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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY MARCH 7, 2009
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008
trivia of the day
Q: Who caught Brett Favre's first career NFL completion?
A: Brett Favre. On Sept. 13, 1992, Favre attempted to find a receiver down field but a Tampa Bay Buccaneer lineman deflected the pass and it landed in Favre's hands. It resulted in a 7-yard loss and was the first completion of 5,377 Favre would go on to throw.
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fact of the day
Brett Favre threw an interception before he ever completed a pass. In November 1991, Favre, who then played for the Atlanta Falcons, threw a pass that was picked off by Washington Redskin linebacker Andre Collins. Collins returned it 15 yards for a touchdown and Favre and the Falcons went on to lose 56-17.
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quote of the day
"While the NFL loses one of its greatest players, I join football fans everywhere in saluting Brett Favre. Brett was one of the game's unique players, and we all were fortunate to witness his remarkable 17-season career."
— Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on Brett Favre's retirement
calendar
TODAY
TODAY Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 3 p.m., Lawrence
SATURDAY
Baseball vs. North Dakota State, noon, Lawrence
Softball vs. Indiana State, 3 p.m., Lawrence
Women's soccer vs.
Missouri State, 2 p.m.
Lawrence
Men's basketball vs. Texas A&M, 3 p.m., College Station, Texas.
Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 3 p.m., Lawrence
Track & Field, Iowa State Invitational, NCAA Qualifier, all day, Ames, Iowa
Football awards ceremony, 7:30 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
SUNDAY
Tennis vs. New Mexico, 11 a.m., Lawrence
Softball vs. Pittsburgh, noon, Lawrence Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 1 p.m., Lawrence
Softball vs. Indiana State, 4 p.m., Lawrence
One step at a time
Interval step class instructor Stacey Pope, Topeka sophomore, works on a new step introduced at Thursday's KU Fit class. The interval step class meets from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursdays in the aerobics room at the Student Recreation Fitness Center. The second session of KU Fit classes starts March 24 and runs through May 3.
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Kansas football player Justin Thornton was injured while playing in an intramural basketball game at the Student Recreation Fitness Center on Wednesday.
FOOTBALL Safety injures leg in intramural game
Thornton, a sophomore
safety who started four games in 2007, suffered an injury to his left leg.
Thornton
Gentry Leitner, St. Louis junior, said Thornton stayed down for nearly 20 minutes while recreation center employees tried to locate a medical professional.
Thornton was eventually carried out of the recreation center by a group of football teammates who were also playing in the intramural game.
The Kansan was unable reach Kansas football coach Mark Mangino on Thursday to ask about the severity of the injury.
Last season, Thornton was a key to Kansas' Orange Bowl run, collecting five interceptions, which was a Jayhawk season high.
Thornton was tied with Aqib Talib, who is likely to be drafted in the first round of the NFL draft next month.
Thornton's longest interception return was 30 yards, with an average of 14.8 yards per return.
Spring football practices begin Wednesday.
Rustin Dodd
NFL
Brett Favre retires, goes out 'on top
BY CHRIS JENKINS ASSOCIATED PRESS
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Sitting by himself on an airplane ride up to Green Bay on Thursday morning, Brett Favec struggled to find a sincere and graceful way to say he was finished with football.
In the end, his tears told the story.
Favre put his arm around his tearful wife, Deanna, and left the stage — presumably for good.
"It's been a great career for me, and it's over," Favre said, his voice cracking with emotion during a news conference at Lambeau Field two days
He takes with him a Super Bowl victory, virtually every quarterback record worth having and the widespread admiration of his peers and fans.
The 38-year-old Favre also
"I promised I wouldn't get emotional. I've watched hundreds of players retire and you wonder what that would be like."
BRETT FAVRE Former Packers quarterback
after he announced his retirement. "As hard as that is for me to say, it's over."
Wearing an untucked collared shirt, blue jeans and several days' worth of stubble, Favre said he was convinced he could still play on Sundays, but had lost his passion to practice and prepare the way he would need to lead the Packers to another Super Bowl.
teaves with graying hair and a deliberate gait — signs that the years were quietly taking a toll on the man who was celebrated for playing a serious and precise game with the carefree joy of a little boy.
Given that fact, he could draw only one conclusion: It was time to hang up his helmet.
After a farewell news conference that lasted just over an hour,
"I have way too much pride," Favre said. "I expect a lot out of myself. And if I cannot do those things 100 percent, then I can't play."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre gets choked up as he talks about his retirement on Thursday during a news conference at Lambore Field in Green Bay, Ws.
