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LOUIS — It's sure to cause innumerable arguments about balls and strikes, but well before it's completed, the St. Louis Cardinals' new stadium is the site of a disagreement over the city's archaeological history. Cardinals' stadium fosters debate Other historians argue that the 1960s construction on the current Cardinals ballpark makes it a poor site for study, and the Cardinals say if workers find something significant, it will be preserved. The Associated Press Some contend the stadium is being built on top of centuries of St. Louis history, including the former site of pens that once held slaves. The St. Louis Cardinals have been working at the $387 million stadium site for about three months. The new downtown stadium, with a capacity of 46,000, will occupy space overlapping and just south of the current stadium. It's an area not far from the city's original French settlement, but one most notoriously linked to the city's slave-trading past. "Unfortunately, that area was known, somewhere between the old and new stadiums, for Lynch's save pens," said Missouri Historical Society President Robert Archibald. He said slave trader Bernard M. Lynch held and sold black men, women and children. John Loyd, the Cardinals owners' representative on the stadium project, said the Cardinals are working with St. Louis Historical Archaeology to preserve items they've found during construction. BIG 12: The best and worst of conference tattoos, hair, dressing CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B second in the conference in assists with 4.8 per game. He was the focal point of a team that surprised everyone in capturing the Big 12 Conference Title. He averaged 18.3 points per game, and 4.2 assists during an 11 game conference winning streak in the middle of the season. The Cowboys followed Lucas' lead all year, and should deep into the NCAA Tournament as well. All-Big 12 Second Team Scott Drew, coach, Baylor — Eddie Sutton nearly took home this award, but it's hard to overlook the job Drew did in his first year in Waco. After last summer's tragic murder of center Patrick Dennehy, Baylor coach Dave Bliss resigned amid controversy, and the program's three best players — John Lucas, Lawrence Roberts and Kenny Taylor — all transferred. Drew was left with a team loaded with walk-ons and no possibility of making it to post-season play due to probation. No one gave the Bears any kind of a chance to win a single conference game, but Baylor wore three, and almost had upsets against Oklahoma State, Oklahoma homa and Kansas State. It's hard to find another coach, in any conference, that got more out of less. Aaron Miles, junior guard, Kansas — Miles assumed the role of the vocal leader after Kansas lost Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich from last year's national runner-up team. In a season when he scored less than expected, he led the conference in assists per game (7.37) and was second in steals per game (1.93). Keith Langford, junior guard, Kansas — As Miles picked up the leadership void for Kansas, Langford flat-out produced Langford's 16.1 points per game ranked sixth in the Big 12, and his ability to slash to the basket opened up the perimeter for gunners like J.R. Giddins and Mike Lee. David Harrison, junior center, Colorado — Despite failing to make a presence in some of his team's bigger games, Harrison played a major role in Coloradob hot finish to the season and fourth place finish in the conference. Harrison was fourth in rebounds per game (8,8) , first in blocks (2,8) and first in field goal percentage (62.5). Arthur Johnson, senior center, Missouri — Johnson was inconsistent at times, but his 37-point performance against Kansas on Sunday showed just how valuable he is to the Tigers. Johnson averaged 15.9 points per game, but became Missouri's all-time leader in blocked shots, averaging 1.74 per contest. Royal Ivey, senior guard, Texas Jeremiah Massey, junior forward, Kansas State; Andrew Drevo, senior forward, Nebraska; Curtis Stinson, freshman guard, Iowa State; Lamar Harris, senior forward, Colorado; James Thomas, senior center, Texas; Devonne Giles, junior forward, Texas Tech; Rickey Paulding, senior guard, Missouri; Terrance Thomas, senior forward, Baylor; Jason Detrick, senior guard, Oklahoma; Ivan McFarlin, senior forward, Oklahoma State; Jesse King, senior guard, Texas A&M. Ivey's numbers will not blow your mind, but there may be no one more valuable in the conference as a defensive player. Ivey can lock down the nation's best offensive guards, and is reliable with the ball, leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.90. All-Big 12 Honorable Mention All=Big 12 "Best Of" Freshman of the Year — Curtis Stinson, freshman guard, Iowa State — This little guy from the Bronx talks a big game, but he backed it up in his first season at the Division I level. Stinson was a three-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week, averaging 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Even more important for his team, he played his best when it counted the most. That included averaging 22.5 points in two games against Kansas, 20.0 points in two games against Missouri, 19 points against Oklahoma State and 18 points to go with 10 assists in an upset victory over Texas Sixth Man of the Year — Brian Boddicker, senior forward, Texas — For fouryears, Boddicker has been a fixture off the bench for the Longhorns, and he proved his worth once again this season. Besides providing touch defensive matchups as a 6-foot-10-inch small forward who plays the perimeter, Boddicker was second in the conference with a 44.6 three-point field goal percentage. Boddicker's 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game were crucial to Texas' depth and success. Newcomer of the Year — Jeremiah Massey, junior forward, Kansas State — It's hard to make a lot of noise in the basketball black hole that is Manhattan, but this junior college transfer from Detroit found a way to do so. Massey saw both highs and lows in the nonconference season, and had a rough start to the Big 12 schedule. But once the conference season was in full tilt, Massey found his groove, scoring at least 20 points in seven of the Wildcats' final 12 games. He finished the year averaging 15.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, and was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week twice. He also recorded eight double-doubles. All-Big 12 Freshman Team J. R. Giddens, guard, Kansas Will Blalock, guard, Iowa State Drew Lavender, guard, Oklahoma Curtis Stinson, guard, Iowa State P. I. Tucker, forward, Texas All-Big 12 Transfer Team Jeremiah Massey, junior forward, Kansas State Joey Graham, junior forward, Oklahoma State Harvey Thomas, junior forward, Baylor Jason Conley, junior guard Missouri John Lucas, junior guard, Oklahoma State All-Big 12 Reserve Team Brian Boddicker, senior forward, Texas Jason Conley, junior guard. Missouri Jason Klotz, junior center, Texas John Turek, junior forward, Nebraska Kenny Taylor, junior guard, Texas Best Tattoos Jeff Graves, forward, Kansas — Scarface-inspired "The World Is Yours." Say hello to my little friend. PJ. Tucker, forward, Texas — Spiderweb-covered shoulder. Creepy but sweet. Andre Emmett, guard, Texas Tech “Chosen” tattoo down his calf. Sorry, it just looks stupid. Corey Simms, guard, Nebraska — "Blessed" tattoo down his left arm. Just 4.2 points per game. Doubtful. Lifetime Achievement Worst Tattoo Best Hair Jake Sullivan, guard, Iowa State — Come on, the state of Minnesota? Lame. Jackson Vroman, forward, Iowa State — His hair is short, highlighted, gelled, simple and neat. It's nothing spectacular, but it's light years better than his Dracula look of last winter. Worst Hair Best-Dressed Coach Quin Snyder, coach, Missouri — Sorry, but even we liked the flowing locks much better. Quin Snyder, coach, Missouri Let's face it, metrosexuals just dress better. His gold tie on Sunday was pretty suave. Worst-Dressed Coach Kelvin Sampson, coach, Oklahoma — You are a college basketball coach who makes more than $100,000 a year. Expand your closet beyond denim shirts with the embroidered "OU." As agreed upon by Kansan sports staff.