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2B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2000
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I'm keeping up with them and following everybody's progress. They're doing real good right now. I think we've got a good shot at a national championship this year as long as everybody stays focused and healthy and stays pulling in the right direction."
Russell Robinson on this year's Jayhawks
FACT OF THE DAY
Three former Jayhawks—Russell Robinson, Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers—played a game in their respective professional leagues in Los Angeles this weekend before Kansas played UCLA. In all, 12 current and former Jayhawks saw playing time over the weekend in Los Angeles.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Three former Jayhawks play in the NBDL. Who are they and what teams do they play for?
A: Russell Robinson, Reno Bighorns; Jeff Graves, Idaho Stampede; Billy Thomas, Maine Red Claws
NBA Development Web site
FOOTBALL Junior team members address fans directly
Six jurists from the football team released the following statement to Kansas fans Tuesday.
KU Fans:
On behalf of the junior class, we would like to express our unwavering confidence in this team and the Athletics Department. We recognize the amazing opportunity the University of Kansas has given us all and could not be more thankful. We are excited to start preparation for next season and trust that all other aspects of the program will be handled in a satisfactory manner. We have no doubts that Lew Perkins is acting in our best interest to ensure a successful season next year and in years to come. As student athletes, we will keep striving to fulfill our obligations both in the classroom and on the field as we always have. We ask for the fans' continued support in our football program and in the Athletics Department. Together we can move forward. Rock Chalk Jawhawk.
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Fight will be one for the ages
MORNING BREW
When 'Pac' beat the ol' legend Oscar De La Hoya, he was over the hill. Now it's time for you to swallow the same damn pill. So get your tickets now people and let's make it clear that the Pac-man ass whoopin' is almost here."
— Poem by Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The stage has been set for what could be the defining fight of our generation.
There was Schmeling vs. Louis Then Ali v. Frazier. Now the history books may have to clear some room for Mayweather vs. Pacquiau.
Manny Pacquiao inked a deal to go head-to-head with the parttime boxer, part-time poet Floyd Mayweather Jr. March 13. The venue has yet to be decided, but the fight is projected to trump the record 2.44 million sales garnered from Mayweather's 2007 split-decision victory over De La Hoya, according to ESPN.com.
The suits were hoping for a May 1 fight, but that date won't work with Pacquiao, who will run for a congressional seat in his native Philippines that month.
This highly anticipated matchup is nothing short of boxing gold.
There's Pacquito, the foreigner with the warm heart masked by a punishing 50-3-2 record, highlighted by 38 knockouts. Absolutely adored by his country,
rac-man is widely regarded as today's best pound-for-pound fighter — some say the best ever. The humble southpaw jabs with unparalleled power and battles with a relentless drive, as he is rarely knocked off his feet.
Then there's Mayweather, the flamboyant pretty boy with the American mouth and the rapidfire punches. He backs up his fast moving mouth with a squeaky clean 40-1 record and 25 KOs. Simply put, no one has quicker hands than the currently rated No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter.
It's the Filipino vs. the American. Seven division world championships in seven weight classes vs. five in five. The silent bull vs. the shouting gazelle. No.1 vs. No.2. Pacquiao vs. Mayweather — a perfect fight.
Prediction: Paquiao smashes "Pretty Boy" Floyd's face in, winning a historic 12-round split decision and handing the loud-mouth his first ever loss.
MUSIC FROM THE VAULTS:
seven different weight classes,
surely Music From the Vaults
can match him in its very
own way. Like the 130-pound
Pacqiaio, we shall pummel the
odds and cover seven of the
most under-appreciated artists
in seven different genres.
If Manny Pacquiao can win seven world championships in
Ornette Coleman: This avant-garde jazz pioneer tore up conventions and founded a new style with no sonic limitations. Forget 1-2-3-4 beats and pulsating bass lines — it's all about something else. Coleman's disoriented collages are the jazz parallel to Jackson Pollack.
Jean Grae: Hip-hop is dominated by men, so this fire-spitting female MC is bound to get overlooked. But Jean's stories will keep your ear in tune. Check her "Jeanius" mix-tape featuring 9th Wonder and his always soulful beats. Her swift and intellectual flows prove that there's more than two ways to spell Grae.
Blind Willie Johnson: His sandpaper voice and twanging slide guitar best exemplifies true gospel-blues. Honorable mention to the song-writer of endless blues standards — the legendary Willie Dixon.
Woody Guthrie: Largely forgotten because of his successor Bob Dylan's successes, Guthrie was one of the first great American protest writers as he chronicled the life of the Okies during the depression with his "Dust Bowl Ballads".
Pavement: These guys are as
raw as indie music gets. Though mostly passed by in mainstream circles, Pavement is the '90s experimentalists to the Velvet Underground of the '60s. Yes, I went there.
