wednesday, march 17, 2004
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Owens granted wish will play in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Terrell Owens will get to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, following a settlement reached yesterday.
The San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Eagles agreed to a deal to send Owens to Philadelphia, which will sign him to a seven-year contract.
The Eagles sent a fifth-round draft pick to Baltimore and defensive end Brandon Whiting to San Francisco.
The Ravens get back the second-round pick they sent to the 49ers for Owens.
Owens, who spent eight seasons with San Francisco, was supposed to become a free agent March 3.
But his agent, David Joseph failed to file papers voiding the final years of his contract by a Feb.21 deadline.
The 49ers then dealt the four time Pro Bowl receiver to the Ravens on March 4, after Owens had agreed to a contract with the Eagles.
Owens protested the trade to the Ravens and insisted he wanted to play for the Eagles. The union filed a grievance on Owens' behalf to make him a free agent.
Stephen Burbank, the arbitrator for disputes between the NFL and its players' union, didn't issue a ruling because a compromise was reached.
The Associated Press
Game One
Score by Innings
R H E
Kansas Jayhawks 013 31 - 8 9 1
UMKC Kangaroos 000 00 - 0 1 2
Errors: Pfeffier, Sy; Weaver; Stevens. Left On Base - KU 7: UMKC 3.
Doubles: Frankenstein; Pfeffier,
Sy. Homerums; Wallach, Mell(1). Hit By Pitch - Settlemier; McGrath.
Stolen Bases: Frankenstein; Goodrich, As.
Winning Pitcher: Kassie Humphreys 9-4
Losing Pitcher: Tisha Abell 1-3
Game Two Score by Inning
Score by innings R H E
Kansas Jayhawks 301 000 0 - 4 4 2
UMKC Kangaroos 100 100 0 - 2 5 0
Errors - May, Dani; Pierce, Kara. Double Plays - UMKC 1. Left On Base - KU 4; UMKC 11. Homeruns - Wallach, Mel(2); Settlemier(8). Stolen Bases - Goodrich, As.
Winning Pitcher: Kara Pierce 8-4
Losing Pitcher: Jenny Schade
Save: Kassie Humphreys
SOFTBALL: Bradley next in line
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homer of the day, driving in senior catcher Dani May who singled to right, and Frankenstein who reached base on a walk.
UMKC would put up one of its own in its half of the first. However, the Jayhawk defense ended it there, stranding three Kangaroo players on base.
"They hung in there really well," Wright said. "I'm very proud of the team."
Kansas added another run in the third, while UMKC added just
one more in the game, coming in the fourth.
Kansas pitcher Kara Pierce recorded the win, and threw 10 strikeouts, facing 17 batters. Pierce's record now stands at 8-4. Kansas had four runs on four hits and left four players on base.
The Jayhawks will next be in action on tomorrow at Arrocha Ballpark in Lawrence. They will face Missouri Valley Conference member Bradley in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Edited by Kevin Flaherty
for those who missed out, the options are few and often undesirable.
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sirable. Shannon Ortega and Janelle Anderson are two University of Kansas students who got reserved tickets through the Athletics Department lottery system. Anderson, Derby senior, has tickets to the first and second round games in Kansas City and to the Final Four, if the Jayhawks go, Ortega, Topeka junior, also has Final Four tickets if Kansas makes it that far.
TICKETS: Tournament tickets disappearing fast
Both have attended tournament games in th past, but this is their first year getting tickets through the Athletics Department. They said the department was a good way for students to get tickets.
Anderson said that the process was easy. She said she didn't know why more students didn't try to take advantage of it.
Rodney Jones, director of ticket operations, said the Athletics Department distributed tickets according to student requests.
He said students turned in a postseason lottery form where they requested tickets for the NCAA Tournament locations they desired. Students could request tickets for all locations where the Jayhawks might play, he said.
ply. The lottery for this year's tournament has already been held. Winners had until Monday to claim their tickets, which cost $50 per session.
Jones said the department held a lottery for tickets if the demand exceeded the available ticket sup-
Jones said he didn't know the exact number of people who got tickets compared to the number of people who applied.
or people who think Chris Theisen, associate director of media relations for the Big 12 Conference, said the NCAA allocated up to 550 tickets per school for the first round locations and additional tickets for later rounds, if the schools moved on.
From the number of allotted tickets, various team and administrative tickets are subtracted. Students get about 20 percent of the remaining tickets, according to the University of Kansas Athletics Corporation policy.
More students applied for tickets this year than usual, probably because the first and second round games are in nearby Kansas City, Jones said.
Students who missed out on the lottery won't have much luck getting first round tickets directly from Kemper Arena.
Eric Nemeth, marketing manager for Kemper, said the remaining tickets sold out almost as soon as it was announced that the Jayhawks would open there.
