 (4 games back)
LA Dodgers 64-60 (6.5 games back)
Colorado 63-60 (7 games back)
San Francisco 55-70 (16 games back)
NL Wildcard
San Diego 66-57
Atlanta 66-59 (5 games back)
Philadelphia 65-58 (5 games back)
Colorado 63-61 (7 games back)
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