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SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
trivia of the day
Q: Where does Oklahoma State rank in all-time victories for Division I basketball programs?
A: 36th. The Cowboys have won a total of 1,448 games in their 98-year history. At the beginning of this season, they were 35th all-time but Georgetown has since moved ahead of them.
Can I play too?
— Kansas basketball media guide fact of the day
Oklahoma State has won two national championships in basketball. It beat New York 49-45 in 1945 to capture the national title and North Carolina 43-40 in 1946. The Cowboys reached the Final Four twice in the 1990s but failed to advance to the national championship game.
Oklahoma State basketball media guide
guide
quote of the day
"I'm happy for our guys and really proud of them. I know that they were tired and our fans were tired of this losing streak on the road. It's a big burden to finally get behind us."
— Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton
calendar
TODAY
Softball vs. Texas State, 11 a.m.
Houston
Softball vs. Centenary College,
1 p.m., Houston
Baseball vs. Hawaii-Hilo, 5 p.m.
Kona, Hawaii
Tennis vs. Kentucky, 11 a.m., Lexington, Ky
SATURDAY
Lexington, Ky.
**Baseball** vs. Hawaii-Hilo, 2 p.m., Kona, Hawaii
**Men's basketball** vs. Oklahoma State, 3 p.m., Stillwater, Okla.
**Softball** vs. Boston University, 3 p.m., Houston
**Softball** vs. Houston, 5 p.m., Houston
**Baseball** vs. Hawaii-Hilo, 5 p.m., Kona, Hawaii
SUNDAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
**Tennis** vs. Eastern Kentucky,
9:30 a.m., Richmond, Ky.
**Softball** vs. Cal State North-
ridge, 11 a.m., Houston
**Women's basketball** vs. Misso-
ouri, 1:30 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
**Baseball** vs. Hawaii-Hilo, 2 p.m.
Kona, Hawaii
**Baseball** vs. Hawaii-Hilo, 5 p.m.
Kona, Hawaii
BIG12
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State athletic director Tim Weiser is leaving the school to become the deputy commissioner of the Big 12 Conference.
BIG 12 Athletic director leaves K-State, joins Big 12
Weiser will effectively serve as second in command in the conference behind Dan Beebe, who replaced Kevin Weiberg when he left the conference to work for the Big 10 Network last year.
A young fan waits for a fly ball as he watches the Kansas City Royals baseball spring training workouts in Surprise, Ariz. on Tuesday.
Associated Press
POTTORF (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
Potterf admitted her parents were a factor, too. Potterf said her parents loved watching her play, and being so close they could come watch a lot of her games.
Being able to participate in the camps and getting individual time with the coaches to improve herself as a player was a plus, Pottorf said.
Coach Tracy Bunge said that the team voted on captains this year. Potterf said that in the past the team and the coaches were involved in that process, but this year the decision was put solely in the hands of the team. Potterf was named one of the captains along with junior shortstop Stevie Crisosto and senior first baseman Addy Lucero.
Being a captain means a lot to Pottorf, and she does not take it lightly.
"I want to hold myself up to high expectations and make a great name for the program," she said.
Potorf, being a catcher, feels very involved in the success of the team.
"We always have a say in a lot of the decisions that go on and I think that carries off the
field too in kind of a leadership role," she said.
Potorf also tried to gradually improve her game. She said she was trying to improve her consistency batting and to have a better attitude at the plate.
"I'm trying to look at more of the positives than the negative," she said.
Potterf said the team is continually trying to improve from game to game. The Jayhawkes are a young team with only two seniors on the roster, but Potterf said everybody has tried to improve to benefit the team.
The Jayhawks won more than 30 games last season, but Bunge said that a team goal was to win 40 games this season. The Jayhawks continue to grow in the early part of the season and are proving they are not to be taken lightly.
"Our pitchers have really done a great job offseason of working hard, knowing that they're going to have to step up this season," Pottorf said.
The Jayhawks started off well with a tournament victory at the Central Florida Invitational and three victories at the UNLV Invitational with two losses, each by only one run in that tournament.
"I think we are proving ourselves very well and showing everybody that we are underrated and we're going to do what they don't expect us to
The team returned eight starters and Pottorf said that the team chemistry was great. The Jayhawks compete in the Houston Invitational tournament this weekend and look to continue to prove themselves on the diamond as they get ready for the Big 12 Conference season.
do," Pottorf said.
"Just being expected to finish almost dead last in the conference is more of an incentive for us to break out of that expectation," Potorf said.
—.250 batting average
season stats
Edited by Patrick De Oliveira
— 3 runs scored
— 4 runs-batted-in
.400 on-base-percentage
WHEELER (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
the 1986-87 season. Until Oklahoma State had beat Texas A&M on the road, the team had lost 19 games on the road since February 2006.
— 1.000 fielding percentage
Meanwhile, Sutton's brother Scott has a good career going 70 miles away in Tulsa at Oral Roberts University. This season, Oral Roberts is 19-6 on top of the Summit League Conference. Overall, Sutton is 163-108 since he became a head coach in 1999 at Oral Roberts.
