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New Cowboy Dez Bryant participates in mini-camp
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IRVING, Texas — Dez Bryant wasn't just any rookie at the Dallas Cowboys' minicamp.
Between practices, he wore a T-shirt bearing his name and his number, which now are on sale for $24.99.
He had owner Jerry Jones patting him on the shoulder and joking with him during practice as every camera and every reporter documented Bryant's every move.
He shared a locker with another newcomer, Nick Tow-Arnett, and Bryant left Valley Ranch feeling the effects of his first practice as an NFL player.
Bryant, who hasn't played a game since Sept. 19, was about halfway through his first practice when he made a spectacular one-handed catch.
Almost immediately, though,
he dropped to his knees. He was
trying to keep down his breakfast
_eggs, a biscuit and two sausage
patties.
"To be honest, I was kind of excited just because I'm back doing what I love to do," Bryant said. "I was already expecting to bend over a little, get tired. If you seen me, you seen I was smiling, because I haven't been through that in a long time. It was just a great feeling to get through that little hard time."
Although Bryant said he didn't throw up, Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said Bryant did lose 9 pounds during the two practices.
While displaying the skills that made him the 24th overall pick in last week's draft, Bryant also showed he has a long way to go before opening day. His first practice had him leaning over, taking a knee and raising his hands above his head. He was out of breath and out of football shape. At one point, receivers coach Ray Sherman yelled, "Got to get in shape."
"He was out of shape," Sherman said. "He was on the circuit going to visit a lot of teams. He knows what he has to do. He even said, 'I have to go get myself in great shape,' and he will be in better shape the next time we get going."
TRACK & FIELD
Sophomore beats steeplechase record
The women's 3,000-meter
steeplechase record had stood since 1996. At the Payton Jordan Invitational on Saturday, sophomore Rebeka Stowe topped the previous record with a time of 10:15.92. Former Jayhawk Sarah
Heeb had held the record since the 1996 season, but Stowe's time was almost 10 seconds faster. The Olathe native's performance vaulted her into 8th place in the country in the event, joining three other Big 12 athletes in the top 10.
Stowe was joined in the winner's circle by senior teammate Lauren Bonds. The Hutchinson native won section one of the
woman's 1,500 meters with a finishing time of 4:17.27.
The trip to Stanford, Calif. was the last meet before Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Columbia, Mo. The athletes will have two weeks off before traveling to Columbia for the three day event.
Qualifiers will then travel to Austin, Texas, for the national preliminary meet on May 27.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
-Kory Carpenter
Top recruit Jones commits elsewhere
afternoon. He chose the Huskies over Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Oklahoma and Oregon.
Terrence Jones, a 6-foot-8 power forward from Portland, Oregon and Rivals.com's No. 13 ranked recruit in the class of 2010, orally committed to the University of Washington Friday
Jones came to Lawrence on April 25 for a two-day recruiting visit.
Barring any late additions, Kansas' 2010 recruiting class will likely consist of No.1 ranked recruit Josh Selby and the No.120 recruit Royce Woolridge.
The Seattle Times reported Jones did not sign his letter of intent at the conference and called Kentucky coach John Calipari after his announcement. Washington can't comment on Jones until the letter of intent is signed.
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Picking up a win
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James Taylor, a junior at Johnson County Community College from Bristol, England puts the ball into play during a pick-up basketball game outside of the Student Recreation Fitness Center Sunday evening. Taylor's team won the game 15-11.
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Aiden Weber, a sophomore from Highland Park, IL, pluses the ball up the court on the Student Recreation Fitness Center's outdoor basketball court. Thanks to Weber's play team, his team controlled the game before eventually winning.
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ROWING
Team finishes third at Championships
The rowing team's first varsity four boat continued its successful season by taking second in the Big 12 Championship this weekend. The varsity four boat has also been victorious earlier in the year against Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Bucknell and Rhode Island.
Stacy Rachow, a senior from Phillipsburg, said the rowers on the varsity four boat work closely with assistant coach George Jenkins.
"They worked hard all year and they are just trying to be fast," coach Rob Catloth said.
"All the individual time he has put in has really helped all the fours." Rachow said.
The second varsity eight boat also placed second and the first novice eight had a strong showing, finishing just four seconds behind second place Oklahoma and eight seconds behind Texas.
"We're pretty excited about how the young kids did," Catloth said. "We are trying to build speed as a team and the young kids are the future of the team."
Overall, the Jayhawks finished third for the second year in a row Texas took first; sweeping all the events.
"We're going to try and pick up more speed and hopefully we can build on that to next year where we can start out ahead of where we were this year," Catloth said.
The Jayhawks will next compete at the South-Central Regional Championships on May 15.
Ethan Padway