what we heard "They should call Pat Tillman's army life 'Rambo 4: Rambo Attempts to Strike Back at His Former Rambo 3 Taliban Friends, and Gets Killed." From a column in UMass' Daily Collegian by Rene Gonzalez, a student.
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TENNIS
Tennis team scores victory in first round of tournament
Entering the Big 12 tournament as the No.9 seed, the Kansas tennis team (7-15 overall) defeated the N.8 seeded Texas Tech (11-10 overall) by a score of 4-1 in the first round at Oklahoma's Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Okla.
"This was a big win for us," coach Amy Hall said. "We had a disappointing loss to them earlier this season and it was good to see the girls come back and refocus on every point we had."
and various schools The Jayhawks started strong in the doubles competition. At the No.1 slot, Kansas seniors Courtney and Kristen Steinbock ousted Texas Tech's Tara Browning and Kendall Brooks, 8-4. The first doubles victory ignited a surge that saw the No.3 seeded doubles pair of sophomore Christine Skoda and freshman Brittany Brown take out Lakann Wagley and Hristiyana Gocheva, 8-4.
Guchevich, 5-4. In the singles draw, the Jayhawks managed to register an impressive five out of six match victories.
Perhaps the most impressive victory came courtesy of sophomore Luiza Loureiro. The native of Brasilia, Brazil, tallied her first victory of the season. The victory could not have come at a better time as Loureiro defeated Texas Tech's Hristiyana Gocheva in straight-fashion, 8-2, 6-3.
Other victories included Courtney Steinbock's straight-set victory against Irina Tereschenko, 6-2, 7-6. Sophomore Christenchik Skoda knocked out Tara Browning, 7-6, 6-3. Seniors Emily Haylock and Kristen Steinbock were victorious as well.
Next up for Kansas is a date with No. 1 seeded Texas. The Jayhawks fell to Texas earlier this week, 4-1, Kristen Steinbock was the only member for the Kansas team to pull out a victory, as she defeated Kendra Strohm, 6-4, 6-0.
"Texas is a very good team," Hall said. "We will take it point by point and see what happens."
The match begins at 9 a.m. Friday in Norman.
Rahul Sharma
CYCLING
Cycling races to come to Lawrence campus
The University of Kansas Cycling Club will host a race on campus Sunday as a part of the North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships.
The KU Public Safety Office will close campus for the race. It will be the first time in 15 years that campus will close for a bicycle road race.
The cycling club's president, Andy Phelps, said the race would be an opportunity for students, athletes and the community to come together.
"It also provides the club with a chance to spread its name and talent throughout collegiate cycling and Lawrence," Phelps said.
Kansan staff reports
Kansas athletics calendar
TODAY
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., Lawrence
Track and Field at Big 12 Championships, all day, Norman,
Okla.
Tennis at Big 12 Championships, all day, Norman, Okla.
TOMORROW
Tennis at Big 12 Championship, all day, Norman, Okla.
Track and Field at Big 12 Championships, all day, Norman,
Okla.
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., Lawrence
Rowing at Big 12 Championships, all day, Manhattan
Softball vs. Texas, 2 p.m., Lawrence
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 1 p.m., Lawrence
Softball vs. Texas, 1 p.m., Lawrence
BASKETBALL
Coaches vs. Cancer could add home games to KU schedule
A new format for the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament could create two home games for the Kansas men's basketball team next year.
With the tournament expanding to 16 teams, Kansas, Duke, California and Syracuse would each host four team mini-tournaments on Nov. 11 and 12.
The winners of the mini-tournaments would meet at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 18 and 19.
The final list of teams participating in the tournament is pending a court decision about whether teams can participate in exempt tournaments every year. Exempt tournaments allow teams to play multiple games but they can only count as one on their schedules.
If the court rules that teams cannot participate in exempt tournaments every year, Kansas would not be eligible.
BASEBALL
Kansan Staff Reports
Price: Weekend games versus Texas Tech must be victories
The Jayhawk baseball team has been struggling in conference play. Kansas is in ninth place with a 2-12 mark. This weekend the "Hawks welcome the Texas Tech Red Raiders to Hoglund Ballpark for a three-game series beginning tonight.
"I think we have to win the series," coach Ritch Price said. "We are trying to make a run late in the last month of the year to see if we can qualify for the Big 12 Tournament."
Only the top eight teams in the conference make the tournament. The Jayhawks are two games out of the eighth spot, held by Missouri.
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"I don't think that we are down, but I think there is a definite frustration level there," Price said.
there. Price said. The team has seen leads in the eighth and ninth innings whither away, turning victories against Oklahoma State and Wichita State into losses.
"Anytime you are ahead like that and you lose late in a ballgame it ends up being a devastating loss," Price said.
The team has struggled, but after holding on to a 7-6 victory against SMS Tuesday, the team is ready to take on the Red Raiders.
"It was important that we had the lead in the ninth and we finished the game off," Price said. "Once you do it once you have an opportunity to walk back out and have confidence in the kid that is on the mound to be able to close it out."
the Red Raiders come in 28-13 overall including an 8-6 mark in conference play. They took two of three from the Oklahoma Sooners last weekend. The Sooners swept the Jayhawks earlier this season.
Offensively, Texas Tech is led by Josh Brady. Brady, who is hitting .370 on the season, is third in batting average in the conference. Brady has also hit 13 home runs on the season. That's three behind Jayhawk Travis Metcalf who leads the conference.
The Red Raiders are similar to the Jayhawks. They are just .002 percentage points behind the 'Hawks for the conference lead in batting average. The Red Raiders' pitching, like the Jayhawks', is far from stellar. Both teams have team ERAs above four.
"They have very good offensive numbers and they have great team speed," Price said. "It is going to be important that we throw strikes and don't walk people. We are going to have to do a good job starting pitching wise and hopefully our bullpen can hold on."
Edited by Danielle Hillix
Getting the start tonight will be senior Ryan Knippschuld. Knippschuld comes in with a 5-6 overall record and a 4.85 ERA
First pitch is at 6 p.m. Students are admitted free with a KUID. It is also quarter hot dog night at Hoglund.
Brotherly feud
Luke Welton, Lawrence junior, and his brother Cody, KU graduate and alumnus, played one-on-one basketball yesterday at the courts off of 19th and Louisiana streets. "There are usually more people out here, but the weather is probably scaring them away." Luke Welton said.