He said by noon Monday, only scattered single seats remained and those didn't last much longer.
That means that students who
still want tickets will have to try for later rounds or settle for the secondary market, which is often rife with ripoffs. The secondary market includes scalpers and ticket agencies.
barketing Dustin Bryant, Mound City senior, said he had looked at buying tickets from the secondary market before, but the prices were just too high.
He said the NCAA and the University should make tournament tickets more accessible to students by reducing prices and increasing awareness of availability. He said he didn't even know that the Athletics Department had any kind of a lottery.
lobby. Besides prices, another risk consumers run on the secondary market is counterfeit tickets.
Derek Weber, who was lucky enough to get Kemper tickets before they sold out, said he had never known anyone who had purchased counterfeit tickets, but he had seen it happen before.
The Independence, Mo., junior said he was at a game once and saw two people with the exact same ticket.
He said they had to go to security to determine which ticket was valid.
Weber said he had learned from incidents like that to avoid the secondary ticket market. But for some students, it's the only remaining option.
- Edited by Danielle Hillix
BRACKET: Oklahoma State set to begin tournament with a vengence after missing out on first-place seed
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Bobby Gonzalez, who nearly led his team to a first-round upset over eventual National Champion Syracuse last March.
Guard Luis Flores is one of the nation's leading scorers at 24.1 points per game, and what Manhattan couldn't accomplish in last year's first round it will do this time around. Prediction — Manhattan 70, Florida 58
No. 4 Wake Forest (19-9) vs. No. 13 Virginia Commonwealth (23-7)
Chris Paul and sophomore Justin Gray.
The Wake Forest Deamon Deacons are young, talented and are a quite favorite heading into March Madness. None of Wake Forest's top eight players are seniors, and the Deacons have one of the nation's best guard combos, with freshman
Paul dishes just under six assists a game plus has basketball wisdom far beyond his years, and Gray scores 17.3 points per game.
They are complemented by a bruiser in the middle, sophomore forward Eric Williams. VCU is making its first tournament trip under head coach, and former Duke standout, Jeff Capel. It won't last long. Prediction — Wake Forest 93, VCU 71
No.6 Wisconsin (24-6) vs. No.11 Richmond (20-12)
No team may have gotten a bigger snub from the selection committee than Wisconsin. The Badgers finished ranked in the top 10 in both polls, won the Big 10 Tournament, yet somehow wound up with a 6
seed. True, Wisconsin plays its opening round games in nearby Milwaukee, but it'll be tough to get out alive with the Pittsburgh Panthers waiting in the wings.
However, don't count out Richmond. Kansas fans remember what happened when the Spiders visited Lawrence in January. Richmond's mistakefree brand of basketball will give Wisconsin a test, but it won't be enough. Prediction - Wisconsin 82,Richmond 75
No. 3 Pittsburgh (29-4) vs. No. 14 UCF (25-5)
Central Florida has just about no shot here. Pittsburgh
Wisconsin point guard Devin Harris is nearly impossible to shut down, and he is surrounded by some of the Big 10's best shooters.
is the nation's most energetic and exciting team. All five Panthers starters average double figures in scoring, and are led by point guard Carl Krauser, who was the most improved player in the Big East this year. Krauser averages 15.3 points and 4.8 assists per game.
No. 7 Memphis (21-7) vs. No. 10 South Carolina (23-10)
Fourth on the team with 11.4 points per game, Taft also leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game. If they stay hot, the Panthers could navigate their way to the Final Four. Prediction — Pittsburgh 98, UCF 77
An alternative weapon for Pittsburgh is freshman forward Chris Taft.
This is one of the most underrated games in the tournament because the outcome will be
difficult to predict. Both teams have suffered some disappointing defeats this season, but both have had upset wins. Memphis will try to beat opponents by simply outsourcing them.
The Tigers have a powerful combo of point guard Antonio Burks and forward Sean Banks.
After those two, Memphis is not deep, which will hurt against the Gamecocks. South Carolina is steady and deep defensively.
The Gamecocks have six players who score at least eight points a game. They can also rebound, with three starters who are all at least 6-foot-7. This game will be a grind in all senses of the word. Prediction - South Carolina 66, Memphis 58.
No. 2 Oklahoma State (27-3) vs. No. 15
A 17-12 record doesn't do justice to a pretty good Eastern Washington team. However, it's a shame the team is running into Oklahoma State to open the tournament.
After getting snubbed for a much-deserved No.1 seed, Oklahoma State is a team on a mission, and will blow away its first round opponent.
The Cowboys' explosive trio of AP Big 12 Player of the Year, John Lucas, Big 12 Coaches Player of the Year, Tony Allen, and forward Joey Graham will prove how lethal they can be.
This will be one of the first round's uglier games. Prediction Oklahoma State 90, Eastern Washington 42
Edited by Meghan Brun
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