"Your point guard is your quarterback. If the quarterback doesn't play well, you have no chance." Wake Forest men's basketball coach Skip Prosser after defeating No.3 Duke.
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friday, february 20, 2004
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RELAYS
Cole Rodenbeck, Reno, Nev., second year student, did bike tricks in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall yesterday afternoon. Robinbeck said he was out enjoiving the weather.
7 inductees inaugurated into Relays Hall of Fame
The University of Kansas has announced its inaugural Kansas Relays Hall of Fame class today.
Biking on the beach
Glenn Cunningham, Bill Easton, Bob Timmons, Wes Santee, Al Otert, Billy Mills and Jim Ryun were named as the first entrants to the Hall of Fame.
The inductees will be formally inducted during a banquet at the conclusion of the 2004 Kansas Relays, Apr. 15 to 17.
Kansan staff reports
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Nick Bahe is the nicest guy that I know.
David Padgett needs to change his jersey from number 44 and exorcise those Chenowith demons.
I would really appreciate if everyone would stop calling in and being very mean to our Jayhawks. I think that they are awesome and you know that they are. Stop being mean.
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Last time I checked, KU has a better record than North Carolina so all you people need to shut up.
Chiefs' Johnson entered into diversion program
OLATHE — Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has entered a diversion program following an incident during which, prosecutors said, he brandished a gun during an argument with his ex-girlfriend.
"We try to look at the case on its merits without looking at who did it," Morrison said. "While we certainly don't want to give professional athletes a break we wouldn't give someone else, we don't want to treat them harder."
Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison said yesterday the diversion agreement Johnson signed this week requires him to complete 120 hours of community service, attend an anger management course and stay out of trouble for two years.
has provided discipline and morality amid accusations that recruits were lured with sex and alcohol.
Johnson, who played at Penn State, was Kansas City's first-round draft choice last year, but played only sparingly in his rookie season.
Johnson, 24, was charged late last year with aggravated assault, a felony, and misdemeanor domestic battery stemming from an argument with his ex-girlfriend at his home in Leawood. The charges against Johnson, a first-time offender, will be dismissed if he completes the program.
Former Buffaloes stand by Colorado coach amid scandal
He was scheduled to appear Wednesday in Johnson County District Court, but the appearance was waived after Morrison agreed to let Johnson into the diversion program.
I just saw David Padgett and I want to have his baby.
Free for All
BOULDER, Colo. — Six former Colorado football players defended their suspended coach yesterday, saying he
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Morrison said Johnson displayed the gun but didn't point it and said, "Bring it on."
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"We are grateful for the granting of Larry's diversion; he is a great young man and he'll make the best of it," said Johnson's attorney, Kevin E.J. Regan.
Regan said Johnson is expected to provide community service to the Kansas City Crime Commission's innercity programs and the Derrick Thomas Third and Long Foundation, among others.
Morrison described the couple as having "a toxic relationship." He said the ex-girlfriend from out-of-town showed up unannounced at Johnson's home. They spent the weekend together, much of it arguing. At one point, she threatened to bring someone there to take care of him, Morrison said.
Win or lose, we are all still Jay-
hawks. Where is your guys' spirit?
University officials said Barnett's job status remained uncertain pending the outcome of an investigation into recruiting practices at the school, due by April 30.
services and strippers.
Barnett was suspended amid a growing list of allegations involving the football program, including rape, alcohol-fueled recruiting parties, escort
The report quoted an unidentified woman who said Barnett told her he "would back his player 100 percent" if rape charges were pursued. The woman declined to file charges.
Nemeth said Barnett provided a steady hand at Colorado.
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Standing in front of a crowd of reporters, Scott Nemeth and Rashidi Barnes said the scandal at the school had gotten out of hand.
University president Elizabeth Hoffman also said she was dismayed by comments attributed to Barnett in a 2001 police report filed by another woman who had said she was raped by a football plaver.
The A's released Thompson at his request last May and the Royals signed
"We're losing focus here," Barnes said. "We have basketball, track, football and a number of athletes who are being bombarded by the media. They had nothing to do with anything, they don't know anything (and) we need to just let the kids get their education."
