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Coroner confirms death

BY ELLiOT METz
metz@kansan.com The Shawnee County Coroners Office confirmed Monday afternoon the death of Eric Bittlingmayer, a junior from Lawrence. Friends of Bittlingmayer said he died sometime late Saturday or early Sunday, and was discovered Sunday morning at his Lawrence apartment. No more details were available from the coroners office. Services will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St., on Friday morning. There will be a visitation at 9:30 and the service is at 11. Follow Kansan.com for updates.

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Earthquake damage on Rue Liberte in Jacmel, Haiti minutes after the Jan. 12 earthquake Hundreds of lives have been lost in the city of Jacmel and thousands are projected to have been lost in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti.

Trip cut short by quake

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nwolens@kansan.com LEglise de la Tabernacle (The Church of the Tabernacle) seen from Rue Liberte in Jacmel, Haiti, Jan. 12, just minutes before a devastating earthquake. Their time was cut short by the earthquake that occurred in the country on Jan. 12, the morning after the Buhlers visited the Pazapa Center. Being from Kansas, we had no idea what to do in an earthquake, Karen said. The Buhlers said the earthquake initially started out soft with a little bit of rumbling. Karen was sitting in the hotel room and Adam was outside taking pictures. Though they had never experienced an earthquake, they Minutes after the quake, LEglise de la Tabernacle (The Church of the Tabernacle) stands crippled with its roof collapsed on Rue Liberte in Jacmel, Haiti. did they best they could to respond. Adam returned to the hotel room and they waited until they were evacuated. After spending about an hour in the street outside their hotel, everyone in the town began heading toward the beach for safety. As the Buhlers headed to the beach, a Haitian with the U.S. Embassy happened to drive by. After showing

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Steven Pauwels, brewmaster for Boulevard Brewing Company, introduced a new Belgium-style beer called Collaboration No. 1 at The Oread Hotel Monday night. Pauwels was born in Eeklo, Belgium.

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zgetz@kansan.com Steven Pauwels, brewmaster for Boulevard Brewing Company, unveiled his new beer, Collaboration No. 1, at The Oread on Monday. Pauwels worked with Jean-Marie Rock, brewmaster at the Belgian brewery Orval, to bring about the new brew, which is a Belgian-style beer. Pauwels worked with Rock for several days in Oct. 2009 to create the Collaboration No. 1. at Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City, Mo. Rock flew back to the U.S. this week to celebrate the unveiling of their colaboration. Pauwels, who is also from Belgium, has been living in the Midwest for the past 10 years and is working to bring traditional Belgian-style beer to the area. Pauwels visited with The University Daily Kansan to share his thoughts about brewing and drinking in the Midwest.

The devastating earthquake in Haiti left two students scrambling to come home

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dam and Karen Buhler did not expect their trip to Haiti to end so abruptly. Adam Buhler, a Lawrence sophomore and staff photographer for the University Daily Kansan and his wife Karen, a Topeka graduate student, went to Haiti for a new experience volunteering with the Pazapa Center for Handicapped Children in Jacmel.

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Gift brings cancer center closer to designation

