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process, I respect that. You know that's not my style to leak information."
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing a nn on need Tuesday afternoon that Athletics Director Lew Perkins told Kansas' players in a meeting that an 'umbased outside person' would congratulate
the investigations against coach Mark Mangino.
"Even though someone thought it was appropriate to leak information, it is still an internal process."
Yesterday Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony confirmed previously released reports that associate athletic director for risk management Lori Williams would be head up the investigation.
According to information provided on kauhtletics.com, Williams"works with department
MARK MANGINO Kansas football coach
and university-wide constituents to ensure effective processes among areas impacted by risk
management, including compliance, student services and academic support."
Marchiony noted Williams' previous work with the Big 12 and NCAA. Williams was hired in Sept. 2009.
"She is a new employee so she goes into this review with no preconceived notions," Marchiony said.
Marchiony said Perkins and Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little discussed the situation earlier this week before appointing Williams to lead the investigation.
Marchiony said Williams would be solely responsible for
"When we hired her, we really hired her as someone who would really look at risk management," Marchiony said. "And this fits right into that area."
the investigation.
Marchiony declined to comment on the anticipated time it would take to finish the investigation, and he also declined
to comment on the specifics of the investigation that alleges Mangino verbally and, in at least one case, physically abused players.
"It will be a thorough review that will be done
as quickly as it can be done," Marchiony said. "And it will be done as thorough as it can be done."
Marchiony said that Perkins,
who released a statement two days ago, would not make any further comment on the situation.
"It will be a thorough review that will be done as quickly as it can be done."
Mangino addressed the situation Tuesday but declined to deliver into specifics.
Perkins met with members of the football team to discuss the internal investigation Monday night, and Reesing said the meeting was direct and brief.
JIM MARCHIONY Associate athletics director
Kansas is currently stuck in a five-game losing streak and travels to No. 3 Texas Saturday.
"It's not uncommon. I don't take it lightly, but I'm focused on Texas and I'm very comfortable the way we manage and run the football program here."
"You lose a few games in a row those type of things surface," Mangino said.
but Mayfield led Kansas with nine and was one dig short of a double-double.
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Kansas and Iowa State traded points for the beginning of the second set, but after Kansas trailed 9-10, Iowa State scored six in a row to take a seven-point lead. The Jayhawks mounted alate comeback and got within three at 20-23, but Iowa State quickly ended the set at 20-25.
Set three started evenly, with Kansas and Iowa State being tied 13 times at the 14-14 mark. After Kansas was down 16-17, Iowa State scored four in a row to take a strong lead, which it kept to the end winning the set 25-20.
Kansas fell to 15-12 (7-10) while Iowa State improved to 23-4 (15-3). Kansas has three matches left in the season including two against top 10 opponents.
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ACADEMIC HONORS
Eight Jayhawks were named on the Academic All-Big 12 Volleyball Team including senior defensive specialist Katie Martinicch, who was one of two players in the Big 12 with a 4.0 grade point average. Kansas tied Oklahoma with the most student-athletes on the Academic All Big 12 Volleyball Team.
Joining Martincich on All-Big 12 First Team were seniors Melissa Grieb and Paige Mazour, Juniors Karina Garlington and Melissa Manda, and sophomores Lauren Hagen and Allison Mayfield. Sophomore Nicole Tate was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
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point guard position is center Cole Aldrich. The offense runs smoother when Collins is in the game, Aldrich said.
"it's tougher to score," Aldrich said, "because we throw some of the younger guys in and some of the guys. Like maybe Tyshawn, that have experience but don't quite have the experience that Sherron does."
Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor was called on to step up for Collins against Memphis, but Taylor had seven tumovers to three assists, self said it was not Taylor's night and Taylor knew it.
"You have games like this
Though considered in the same breath as Collins as the best player in college basketball. Aldrich looks to his teammate for leadership.
"He knows it's his team and he's the general of us," Aldrich said.
and you have to boounce back" Taylor said. "We've got another game Thursday so I'm going to try to come back and be better"
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The Bears are a member of the Southland Conference. The only other school the Jayhawks have played from that conference is Texas-San Antonio in 1990.
Central Arkansas is the second out of six teams Kansas will face for the first time in school history in the 2009-10 season.
