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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2006
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 7B
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John Stillings, Topeka sophomore, practices a kick in "Advanced Tae Kwon Do." Stillings started tae kwon do last semester because it was something he always wanted to do.
Bettis to play for ring
BY JOE KAY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUPER BOWL XL
DETROIT — Jerome Bettis returned for one more opportunity to make a run at a championship. Against long odds, he got it.
Many stars in all sports go entire careers without playing in a superbowl. A few — Bettis, Mark Grace, Oscar Robertson, Ray Bourque come to mind — finally get a shot at one as they're heading for the exit.
It doesn't happen often or easily.
"In sports, you're going to have players who are great but haven't won championships," said Robertson, a Hall of Famer who got his NBA title with Milwaukee near the end of his career. "That's true. You only get one winner a year, and the rest of the guys don't win."
Like Bettis, who decided to play another season for the Steelers in hopes of reaching the Super Bowl, athletes will push their bodies as far as they'll go — and sometimes hang on longer than they should — to get the thing that sets a winner apart.
"You look at me — I played 17 years and didn't get one," quarterback Warren Moon said. "That had a lot to do with how long I played. I was still chasing that elusive, one last goal that I had left to accomplish in my career. Unfortunately, it never happened. But I'll tell you what: I did try."
Pro Football Hall of Fame spokesman Joe Horrigan notes that it's commonplace for stars to miss out on a shot at a championship. Before free agency changed the dynamics of sports and gave players freedom to pick their teams, a player could be stuck on a struggling franchise for a long time.
Archie Manning is Exhibit A. He spent his first 11 years with New Orleans, becoming
the face of misery for 'Aints fans who hid their own faces with paper bags. Now, it's up to sons Peyton and Eli — quarterbacks for the Colts and Giants, respectively — to do what their father never could.
"I never got close," Archie Manning said this week at a Super Bowl function. "Everybody just wants to get here, and I hope both of my boys get to do it."
Folks around these parts know that greatness doesn't translate into glory. Running back Barry Sanders spent 10 years with the Lions, but had only one playoff victory to show for it.
"It's a reality of the game," Sanders said. "Coming into the NFL, my assumption was that this is the NFL and, naturally, I'll get to the Super Bowl because all you have to do is win three games in the playoffs. That was a mistake I made, because I later found out how tough it was."
▼ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Wilt who? Prep star hits 113
BY BRIAN TOWEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Epiphanny Prince was instructed to maintain her intensity on the court, despite the less-than-stellar opponent and apparent lack of a challenge.
The 5-foot-9 high school senior couldn't have been more focused Wednesday.
Prince scored 113 points for Murry Bergtraum High School in a 137-32 victory against Brandeis High School, breaking a girls' national prep record previously held by Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller.
that great, and that I thought I might get bored," Prince said. "They told me to keep playing hard and doing my best."
As the points began to accumulate at a Kobe Bryant-like pace, Prince recognized the rare opportunity at hand.
"I was telling some college coaches before the game that in the (Public School Athletic League) the competition isn't
"After I scored 29 points in the first quarter, I didn't think much of it," Prince told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday night. "After I had 58 points at the half, and especially after having in the 80s after the third quarter, I just decided to go for it.
Prince, one of the nation's top high school players, is headed to Rutgers next season. Her previous high this season was 51 points for the Lady Blazers, ranked No. 2 in the nation by USA Today.
"It was efficient," she said. "It wasn't like I missed a whole bunch of shots. That's what made it even better."
Brandeis coach Vera Springer thought Grezinsky made a poor decision by leaving Prince in the game, the New York Post reported Thursday.
"It's nothing against Epiphanny," Springer told the newspaper. "I have great admiration for her. This was an adult decision. Why would you do this against a team like ours?"
Springer said her team, which has won only four league games this season, stopped playing defense in the second half.
"She didn't earn this." Springer said. "It was like picking on a handicapped person."
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