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raltman@kansan.com The KU Cancer Center received an $18 million boost last week from the Hall Family Foundation in its quest to become designated by the National Cancer Institute. The gift will go toward funding a Phase I Clinical Trials facility in Fairway, giving patients access to the newest treatments, and to recruiting top physicians and cancer researchers. Kansas City deserves to be one of the 65 places where patients can receive the most advanced cancer treatment, said Bill Hall, president of the Hall Family Foundation, a philanthropic group based in Kansas City, Mo. With the donation, the Center now has $37 million of the projected $92 million needed to earn NCI designation, which will bring prestige and better cancer care to the entire region, Hall said. A study conducted by the Dartmouth Medical School and published in Medical Care Research and Review in 2009 found the mortality rate is 25 percent less for patients at NCI- receive the most advanced cancer designated cancer centers than treatments available, Jensen said. non-designated centers. The NCI designation will allow I think that patients to point alone receive in-state Kansas City deserves to be illustrates the treatment by one of the 65 places where importance bringing canof what were cer research patients can receive the most trying to do findings from advanced cancer treatment. here, said Roy state univerJensen, direcsities to local Bill Hall tor of the KU cancer cenPresident, Hall Family Foundation Cancer Center. ters. Currently The gift will Kansans must also enable the travel to centers in Omaha, Center to expand the KU mediDenver, Houston or St. Louis to cal facilities in Wichita, Lawrence and Kansas City, creating many new jobs in each location and providing Kansas the opportunity to add the biosciences to its repertoire of scientific enterprises. Cancer centers are very significant engines for economic development and growth, Jensen said. What were trying to do is really help the Kansas economy grow into a new sector. Edited by Sarah Bluvas

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n The kansas African Studies center will host a martin Luther king Spring Welcome Back Reception for facuty, staff and students at 3:30 p.m. in 10 Bailey Hall. The reception is free. n Student Union Activities will screen the movie, Whip It at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium. Tickets are $2 for kU students and $3 for the general public.

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n Student Health Services will host an employee Wellness Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Ambler Student Recreation center.

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n Watkins memorial Health center will have an H1N1 clinic from noon to 2 p.m. in the first floor conference room. The clinic is open to all kU students, faculty, staff and retirees. n kU opera presents The Sorrows of Young Werther at 7:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in murphy Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admission.

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n karl Brooks, associate professor of History & environ-

n The Lawrence Arts center, 940 New Hampshire St., will host Unwrapping the Past: A solo exhibition by Lynda Andrus from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free.

mental Studies will present the lecture Topic: Green Light, Red Light: Steering Your environmental career Toward an Unknowable Future from at 12:30 p.m. in 308 marvin Hall.
n The Lawrence city commission meets at 6:35 p.m. in

the commissioners room on the first floor of city Hall, 6 e. 6th St.
n kU opera presents The Sorrows of Young Werther

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n The emily Taylor Womens Resource center is providing an emPower self defense workshop at 1 p.m. in the martial Arts room of the Ambler Student Recreation center. n A Dog Days winter workout run will start at 7:30 a.m. at J & S coffee at 6th Street and Wakarusa Drive. Dog Days are free and open to the Lawrence community.

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n opera singer Sasha cooke will perform at the Lied center at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $18 for adults. n The University will host a martin Luther king Jr. banquet featuring congressman emanuael cleaver, II, at 6 p.m. in the kansas Room of the kansas Union. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in no later than Jan. 21: www.oma. ku.edu.

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n Three faculty members will present Food for Thought: The culture of Food in the United States at 4 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the kansas Union. Tickets are free. n Ayu Saraswati will present cosmopolitian Whiteness: The effects and Affects of SkinWhitening and Tanning Advertisements in Transnational media at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Hall center for Humanities. Tickets are free.

at 7:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in murphy Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admission.
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demanded to know who the residents were and threatened their barking dog. Police arrested Alger outside the house and said he had a blood alcohol level several times the legal limit for driving. Alger has an unlisted telephone number and could not be reached for comment. the evacuation of millennial Tech magnet middle School Friday afternoon. Luque said an arson team took photos and x-rays of the empty plastic bottle with wires and determined it was harmless. Luque says the 11-year-old boy was trying to build a motion detector from instructions he found on the Internet and parts he bought online with help from his father. His parents did not realize that the object looked threatening. He said the student was a genius-type kid who undertook the project on his own, had no intentions of hurting anyone or causing any disruptions.

