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/ SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I'm no rabbit but 10 carats looks good on me!"
-Evelyn Lozada's tweet after Chad Ochocina proposed to her.
FACT OF THE DAY
— Yahoo.com
Ochocinco gave Lozada a 10-karat engagement ring.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What celebrity/athlete couple are getting divorced after three years of marriage?
A: Tony Parker and Eva Longoria Parker.
Yahoo.com
There was an error in Wednesday's story, "Former track and cross country star Wes Santee leaves a legacy." The story should have said that Santee was survived by his three children and wife of eight years, Doris Santee. The Kansan regrets this error.
CORRECTION
CORRECTION
In yesterday's issue in the story "Cancer can't hold D.J. Marshall," Liz LaBoda was referenced as heing the one who found D.J. Marshall's lymph at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Though she was the one who found the lymph, she was Marshall's girlfriend at the time, not affiliated with the hospital as the article suggests.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Walker scores 42 in UConn's 89-73 win
HARTFORD, Conn. — Kemba Walker scored a career-high 42 points as Connecticut beat Vermont 89-73 Wednesday night in a final tune-up before heading to Hawaii and the Maui Invitational.
Walker, whose previous career best was 29, hit 15 of 24 shots, including four 3-pointers. His 42 points tied Cliff Robinson's record for a UConn game played in Hartford.
Associated Press
A little too early for 'memoirs'
MORNING BREW
First it was Todd Reesing. Now Tim Tebow. These two are the most recent contributors to a bizarre trend in the world of sports literature. It's called (so far, just by me) the "mini-moir."
Mini-moirs are similar to memoirs, but as in the case of Reesing and Tebow, they're written by people who are at the stage in life where they have no business writing memoirs yet. Reesing published his mini-moir "Rising to New Heights" earlier this fall, while publisher HarperCollins announced last week that Tebow planned on releasing his own mini-moir, "Through My Eyes", in April 2011.
At first, it seems ridiculous to write an account of one's life just a few months after earning a college degree. Itd be sort of like the Olson twins getting a lifetime-achievement award.
But it's actually a smart move for the two former NCAA quarterbacks, Tebow made it to the NFL, but there's no guarantee how long he can cut it in the pros. Reesing had even less luck in the ruthless CFL, getting cut by the powerhouse Saskatchewan Roughriders after a few weeks in training camp.
Thus, whatever money either quarterback can make from their mini-moirs will certainly be welcome. In fact, the athlete-author role might be a good career move for a few other jayhawks. If Justin Bieber can write a mini-moir (which he has), surely anyone can. And here's a few Kansas athletes, past and present, who could get away with writing a mini-moir:
BY JOEL PETTERSON
petterson@kansan.com
Josh Selby — Selby has accomplished even less in his life than Reesing and Tebow, so he could write a great mini-moir. It'd be a cliffhanger — the story of a young boy from Baltimore who perseveres through all kinds of hardships and earns a scholarship to a top college basketball program. There, however, he is stifled by the Man (the NCAA) who prevents him from doing what the poor kid has wanted to do since he was little; just play ball. Selby would persevere and learn valuable lessons about himself, but the book would end abruptly before the NCAA makes an announcement. It'd be a great setup for the sequel.
C. J. Henry — Remember C.J.? The big brother of one-and-done Xavier? The one who wasn't a lottery pick in the NBA Draft? The one who now plays at a small NAIA school in Oklahoma? He could certainly write an interesting mini-moir. It would tell the story of how, through grit and determination, he worked his way from being merely a first-round draft pick by the New York Yankees to riding the bench on two interested NCAA basketball teams before
finally arriving as a star on the Southern Nazarene University basketball team. What a roller coaster ride. Seemingly a downhill ride, but that's the fun part of a roller coaster anyway. He could use his mini-moir to explain exactly where he's headed with this backwards career.
Mario Chalmers — Chalmers could start a whole new genre: the ultra-mini-moir. His whole book would detail just the seven seconds in the 2008 national championship game starting with the inbound pass and ending as his shot falls through the basket. Hed have chapter titles like "Watching Darnell Jackson inbound the ball," "What went through my head when Sherron tripped" and "Bringing the ball from my waist to my shoulders." Don't act like you wouldn't read it, because you would. And you love it.
Edited by Clark Goble
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
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FRIDAY
Volleyball Texas 6:30 p.m. Austin, Texas
Men's Basketball
North Texas
7 p.m.
Lawrence
SATURDAY
Football Oklahoma State 11 a.m. Lawrence
Women's Basketball
Wisconsin
5 p.m.
Madison, Wis.
MONDAY
Cross Country
NCAA Championship
T.B.A.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Men's Basketball
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
7 p.m.