Solomon Burke: Burke's booming voice had no boundaries in the studio. But as Bessie Smith once sang, "Nobody knows you when you're down and out"
Lee "Scratch" Perry: Perhaps forever overshadowed by Bob Marley, Scratch initiated a wave of reggae that optimized the powers of the studio and ushered the genre into pop music. His reggae dubs are as cooky and brilliant as his personality.
The Kinks: The British Invasion of the 1960s was mostly remembered for the arrival of the Beatles, the Who and the Rolling Stones. But this day-dreaming pop act featured the brilliant song-writing of Ray Davies, often evoking a poignant mood that leaves a lasting effect.
Edited by Sarah Kelly
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Men's basketball:
vs. Radford,
7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Women's basketball:
vs. MKC, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY No events scheduled
SATURDAY
Men's basketball:
La Salle, 1 p.m.
Sprint Center,
Kansas City, Mo.
SUNDAY
Women's basketball:
vs. Creighton,
2 p.m.
NBA
Injury to keep Nuggets forward out of next game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin won't play against the Charlotte Bobcats because of a dislocated left pinkie.
Coach George Karl said before Tuesday's game that he was unsure if Martin would miss more games.
Less impressive bowl berth disappoints Mizzou
Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The conference allows its bowl game partners to select any eligible team, regardless of win-loss records or head-to-head results.
That means 6-6 Iowa State advanced to the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., while 8-4 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Big Conference's postseason selection process has Missouri wondering how it lost out to a team with a worse regular season record.
heads to the Texas Bowl in Houston for a Dec. 31 game against Navy. Missouri defeated the Cyclones 34-21 on Nov. 21.
Attempts by Missouri officials to lobby the Insight Bowl as well as the conference
The loss of an Insight Bowl bid will cost Missouri. The Texas Bowl provides an estimated $877,000 in travel costs, compared to roughly $1.34 million from the Arizona bowl game.
This is the third year in a row where Missouri officials are
Missouri wide receiver Danario Alexander sprints on the sideline ahead of Iowa State's Kennard and Leonard Johnson Nov. 21 in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won the game 34-24. Alexander set team records for single-season and career yardage during the game.
"Please,try not to correlate where the pick is to the value of your team."
MIKE ALDEN Missouri AD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
scratching their heads
were unsuccessful, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported Monday. Chancellor Brady Deaton was among those seeking a better bid for the school.
"People believe that the pecking order is related to your competitiveness, and the reality is that it's not," Missouri athletics director Mike Alden said. "Our league has
In 2008, Missouri (9-4) went to the Alamo Bowl after the Gator Bowl passed on the Tigers in favor of Nebraska (8-4) — a team Missouri
points earlier in the season.
And in 2007, the Orange Bowl selected Kansas (11-1) as its BCS at-large choice over Missouri (11-2), even though the Tigers defeated the Jayhawks in the regular-season finale. Missouri instead went to the Cotton Bowl and defeated Arkansas.
the conference's eighth and final selection among bowl-eligible teams. The Independence Bowl opted for another Big 12 team with as many wins as losses, Texas A&M (6-6).
Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel called the conference selection process "frustrating" but chose to focus on the positive after learning
of the Texas Bowl bid.
Besides playing a Navy team that beat Notre Dame and narrowly lost to Rose Bowl-bound Ohio State, the Tigers will return to a state that is fertile recruiting territory. The Dec. 31 game will be broadcast on ESPN rather than the less readily available NFL Network, which has rights to the
Insight Bowl.
Some Missouri players acknowledged their confusion about bowl bid distributions.
"I don't know how it works," said nose tackle Jaron Baston. "All I know is, I get a phone call and they tell me where I'm going."
NFL
Wives of pro football players buy Christmas gifts for needy families
NOVI, Mich. — Week by week, the wives of NFL players watch their husbands take their lumps in the fight for a victory.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
This week, Detroit Lions wives and other members of the group Off The Field go shopping to make
It's the third year for the charity project called Dream Drive, sponsored by the Salvation Army and the Sam's Club retail chain, part of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
McKenzie, wife of ex-player Keith McKenzie, said Tuesday. Her husband played for Green Bay, Cleveland, Chicago and Buffalo.
sure lumps of coal don't greet needy children this holiday season.
"With the economy, it's always a need to give back." Tamiko
During the event, the women "will hit the aisles of Sam's Club to fill baskets with clothes, household products and toys to brighten the season for the local families", organizers said in a statement
In southeastern Michigan, the shopping event takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at a Sam's Club in Novi.
Joining Tamiko McKenzie are Kim Porcher, ex-wife of former Lions player Robert Porcher; Chanita Foster, wife of free-agent ex-Lions player George Foster; and the wives of active Detroit players — Brooke Sims (Ernie Sims), Janelle Foote (Larry Foote)
and Vanessa Bullocks (Daniel Bullocks).
The Salvation Army is choosing about 10 Detroit-area families to get the holiday gifts. Other NFL cities participating in Dream Drive are Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Miami and Phoenix.
Wives of current and retired NFL players founded Off the Field in 2006.
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