Police: Drunken cowboy threatened dogs life

IoWA cITY, Iowa, Iowa city police say a drunken man dressed like a cowboy broke into a house and threatened to kill the residents dog. Police said 24-year-old Derrick Thomas Alger of Iowa city was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of trespass, intoxication and carrying a dangerous weapon. officers said Alger reportedly threatened a cab driver with a handgun shortly after midnight. They say Alger, who was dressed in shorts, boots and a cowboy hat, fled the scene, but entered the rear door of a private residence, where he

Man shoots window after phone-related crash

RoSeVILLe, calif. A driver whose SUV plunged into a Northern california creek after he was startled by his hands-free cell phone device escaped the sinking vehicle by blasting out the window with a handgun. The 28-year-old man, whose name wasnt immediately available, is an armed security guard at Thunder Valley casino, north of Sacramento. The SUV landed in Pleasant Grove creek. He used his gun to shoot himself out, then flagged down a passerby.

Missing OU student found dead in car near home

Julia Gilbert, an oU senior, was found dead around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, said Glynda chu, spokeswoman for the edmond Police Department. Gilbert, 21, was last seen leaving a friends house around 3:30 a.m. Friday. chu said she had been watching the BcS National championship game and could not confirm whether or not Gilbert had been drinking that evening. Gilbert was heading home when she ran into a tin guardrail on a small bridge, chu said. The 2002 silver Volkswagen Jetta flipped and landed upside down under the bridge, making it

School evacuated for misidentified project

SAN DIeGo Fire officials said a San Diego middle school was evacuated when a students science project was mistaken for a bomb. Fire-Rescue spokesman maurice Luque said a vice principals concerns prompted

difficult to see from the road. chu said Gilberts body was found inside the car on Waterloo Road, about half a mile west of county Line Road and a few miles from her home in edmond. Why Gilbert was in the area when she crashed is still unknown. I dont know if well ever know why she was in that particular area, chu said. The edmond Police Department is closing the missing person case and chu said the police department does not suspect any foul play.
College News Network, Jamie Hughes writes for the Oklahoma Daily at the University of Oklahoma

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Kansan: How did you end up in the Midwest? Pauwels: By the time I was about 30, there werent a lot of brewing jobs in Belgium, but there were brewing jobs opened in the u.S. In the 90s craft brewing was booming in the u.S. and john Mcdonald [founder and president of Boulevard Brewing] was looking for somebody. I didnt even know what Kansas City was. I thought I was going to see cowboys and tumbleweeds, but I was very surprised and people are really, really nice. Kansan: How is the beer in the Midwest different than in Belgium? Pauwels: Its totally different. the craft beer movement initially started copying english beer because they speak the same language, then German beer, and now finally Belgium beers, which are a little more complex. Kansan: How long does it take for a beer to become an idea to being on the store shelves? Pauwels: Our research and development in the brewery and all breweries sit around the table, get a bunch of beer, taste it all, write down what we like and then we come up with ideas. then in our case we can turn it around in three to four months. Kansan: Have you ever tasted a beer and Steven Pauwels, 42, of Eeklo, Belgium. Pauwels is brewmaster for Boulevard Brewing Co.

tried to imitate it, or do you come up with new ideas? Pauwels: I dont like to imitate. I like innovate. the reason why is because I have too much respect for brewers making these beers. Kansan: Many college students try to drink as many cans of Natural Light as fast as they can. What is the proper way to drink a beer? Pauwels: Beer is meant to be enjoyed. I dont think Boulevard is in the alcohol business. We are in the flavor making business. Were not in the industry to just chug beers down. there is something wrong about this whole aspect. just enjoy things in life. dont get completely hammered. It doesnt make any sense. Kansan: What is the most youve ever drank? Pauwels:I think sometimes Ive drank a bottle of Smokestack [750 ml] by myself. thats about the max I go.

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The KU Biodiesel Initiative turns used cooking oil from campus dining facilities and local restaurants into environmentally-friendly biofuel. The initiative has expanded and worked with local businesses to create a discount card for students to help fund further research.