"I promised I wouldn't get emotional," he said. But as the tears flowed, he added, "I've watched hundreds of players retire and you wonder what that would be like. You think you're prepared..."
He cried Thursday as he discussed his decision.
Fave is the NFLs only three-time MVP and leads the league with 442 touchdown passes, 61,655 yards passing and 160 career victories. He started 253 consecutive regular-season games, more than any other quarterback in history.
"I hope that with every penny they've spent on me, they know it was money well spent," he said. "It wasn't about the money or fame or records. I hear people talk about your accomplishments and things. It was never my accomplishments, it was our accomplishments."
Favre thanked the Green Bay Packers for letting him play.
a mark of 288 interceptions — an indication of the wild streak that only made him more human to the fans who adored him.
The same was true of Favre's highly publicized struggles with an addiction to prescription painkillers, his support of his wife through a battle with breast cancer, and a memorable Monday
night game against Oakland after he lost his father.
Favre also holds the more dubi-
ness of 200.
Favre's exit comes after a remarkable 2007 season, but his final pass was one to forget: An interception in overtime of the NFC championship game, a mistake that set up the New York Giants' field goal that sent the Packers home instead of to the Super Bowl.
Most folks figured Favre couldn't exit that way, especially when he had at least one more good year left in him.
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But barring a change of heart, the final chapter in his storied football career began Monday night.
"I'm going out on top," he said.
on tv this weekend
Favre's retirement came as a surprise to Packers executives, coaches and teammates, all of whom expected him to return.
Men's college basketball:
Friday:
— Missouri Valley basketball Tournament 2nd Round (Teams TBD), 8:30 p.m., FSN
— Louisville at Georgetown, 11 a.m., CBS
Missouri Valley basketball Tournament 2nd Round (Teams TBD). 6 p.m., FSN
— Baylor at Texas Tech, 12:30 p.m., NBC
Big South Conference Championship (Teams TBD), 10:30 a.m. ESPN2
— Missouri at Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m., ABC
— Kansas at Texas A&M, 3 p.m., CBS
— Atlantic Sun Conference Championship (Teams TBD), 6 p.m., ESPN2
— Ohio Valley Conference Championship (Teams TBD), 4 p.m., ESPN2 Atlantic Sun Conference
— Marquette at Syracuse, 3 p.m.
ESPN
— North Carolina at Duke, 8 p.m.
ESPN
— Kansas State at Iowa State, 3 p.m., NBC
Sunday:
Florida at Kentucky, 11 a.m., CBS
Missouri Valley Conference Championship, 1:00 p.m., CBS
Indiana at Penn State, 1 p.m.
ESPN
— DePaul at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.
Metro Sports
— West Coast Conference Semifinal (Teams TBD), 8:30 p.m., ESPN
— Oklahoma State at Texas, 3
p.m., ESPN
Maryland at Virginia, 6:30 p.m.
FSN
— West Coast Conference Semifinal (Teams TBD), 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Women's college basketball:
Sunday:
— Pac Tet Semifinal (Teams TBD)
4:30 p.m., FSN
— ACC Championship (Teams TBD). 12:00 p.m. FSN
- Big Ten Championship (Teams TBD), 4:30 p.m., ESPN2
— SEC Championship, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Friday:
Sunday:
NBA:
Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m., ESPN
San Antonio at Denver, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
— San Antonio at Phoenix, 2:30
p.m. ABC
Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m. ESPN
NHL:
Saturday:
Pittsburgh at Washington, 11:30 a.m., NBC
— Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 3 p.m., WGN
Spring Training Baseball:
Saturday:
Sunday:
— Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 2 p.m., WGN
College lacrosse:
Sunday:
— Virginia at Princeton, 11 a.m.
ESPN
— PODS Championship, 2 p.m.
NBC
PGA Tour:
Arena football:
Sundav:
— Philadelphia at Chicago, noon ESPN2
MISSOURI VALLEY First-year Drake coach wins conference honor
DES MOINES, Iowa — First-year Drake basketball coach Keno Davis has been named the Missouri Valley Conference's Coach of the Year.
Davis received 38 of a possible 40 first-place votes to finish ahead of second-place finisher Tim Jankovich of Illinois State. Creighton's Dana Altman was third.
Davis led Drake to a 25-4 record in his first year after taking over coaching duties from his father, Tom Davis.
It was the first time since 1993 that a Drake basketball coach has been given the top coach honor.
Associated Press
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