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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
Finley hits Olympic qualifying mark
Off-season training helps sophomore shot putter Mason Finley hit World Championship and Olympic qualifying marks early in the season.
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IN LOVING MEMORY
FOLLOWING THROUGH
Junior forward Marcus Morris shoots and makes a free throw late in the game Tuesday against Colorado. Kansas defeated the Buffaloes 82-78 in their last conference game in Boulder.
Jayhawks rebound with newfound motivation.
BY TIM DWYER
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Marcus Morris cut off the voice on the other end of the line after the lajhawks' 82-78 victory.
"Yo, T-Rob. I've got to get this interview thing done. I'll call you
right back."
Morris has been staying close to Thomas Robinson in as many ways as he can. The pair has talked twice since Robinson left for home. They've also texted, as have all the lavahaws.
"He's getting better," Morris said. "He's just pushing through
it. I just tell him, 'I'm here if you need me.'
And before every free throw, Morris reached up with his right hand and tapped a small black circle sewn into his jersey. The black circle is a patch new to the
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Senior guard Marisha Brown puts up a shot underneath the basket while pressured by Oklahoma guard Whitney Hand during the first half. Kansas fell to Oklahoma 75-57 at Allen Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
After a 1-4 start in Big 12 play, Kansas takes on rival.
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Jayhawks try reversing Big 12 woes at Mizzou
The wom will tip off against rival Missouri Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo. The Jayhawks look to turn things around after struggling since Big 12 play began, losing four of their five contests in conference play.
On Sunday the Jayhawks d r o p p e d their third straight game to then No. 14 Oklahoma 75-57. The Jay hawks strugged, shooting just
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37. 6 percent from the field, below their season average of 46.3 percent.
Sophomore forward Carolyn Davis led the way with 16 points in the game.
10. 6 points per game and is tied for first in the Big 12 conference averaging 8.9 rebounds per
"The reason we are getting to the free throw line is because we are aggressive and we do attack and we get the ball inside."
"There is a big difference from playing in the Big 12 and non-conference," senior guard Angel Goodrich said. "Big 12 players are always strong and quick. Once you get into Big 12 play
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everyone knows who you are and what you are going to do."
what you are going to miss Missouri could be Kansas' big chance to rebound, as the Tigers have also struggled, going one-and-four in conference play and winning only nine games on the season to date. Last season Kansas swept Missouri in the season series, winning at home 72-59 and in Columbia 61-59.
Senior G u a r d R a e S h a r a Brown leads the Tigers. Brown is averaging 16.6 points on 6.5 boards on the season. Missouri has been a much better team
game.
The Jayhawks will look to Davis and junior forward Aishah Sutherland to lead the team out of its slump. Davis is averaging 18 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. Sutherland is averaging
at home, posting a 6-2 record in Columbia, compared to a 3-8 record on the road.
Kansas will look to improve its free throw shooting against Missouri. The Jayhawks shot only 59.4 percent against Oklahoma on Sunday.
"The reason we are getting to the free throw line is because we are aggressive and we do attack and we get the ball inside," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "We have to be able to knock those down."
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COMMENTARY
New fund offers Robinson support
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
I could tell you that I know how to solve Thomas Robinson's problem of how to find care for his little sister while sustaining his college basketball career, but then I would be lying. I have no idea. Who does? How could anyone know what Thomas Robinson is going through?
All of a sudden, at 19 years old, Robinson has to find a way to raise his 9-year-old sister Jayla, be it by himself or with the help of whatever friends and family he has left.
"We're not saying what's best for her," coach Bill Self said, admitting that they don't know what will happen with Jayla. "We don't know what's best for her. All I know is I want Thomas to be comfortable with what's best for her. Thomas is all she knows."
As you likely well know — if you're reading, you've probably been a part of it — there's been a remarkable outpouring of support from Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas and Colorado fans, and support from everyone who has crossed paths with Robinson's tragic story. But the support has, thus far at least, been limited to words and thoughts, while there are plenty who might wish to do more. Now, there is the Lisa Robinson Scholarship Fund, which the NCAA has allowed Thomas to set up in the name of his little sister.
So he appealed to the NCAA to be allowed financial aid, and he was allowed to start the Fahmarr McElrathbey trust fund, which still helps support Fahmarr, who is now 17.
The case of Ray Ray McElrathbey, a former Clemson running back, established the precedent. McElrathbey took custody of his 11-year-old brother Fahmarr from his oft-incarcerated father and drug-addicted mother. As an NCAA athlete, he didn't have any financial means to support his brother, and didn't have the spare time to work a job to help with costs. But McElrathbey knew that the environment he could provide would be better than the one his parents could.
Following precedent, the NCAA has allowed financial aid from outside the typical means of support (family, scholarships) if the money is given in the form of donations to a trust fund established in Robinson's younger sister's name.
Whether Robinson chooses to raise his sister himself or not, the fund is a logical course of action. Fans who wish to help are now able to contribute more than kind words and thoughts and prayers, too, for the religious among you.
Now that the day has finally come, keep your hearts open.
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