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pus dining keeps the lab busy. But blong@kansan.com come summer, when on-campus dining slows, local businesses fill During the past few weeks, Don the cooking-oil gap. Susan Williams, associate proClaus helped build wooden platforms around the reactors in the fessor of chemical and petroleum Universitys biodiesel lab that will engineering who works with the give students and faculty a birds students on the biofuel initiative, said the arrangement between the eye view of the biodiesel process. The platforms will increase effi- initiative and local businesses benciency and safety during chemi- efits all parties. Businesses have to pay to have cal add-in and fuel transfer for Claus, a senior from Salt Lake City, the oil removed, she said. We Utah, and the five other student arent charging them to take it. Zarco 66, 2005 W. Ninth St., volunteers who work with the KU Biodiesel Initiative, which is sponsored the cost of producing housed in Burt Hall. As of Dec. 12 the cards so all of its proceeds go the initiative had produced 1,874 directly to research. In order for it to be economic, gallons of usable fuel. Seeing the biodiesel come from you have to use everything you the used cooking oil for the first make, Williams said. As the used cooking oil goes time was the most exciting, Claus through the processes of heating, said. The small-scale lab works year- filtering and adding chemicals. round collecting used cooking oil Then the mixture settles in the from campus dining facilities such second reactor leaving glycerin as a byproduct, as Mrs. Es and Claus said. local businessThe lab studBusinesses have to pay to es to produce ies different biodiesel. The have the oil removed. We ways the glycerfuel produced arent charging them to in could be used goes at no cost as dust abateto the landscaptake it. ment on roads ing department or as a solution for equipment SuSAN WIllIAMS for melting ice. fuel and the Professor of chemical engineering One of the maintenance biggest issues shop on West with producCampus and ing biofuel is the amount of waste the city of Lawrence for heating. To help fund the initiative and water generated through the proinvolve the community, the lab cre- cesses, Claus said. On average, it ated a saver card that gives dis- takes 30 gallons of water to make counts at participating businesses. 35 to 40 gallons of biodiesel, he The card costs $5 and has unlim- said. As a way to combat this issue, ited use at participating stores until the lab is investigating ways to the card expires this November. With the added funds, the lab conserve water from the third rinse can focus on ways to increase the cycle the cleanest waste water efficiency and decrease the waste resulting from the process. If we can reuse the water from of making biofuel from cooking the third rinse, we could save 10 oil. When classes are in session, gallons on every third rinse we do, the supply of used oil from cam- Sean Reskey, a junior from Paola

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Businesses participating in the biofuel saver card include: GTM Sportswear, 1008 W. 23rd St. Rudys Pizzeria, 704 Massachusetts St. Godfathers Pizza, 721 Wakarusa dr. Local Burger, 714 Vermont St. these businesses wont have their name listed on the card, but they will post a sticker in their window to alert customers of their participation in the program.

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BELLVILLE, Texas Authorities working to determine what spurred a flurry of gunshots that left five people dead in southeast Texas are questioning a 20-year-old relative who lived with the victims in the isolated house surrounded by pasture land. Police said Monday the victims of the weekend bloodshed all lived in the single-story brick home in Bellville, a town of about 4,000 people located 55 miles northwest of Houston. They included a retiree and his wife, a younger woman and man, and a girl believed to be about 3 years old, police said. Investigators were questioning a 20-year-old man, whom a relative said is a son of the wife. He

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and member of the initiative, said. The new engineering building coming in spring 2012 will expand the research and production of the initiative. The goal is to take the process to a company to use, Williams said. There is supposed to be a whole floor for research in the new building, Williams said. It would have a lab for large-scale production and faster testing. Other schools in the Big 12 are also working on different areas of alternative fuel. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the research focuses on ethanol. We have many full operations in the area, Kenneth Cassman, director of Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research, said. If we want to do research, we collaborate with the ethanol plant directly and use real data. At the University of Oklahoma, researchers work with switch grass and algae and only use the biofuel production for research purposes, Daniel Resasco, professor of chemical, biological and materials engineering, said.

