10B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2007
CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS
RESTAURANTS
BEST MEXICAN- EL Mezcal
BEST CHINESE- Jade Garden
BEST BREAKFAST- Milton's
BEST BURGERS- Jefferson's
BEST SUBS- Yello Sub
BEST ITALIAN- Paisanos
BEST BURRITO- Chipotle
BEST ASIAN- Zen Zero
BEST STEAKHOUSE- Longhorn Steak House
BEST VEGETARIAN- Zen Zero
BEST SUSHI- Wa
BEST BARBEOQUE- Bigg's BBQ
BEST PIZZA- Papa Keno's
BEST FRENCH FRIES- McDonald's
BEST WINGS- Buffalo Wild Wings
BEST BUFFET- Jade Mongolian BBQ
BEST ICE CREAM- Sylas and Maddy's
BEST CUSTARD- Sheridan's
BEST COFFEE SHOP- Java Break
BEST ATMOSPHERE- Free State Brewery
BEST DELIVERY SERVICE- Jimmy John's
BEST BAKERY- Wheatfields
BEST DOUGHNUTS- Joe's Bakery
BEST FAST FOOD- Taco John's
BEST POST-PARTY FOOD-(tie) Burrito King, Pizza Shuttle, Taco Bell
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE- Pita Pit
BEST DATE RESTAURANT- Teller's
BEST ATMOSPHERE- Free State Brewery
BEST VALUE- Taco John's
BEST KC RESTAURANT- Cheesecake Factory
BEST LOCAL RESTAURANT- Free State Brewery
BEST OVERALL- Free State Brewery
HEALTH AND BEAUTY
BEST WORKOUT FACILITY - KU Rec
BEST HAIR SALON - Z's Cosmetology
BEST BARBER - Z's Cosmetology
BEST MASSAGE - Pinnacle Career Institute
BEST WAXING - Z's Cosmetology
BEST TANNING SALON - Celsius
BEST NAIL PLACE - Nail Citi
BEST TATTOO SHOP - Big Daddy Cadillac's
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BEST PLACE TO STUDY - Watson Library
BEST BOOKSTORE - Union Bookstore
BEST RESIDENCE HALL - Oliver Hall
BEST SCHOLARSHIP HALL - Grace-Pearson
BEST KU SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT - Journalism
BEST FRATERNITY - Lambda Chi
BEST SORORITY - Sigma Kappa
BEST STUDENT ORGANIZATION - SUA
BARS
BEST SPORTS BAR - Wayne & Larry's
BEST DRINK SPECIALS - The Hawk
BEST MARTINIS - Jayhawker at the Eldridge
BEST MARGARITAS - El Mezcal
BEST PATIO - Replay Lounge
BEST BEER SELECTION - Old Chicago
BEST DANCE CLUB - Abe & Jake's
BEST BILLIARDS - The Pool Room
BEST BARTENDERS - Red Lyon
BEST TO MEET GIRLS/GUYS - The Hawk
BEST ATMOSPHERE - The Hawk
BEST TO WATCH KU BASKETBALL - Buffalo Wild Wings
BEST STRIP CLUB - AllStars
BEST LIVE MUSIC - Granada
BEST OVERALL BAR - The Hawk
RETAILERS
BEST CAR WASH - Rock Chalk Car Wash
BEST GROCERY STORE - Hy-Vee
BEST GAS STATION - QuikTrip
BEST CAR SERVICES - Jiffy Lube
BEST COPY CENTER - FedExKinkos
BEST BANK - Commerce Bank
BEST EYE DOCTOR - Dr. Kevin Lenahan
BEST LAWYER - KU Legal Services
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BEST LAUNDROMAT - College Corner
BEST GOLF COURSE - Alvamar
BEST DRY CLEANERS - Scotch Fabric Care
BEST MOVIE RENTAL - Blockbuster
BEST LIQUOR STORE - Cork & Barrel
BEST ADULT STORE - Priscilla's
BEST MUSIC STORE - Love Garden
BEST SHOE STORE - Arensberg's
BEST MEN'S CLOTHING - Gap
BEST WOMEN'S CLOTHING - Kieu's
BEST SPORT GOODS - Francis Sporting Good's
BEST BIKE SHOP - Sunflower Outdoor & Bike
BEST JEWELRY STORE - Kizer Cummings
BEST DEPARTMENT STORE - Weaver's
BEST ELECTRONICS - Best Buy
BEST FURNITURE STORE - Blue Heron
BEST PET STORE - Pet World
BEST PLACE TO SELL CD'S - Hasting's
BEST PLACE TO SELL OLD CLOTHES - Arizona
Trading Company
HOUSING
BEST APARTMENT COMPLEX - Legends
BEST TOWNHOMES - Meadowbrook
BEST LANDLORD - Tuckaway Management
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD - Student Ghetto
Defensive end released after eight seasons, 128 games
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chiefs say bye to Eric Hicks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs released defensive end Eric Hicks on Tuesday, three days after taking defensive lineman Claude "Turk" McBride in the second round of the NFL draft.
