SPORTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
*Soccer vs. Michigan, 5 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex*
*Volleyball vs. Alabama, 7 p.m., Horesei Football Athletics Center*
TODAY
TOMORROW
♥ Volleyball vs. UMKC, 7 p.m.
Horeisi Family Athletics Center
SUNDAY
♦ Soccer vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m.
Jayhawk Soccer Complex
FOOTBALL
Court charges Ringwood with country concert assault
According to a report in The Kansas City Star Kansas football player Bruce Ringwood was charged in Kansas City municipal court with two counts of assault yesterday.
Two counts of assault yesterday Ringwood was arrested Sunday night following a Kenny Chesney concert at Kemper Arena.
Mason Logan, associate media relations director, said that the athletics department was still looking into the situation.
sun looking into the shaded The Star reported that Ringwood was scheduled to appear in court in October.
— Ryan Schneider
BASKETBALL
Hot recruit gets KUID number but maybe not yet enrolled
Brandon Rush, a 6-foot-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., who visited the University of Kansas on August 16 and is reportedly interested in playing for the Kansas men's basketball team in the fall, now has a KUID number.
When contacted about the prospective Jayhawk, an employee in the University Registrar's Office confirmed that Rush had a student ID number.
Lisa Pinamonti Kress, director of admissions, would not comment on whether Rush was enrolled in any classes, but said student ID numbers weren't reserved specifically for KU students.
"Student ID numbers are given to all prospective students at KU," Pinnonati said. "We have sixth graders in our system that have student ID numbers because they are prospective students."
tive students. Rush has not yet been cleared by the NCAA to receive an athletic scholarship.
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Big 12 pick a topic of debate
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Kellis: Looks like everyone picked the Big 12 champion to come out of the south division. I guess that leaves the question of which southern team it's going to be. I say it will be Oklahoma. Who are you taking?
Travis: I'm saying Texas. Senior quarterback Vince Young is awesome. Did you watch the Rose Bowl last year?
Kollis: Yes, I saw it. Still, you can't really think Texas is going to beat Oklahoma.
Kellis: I'm still going with the Sooners. They've got the conference's best running back, in sophomore Adrian Peterson, and OU coach Bob Stoops simply owns UT coach Mack Brown.
Travis: Why not? The last few years the Longhorns have lost that game, but they only played cream puffs in the non conference. This year they'll
get an early tough test at Ohio State. That game will prepare them for anything.
Travis: Stoops does own Brown, but Texas has the more talented team and Oldahoma is a little down this year. My gut tells me the streak will end.
Kellis: I'm still not buying it.
Travis: Well, who do you think Texas or Oklahoma will defeat in the Big 12 Championship Game then?
Kellis: Call me an optimist, but I'm going with Kansas.
Travis: Me too. The Jayhawks are going to win some games on the road they're not supposed to, finish
the regular season 8-3 and then get stomped in the title game.
Kellis: I definitely see the Jayhawks getting pounded in the title game. Eight victories seems like a stretch, though. If they win the north division it will be because they go 500 in conference and win a tie breaker.
Travis: Don't sell Kansas short. Five conference victories is a very real possibility.
Kollis: No wonder you think KU football games are more fun than KU basketball games. If the Jayhawks falter, though, I'm going with Colorado in the north.
Travis: The Buffalooes could be the biggest game on the Jayhawks schedule. Colorado is the media's pick to win the north, and probably Kansas' best competition.
Kellis: Now that we've got both division winners out of the way, what about the ever popular sleeper
pick?
Travis: Texas Tech has the schedule to start off the year with seven or eight straight victories. The Red Raiders have a chance against the Longhorns and Sooners, and if anyone is surprising us in the south it will be Texas Tech.
Kellis: That's not a bad pick, but Texas A&M is the only team outside of Texas and Oklahoma that has a chance to make a run at the conference title. The Aggies get the Longhorns at home to end the season and senior quarterback Reggie McNeal is every bit as good as junior quarterback Vince Young.
Travis: Nope, Vince Young is better. While the Aggies are an improved team, they're not there yet.
- Kellis Robinett is an Austin, Texas, senior in journalism. He is Kansas sports editor. Travis Robinett is an Austin, Texas, junior in journalism.
Hot off exhibition victory,'Hawks take on Big 12 opponents
BY ALISSA BAUER
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KANSAN SPORTSWRIETER
THIS WEEKEND
Kansas soccer will encounter stiff competition to officially open the season tonight.
After a 2-1 exhibition victory against Drake last Saturday, the 23rd ranked Kansas will play host to Michigan and Wisconsin in a Big Ten vs. Big 12 Conference showdown.
Today's game has been moved to the Hummer Sports Park in Topeka and rescheduled for 2 p.m. because of excessive rain. Sunday's game has also been moved to Topeka and rescheduled for 2 p.m.
Kansas coach Mark Francis said that taking the field against Drake was beneficial, but this weekend would present the first real challenge
"I don't think I'm nervous, but I am apprehensive and ready to go out and play." Francis said. "The girls are too."
This weekend's soccer games:
When: Today and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Where: Hummer Sports Park (Topeka)
Opponent: Michigan and Wisconsin
Junior midfielder Nicole Cauzillo, and senior forward Jessica Smith, were named captains for the 2005 season.
"I'm really excited to take on a leadership role as captain," Cauzillo said. "I'm hoping I can be a consistent player for our team and help us be successful."
Cauzillo said this upcoming weekend would not make or break the season, but said she did not want to downplay the importance of the games.
"I think wins will give us a lot of confidence for the rest
of the season," Cauzillo said. "It's not mandatory to win these games, but to get two wins right away at home will give us something to build on."
Kansas is 5-4-1 in season openers. After the Drake match, Smith and freshman forward Sara Rogers are the only Jayhawks with a goal in 2005.
Tonight, the Jayhawks take on a Michigan team fresh off its eighth-straight NCAA tournament appearance, after an 11-9-2 campaign last year.
The last time the two faced off in October of 2003, Kansas won in Ann Arbor, Mich., by a score of 2-1. Senior forward Caroline Smith knocked in both scores to lead the Jayhawks to victory, but said she was humble before facing off against the Wolverines again.
"I don't even know if those results should've been the way they were," Smith said.
Kansas is projected to finish fourth in the conference this season, according to the 2005 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll.
Michigan played in two exhibition games and collected victories in both games. On Aug. 16, Michigan defeated fourth ranked Virginia, 2-1, and downed Detroit, 4-1, last Friday.
Michigan is currently ranked fourth in its conference, according to the Big Ten Preseason Poll.
Michigan coach Debbie
Rademacher carries a 5-4-2 opening day record into the game.
"We will definitely be tested," Smith said. "We're capable of doing a lot of things, but if we're not all on the same page this is going to be tough."
Caroline Smith said she was well aware of Michigan's capabilities on the field.
Sunday will bring on round two of Big Ten competition,
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Sara Rogers, freshman midfielder, fends off Drake's Mallory McGannon,
junior midfielder, in the exhibition game Saturday. Kansas defeted Drake 2-1.
as Kansas goes head-to-head against Wisconsin.
The 25th ranked Badgers went 16-6-1 last year before making their 13th NCAA tournament appearance. The last time these two teams saw each other was September of 2003, as Wisconsin left with a 3-2 win.
tory. Smith scored both goals in that match as well.
In his 12th season, Wisconsin coach Dean Duerst will lead a Badgers team voted to finish fifth by the Big Ten Preseason Poll this fall.
Edited by Jayme Wiley
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