UNITED NATIONS The U.N. mission in Haiti wants 2,000 additional troops and 1,500 extra police to provide military escorts for aid convoys and ensure that desperately needed food and water is distributed to earthquake victims without any violence, U.N. officials said Monday. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council the U.N. needs to strengthen its current Haiti force, which has 7,000 military peacekeepers and 2,100 international police, to deal with the increasing demands on the world body following last weeks earthquake. The Security Council must lift the current ceiling for the force, and U.S. deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff said he expects a

U.S.-draft resolution to be unanimously approved on Tuesday. U.N. peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said the extra soldiers are essential because of the tremendous number of requests to escort humanitarian convoys. We are stretched, he told reporters, saying the U.N. World Food Program alone is bringing in 60,000 tons of food quickly which must get to over 200 distribution points. Le Roy said the U.N. also needs extra troops to secure the routes the convoys will be using, and for a reserve force in case the security situation deteriorates further. The neighboring Dominican Republic has already offered an 800-strong battalion which will deploy later this week to secure the road from Port-au-Prince to the Dominican border, the only

land bridge outside the battered country, he said. Frances U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud said European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to send an unspecified number of police. We have to act very quickly and very strongly, Araud said. Le Roy cited the often unruly crowds at points where food and water is being distributed. He said the extra U.N. police officers will also help the Haitian police who are returning to the streets in limited numbers. Le Roy said, the U.N. will also be seeking forensic experts and about 100 additional corrections officers to establish detention facilities once Haitian police arrest some of the 4,000 prisoners who escaped from the main prison in Port-au-Prince when it collapsed.

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PASADENA, Calif. They say to write what you know and Liz Tigelaar took that at face value. Shes the creator and executive producer of the new CW show Life Unexpected, about a young girl lost in the foster-care system and seeking her parents. Tigelaar is an adoptee herself. I knew I was born in D.C., so I was always asking my mom, Whats the deal? I was, like, I think Nancy Reagans my birth mom, and this really sucks. I should be living in the White House, and I should have $100-a-month allowance. It started when I was little. And weirdly, it lasted for a long time, until finally when I was 8, my mom was like, Youre an idiot. Youre not doing basic math. Theres no way that Nancy Reagan could be your birth mom. I was very insistent. That was my Texas upbringing, she says at a press gathering here. Tigelaar has parlayed her own childhood into the TV series airing Monday nights. The show and you really have nothing to go on, you really create something in your head, says Tigelaar. So this story is very much a story of Lux having this fantasy and in some ways its really coming true. Her mom is this super-successful, glamorous radio DJ, and her dad is this pretty cool guy who owns a bar and lives with friends and lives in a sweet loft. I think the idea is that just because people are kind of cool, fantasy people, doesnt actually make them fantasy parents. Tigelaar says she managed to locate her birth parents. I found both my birth parents, and actually, I just met my birth mom in November for the first time, and the first thing she said was, Im not a radio DJ. And I said, Thats OK. Shiri Appleby, who plays Cate, the DJ whos soon to become a surprise mom, says her life does not parallel her characters at all. Im settled in myself, and I feel very secure with myself, where I am at this point in my life, she says.

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Actress Britt Robertson speaks at a presentation for Life Unexpected in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 9. The show is about a girl in foster care who tracks down her birth parents. is about 15-year-old Lux (Britt Robertson), who searches for her birth parents so she can become legally emancipated. The parents turn out far less mature than the daughter. What I brought into the series, is that fantasy of who your parents might be. I think when you have no idea

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Famous astrophysicist to star in Pluto Files

