University Daily Kansan / Friday, January 25, 1991
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Colorado hopes to break 53-game road loss streak
By S. J. Bailey Kansan sportswriter
Men's Basketball
The Colorado basketball team has not won a Big Eight Conference game on the road in the past seven seasons.
Tomorrow night, the Buffaloales stampede into Allen Field House bringing an overall record of 12-4 and a conference record of 2-1. They hope they can win a name building that they recorded their last conference road victory in 1983.
It has been 53 conference road losses since Colorado defeated Kansas 75-74 in Lawrence on Feb 10, 1983. The Jayhawks have defeated the Buffaloes six consecutive times and seven straight in Lawrence.
However, first-year coach Joe Harrington has a much-improved Colorado team as compared to last year's team. The team also came into Lawrence after an emotional 86-
69 victory against No.14 Nebraska on Tuesday.
Colorado has a pair of scoring threats in senior center Shaun Vandiver and senior guard Steve Wise. The two finished last season No. 1 and No. 2 in the conference in scoring who are not far from the top this season.
Vandiver is fourth in the conference with 21.7 points a game, and Wise is fifth with 21.3 points a game. Wise rebounded with 12.5 boards a game, rebounding with 12.5 boards a game.
Kansas coach Roy Williams said that he thought it would be difficult for the Jayhawks to prolong Colorado's conference road losing streak
"The win over Nebraska really didn't surprise me." Williams said. "Colorado is an experienced and talented team, and they will be a force for us."
Senior forward Mark Randall said the victory over the Cornhuskers would give the Buffaloes some confidence coming into Lawrence.
"They have a lot of good players who play very well together," Randaill said. "They are running the ball pretty well, which is something I haven't seen from them since I've been here."
Randall said the key to stopping Vandiver would be to limit the amount of time he has the ball in scoring position.
"I also have a lot of respect for Coach Harrington. I played under him in the summer, and I know he's going to have them ready to play."
"We're not going to defend him any differently than any other big guy," he said. "You're not going to totally stop a guy as talented as he is, but you can try to deny him the ball and win." You can't face whatever he looks to shoot.
Junior forward Alonzo Jamison said the long conference losing streak might give the Jayhawks an added advantage.
"I think it definitely puts the pressure on them," Jamison said.
Gulf war affects Super Bowl
ABC plans to increase security, give mid-game war updates
The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — ABC planned to talk about football yesterday but ended up discussing war.
"Obviously the events in the Persian Gulf will have a tremendous effect on our broadcast," said Swanson, president of ABC Sports.
The exact effect will not be known until game day, Swanson said. It is certain that updates on the war will be programmed into the Super Bowl pregame show and made as needed during the game.
"The NFL will manage the game separately from our broadcast," Swanson said. "Other than the team, I don't know what to break, we don't plan any others."
He also said ABC had also taken steps to increase security, but would not discuss what was being done.
And while Swanson expects the game to be broadcast as scheduled, he said ABC had had discussions with the NFL on a "what-if" basis. Rescheduling the game from Sunday would be difficult because the network has a live music awards show and President Bush is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
"It's entirely different from any
Super Bowl we've ever covered," said Frank Gifford, who did the first Super Bowl broadcast and will commentate for the 25th game
It's also different from the Monday Night Football broadcasts, Gifford said. For instance, he expects about 95 million more viewers. The game will be shown in 15 foreign countries. It also will be played on TV or on a rapture-delay basis to troops in the Middle East.
The network will use 10 anchors and reporters but won't introduce any new graphics or visual effects, producer Ken Wolf said.
"You have to stay with the bashes that got you here," Wolfe said, echong the Giants' and Bills' coaches.
Jayhawks face weekend test
Top ranked teams will give players a season preview
By Mark Spencer
Kansan sportswriter
If Kansas women's tennis coach Michael Center wants to know what the coming season has in store for the weekend could serve as a crystal ball.
The Jayhawks play Drake today, 15th-ranked Big Ten Champion Indiana tomorrow and Big Ten runner-up Iowa on Sunday. All three matches will be played in Iowa City, Iowa.
The three-match series is representative of the rest of the Jayhaws' schedule.
"We should be tested time in and time out," Center said. "We have eight of the top 25 teams in the country on the schedule."
The tough schedule will prepare the Jayhawks for Big Eight Conference opponents at the end of the season, Center said.
"Everyone has been willing to schedule us, and I think that will help us elevate the program and show us more people in two teams to the country," he said.
Center said he was eager to begin the season despite the tough schedule.