As Sutton's team struggled, rumors have swirled about Suttons coaching job. The word on the street was that billionaire T. Boone Pickens was to offer Bill Self a substantial amount of money to come to Oklahoma State, his alma mater.
Though this rumor may have caught attention of Oklahoma State fans, Bill Self quickly shot it down in a Big 12 teleconference Jan.28.
Through nearly two seasons as a coach at Oklahoma State, Sutton is 35-25 (10-17).
"If anyone's speculating that, it's people not in-the-know at all," Self said. "That's a dead issue."
Oklahoma State will likely have its hands full against Kansas Saturday, but they might find solace in their home court. Oklahoma State is 11-2 in regular games this season at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
- Edited by Jessica Sain-Baird
on tv this weekend
-Davidson at Winthrop, 6 p.m.
ESPN2
Men's College Basketball Friday
-Connecticut at Villanova, 11
a.m., ESPN
-Cincinnati at Georgetown, 11 a.m., Metro Sports
-George Mason at Ohio, 12 p.m.
ESPN2
- Iowa at Michigan, 1 p.m., ESPN
-Rutgers at Marquette, 1 p.m.
- Iowa State at Texas Tech, 12:30 p.m., NBC
- Iowa at Michigan, 1 p.m., ESPN
-Rutgers at Marquette, 1 p.m.
Metro Sports
Metro Sports
Atkansas at Kentucky 1 p.m.
-Arkansas at Kentucky, 1 p.m.
CBS
-Oklahoma at Texas, 2:30 p.m.
ABC
-Arizona at Washington State, 9 p.m., FSN
-Nebraska at Texas A&M, 3 p.m.
NBC
-Arizona State at Washington, 5 p.m., FSN
-Kansas at Oklahoma State, 3
p.m., CBS
-Kansas State at Baylor, 7 p.m. FSN
-Kent State at St. Mary's, 11 p.m.
ESPN2
-Tennessee at Memphis, 8 p.m.
ESPN
Sunday
Syracuse at Notre Dame, 1 p.m.
CBS
North Carolina State at Virginia, 3:30 p.m., FSN
-Wisconsin at Ohio State, 3 p.m. FOX
-Wake Forest at North Carolina,
5:30 p.m., FSN
-California at Stanford, 8 p.m., FSN
Women's College Basketball Saturday
-Baylor at Iowa State, 11 a.m., FSN
-Emporia State at Washburn, 5:30 p.m., PBS
Sunday
-Stanford at California, 3 p.m.
FSN
-Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, 1 p.m., FSN
Friday
-Michigan State at Purdue, 12 p.m., ESPN2
NBA
Sunday
-Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m., ESPN
-Boston at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
ESPN
-Detroit at Phoenix, 1:30 p.m.
ABC
PGA Tour Saturday
-Chicago at Houston, 7 p.m.
ESPN
Sunday
-WGC Match Play Championship,
1 p.m., NBC
Sunday
-WGC Match Play Championship,
1 p.m., NBC
Saturday
Saturday
-Nationwide Series, 6:30 p.m.
ESPN2
Sunday
-Sprint Cup, 2:30 p.m., FOX
Fishing
Saturday
-Bassmaster Classic, 9 p.m.,
ESPN2
-Bassmaster Classic Final Weigh
In, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Track and Field
Saturday
-U.S. Indoor Championships, 4
p.m., ESPN2
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The Cleveland Cavaliers gave LeBron James the help he wants — maybe enough to compete for a new ring.
The Cavaliers took part in the biggest trade of deadline day, landing center Ben Wallace and swing-
man Wally Szczerbiak on Thursday in a three-team deal with Chicago and Seattle.
Wallace provides the Cavs with rebounding, shot blocking and playoff experience. Szczerbiak's outside shooting could make teams pay for double-teaming James, the NBA's leading scorer.
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ing a busy trading season that included the earlier blockbusters involving Pau Gasol, Shaquille O'Neal and Jason Kidd. Those players all went to Western Conference powers, and the New Orleans Hornets completed a deal they hope proves they are one of them.
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The Hornets acquired Bonzi Wells and Mike James from Houston, adding depth to their bench for the stretch run. New Orleans dealt Bobby Jackson to the Rockets, where he was reunited with Rick Adelman, his old coach in Sacramento. Adam Haluska also went to Houston in the deal.
The bolder move was made by the Cavs, who went to the NBA finals last year but are well behind Boston and Detroit in the East this season.
The Cavaliers sent guard Larry Hughes, forwards Drew Gooden and Cedric Simmons, and guard Shannon
Brown to Chicago for Wallace, and forward Joe Smith.
Cleveland acquired the sharpshooting Szczerbiak and guard Delonte West from Seattle for forwards Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall. The SuperSonics will receive guard Adrian Griffin from the Bulls.
Wallace was a disappointment after leaving Detroit, where he was the defensive anchor of the 2004 NBA champions, to sign a $60 million, four-year contract with the Bulls in 2006. The trade allows Chicago to get out from under some of that.
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"He was a great teammate," Chicago's Ben Gordon said. "I think he definitely helped us to get to the second round of the playoffs last season. I guess management felt that they didn't reach expectations that they wanted him to. That's part of the business."
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