KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 / SPORTS 9A QUOTE OF THE DAY "I think we have one of the best coaching staffs in the country. If we run our offense, I think we are going to get a good shot every time." — Mario Little FACT OF THE DAY According to Ken Pomeroy's offensive and defensive rebounding percentage stats, Thomas Robinson is the fourth-best offensive rebounder in the country and the ninth-best defensive rebounder in the country. — kenpom.com TRIVIA OF THE DAY Q: Who is the best offensive rebounder in the country? Hint: Kansas has played against him. A: Josh Smith of UCLA Baseketball,a new pastime MORNING BREW With lockouts looming in two of America's biggest sporting leagues in the fall, the NFL and NBA, there will be a vast crevasse in the American sports landscape. Where will Americans turn to get their sports entertainment? What will ESPN anchors talk about during Sportscenter? In my opinion, this would be the perfect time for the emergence of the NBL, the National Baseketball League. For those of you who have not seen Baseketball, the 1998 film that is based around the fictional game, baseketball is a simple sport. Baseketball is basketball played with baseball rules. BY ETHAN PADWAY epadway@kansan.com Much like in the movie I watched religiously while in middle school, the sports landscape has spoiled. Players and owners can't agree on how to share the billions of dollars in revenue, players spend more time crafting their celebrations than working on executing their plays (see Ochocinco, Chad and Owens, Terrell), and players rampantly switch teams with no regard to their fans' loyalties. also paid. Fans don't have to worry about their teams having to forfeit a championship three years after the fact because a player of his family accepted money from an agent or a school booster. But while basketball players are paid, they do not make obscene salaries. There is little risk of having a player go on a huge drug binge or hold out of training camp because, frankly, the players can't afford it. Soccer might be the world's sport, but it sure is not America's sport. Americans will never get hyped up over a match between AC Milan and Inter Milan like they do over a Yankees-Red Sox series in July. And hockey is a Canadian sport. As much as I like hockey, Americans will never take to a sport that we didn't invent or currently dominate. The two most prominent hockey players hail from Canada and Russia, while the most famous soccer players come from Europe and South America and only come over here to play in the MLS when they are ready to retire. Baseketball is the definition of an American sport because everyone has a chance to be great. As Kenny "Squeak" Scolari said in the movie, it is a sport where guys with bad backs and bad knees can get together on the same field as guys that are all goosed up on steroids. So Americans, go out and get a team together. Name yourselves something stereotypical about your hometown like the Milwaukee Beers or the Roswell Aliens. And prove to the world that even in the face of multiple sports lockouts, the American spirit and drive is alive and strong. Edited by Emily Soetaert Kansas forward Travis Releford has been nominated for the "Dunk of the Year" award by the sports marketing company Intersport for his windmill dunk against UMKC on Jan. 5. MEN'S BASKETBALL Releford listed as award nominee The winner will be decided solely on fan voting on the company's Facebook page, and the winner will be announced during an April 2 "Dunks of the Year" television special on ABC. Fans can vote once a day, and weekly winners will advance to the finals, which begin on Mar. 7. Kory Carpenter SPORTS HEALTH Coach gives kidney to baseball player WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Compliments of his coach Tom Walter, Wake Forest baseball player Kevin Jordan has a new kidney and a new future. What Jordan doesn't have are enough words to say thank you. "I'm just really thankful." I don't think I have the words for it in my vocabulary. Thankful is as good as it gets." Jordan said Wednesday at a media conference at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. A healthy kidney was taken from Walter on Monday and transplanted into Jordan, who was suffering from ANCA vasculitis. For Jordan, a highly regarded outfield prospect when he signed with Wake Forest out of Northside High in Columbus, Ga., the surgery means he should be able to live a normal life. Doctors hope Jordan will be able to return to baseball in approximately eight weeks. -Mcclatchy-Tribune THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS TODAY No events scheduled FRIDAY Softball Double-header vs. North Carolina, 8:30 a.m. vs. Buffalo, 10:45 a.m. at Jacksonville, Fla. Track ISU Classic All Day at Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational All Day at Fayetteville, Ark. SATURDAY Men's basketball vs. Iowa State 3 p.m. at Lawrence Softball vs. North Carolina 8:30 a.m. vs. Bethune Cookman, 1:30 p.m. vs. Jacksonville, 5:30 p.m. at Jacksonville, Fla. Track Track ISU Classic All Day at Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational All Day at Fayetteville, Ark. Women's basketball vs. Texas A&M 7 p.m. at College Station, Texas Women's Tennis vs. Washinton State 9 a.m. at Pullman, Wash. KANSANCLASSIFIEDS ANNOUNCEMENTS Part-time receptionist needed. Must have good drive record. May fill out application or bring resume to 1530 Bob Billings Parkway Suite A. JOBS PLAY SPORTS HAVE FUN SAVE MONEY! 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