RODMAN BOUNCED
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has dropped DENNIS RODMAN from her show because his new book is too risque.
The Chicago Bulls star, famous for outlandish publicity stunts and sexual candor, wore a white wedding gown last year to sign autographs for his first book, *Bad As I Wanna Be*.
SPORTS
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But a Winfrey representative told the New York Post that Rodman's new book, Walk on the Wide Side, crossed the line of acceptability.
In his obscenity-laced tone, Rodman reveals that he once had an affair with a transsexual, that he dates mostly Caucasian women because African-American women ignored him before he became a star, and that he plans to change his name to Orgasm.
Dennis Rodman
MET PITCHER MAY HAVE PROBLEM
The New York Mets won't discuss a published report that a spot had been detected on pitcher JASON ISRINGHAUSEN's lung. The New York Times reported the finding and
said that more tests had been ordered for liringhausen.
General manager Joe McLivaine said the team had no medical reports on Irshinghaus.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30,1997
Indiana Pacers president DONNIE WALSH is assembling a list of possible coaching candidates, but he won't contact them until he hears from Larry Brown. Brown, with two years left on his contract, is
COACHING CANDIDATES
expected to decide this week whether he will return. One possibility is former Phoenix Suns coach Paul Westphal, who said he would be interested. Westphal, who played 1.2 seasons in the NBA, was fired during his fourth year as a Suns coach.
Another possibility is former Boston Celtics star
Larry Bird, who met with Walsh last weekend. Bird also could be a candidate for a front office position at Boston, but the Celtics have not revealed their plans for M.L. Carr, the current coach and director of operations.
SECTION B
Injuries slow training for Earl, others
By Bill Petulla
Kansan sportswriter
Lester Earl, who transferred to Kansas from Louisiana State in January, underwent surgery on his right ankle on Friday, Kansas men's basketball trainer Mark Cairns said yesterday.
Earl originally injured his ankle last fall while attending LSU. He reinjured the ankle in a scrimmage in early April. Cairns said that it wasn't until the decision was made to surgically repair the stress fracture in Earl's ankle that the severity of his injury was fully realized.
"There was a little bit more involved than we had hoped," Cairns said. "There was stuff floating around in his ankle joint that shouldn't have been there, and he had some bone spurs that were taken off."
Caims said that Earl would be on crutches for one month and that he would be expected to play at full strength by August or September.
Along with Earl's injury, Cairns said junior guard Billy Thomas had been suffering from back pain.
"Billy's been having back problems since last March," Cairns said. "There's nothing we're going to do surgically. We'll just rehab him hard."
The injuries have cut into off-season workouts. Kansas junior guard C.B. McGrath said the Jayhawks had limited bodies participating.
"We're down to only five players, and you can't do much with that." he said.
In light of Kansas' failure to sign a prep point guard, Kansas sophomore guard Ryan Robertson spoke about his heir-apparent role at the position.
"I know my mindset will be a little bit different (this off-season)." Robertson said. "That is kind of exciting, and that will drive me even further and make me work harder."
Robertson led the Big 12 Conference in assists and led the Jayhawks to an undefeated 10-0 record at the beginning of the season — a mark that included victories against UCLA, Cincinnati and Virginia.
Kansas Connection
Former Jayhawk standouts ready to learn Chiefs system
By Mike Harry Special to the Kansan
There were some late nights this weekend in Isaac Byrd and June Henley's hotel room.
No. Partying was not on the agenda of the former Jayhawk football standouts recently drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. They were just studying their employer's vast playbook.
"June and I stayed up real late the first couple of days just trying
to learn the plays," said Byrd, a wide receiver. "We just have to learn the system."
The system is precisely what Byrd and running back Henley had to master at the Chiefs'
Isaac Byrd
practice facility. The three-day mini-camp was the first opportunity newly drafted rookies had to challenge veteran players in a controlled no nads setting
A baptism by fire, of sorts.
CHIEFS
"When we went full pads at Kansas, it's just like going helmets (no pads) up here," said Henley, a fifth-round pick. "They are just coming. They're knocking you down. They just don't care."
Byrd said, "You have to work extremely hard, and you can't take any plays off here because you'll get your head knocked off. In college, you kind of know the (defensive backs), so you know that if they slack off, you can take
advantage of them. Not here. No one takes a play off."
The Chiefs use the elaborate West Coast style offense, which usually leaves rookies scratching their heads.
"If I could sum it up in one word, it was educational," said Byrd, who led the Jayhawks in receptions last season with 53. ("The mini-camp) was a learning proc-
Henley
looked to veterans for guidance.