"We had a productive fall," he said. "I think we're a better team than we were last year."
The Jayhawks' starting line-up returns from last year with the addition of freshmen Chris Bowers and Buffy McLeyn. Junior Eveline Hamers is currently ranked ninth in the country in singles competition.
Hamers said that playing tough opponents throughout the year would benefit the Jayhawks during the long season.
Center's assessment of his team is justifiable.
Center said he was pleased with the play of junior Renee Raychaudhuri during the fall and with Hamers' national ranking.
"I think we have a tough schedule, but if we go hard after every match, we might surprise some people." Hamers said.
"We have practiced and played well, particularly Renee Raychaud-hurt and Eveline Hammers." Center coach has the highest rank of any player from KU."
The Jayhawks' fourth-place finish in the Big Eight is disappointing, but the team expects to improve on last year's finish, Center said.
"Everyone is trying to catch Oklahoma State," Center said. "They are basically the standard in the conference, but we are definitely closer to them this year than last year."
Renee Raychaudhuri serves during a practice doubles match
Bowers said the eagerness for the season to begin had caused the Jayhawks to forget about last year.
nawks to forget about last year. "No one really talks about it," Bowers said. "Everyone is looking forward to this weekend."
Kansas Basketball GAME 18
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
Coach: Roy Williams
Record: 12-4
PROBABLE STARTERS
COLORADO BUFFALOES Coach: Joe Harrington Record: 12-4
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F-Atonzo Jamilson 6-6 11.1 6.1
F-Mike Maddox 6-7 8.8 3.1
F-Mark Randall 6-9 14.4 5.6
G-Terry Brown 6-2 19.1 3.7
G-Adonis Jordan 5-11 11.7 2.9
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F-House Guest 6-5 8.4 5.3
F-Aasad All 6-7 6.8 4.3
C-Shaun Vandiver 6-10 21.5 12.4
G-Stevie Wise 6-4 21.3 3.4
G-Billy Law 5-10 7.4 3.0
Game Notes: Kansas will play Colorado tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in Allen Field House. The Jahayhakes lead the series with the Buffalores 76-37, 40-7 at home. Colorado has an edge in Big Eight Conference competition with a record of 2-1 compared to Kansas' 1-2 mark. The Jahayhakes lead the Big Eight Conference in field goal percentage (55.3 percent) and are on pace to break the school record of 55.8 percent in 2008. Terry Pruse brings the school record
of 154 career three-point field goals held by Kevin Pritchard during Wednesday's game against Wichita State. Radio: KLZR (105.9 FM), JKHK (97.0 FM) TV: Jayhaw Network (Networks 13, 62), Cable Channel 6.
KANSAN Graphic
Softball team gears up for season
By Lana Smith Kansan sportswriter
Softball
The Kansas women's softball team started indoor practice this week.
Coach Kalum Haack said the team was focusing on hitting and getting in shape.
"Our goal this year is to win the Big Eight title," Haack said. "We won the regular season (last year), we finished second in the Big Eight."
One obstacle Haack acknowledged the team would have to overcome was the loss of Roanna Brazier, who graduated last year. He said that the team's record-setting pitcher would be hard to replace.
Trying to take over Brazier's job are two new pitchers for the Jayhawks, freshman Stephani Williams and sophomore Jill Bailey.
"It will be hard to fill her shoes." Haack said. "But they'll get close. We have two excellent pitches."
Haack said that Williams did well in the fall, and that she had been
looking to junior pitcher Shelly Sack for help.
Bailey was the pitcher Haack expected to step into Braizer's old position. However, Bailey missed the touchdown because of reconstructive knee surgery.
"It all depends on Jill's knee, but right now that's who I am counting on." Haack on.
The Jayhawks will continue indoor practice until their first game, the Texas A&M Invitational, which runs from April 16 to March 18 in College Station, Texas.
Jayhawks ready for Buffs
Kansan sportswriter
By Lana Smith
Women's Basketball
The Kansas women's basketball team will be on the road to battle Colorado at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Boulder.
Probable Starters for Women's Basketball
Coach Marian Washington said that the Buffaloes were predicted to finish first in the Big Eight Conference, but that she was optimistic after the Jayhawks' last performance.
Both Kansas and Colorado won their home games Wednesday night. Kansas (12-5) pounded Nebraska 83,63 and Colorado (12-6) went into overtime against Missouri, defeating the Titers 74-71.
