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SPORTS MONDAY, APRIL 26.2010 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I feel like it's the most comfortable I've been at KU so far. Coming into my third year, I know what it takes to play in the Big 12 [Conference], so I can prepare myself for it."
— Junior tight end Tim Biere after Saturday's Spring Game
FACT OF THE DAY
Biere caught at least one pass in eight of his 10 games during the 2009 football season.
— KU Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is Biere's career long reception?
A: 33 yards.
KU Athletics
SCORES
NBA Men's Basketball Miami 101, Boston 92 Boston leads 3-1 Cleveland, Chicago Cleveland leads 3-1 Dallas, San Antonio San Antonio leads 2-1 Denver, Utah Utah leads 2-1
MLB Baseball:
Kansas City, Minnesota
Cincinnati 1, San Diego 4
Washington 1, Los Angeles (NL) 0
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 0
Baltimore, Boston
Seattle, Chicago (AL)
Pittsburgh, Houston
Chicago (NL), Milwaukee
Detroit, Texas
New York (AL), Los Angeles (AL)
Cleveland, Oakland
St. Louis, San Francisco
Philadelphia, Arizona
Florida, Colorado
Atlanta, New York (NL)
What to learn from the draft
MORNING BREW
Another NFL draft weekend has passed and of course all we're left with are memories and lessons that we all should take into consideration. Well, here are just a few of those notes.
THERE ARE NO EXPERTS
Coming into the draft, Sam Bradford was the consensus No. 1 quarterback followed by Jimmy Clausen. ESPN "draft expert" Mel Kiper Jr., had Clausen ahead of Bradford in his top available players rankings. NFL.com's Mike Mayock had Clausen going as the ninth pick to the Buffalo Bills.
Now here's why they have the draft and why you and I are as smart as those two guys: Clausen didn't go until the second round. Clausen was supposed to be a top-10 pick, a guy people called a "can't miss talent."
Well, apparently 47 times, people passed for some reason or another. The truth is that Kiper and Mayock may have insight on what teams will do, but when it comes down to it you could just put me and anyone else up there with those clowns.
TIM TEBOW WAS THE ULTIMATE IMPULSE BUY
As fans of the NFL watched the exciting first round unfold, all of America was put into shock as the Denver Broncos drafted Florida's Tim Tebow. What's amazing about this is not only did Tebow go ahead of Colt McCoy and Jimmy
BY ANDREW HAMMOND
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Clausen, but he went to a place where there are already two rather established quarterbacks.
I understand if you want to get a quarterback to build depth, but to get Tebow in the first round is a joke. That might make sense if you have quarterback issues, but Denver doesn't. My question to Denver coach Josh McDaniels: Why do you bring in Brady Quinn and already name Kyle Orton your starter and then still draft Tebow in the first round? Can the Broncos please draft a new coach?
KANSAS PLAYERS ARE GOING TO MAKE AN INSTANT IMPRESSION
The three Kansas players drafted this weekend will all become an influence on their teams and are steals in this year's draft.
Wide receiver Kerry Meier was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round. Meier will help a growing Atlanta offense. He is a jack of all trades on the
offensive side of the ball. He can run, catch and throw.
Wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe landed in Cincinnati with Chad Ochocinco and the rest of the Bengals receivers. The Bengals finished 24th in the league with only 195 receiving yards per game last season. Briscoe should help that.
Safety Darrell Stuckey landed in the best spot, though, as San Diego picked him in the fourth round. This is a great move because the Chargers are a team that's ready to compete in the AFC, and they finished last season with a top-10 defense. Stuckey's ability to disrupt offenses makes the Chargers' secondary a lot better.
This was certainly an interesting NFL draft. Hopefully, some lessons were learned for those who didn't learn through seven rounds and 255 picks.
Edited by Drew Anderson
ROWING
Jayhawks achieve a victory
BY ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
The first novice eight boat notched a victory over the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers' first novice boat last weekend. The victory over the much more storied Minnesota program is a testament of the strength of the future of the program and the recruiting advantage the new boathouse brings. The freshman class was the first recruited with it having been completed.
"I think it helps a lot because you have something to show them." coach Rob Catloth said. "It helps immensely. Last year we had a chain link fence with
a roof and no locker rooms. The new boathouse makes all the difference."
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The second novice eight boat had a lead until it caught a crab, which means that they were unable to remove the oar from the water in a timely fashion and acts as a break to slow the boat down. It can be a dramatic shift in momentum in the middle of a race.
The race against Minnesota was a good test in preparation for the Big 12 championship next weekend because the Big Ten is a very reputable rowing conference.
"I think (the Big Ten) is a lot more established," Lindsey Lawrence, a senior from Lawrence, said. "Most of the schools have girls who have rowed all their lives where as here girls haven't rowed until college. I think we are catching up and becoming more and
more competitive and in a few years we should be on the same level."
The new boathouse is a big equalizer for Kansas' recruiting efforts, and it should help close the gap even faster.
"I think it definitely gives us a little more credit and attraction because we have one of the top boathouses in the nation." Lawrence said.
The Big 12 championships May 1 in Oklahoma City have been a focal point all year for the layhawks and now they have the chance to prove how far they have come.
"I think they are motivated for it," Catloth said. "We have been looking forward to the Big 12's all year long. It is what we are shooting for and we look forward to having the best race of the year next week."
Edited by Jesse Rangel
Five-star recruit Terrence Jones, a 6-foot-8 forward from Jefferson High in Portland, Ore., arrived in Lawrence yesterday for a two-day visit, according to Rivals.com.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Jones, the top unsigned recruit, flew into town Sunday morning. Kansas is the last school he will visit before making his decision. He will announce his choice Friday in Portland.
Jones travels to KU for official visit
Jones has made visits to Kentucky, Oklahoma, UCLA and Washington. Oregon is also on his list of interests while Kansas was a recent addition.
The Jayhawks have already had commitments from three-star recruit Royce Woolridge and five-star recruit Josh Selby for next season.
- Corey Thibodeaux
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY No events scheduled.
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TUESDAY
Baseball vs. Wichita State, 7 p.m.
Softball
vs. Wichita State, 5 p.m.
7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day
FRIDAY
Baseball at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m.
Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day
Track
at Arkansas Twilight,
Fayetteville, Ark., all day
SATURDAY
Baseball at Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.
Softball at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Tennis at big 12 Championships all day
Rowing
at Big 12 Championships,
Oklahoma City, Okla., TBA
SUNDAY
Softball at Oklahoma, 12 p.m.
Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day
Baseball at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
Paul Salas made the an nouncement as he traditionally does. He is the founder of Irrele vent Week, an annual five-day bash in Newport Beach, Calif., for the last man drafted. Why? To do something nice for no reason at all.
NFL
Lions pick wideout as Mr. Irrelevant
"I think it'll be fun," Toone said. "Just having fun with the whole situation will be a great opportunity."
Three days after Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh held up a No. 1 Lions jersey as the second overall pick in the NFL draft, someone held up another Lions jersey on stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
But just because Toone is Mr. Irrelevant doesn't mean he will be irrelevant. The Lions made Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson the last pick (255th overall) in 2007, and after the parade and banquet and other events in Newport, he played 19 games for them. He has gone on to play for the Eagles and Browns.
On this one, duct tape covered the No.1 in the shape of an "I" honoring Mr. Irrelevant, the 255th and final pick in the NFL draft, Weber State wide receiver Tim Toone.
-McClatchy-Tribune
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