Lawrence
TUESDAY
Spurrier revives Gamecocks
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lee Corso was not the only person who didn't think Steve Spurrier could win big at South Carolina.
One SEC coach, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Washington Post when Spurrier took the job that, "He's sacrificing his legacy for a green jacket (at Augusta National). He's going to get his head beat in at South Carolina."
Carolina.
"There were a bunch of us who said, 'South Carolina? Never. I don't care what you do.' Charles Davis, who covers the SEC and the NFL for Fox, said.
Davis admitted Tuesday that they were all wrong. Spurrier — who famously asked "Why not us?" at his introductory news conference six years ago — led the Gamecocks to their first SEC East title with Saturday's victory against Florida.
goal late — it was convincing." Davis said. "Bear Bryant will always be the standard in the SEC, but Spurrier is in that upper echelon."
"He just went back to where he made his bones, beat the heck out of a team that has won two national championships in the last five seasons, and it wasn't a field
election.
Spurrier took some time Tuesday during his news conference to reflect on the title, but not much. The No. 17 Gamecocks play Troy on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium.
"It was a wonderful weekend last week for the Gamecocks. For us to get a division championship for the first time was certainly
special for all Gamecocks," he said. "I do want to thank the baseball team for getting it started and proving you could certainly win championships here at South Carolina."
Bryant in SEC victories with 110. If the Gamecocks beat Auburn in Atlanta, he will move into sole possession of second place in SEC titles. His six titles are tied with former Mississippi coach John Vaught and former Georgia coach Vince Dooley. Florida finished first in 1990 under Spurrier, but the Gators were on probation and the conference doesn't recognize the championship.
the champion,
Spurrier did seem to be enjoying the title in Gainesville, Fla., after beating the Gators, senior
"Everything was out there for the first time. It was neat to accomplish that."
STEVE SPURRIER South Carolina coach
With a win in the Dec. 4 SEC championship game, Spurrier would become the third coach to win SEC titles at two different schools, joining Bryant (Kentucky and Alabama) and Nick Saban (LSU and Alabama).
“It's big for his legacy, and it's great for ours, too,” South Carolina junior Akeem Auguste said. “He probably is just as excited as we are.”
offensive lineman Hutch Eckerson said.
"As you know, coach Spurrier is a perfectionist," Eckerson said. "If he tells you, you did a good job, you can believe that. Everybody
Spurrier is second behind
If he is, he's trying to hide it.
"That's only half of the SEC."
Spurrier said. "We'll worry about the other half in three weeks."
If he is, he's trying to hide it.
Carolina he and she wanted.
"I really wanted to come to South Carolina for one reason _ because South Carolina had not won much since 1969," he said. "Everything was out there to do for the first time. It was neat to accomplish that."
was all smiles."
Spurrier was not worried about ruining his legacy by coming to traditionally downtrodden South Carolina, he said Tuesday.
While admitting he was wrong, Davis, who played defensive back at Tennessee, defended the logic of those who bet against the Head Ball Coach.
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Is seeing relieving? It better be if the Irish don't want the Black Knights to trample their suddenly rekindled bowl hopes.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
ND preparing to stop triple-option
Another military academy, Army, with another potent option attack, awaits Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The Irish scoured film of any team with a three-lineman front to uncover clues to defending the scheme and avoiding another calamity.
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
"You know the speed of the game and you know how fast
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A little more than three weeks ago, a triple-option offense turned Notre Dame's defense into a pile of goo. Navy ran and the Irish defense went running, holding little form and offering little function.
the obrese is going to move," Irish nose guard Sean Cwynar said. "The pace, how fast the fullback is going to hit the hole, how the linemen are going to move.
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A defense's familiarity with the option, however, can breed content: On the reverse track as the Irish, Duke lost to Army, then defeated Navy in its second foray against the option.
"It's easier," Irish defensive end Ethan Johnson said. "The scout team knows what they're doing.
Defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, who was not made available for comment this week, described the scheme that allowed Navy to run for 367 yards as "an absolute mess." No particulars were divulged for altering the approach against Army, ranked eighth in the country with 272.8 rushing yards per game and averaging 31 points.*
against it. Most teams only have that one shot at it. We're sort of happy we have this next shot."
SEAN CWYNAR senior nose guard
"Most teams only have that one shot at it. We're sort of happy we have this next shot."
It's not as new for them, so they give you a better look. Tuesday's look is a lot better than last time"
Said defensive end Kapron Lewis Moore: "You have to use
"It's things we've seen before, to a certain extent, because we've had that whole week of practice
your hands, you have to play low,
you have to play hard. We have to
learn from our mistakes."
“There’s not a whole lot I can say,” Johnson said, “other than we need to play better.”
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