"They threw a lot of things at us," Byrd said. "I'm kind of getting into the swing of things. I've been hanging around with Marcus (Allen) a lot and he has been helping me out with the plays, so I've been doing pretty well."
Head coach Marty Schottenheimer is pleased to see that Henley is paying attention to his coworkers.
"He made a couple of good runs," Schottenheimer said. "He's had an opportunity to watch some of the veteran guys work and watch some film. The combina-
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Former Kansas wide receiver Isaac Byrd dodges a tackle last season. The Kansas City Chiefs picked Byrd in the third round of the NFL Draft last weekend, and Byrd has since been working on learning the team's playbook.
Athletic Department owes students a 'thank you'
The Athletic Department is making a name for itself on the national scene, and students are not getting any credit.
It's about time Athletic Director Bob Frederick and his staff gave
the students a "thank you."
"thank you."
If it weren't for a $20-perse m ester student fee, the department would find it even tougher to meet Title IX requirements.
Kansas is one of a handful of schools recognized for meeting Title IX requirements and keeping men's and women's sports on an even keel.
A little, "Hey,
we appreciate
your money.
Thanks for the
support," is in order.
Last year, the department spent $4,246,832 on women's and nonrevenue sports. Those sports are almost everything except football and men's basketball. This year, that dollar amount will push past the $5 million mark.
But part of the secret to success has been money collected from students.
The majority of these sports are women's, and the department's continued support is essential if it wants to keep up with Title IX.
But the reality is that sports like tennis, soccer, volleyball and softball don't make money.
Men's basketball and football bring in more than $6 million and account for more than 25 percent of
the department budget. Women's and non-revenue sports don't even come close to that. They account for about 1 percent of the money brought in.
While women's and non-revenue sports at the University bring in just 1 percent of revenue, they are causing the department to spend close to 27 percent of the budget to finance these sports.
"The University has pledged to make sure that women's and nonrevenue sports are a large part of athletics," Frederick said. "But there are a lot of costs associated with this."
Those costs have to be offset, and so far some of the cost control has been handled by students and the Student Senate.
ount for more than 25 percent of
Last month, a Student Senate subcommittee reviewed the $20 fee that goes to the department.
"We thought that it was an important fee that is actually being put to good use," said Scott Sullivan, new student body president and head of the subcommittee. "We figured that if we didn't keep the fee, then students were probably going to pay for it in other ways. We didn't want to see ticket prices increase because we didn't have the fee."
The committee had to decide whether that fee should increase, decrease or stay the same.
The subcommittee, with a unanimous vote,entk the fee in place.
"We have found with the expansion into the Big 12 Conference that costs are more than we had expected," Frederick said. "Travel has gotten very expensive. That fee
The department was happy to see the fee stay. Frederick said he didn't want the fee to be increased, but he definitely didn't want it go down.
is important."
It's very important.
Last year, the $20 fee raised $870,327, which went to women's and non-revenue sports. That accounted for 20 percent of the budget used for those sports.
This year, the fee has brought in $850,000, or 17 percent of the budget.
Those high percentages have allowed Kansas to spend money where it is needed. Some universities are scrounging to find scholarship, travel, equipment and other funds for women's sports. Kansas has gotten a lot of help from students.
Through intense planning, cunning moves and strict fiscal management, the department has
So how about a thank you?
Tomorrow: What Kansas has done and is doing to surpass Title IX requirements.
Title IX—The Law
Prohibition of Sex Discrimination of the 1972 Education Amendments: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..."
A 1974 act amended the law to include athletics; the Education Amendments of 1974 implemented provisions regarding prohibition of sex discrimination in federally assisted programs, including reasonable regulation for intercollegiate athletic activities considering the nature of the particular sports.
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shown that women's sports are important. But they haven't done it alone.
Without students' money, Kansas would be just another school falling behind in the Title IX race instead of a leader.
and buy merchandise.
dents who will continue to pay an always-increasing $9 for football and basketball tickets. It's the students who will give the department the broad-based support that it needs to continue to be a Title IX leader.
Hey, Bob Frederick, do something nice for a change and show the students they do more than fill seats
It's the students who give money to the department every semester through campus fees. It's the stu-
I'm thinking that free entrance to a few games next year might be nice.
Who complies with Title IX?
The following chart shows how the Big 12 schools compare in balancing the percentage of male and female student athletes to the percentage of males and females in the student body. Ideally, under Title IX, the dark blue and green boxes should be proportional.
SOURCE: Kansas Athletic Department
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