Coach Gary Barnett was put on paid leave late Wednesday for criticizing the ability of former player Katie Hnida after she said she had been raped by a teammate in 2000. He called her an "awful" and "terrible" player, comments university officials said were unacceptable given her allegation of sexual assault.
"His rules were strictly applied: suspending players or adding additional discipline for being late, dressing out of uniform or displaying any sort of conduct that did not meet the standards discussed in the player book," he said. "Gary Barnett is an upright, honest and moral man and I stand by him as my coach, my leader and my mentor."
SURPRISI, Ariz. — Eric Thompson was going nowhere in the Oakland Athletics organization, but blossomed into a pitching prospect with the Kansas City Royals.
"We believe coach Barnett is a man of high moral integrity," Johnson said. "We believe he is doing the right things. A balanced story is not being told."
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Former quarterback Charles Johnson said the players decided on their own to show support.
The red uniforms and Jeff Graves are tight.
Royals' new acquisition thrives in minor leagues
When I grow up I want to be Jeff
BASEBALL
Graves. He is my hero.
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They just called Jeff Graves a John Deere. Does that mean he is a large green tractor with yellow trim or a white trash farmer? The world may never know.
if we can't beat Nebraska we might as well join them by wearing red.
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I just saw two senior citizens in the front row of the Kansas student section. Something is wrong with this picture.
Yeah, I was just wondering if J.R. Giddens is one of those guys that stands in front a mirror and flexes.
Kansas basketball! It is not whether we win or lose, it is making sure that everybody gets playing time.
The more I watch David Padgett play basketball the more I am reminded of Chenowith. That is not a good thing.
I would just like to say that the baseball boys are the hottest team on campus.
him to a Class AA Wichita contract. Thompson went 11-0 with a 2.11 earned run average in 20 games, including 13 starts, with Wichita.
Thompson began last year with the A's Class AAA Sacramento club, but after three relief appearances was demoted to Class AA Midland (Texas).
Those glistening numbers in the Texas League earned Thompson a spring training invitation with the Royals, where he was among 33 pitchers competing for a spot on the staff.
"It worked out for me," Thompson said of joining the Royals. "Oakland is stacked with pitching."
"The new beginning with a new organization kind of did me good," Thompson said yesterday. "I came with no expectations."
Oakland drafted Thompson in the 12th round in 1998 out of Ohio State, where he went 10-3 in 1997 and ranked second in the Big 10 in wins and third with 97 strikeouts and a 2.88 ERA.
"That was my fourth straight year to spend time in Midland," Thompson said. "They felt my time was up. I started going backward in the organization. I kind of felt like I was stuck."
Thompson made six relief appearances in his first seven games with the Wranglers before moving into the rotation for good on Jun. 23 when he allowed just one run and two hits over six innings against El Paso.
He asked for his release, but was initially turned down. After going 0-3 with an 8.36 ERA in five starts with Midland, the A's released him on May 7. The Royals signed him on May 24 and Thompson's career made a 180-degree turn.
Thompson, who turned 26 last September, went 5-0 with a 1.32 ERA in his final six starts with Wichita, despite pitching with a sore elbow.
"I noticed it in mid-July and pitched a month and a half with it," Thompson said. "They said it was not going to get any worse. I had a bone chip taken out in September at the end of the season, so I'm not ready to go yet. I'm not going to be full bore when camp starts. I'm throwing off the mound now at about 70 percent."
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TODAY
Softball at Santa Barbara Tournament. 9 a.m.
Kansas athletics calendar
Softball at Santa Barbara Tournament, 9 a.m.
TOMORROW
Tennis at Tulsa, noon
tennis at tusla, noon
Track and Field at Sonner Invitational, all day
Men's Basketball vs. Iowa State, 3 p.m.
Softball at Santa Barbara Tournament, 4.20 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs Texas A&M, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Softball at Santa Barbara Tournament, 9 a.m.
Baseball at Creighton, 1 p.m.
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