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has been known to popularize science the way mr. Wizard did way back when. on march 2 hell star on PBS in The Pluto Files, based on his book and the tale of the little planet that was kicked out of the firma-

ment when it was demoted to a non-planet. But Tyson has also been an adviser to movie folk, though not always a welcome one. He had a disagreement with James cameron over the sky during the sinking scene in Titanic.
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SP Hall is potentially taking a step into the future by making the longtime female-only residence coed. This overdue change would allow men to be accepted as residents after pending renovations to the dorm. According to Diana Robertson, director of the department of student housing, plans are in the beginning stages, but she said she hoped to develop a focus group including students, housing officials and an architect to discuss the buildings possible changes. The department of student housing had to rethink the usage of GSP as a female-only residency because it received fewer requests for a gender segregated living situation and because a dining hall serving both men and women is more practical to operate than one serving only women. Through the years GSP-Corbin has acted as a safeguard for those individuals who were uncomfortable living with the opposite sex; but times are changing. Some girls argue that a samesex dorm lets them live without any inhibitions. Its is a place where make-up is applied only when necessary and academic studies are made easier without the distraction of men. But this is truly an outdated tradition. We dont live in an overly puritanical society where men and women living together is consid-

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ered taboo. In the real world, men and women are not separated into same-sex spheres. It is important that both sexes learn to relate and interact socially because in the workforce its an equal playing field. Corbin Hall will remain a female-only residence, which still provides female students with the opportunity to live with only females. Some current residents remain relatively neutral on the possible changes. Others just dont see the point. I am totally open to living in a coed dorm but I feel that one of the reasons for having an all-girls dorm would be for safety reasons, Stephanie Marquess, a Lenexa freshman, said. Whats the point of having a dorm that is all-girls with a coed dorm right next to

it? Other students see it from another perspective. McKenzie Spear, a Wichita freshman and Corbin Hall resident, enjoys living in one of the female-only dorms. She said she liked meeting many girls that are in sorority houses either living in GSP or Corbin. But Spear said she was open to the idea of GSP becoming coed. If it is going to change, it is going to change, she said. The idea of a same-sex dorm is outdated and the potential for GSP to be coed in the future will give students more opportunities for a more realistic experience of how men and women interact in society. Stefanie Penn for The Kansan Editorial Board

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riends, family and even strangers have mocked me for my love of the Canadian teen soap opera, Degrassi: The Next Generation. They say things like, Wheres your mascara, Petunia? or You want to make a TV show someday? or just Really? I admit the show is essentially a melodramatic stink bomb with twice the issues as 90210 (which range from AIDs to cutting) and triple the cheeseball. However, my reasons for watching such a critically challenged television program are simple: addiction. When I was in sixth grade there was an early episode on in which the character Emma Nelson (the anorexic, almost-schoolshooting victim, pot-addicted, gonorrhea-infected, vegetarian activist dating a bad boy) has her first period while talking to her crush. The terrible sticky red stain was enough to entice my brother to call me gay. So, I did what any little brother would: I kept watching to spite him. So began my spiraling fall into Degrassi obsession. When crack addicts light their first bowl up, surely they dont assume theyre on the road to addiction. They probably realize it when theyre in an alley doing questionable things for their addiction. In the same way, I realized my personal addiction when Liberty, who was simultaneously knockedup and up-tight, was smacking her boyfriend JT for selling drugs to pay for an apartment. In a climactic scene where JT realizes in the corniest, most Canadian way that hed lost everything to drugs, I finally understood that Degrassi was just one big, fat moral lesson.

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Despite repeated attempts to delete Degrassi from my favorite television shows on Facebook, I always find myself sighing and readding it. As someone so willing to mock Matthew McConaugheys many attempts at acting, I wonder, why do I overlook the faults of Degrassi? I have never fairly analyzed the performances of Sarah BarrableTishauer or Shane Kippel (who play Liberty Van Zandt and Spinner Mason respectively; and yes, I know those names by heart), I ignore the plot-holes and disappearing characters (where in the world is Kendra Mason?), and I even continue to watch the show with only three original characters remaining. As a film student, I appreciate the value of talent and critical merit. However, in the case of Degrassi, my addiction is simply because of its laughably ridiculous entertainment value. I figure if youre aware of and acknowledge the horridness, its ok to watch shows like Degrassi, The Hills, or Jersey Shore. Then again, being aware of how bad crack is does not make me a good crack addict. Carmichael is a Mulvane sophomore in film and media studies and journalism.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

