wednesday, april 7, 2004
sports
the university daily kansan 9P
RANDLE:
Jail time, fine
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Randle pled guilty to the attempted theft and no contest to the disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a driver's license.
Randle was found guilty on all counts. He was given two days jail time and a $200 fine for the attempted theft. A $250 fine and two days jail were issued for the two counts relating to the March 5 fight. He must also pay $64 in court costs.
Randle's jail sentences will be served concurrently and begin April 23. The $200 he posted for bail will work toward his fines. He can also work community service at $5 an hour to pay for $50 of his fines, but his court costs must be paid in cash or check.
Randle said he had already done some community service, and the judge said he might have counted it if Randle could provide evidence of this to the court. Randle will also be on supervised probation for one year.
Coach Mark Mangino said the matter would be dealt with internally, but Randle would not be dismissed from the team.
Woods under pressure
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One green jacket and Tiger Woods was already being compared to Jack Nicklaus.
Four straight majors, and the comparisons climbed even higher—to himself.
Woods has won eight majors—none of his peers have more than three—but Woods is facing sharp scrutiny because he has gone the last six majors without winning.
"It's different for me versus any other player," Woods said yesterday. "Some other player has a bad week, misses the cut, it's no big deal, he slips through the radar. Whereas, if I shoot one bad round, it'a little different."
The lofty standard facing the No.1 player in golf was never more clear when Woods arrived at Augusta National. He is the betting favorite to win the Masters for the fourth time, and yet there is a feeling this major has never been so ripe with contenders.
But this is no surprise.
"It's the only thing I've ever known since I've been out here," Woods said, "I was compared to Nicklaus when I first came out here, and now I'm being compared to what I did in 2000, 1999 and 2001."
It was during that time that
Woods made history just about every time he played. He won nine times and $9 million in 2000, the centerpiece of a stretch when he won five out of six majors.
"The people out there, spectators, if they don't see Tiger in the top five making a charge on Sunday afternoon, there's something wrong with him," Ernie Els said.
Expectations have taken on a new meaning.
He hits the ball great on the practice range. There are moments of doubt on the first tee.
But even Woods concedes that his swing is not the same as it was in 2000, and there are inconsistencies in his game that he is trying to solve.
"It's not easy to trust your swing if your mechanics are not quite sound." Woods said.
Augusta National should be a good place to find some answers.
No one has ever played the Masters on a course this long and this firm. While the fast fairways should negate some of the length, the greens will accept only the best shots.
It doesn't necessarily favor the longest hitters or the sharpest short games, but simply the best players.
Woods already noticed some severe differences.
He could reach the par-5 second hole with a good drive and a 3-wood the last few years. During
a practice round Monday, he got there with a 6-iron.
What really got his attention was the precision required this week.
"If you don't hit the proper shot this week, you're really going to pay the price," Woods said.
"The landing areas are that much smaller now. It's going to become more apparent who is really hitting the ball as the week goes on, because you can't get away with having a bad ball-striking day."
Then again, Woods can't get away with a bad day at anything.
In his final tournament before the Masters, Woods opened with a 75 at The Players Championship and almost missed the cut. He extended his record streak to 120, but was never a factor on Sunday.
Never mind that he won earlier this year at the Match Play Championship, or that his last two events were the only times he has finished out of the top 10 this year.
Now, he has some company
"Yes, he's cooled down a little bit," Els said. "But he's still playing on a very high level. He's up there."
Phil Mickelson, leading the PGA Tour money list for the first time in six years, won the Bob Hope Classic and has finished in the top 10 in all but one event.
KUAC: Board to take on advisory role at end of June
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As the KUAC plan stands, the five voting members set to be on the new board are the athletics director, the vice-provost for student success, a senior University administrator, the University's chief business and financial planning officer and a faculty representative to the Big 12 Conference.
The student body president will also be included, but will not have a vote.
The new board will answer to Chancellor Robert Hemenway and be responsible for setting Athletics Department policy.
These changes are set to take place at the end of June.
The current board, which includes three students, will become an advisory committee also reporting to the Chancellor.
Knopp said he was hopeful that people would realize the importance of having a voting student on the board.
"I just think students are the most important constituency when it comes to college athletics." Knopp said.
Reid Holbrook and Mike
"The one student out of five or six voting members is not going to turn the tide. But the students should be able to register their discontent with a given policy."
Andy Knopp Student body president
Maddox were among the board members who voted against Knopn's amendments.
Holbrook said he thought the high turnover rate of student body president might affect the stability of the board, because it would bring in a new voting member each year.
Maddox said it was important to keep the board small to ensure it operated efficiently.
Board members who opposed the amendments also pointed out that students would still be present on the advisory committee, and the student body president would still serve on the board, just without a vote.
"The one student out of five or six voting members is not going to turn the tide," Knopp said. "But the students should be able to register their discontent with a given policy."
Knopp said he understood the reasoning behind these arguments,but a vote was still important.
Nick Sterner, a Shawnee sophomore who has been involved with KUAC, cited the student fees that go to pay for non-revenue sports — $40 per year per student.
He said Student Senate would cross that bridge when it got there.
He said not having a student vote on the board was akin to taxation without representation.
Knopp did not want to speculate on the fate of the non-revenue sports fee if a voting student was not put on the board.
Knopp said he hoped the the KUAC could resolve the issue at its next meeting, which will likely be a teleconference. The date of the meeting has not been set, Knopp said.
— Edited by Danielle Hillix
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STATE:'Hawks remain positive
Kansas has lost four straight games after being swept by Oklahoma last weekend at Hoglund Ballpark. The Jayhawks are looking to rebound against the Shockers before facing a top 25 team in Texas A&M this weekend.
"Were excited, we are ready to get rolling on a winning streak right now and there's not a better team to do that against than Wichita State," senior first baseman Baty said.
Baty had a good series against Oklahoma last weekend, hitting .385 in the three game series. The Jayhawks will need Baty's strong offensive numbers to continue if they wish to knock off the Shockers. The Shockers top three pitchers all have earned run averages below three.
The Jayhawks starting pitcher will be Scott Sharpe. Sharpe has an ERA of 3.50 on the season and is 2-0.
The first pitch is scheduled for 7 tonight at Hoglund Ballpark.
Edited by Paul Kramer
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