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what we heard I only felt like half a Piston until now. Rasheed Wallace, after being cleared to play for the Detroit Pistons. He was pulled from a game because of unfinished paperwork from a three-team trade.
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monday, february 23, 2004
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I will always support KU basketball no matter if they win or lose. Anybody who doesn't should go to Mizzou.
Graves, you rock my world.
In regards to the two senior citizens in the front of the student section: Blame the Phog Fanatics.
I keep running into Padgett today. It must be fate. I think I am in love.
Aaron, where is your headband? I can't watch you play without your headband.
If we lose another one to Iowa State then this is just sad.
Is anyone else tired of Matt Doherty talking about freaking North Carolina?
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Blake Ritter, Bonner Springs junior, kicked a hacky sack to Sam Sidhardan, India sophomore, yesterday in front of Hashinger Hall. Ritter, Sidhardan and five other friends were out enjoying the warm temperatures, which reached the 60s.
Graves, I love you. Padgett, not so much buddy.
I can't wait to see how many fair weather fans call in and root and root and get excited about the Jayhawks. I love it.
That dunk that Keith had in overtime was phat.
TENNIS
Tulsa Golden Hurricanes swings past Jayhawks
The No. 75 University of Kansas tennis team (0-4 overall, 0-0 in the Big 12 Conference) fell to the No. 49 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-1) on Saturday in Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas won the first doubles match of the day as sophomore Christine Skoda and freshman Brittany Brown defeated Tulsa's No. 3 team. The Jayhawks' other two doubles teams did not come away with victories, however.
In singles play, the Jayhawks needed four victories, but could only secure two. Senior Emily Haylock defeated Tula's Donata Majauskaite and Brown beat Timberly Greenly.
Kansas will travel to Las Vegas next, to compete in the UNLV Spring Invitational Feb.27 to 29.
-Kansan staff reports
Kickin' it
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
K-State surge in 2nd half leads to win in overtime
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kendra Wecker scored nine of her 26 points in the second overtime to lead No. 8 Kansas State, which overcame a 15-point second-half deficit, to a 93-90 victory against Missouri yesterday. Evan Unrau had a career-high 40 points, the most in the Big 12 this season and one shy of the school record for Missouri (13-11, 4-9).
Nicole Olhde had 23 points, Megan Mahoney added a season-high 20 and Laurie Koehn had 19 for Kansas State (21-3, 12-1), which has won eight straight and took over first place in the Big 12.
Unrau had 15 rebounds for the Tigers, who lost 95-59 in the conference opener at Kansas State on Jan. 7.
The Wildcats had been tied with No. 1
Texas, which lost 62-49 to No. 9 Texas Tech on Sunday, Kansas State rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit for the second straight game. The Wildcats were behind by 10 points before beating Texas A&M 59-56 on Wednesday. They trailed 40-29 at halftime against Missouri.
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"It's a position I played in high school," said Crouch, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2001 as a quarterback for Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb. — Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch said Saturday he would like a third try at playing in the NFL, this time as a defensive back.
Heisman-winner Crouch eyes change of position
Crouch said he's talking with Green Bay about a possible return. If things don't work out with the Packers, he said
he would be interested in playing for other teams. Crouch was taken in the third round of the 2001 draft by the St. Louis Rams, who tried to convert him into a receiver. He quit during training camp because of injuries.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Cowboys' Graham gets 36 points in overtime victory
STILLWATER, Okla. — Joey Graham scored a career-high 36 points and No. 7 Oklahoma State made seven of eight free throws in overtime to stave off Nebraska 87-83 Saturday night.
Graham scored 30 of his points in the second half and overtime to help Oklahoma State (21-2, 11-1 Big 12) win for the 11th straight time and remain in first place in the conference.
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TRACK
Track team finishes season prepares for championship
The Jayhawk track team competed in its final regular season meet on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
For the team members,the Sooner Invitational was one last chance to prepare for next week's Big 12 Championship meet.
The results were especially encouraging from the field events.
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Freshman brett Terp brought back an individual title, with his high jump mark of 6-08.75.
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In the women's triple jump, Brooklyn Hann recorded a season-best jump of 40-09.75, which was good enough to
Also placing was men's triple jumper Stephane Richard. The sophomore placed third with his jump of 46-10.
In the pole vault,
freshman Libby Harmon finished fourth
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She was followed in eighth by teammate Erin Wessley, who had a season-best mark of 12-03.50.
A few Jayhawk sprinters and throwers went instead to Manhattan for the KSU Open.
Sophomore Tiffany Cherry won the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.62. Team scores were not kept at either event.
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Coach Stanley Redwine echoed the emphasis on preparing for next weekend.
"We've given them some rest and let them prepare for the conference championship," Redwine said. "For those that needed the tune up, we gave it to them."
He expects the team to be at full strength for the meet.
The Big 12 Indoor Track Championship will be Friday and Saturday in the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
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NBA
LeBron James scores 22 as Knicks play sloppily
NEW YORK — LeBron James scored 22 points in his first game at Madison Square Garden, where the fans turned on the home team yesterday as the New York Knicks fell behind to a 92-86 loss.
Whether they were booing or chanting the name of the departed Keith Van Horn, the matinee crowd let it be known that they weren't happy seeing the Knicks play so poorly. The loss was the fourth in five games for New York, which now embarks on a four-game Western road trip.
James didn't have his flashiest or most productive game, stepping aside to let center Zydrunas Ilgauskas carry most of the offensive load.
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