Washington said the Buffaloes probably did not know what to expect in tomorrow's game.
| Kansas | Pos. | Ht. | PPG | RPG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 23 Terrilyn Johnson | F | 5-11 | 10.3 | 9.0 |
| 20 Tanya Bonham | F | 5-8 | 4.9 | 1.7 |
| 54 Marthea McCloud | C | 5-10 | 5.8 | 2.9 |
| 21 Stacy Truitt | G | 5-8 | 9.4 | 4.8 |
| 33 Kay Kay Hart | G | 5-7 | 9.1 | 3.1 |
Colorado
42 Amy Mathern F 5-9 7.8 3.9
44 Sherrie King F 6-2 8.7 5.2
22 Debbie Johnson C 6-5 12.8 5.3
3 Stephanie Mack G 5-5 4.3 1.7
30 Missy Kraai G 5-8 9.8 4.5
"We've had some very good games and some when we didn't play to our potential," Washington said. "We're working hard to play 94 feet."
Against Colorado, the Jayhawks will continue to do what they have
Washington added that the Jayhawks' strategy would be to play with consistent pressure and to maintain an up-tempo game.
"We have been playing a lot of people all season, so we have been keeping the tempo up." Washington never plays as will have to keep up.
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done all year, Washington said. They will play a balanced game which she said really had begun to surface.
Besides the team's ability to apply pressure defensively, Washington has noticed improvement in the team's inside play.
"Terrilyn Johnson has been a phenomenal player, and I think Marthea McCloud had one of her best games last night (against Nebraska)." Washington said. "I can't begin to say enough for Kay Kay Hart. She gets the job done. She's tough, and she's a good leader for the team. She
has been the backbone of the team.
Washington said she expected Colorado to use the same strategy the team had always used. She said it was never easy to win at Colorado.
The Jayhawks will be watching out for Colorado's 6-foot 5-inch center Debbie Johnson. Washington said. Johnson was the Buffaloes' second highest scorer against Missouri with a 32.3 percent field goal average.
Kansas' top scorer Wednesday night against Nebraska was Stacy Truitt with 16 points.
Quarterback faces charge
The Associated Press
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A mistreatment charge of possession of cocaine was filed against Southern California quarterback Todd Marinovich, Orange County deputy district attorney Mike Koski said yesterday.
"It was filed as a misdemeanor because he had less than half a gram in his possession, according to the police report," Koski said. "The crime lab determined there were 445 substances of a substance containing peanut."
Koski said a misdemeanor charge of possessing less than half an ounce of marijuana also was filed against Marinovich.
The maximum penalty for a misdeaner count of possession of cocaine is six months in jail, a $1,000 fine or both. The maximum penalty for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is a $100 fine.
"He would be eligible for a drug diversion program, which would result in the charges being dismissed," Koski said. "That's up to him, whether he'd want to take advantage of that. He would have been eligible for a drug diversion program if a felony charge had been filed."
Marinovich, 21, is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 11 in Harbor Municipal Court.
Marinovich was arrested for investigation of cocaine possession at 4:15 a.m. Sunday morning while walking down the center of a residential
According to the police report, Marinovich was one of four young men loudly cavorting through a neighborhood two blocks from his home. He was stopped by officers concerned about possible disturbances to neighbors.
None of the other three men were arrested. Marinovich was booked and released on his own recognizance.
All four men were searched, and police said they found a "bindle" in Marinovich's waistband that contained a white powder believed to be cocaine.
There have been reports that Marinovich, a sophomore, will enter the NFL draft.
Marinovich was suspended indefinitely by Southern Cal coach Larry Smith on Jan. 11 for missing a mandatory players' meeting and failing to register for classes before the start of the spring semester.
As the officers questioned the four men, the subject, who was later identified as Todd Marinovich, was observed attempting to conceal something behind his back, said Sgt. Goni of the Newport Beach police.
Sports briefs
Jordan leads in East; Robinson in West
NEW YORK — Michael Jordan remains king of the NBA All-Stars, but an admiral is gaining on him.
Jordan, the league's leading scorer, finished as the top All-Star voter-getter for the fifth straight year Thursday. The Chicago guard has been named to the Eastern Conference's seven NBA seasons, although he didn't play in the 1986 game because of an injury.
Jordan received 1,217,429 votes in fan balloting for the Feb. 10 game at Charlotte.
San Antonio center David Robinson was the leading vote-getter in the Western Conference with 695,519. The Navy graduate, who was rookie of the year last season, is among the league leaders in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field-goal percentage.
The startling lineup for the West also features guards Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Johnson of Phoenix.
The East lineup includes guard Isiah Thomas of Detroit, center Patrick Ewing of New York.
From The Associated Press