KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2011
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I'm still not 100 percent; that's why I'm not playing as much. I make the most of the time I get when I get in. It is very frustrating coming off the beginning of the year when I was playing so well, then I went down with the injury, but I am just trying to do whatever I can to help my team get better."
- Sophomore forward Travis Releford on his recovering ankle sprain
FACT OF THE DAY
The Jayhawks didn't scored 100 points in a Big 12 game since March 3, 2008, before scoring 103 against Mizzou Monday.
-Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many of the Jayhawks' 103 points against Mizzou came on the fast break?
A:Four
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Injustices to a sacred anthem
Dear Francis Scott Key, I'm really sorry about what's happened to your song. It's a great
happened to your song. It's a great song, and it doesn't deserve to be treated the way it has been. Personally, I'd probably sing it more if I had a better singing voice, but every once in a while I belt out a few bars.
I'll admit, though, my favorite rendition of the national anthem is probably the one on "Saturday Night Live" from 2006, where Maya Rudolph mocks pop stars who sing your song, dragging it out for two and a half minutes and butchering the words. I'm sorry, but frankly it's quite funny to hear the word "brave" sung for 30 seconds using motorcycle noises.
But lately I've realized that, unfortunately, your song isn't getting much better treatment in real life. Sure, it's still popular because you nailed the lyrics. It's got everything: violent bombs bursting, noble perilous fights and touching mentions of gleaming twilights. Who would dare try to mess with your song in real life?
Apparently, lots of people. I'm not sure if you have YouTube where you're at, but a quick search of "bad national anthems" reveals some pretty mangled versions of your ditty. Most recently, it was Christina Aguilera at the Super Bowl, singing "what so proudly we watched" instead of "oer the ramparts we watched" and changing "leaming" to "reaming."
Honest mistakes, maybe, but I'm sure
BY JOEL PETTERSON ipetterson@kansan.com
you've wondered the same thing I have: Do sports damage the "Star Spangled Banner"? After all, some of the most atrocious versions of your song are before sports events. Frankly, I'm not even sure who decided that sports were so important to patriotism that your song should be played before every kickoff, tipoff, faceoff, first pitch and green light.
Listen, Francis, I'm certainly not saying I don't want to hear your song at stadiums anymore. I just wanted to apologize on behalf of sports for what's happened to the anthem. I feel as though it's become a musical version of a ring bearer at a wedding – a relief when it goes well, but only memorable when it goes horribly wrong (or when a very cute child sings it, such as the little girl who garnered a standing ovation at Allen Fieldhouse this season).
I don't know if you can blame the crowd, though. I mean, when you get 16,300 people crammed into an arena, jacked up for a couple hours of slam dunks or touchdowns and then sing a song about the twilight's last gleaming, of course they're going to do something absolutely bone-headed like yell "Chiefs" at the end of the song (In case you weren't aware, we're referring to a mediocre professional team that plays a different sport in a different state. But just trust us, it makes sense.)
I wish I had some sort of solution for you. But I really just wanted to offer my condolences for the poor fate of your song. If it makes you feel better, it had a pretty good run = 200 years of popularity definitely qualifies as a hit single. But, after all, even your beautiful imagery and noble poetry were no match for Christina Aguilera and 5,000 students who prefer the Chiefs to the brave.
- Edited by Becca Harsch
Senior duo combines for 40 as Purdue trounces Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue finally beat Indiana with its tenacity Tuesday night.
E'Twain Moore scored 25 points and Jauan Johnson added
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15 on his birthday to help the 14thranked Boilermakers pull away from Indiana for a 67-53 victory.
They have won 100 games in their careers and it came with a fourth straight over their most bitter rival. It's the first time since 1996-97 that Purdue (19-5, 8-3 Big Ten) has taken four straight from the Hoosiers.
Indiana, which played again without injured sophomore starters Maurice Creek and Christian Watford, hung around most of the game. Freshman Will Sheehy scored a season-high 14 points and Bloomington native Jordan
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Hulls finished with 13 to lead the Hoosiers (12-13, 3-9), who fell under the .500 mark for the first time this season. They have also lost four straight at Mackey Arena, where they last won March 1, 2006.
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The celebration doesn't get any better than this for the two seniors, who have helped spark a resurgence in Boilermakers basketball.
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