16 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, JULY19, 2006
COLUMN (CONTINUED FROM 15)
a long time, folks.
This season brings promise, and the promise lies in the unknown. Kerry Meier seems to be the frontrunner for the quarterback position, but his abilities are yet to be seen. Aside from a strong performance in the spring game and a whole lot of hype, Meier is virtually a wild card. Another wild card will be the team's ability to operate without a proven playmaker. Jon Cornish looked like he was ready to make a move at the end of the 2005 season, but the absence of Charles Gordon leaves a void on special teams. Mangi-
leaves a squash on special teams, so he'll find a way to fill that void; the question is who will fill it. Perhaps the largest question resides in the line-backing corps. How do you fill a space
left by such monsters as Banks Floodman and Nick Reid? Kansas' answer is three guys with big potential, large special teams reputations and a whole lot of mystery. How will they transition from being punt team specialists to every-play anchors? The intrigue of that questions alone is enough to put me in the seats.
Be brave, fellow sports fans. The heat is intense, and Christmas is still five months away. Still, it seems like a refreshing run through the Big 12 is on the horizon. And you know, if that doesn't work out, there's always basketball season. I hear Julian Wright is sticking around.
Schmidt is a Liberal, Kan. senior in journalism and english. He is the summer Kansan editor.
NCAA (CONTINUED FROM 15)
an NCAA tournament site and the future of college basketball in Kansas City was in jeopardy.
"It was obvious then that the NCAA would not award more games until an updated facility was built," Kansas associate athletics director Jim Marchiony said.
Bob Burda, associate Big 12 Conference Commissioner, agrees, "It's fair to say that the new arena had an impact in bringing the NCAA back to Kansas City."
Worlock wouldn't confirm if Kansas City would have had the tournament games again, if the Sprint Center had not been built.
most city. "The NCAA tournament has a rich tradition in Kansas City," he said.
Marchiony said the fact that it happened so quickly is a testament to how great Kansas City is as a host city.
"I can't validate that," he said.
Former MU football player's parents file revised lawsuit
— Edited by Adrienne Bommarito
BY ALLEN SCHER ZAGIER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A revised lawsuit filed Tuesday by the parents of a Missouri football player who died during preseason workouts last year targets team leaders' unfamiliarity with the symptoms and exercise-induced complications of sickle cell trait.
Although a county medical examiner identified viral meningitis as the official cause of death for reserve linebacker Aaron O'Neal, the amended complaint focuses on the role of the genetic condition that a growing number of athletic trainers and team physicians across the country suggest should be more closely monitored. Despite the medical examiner's conclusion, the chairman of the university's pathology department and several outside experts have suggested that sickle cell trait _ a blood disorder found in an estimated 8 to 10 percent of the U.S. black population _ was a contributing factor in O'Neal's death.
"Aaron O'Neal died from a vascular crisis caused by sickle cell trait and extreme physical exertion, which caused several systems and organs in his body to shut down," reads the revised lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court along with a motion asking a judge to
"The actions and inactions of the defendants on July 12, 2005, demonstrate that they had no familiarity with, or ignored or forgot their required training concerning sickle cell trait."
approve the changes to the complaint.
Individuals with sickle cell trait have one normal gene for hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells, and one abnormal gene. Unlike normal, rounded red blood cells, the sickle-shaped cells carry less oxygen and can clog blood vessels that flow to the heart and other muscles.
The National Athletic Trainers Association, in conjunction with the NCAA, will host a summit in early 2007 to explore the link between sickle cell trait and risk to athletes.
Such training varies widely among college sports programs.
NCAA guidelines treat the condition as "benign" and require members only to consider voluntary testing. But some sports medicine experts are calling for the NCAA to require mandatory preseason testing, noting that intense heat and dehydration can cause potentially fatal complications in athletes with the blood disorder.
The trait is distinct from sickle cell anemia, a condition that affects fewer people and in which two abnormal genes are present.
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