wednesday, december 10,2003
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sports
Kansas athletics calendar
today
Men's Basketball vs.Fort Hays State University 7 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse
saturday
Men's Basketball vs. Oregon Feist Shootout 1 p.m. Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo.
Women's Basketball vs. Ball State 7 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse
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If you are not a friend of Wayne Simien and see his truck and can't figure what W.A.S. and Big Dubb and No. 23 stand for, then you are not a stalker but you are an idiot. Nice try.
--parties, to sign autographs', Davis said. "It's great for the Rose Bowl, with USC getting back to national prominence and getting back to the traditional game."
It is just me, or does J.R. Giddens look like Dr. Phil?
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Whoever said that we suck for losing to Stanford needs to be publicly shot or castrated.
Half of you people calling in about the basketball team sucking have never played basketball in your entire life.
parties, to sign autographs', Davis said. "It's great for the Rose Bowl, with USC getting back to national prominence and getting back to the traditional game."
I just want to volunteer to nurse Michael Lee back to health because I think I got what it takes to make him feel better.
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No mention of K-State football over Oklahoma but a huge article about Missouri going to the Independence Bowl. Pretty weak.
Rose returns as top BCS bowl
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Thanks to the BCS computer rankings, the Rose Bowl is again in the limelight: a classic matchup, a national championship at stake and controversy to spice up the mix.
The USC Trojans were shut out of the BCS championship game, but they're ranked No. 1 in both the writers' and coaches' polls and could win a split national title if they beat No. 4 Michigan.
USC's last national title, 25 years ago, was split. They finished No. 1 in the coaches' voting and second behind Alabama in the writers' poll.
After drawing the smallest Rose Bowl crowd in 59 years when Oklahoma beat Washington State last Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Rose Bowl officials are delighted with this year's matchup.
"It's huge. We haven't had a Big Ten-Pac-10 game here the last two years, and we're glad to have our partners back in the bowl," Tournament of Roses president Mike
Although the Rose Bowl had about 10,000 empty seats last January and seemed to be losing some of its luster since joining the BCS, this year's game and its implications certainly have revived national interest.
Riffey said, referring to the conference alliance that dates to 1947.
"We can thank the BCS for bringing attention to USC from all around the country," Trojans athletic director Mike Garrett said, referring to the controversy caused by USC's being left out of the BCS title game in the Sugar Bowl.
Bids on some tickets being hawked on the Internet were topping $600 each. The face value is $125.
"This is our national title game."
Anthony Davis, a tailback for the Trojans when they went 2-1 against Ohio State in three consecutive appearances from 1973-75, said he's being deluged with phone calls.
"I've had people asking me about tickets, to come to tailgate
Because Oklahoma and LSU are playing in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4, it will be the first time in the BCS's six-year history that the No.1 team in the polls is left out of the BCS title game.
Tom Slade, the Wolverines' quarterback in their 1972 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford, said he thought USC was treated unfairly in the BCS standings. "But what that means is that the Rose Bowl is back to the classic it was meant to be," he said.
The last two Rose Bowl games didn't match teams from the Big Ten and Pac-10. Oklahoma beat Washington State 34-14 last January in a game that drew just 86,848, the lowest turnout since 1944. In 2002, the Rose Bowl had its turn in the BCS four-year rotation for the national title game, and Miami won the championship with a 34-14 victory over Nebraska.
Two free agents sign with Kansas City
The Associated Press
Sullivan shores up an unreliable bullpen, and Stairs likely will fill the void created by the departure of Raul ibanez.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals added a pair of free agents yesterday, agreeing to a $5 million, two-year contract with reliever Scott Sullivan and a $1 million, one-year deal with outfielder Matt Stairs.
A nine-year veteran, Sullivan went a combined 6-0 with a 3.66 ERA for Cincinnati and the Chicago White Sox last season and held opponents to a 205 batting average. The White Sox acquired him Aug. 21 for a player to be named.
Sullivan should help the Royals improve a bullpen that struggled last year with a 5.60 ERA.
season and $2.6 million in 2005,
and the Royals have a $2.75 million option for 2006 with a $300,000 buyout. But if Sullivan appears in 80 games in 2005 or 150 games in 2004 and 2005, it would become a player option.
Sullivan gets $2.1 million next
Stairs, left-handed hitter, batted.292 for Pittsburgh last season with 20 homers, including a 461-foot drive on April 5, the longest at the Houston Astros' new ballpark. He had 57 RBs.
After playing for six other teams in an 11-year career, he is expected to replace Ibanez, who agreed to a $13.25 million, three-year contract with Seattle.
Stairs, 35. has a career. .266 batting average with 176 homers. He is third in homers among Canadian-born players, trailing Colorado's Larry Walker and Jeff Heath, who played from 1936 to 1949.
Oklahoma QB named best player
The Associated Press
ST.LOUIS — Quarterback Jason White, whose Oklahoma Sooners are still vying for a national championship, was named college football's player of the year yesterday by The Sporting News.
The St. Louis-based publication also named Utah's Urban Meyer its coach of the year.Meyer led the Utes to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Liberty Bowl on New Year's Eve.
In guiding the Sooners to an 12-1 record this season, White has thrown for 40 touchdowns and more than 3,700 yards.
The Sporting News also named Florida linebacker Channing Crowder freshman of the year. Crowder has a team-high 63 tackles.
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