With so much talent on the team, it's easy to
"We've got another game Thursday so I'm going to try to come back and be better."
g caught up in one-on-one situations, and that this strategy does not lead always to successful basketball. Self, self said.
TYSHAWN TAYLOR Sophomore guard
Kansas is 2-0 for the third straight year and is looking to extend its nation long home court win streak to 43 games.
The Bears are 1-1 after defeating Hendrix 68-40 in their first game and lost to Tennessee
"We have individuals that are good players.I mean they're really good players."Self said."And as a coach its kind of that fine line -- you want them to be aggressive but you've got to understand, maybe they're not the best players."
Tech 71-67 on Monday. Central Arkansas has four players averaging in double figures this season by Mike Pouncy at 12 points per game.
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But he was inadvertently kicked in the head by Houston's Carl Landry while fighting for a rebound in the fourth quarter. jefferson remained in the game, but was quiet for the final eight minutes as the Wolves faded.
Luis Scolahad 20 points anda season-high 16 rebounds in Houstons 97-84 victory over Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Minnesota's 11th loss in a row.
Al Jefferson returned to the lineup for Minnesota after missing the past two games to be with his grandmother, who died last week. Playing with a heavy heart, jefferson made his first eight shots and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Luis Scola drives around Minnesota Timberwolves Ryan Holllins Wednesday in Minneapolis. The rockets beat the Timberwolves 97-84.
MINNEAPOLIS - The NBA season is not yet a month old and it has already been a long one for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Houston was playing the second game of a back-to-back and the Timberwolves had three days off in a row. But the Rockets were the team that played with more energy throughout. Houston out-rebounded Minnesota 46-36 and scored 29 points fourth quarter to pull away.
Trevor Ariza scored 18 points. Chuck Hays had 11 points and 10 rebounds and the Rockets hit 12 3-pointers for the win.
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Ramon Sessions had 16 points and five assists for Minnesota, which led 67-66 late in the third quarter. But as usual, the Timberwolves defense failed down the stretch. The Rockets had little problem getting to the basket or finding open jump shots in the fourth, quickly rebuilding a 12-point lead.
But they looked a little sluggish early on after losing to those Suns on Tuesday night. They had no trouble getting out on the break in their usual style, it was the finishing that was proving difficult.
Houston responded with a 15-2 run, getting eight points from Scola in the spurt and took a 48-42 lead into halftime.
All-Stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, have been pushing the tempo at Suns-like speed to try and compensate. They entered the night sixth in the NBA in scoring at 103.5 points per game and had topped 100 in 10 straight, their longest streak since 1995-96.
Minnesota took a 34-29 lead about midway through the second quarter when Damien Wilkins threw down a rebound-dunk. But the veteran swingman was given a technical foul for hanging on the rim, which stunted the momentum and woke up the Rockets.
They committed 14 turnovers in the first half to allow the Timberwolves to hang around.
The Rockets, playing without
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Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph scored 21 points apiece and the Memphis Grizzlies won their second straight, 106-91 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
finished with 16 points each as Memphis shot 54 percent from the field. Gasol also had eight rebounds and six assists and set a club record for consecutive field goals made, making 15 straight over a two-game span before a miss in the third period.
Baron Davis led the Clippers with 23 points, and Chris Kaman finished with 17. Ricky Davis and Craig Smith each scored 12 points.
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Memphis shot 59 percent in the first half and carried a 55-45 lead into the break. Randolph and Gasol scored 14 points apiece, while Mayo had 12 points. The trio was a combined 16 of 20 from the field.
The Grizzlies hit their first seven shots, including four by Gasol, who was 8 of 8 in Saturday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gasol hit three more before a miss with 3:52 left in the third quarter, breaking Tony Massenburg's record established in 1999.
But the Clippers initially kept pace as Kaman missed only one
Davis ended up with 20 points in the half, while Kaman had 12.
of his first five shots, and Baron Davis scored 15 of the Clippers' 23 points in the first period. Kaman had the other eight.
Already leading by double digits, Memphis opened the third period with a 9-2 run. That Grizzlies would eventually lead by 22 points in the third and were up 82-64 at the end of the period.
The Clippers, using their reserves for more defensive intensity, were able to get within 13 in the fourth, but never got closer, dropping their fifth in the last six.
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