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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"No man is entirely worthless, he can always serve as a bad example."
Shot putter Brian Oldfield
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas plays back-to-back games against the two teams leaving the Big 12: Colorado this week and Nebraska the next.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Name the only two teams in the Big 12 without a conference victory.
A: Kansas and Colorado, who play each other this weekend.
— KU Athletics
Talking to stars is easy online
MORNING BREW
Everyone probably did it at some point in his or her primary school. Forensic Mgt teacher Mrs. Arkworth
asked my fourth-grade class to decide who they wanted to send a letter to. The class buzzed about getting to pick from the brightest stars of the time: "Weird" Al Yankovic, any of the Spice Girls and of course, Hanson. Dejected after someone had already picked Ginger Spice for their letter, I chose Ken Grifley Jr., whose brilliant career was in full swing, Grifley Jr. won the MVP the year before, already immortalized in a video game and needed to hear from me about it. I thought it was the coolest thing that we had such close and personal contact with these stars that all it took was a letter to talk with a major leaguer.
Today, the social-networking site Twitter provides the same type of interaction. The brainchild of Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone, Twitter allows its users to express thoughts in 140 characters, akin to a Facebook status with a word limit. The really cool thing is just about everyone uses it. While you can "follow" your friends and read their posts, you can also interact with these celebrities by mentioning them in tweets and following their posts.
BY CHRISTIAN LUCERO clucero@kansan.com
I follow many sports figures, including athletes and journalists on the professional and collegiate levels. And everyone uses their account in their own way. When his Bengals have an away game, NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (@GOchoCinco) will tweet his location and entertain the first 100 people who show up with dinner, movies, etc. Earlier this summer, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant (@KDthunderup) announced the signing of his five-year contract extension through a tweet. When Bill Simmons (@sportsguy33) accidentally tweeted "moss vikings," it became the latest sports story to break via Twitter. Plus, interacting with former Jayhawks like @SHERRONCOLLINS4 and @colea45 as well as current Kansas athletes like Brady Morningstar (@bmstar12) and Toben
Opurum (Toben_Opurum35) is much easier with Twitter.
I got a response from the Seattle Mariners organization thanking me for my letter and some other stuff I didn't read after I realized my request for Griffey's cleats was not ful-filled. But I remember how cool it was holding that letter with the Mariners logo on the envelope and my name on the letter. Being able to talk with these prominent names in sports by tweeting is just as cool. Now if only Ginger Spice would sign up.
Edited by David Cawthon
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jayhawks prepare to face Lady Blues
When a team takes the floor for the first game of the season, a sloppy performance will likely ignite fear in the hearts of fans. For Jayhawk fans, last week's first glance at the 2010-11 women's basketball team provided a reason to start the season off with a positive outlook.
After closing the season opener strong, with an 83-62 victory past Fort Hays State, the team will face Washburn University in the second and final exhibition game at 2 p.m., Sunday in Allen Fieldhouse. The faceoff will be the first of the season for Washburn's Lady Blues squad.
The Lady Blues lost all of last year's starters, but returned seven letter winners and is still ranked No. 9 in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Preseason Coaches' Poll. The team finished last season 27-4 and won the MLAa team.
In the last meeting between the two squads in 2008, Kansas defeated Washburn 67-51. Washburn
defeated Kansas 62-59 in their last regular season faceoff in 2004. Still, Kansas has won 28 of its last 30 preseason games and coach Bonnie Henrickson has led Kansas to a 2-0 winning record against Washburn during exhibition play.
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis opened the net early, earning the first 10 points of the game against Fort Hays State, where she garnered a career-high 35 points. Davis also controlled the court with 17 rebounds and six blocks. She will likely be called to lead the team in its hope of defeating the Lady Blues this weekend.
Despite Davis' strong performance, the Jayhawks need more players to help put points on the board. Davis' co-captains, sophomore guards Monica Engelman and Angel Goodrich, together contributed 11 of the team's 17 assists, but only added a combined 14 points. To be victorious against the Lady Blues on Sunday and in later games this season, the squad needs the teammates to live up to their scoring potential.
NBA
By Megan Rupp
Douglas scores high for Knicks
CHICAGO — Tony Douglas scored a career high 30 points, and the New York Knicks made 16 of 24 3-point attempts in a 120-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
It was an astounding display from the outside for the Knicks after they hit just 32.6 percent over the first three games. Leading the charge was Douglas, who made 5 of 9 but he had plenty of help.
Danilo Gallinari hit four 3s without a miss and finished with 24 points — all but three in the first half as the Knicks took a 21-point lead in going up 70-52 at halftime.
Raymond Felton was 4 of 6 from long range and finished with 20 points and 10 assists for the Knicks.
Derrick Rose had 24 points and 14 assists for the Bulls, but sat out the final 9:31
Fans need $39.95 to watch game
FOOTBALL
When Kansas and Nebraska meet Saturday, Nov. 13 for the teams' final Big 12 conference matchup, fans will have to pay the $39.95 fee to watch the game on Pay-Per-View. Nebraska made the
Associated Press
announcement on Thursday and kickoff is set for 6 p.m. in Lincoln. The move was made after the game was not picked up as part of the Big 12's television package. The game will be produced by Fox Sports Net.
By Kory Carpenter
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Receivers needed for Longhorn win
AUSTIN, Texas — There's a reason Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert has only six touchdown passes in eight games: his receivers keep dropping them.
Long gone are the record-setting receivers Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby catching everything Colt McCoy threw their way. Gilbert has been saddled with a group that treats the ball like it's radioactive.
It's a problem Texas (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) would like to fix when the Longhorns play Saturday night at Kansas State (5-3, 2-3). The Longhorns have lost four of their last five games.
"We've been over it and over it and over it. There is absolutely nothing that we can see except there is too many guys dropping a ball," Texas coach Mack Brown said. "It hurts our momentum, and it wears on everybody."
Associated Press
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San Diego State
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Football Colorado 1 p.m. Lawrence
Volleyball Colorado 6:30 p.m. Lawrence
Tennis
San Diego State
Tournament
All day
San Diego, Cali.
Rowing
Head of the Hooch
All Day
Chattanooga, Tenn.
SUNDAY
**Women's Basketball**
Washburn
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Tennis
San Diego State
Tournament
All Day
San Diego
Rowing
Head of the Hooch
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Chattanooga, Tenn
TUESDAY
Men's Basketball Emporia State 7 p.m. Lawrence
CORRECTION
The box in the story "Starting QB yet to be named for Saturday" misstated the season statistics for Kale Pick and Jordan Webb. Jordan Webb has seven touchdowns, six interceptions and an completion ratio of 108-185. Kale Pick has thrown no touchdowns and has completed 21-36 passes.
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