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Big games becoming norm early in season
MCCLATTCH-TRIBUNE Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory carries the ball for a touchdown against Iowa State. The Wildcats will face the Cyclones Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., at 11 a.m.
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That's changing.
College football teams traditionally use September nonconference games to establish their identities, work out kinks and set themselves up for the big games in October and November.
Mid-September conference matchups like Texas-Texas Tech and Kansas State-Iowa State this weekend probably will be the norm once the Big 12 goes to a round-robin schedule next year. Each team will play nine conference games instead of eight after Nebraska leaves for the Big Ten and Colorado for the Pac-10.
In the Southeastern Conference, where the first league games were played last week, television partners for years have slotted appealing conference matchups early in the season.
The same thing already has happened in the Big 12. Texas and Texas Tech are playing the third week of September for the second year in a row, and the game will be on ABC.
First-year Tech coach Tommy Tuberville, who became accustomed to early conference games when he was in the SEC at Auburn, said he had to be mindful of the Texas game as far back as spring practice.
Decisions on personnel are accelerated because there is limited time to experiment, he said.
"We made a lot of movement early in two-a-days and even late two-a-days trying to get people in the right position." Tuberville said, "just trying to make sure we play the best game we can this week, knowing we're starting conference."
The Red Raiders (2-0), after wins against SMU and New Mexico, will get a chance to measure themselves against the sixth-ranked Longhorns.
"When I was at Auburn, we most of the time played LSU around the third game, which was either a good start or a slow start depending on how you played the game," he said. "The first two games (this season) went fairly well for us but we didn't play up to our potential. Hopefully, this week we find out more about our team."
The Longhorns prepped for the Red Raiders with wins over Rice
and Wyoming. Texas coach Mack Brown said he senses the intensity picking up among his players.
"We've played two teams that we feel are good teams, but we have a real serious contender this week.
in in texas tech out there" brown said. "It means a lot to the conference."
The Longhorns' last trip to Lubbock was memorable. Michael Crabtree's touchdown catch with 1 second left to beat undefeated Texas was the signature play of 2008.
excitement for TV and for our fans being here.
"For me, my first game in the Big 12, what a better way to start."
"It was one of the best college football games I've seen in a long time, just for the excitement."
"I watched that game myself," Tuberville said. "It was one of the best college football games I've seen in a long time, just for the excitement. Hopefully we can have the same type of game with the
TOMMY TUBERVILLE Texas Tech coach
Kansas State (2-0) and Iowa State (1-1) are playing at Aheadwheel
Stadium, completing a deal to meet back-to-back years in Kansas City, Mo. The game originally was scheduled for Oct. 9 but was moved at Kansas State's request the Wildcats could play Nebraska
on ESPN on Oct.
Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads said he would like to play a neutral-site game every year once the Big 12 goes to a round-robin schedule that would give a team four home games and five road games every other year.
"You would lose a home game, but you also would lose a road game, and that equals itself out," he said.
Rhoads said it's exciting for his team to play in an NFL venue and that Cyclones fans enjoy the trip to Kansas City.
K-State and Iowa State each get $1.8 million from the Kansas City Chiefs for playing the two games at Arrowhead. The Wildcats won 24-23 last year, blocking an extra point after Iowa State had scored with 32 seconds left.
Snyder is lukewarm, if that, on playing at Arrowhead. Normally, this year's game would have been played in Manhattan, Kan.
Snyder lamented the lost economic benefits of a home game.
"Aside from that, I don't think there's any upside or downside in playing a game like this in Arrowhead Stadium," he said. "We certainly appreciate the Chiefs organization for promoting and
BIG 12 TEAMS ON TV THIS WEEK
KANSAS STATE
vs. IOWA STATE:
11 a.m., Sept. 18
on FSN
TEXAS
at TEXAS TECH:
7:00 p.m., Sept. 18
on ABC/ESPN2
-Big12Sports.com
trying to put that together. My preference would be to accommodate our local community the best we can."
court room.
recommended to the judge that a "creative approach" be taken.
too busy to be the boys' sole caretaker, calling it a "selfish desire."
But Siohvaughn Wade's lawyer, Michael Haber, countered that the NBA all-star is simply
MLB
"I want them to be whole," said Barclay, indicating he wants the children to have relationships with both parents and he believes that Dwyane Wade is more likely to make sure that happens.
Haber criticized the recommendation by the childrens' representative, Lester Barclay, that Dwyane Wade be given sole custody, calling it "nonsensical" because it "ignores realities of Mr. Wade's unavailability."
While Barclay backed sole custody for Dwyane Wade, he also
Associated Press
Former teacher makes pitching debut
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Cramer, a former substitute teacher who started this season in the Mexican League, won his big league debut Monday by pitching the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals 3-1.
Wade's lawyer, James Pritikin, accused the former wife of "bizarre" behavior and tampering with Wade's scheduled visitation time with the children. He said he expects that behavior to continue at the detriment of Wade's relationship with his sons.
Cramer held the Royals to one run and four hits in 51-3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
The Miami Heat point guard, and his high school sweetheart were embroiled for years in an ugly divorce that was finally settled in June. The two are each seeking sole custody of their two sons, ages 8 and 3.
Monday in Cook County court.
NBA player caught in custody battle
This year, Cramer went 13-3 with a 2.95 ERA in 22 games with Quintana in Mexico.
Cramer (1-0), a left-hander who turns 31 next month, started his pro career in 2003 in the Tampa Bay system. He was a high school math teacher and worked in pipeline maintenance while out of baseball in 2005-06, and played in an independent league in 2008.
CHICAGO — NBA superstar Dwyane Wade should retain sole custody of his children, a court-appointed lawyer representing the Wades' two young children said as a custody trial started
Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for his 24th save in 27 opportunities.
Cramer became the oldest pitcher in Athletics franchise history to make a start in his big league debut since Steve Gerkin for the Philadelphia As on May 13, 1945.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Lawyers for Wade and his exwife, Siohvaughn, traded barbs in their opening statements in Circuit Judge Renee Goldarb's
Jack Cust hit his 100th home run, connecting in the Oakland sixth off Bryan Bullington. It was Cust's 11th home run this season.
Mike Aviles homered in the fourth for the only run off Cramer. Aviles hit his first home run since May 9, a span of 316 at-bats, and finished with three of the Royals' seven hits. Kansas City has lost nine of 11.
Luke Hochevar (5-5) lost in his first start since missing nearly three months with a sprained right elbow. He gave up two unearned run and two hits in five innings. He walked three and threw just 39 strikes in 78 pitches.
The As took advantage of sloppy Royals fielding to take an early lead.
In the first inning, Aviles and Hochevar made errors and rookie catcher Lucas May was charged with a passed ball. Aviles' wild throw from second base on what could have been a double-play grounder by Kurt Suzuki allowed Coco Crisp to score.
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