Hicks, who made the Chiefs' roster as an undrafted free agent out of Maryland in 1998, has appeared in 128 games with 104 starts during nine seasons.
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He became a full-time starter in 1999, when he appeared in all 16 games for Kansas City, but has seen his role diminish in recent years with the emergence of Jared Allen and Tamba Hali.
Allen has been suspended by the
NFL for the first four games next season, for two DUI convictions, and the decision to draft McBride
— who can play inside or outside
— followed the team's vow after last season to start a youth movement.
Hicks ranks fifth in team history with 44.5 sacks, with a career-best 14 sacks in 2000.
He also ranks 12th in tackling with 574, including 284 solo stops, with a single season best of 118 tackles in 2003.
in 1999 with a heart condition that required several operations.
Hicks and his wife, Erica, have been especially active in charity work in the Kansas City area, founding the Hicks for Hearts Foundation in 2001 to assist families of children with congenital heart defects.
Their daughter, Shayla, was born
"Eric has been an excellent football player for the Kansas City Chiefs and a superb representative of this organization in the community these past nine years," Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson said in a statement announcing Hicks' release. "Eric is one of the best college free agents that we have signed since 89."
Other releases and trades — such as the one that sent return man Dante Hall to St. Louis for a fifth-round draft pick — could follow. Coach Herm Edwards said after last season that the Chiefs could have as many as 20 new players this fall.
Speed Racer
An exercise jockey works out his horse, galopping around the Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday. The 133rd Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday.
》 COREY LIDLE PLANE CRASH
Crash cause still disputed
BY DEVLIN BARRETT ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor did not realize their misjudgment of a U-turn until it was too late to avoid their fatal New York City plane crash, investigators said Tuesday.
They had several options in how they handled that maneuver, the probe found.
Both were killed when the Cirrus SR-20, owned by Lidle, slammed into a high-rise apartment building. The NTSB declared Tuesday that the cause was "inadequate judgment,
In presenting their findings, National Transportation Safety Board members said they still didn't know whether Lidle or his flight instructor Tyler Stanger was piloting the plane in the Oct. 11, 2006, crash.
planning, and airsmanship" by Lidle and Stanger.
The Lidle and Stanger families are suing the plane's manufacturer, and their lawyer criticized the NTSB's conclusions.
"It's not surprising; the Safety Board always blames the pilot in an accident," said the lawyer, Todd Macaluso. The families fault the plane's steering mechanism, though the NTSB found no evidence of system, structure or engine malfunction.
Investigator Lorenda Ward told board members that the turn above the East River could have been made safely if the plane had begun the turn farther east or banked harder in the turn.
NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker said the pilots had a third option: If they had risen briefly into restricted air space above the Manhattan skyline, "they'd be alive today to explain
why they had to do that."
The global positioning device and cockpit display unit were too badly damaged to provide any information. There was no cockpit voice recorder because they are not required in small, privately owned planes.
As the plane drifted toward Manhattan, the pilot sought to correct the turn but instead lost altitude, possibly because the engine stalled, the investigator Ward said.
NTSB investigators said the pilots apparently did not factor in a 13-knot wind, pushing the plane toward Manhattan as it turned.
"The increase in bank angle was too late." Ward said.
Lidle, a 34-year-old right-hander, died days after finishing the baseball season. Investigators have had surprisingly little hard evidence to go on in reviewing the accident that killed him.
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