After high school I decided to follow in the footsteps of my parents and attend Pittsburg State University in southern Kansas. Soon after arriving in the small college town, I realized that it was not the ideal place for me, as a person of the LGBT community, to feel accepted and supported. A year later, I was excited to start my life at the University of Kansas where I felt valued and welcomed because of, and aside from, my differences. Thursday afternoon that feeling diminished when I found my girlfriend and myself the targets of verbal discrimination while homebound on a KU on Wheels bus. Throughout the 30-minute bus ride we refrained from responding, even acknowledging the name-calling and inappropriate actions of the group of men. Enraged and ready to take action, I began to research the policies that protect me from this mistreatment. I found that the University offers more than a great education and a rich cultural experience; it offers a safe environment where I do not have to tolerate discrimination. In hopes of raising awareness and encouraging other students who encounter our situation to report discrimination, I plan to take full advantage of the various resources provided by the University and continue to enjoy my time here free from hate-fueled mistreatment. As Lauren Bornstein wrote in her column in Thursdays issue, Theres no better time than the present. It is our job as the student body to make campus safe and receptive to people of all kinds. Use the provided resources, fight against oppression and hatred and stand up for what you believe in, here and now. And finally, be thankful for your representatives and your school for allowing your time at the University to be as colorful as the rainbow! We have a right as humans to live our lives free from fear, oppression, discrimination and harassment. The preamble of the Constitution of Queers and Allies states, We have a right to a University, town, state, country and world that recognizes and values us. Dylan Kingsley is a junior from Kansas City.

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s the sky falling yet? Ive been hearing conflicting reports that it is, at least over Washington D.C., for several months. Generally, the basis for this is either that President Barack Obama has not done enough in his first year in the White House, or that the Senate passed its version of health coverage reform. In summation, either not enough stuff has happened on Capital Hill, or too much stuff has happened. Truly, this is a conundrum worthy of the Damned if you do/ Damned if you dont Far Side mug I used to drink coffee out of. What Id really like to focus on is the latter of those two things. Now that both chambers of Congress have passed some kind of legislation altering U.S. health care coverage, there are still a few technical steps left in the process. A new version must reconcile differences between the bills passed by each chamber. After that, the two chambers must both pass the new version of the bill. Then, the president must sign it. And, in spite of this civics lesson that I doubt you wanted, opponents of health care reform still say the process was rushed. There is also concern that

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By BEN CoHEN

Democratic leadership wants to bypass the official conference committee system and create a final draft of the bill in private meetings, excluding Republican members of Congress. From a PR standpoint, I agree this isnt the best method. But to properly sum up why it is necessary, I feel more comfortable deferring to Stephen Colbert: Republicans will not be able to contribute their ideas, like no, or no, or in an attempt to appeal to the Spanishspeaking base, nada. Without a conference committee, how will no stay in the process (aside from official statements and the daily rantings of right-wing talk-show hosts)? As my over-simplified road map of the legislative process demonstrates, whatever new version comes out of the conference

committee will return to Congress, only to be thoroughly debated or just screamed about. Democrats havent been entirely united on the subject either. Plenty of less-liberal Democrats sided with Republicans in opposition to the public option. Democratic Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) was the one who proposed the successful amendment banning abortion coverage, a distinctly conservative issue. The moral of this story is that the process is far from over. The sky isnt falling on the health care system, though changes are in the works. No public option is rather disappointing, though I do think well have that sometime in the relatively near future. The attempt to ban abortion coverage was simply a poor try at cross-party compromise that will probably die in whatever version of a conference committee we actually get. Instead of stocking up on umbrellas, I think we are better served just seeing how it actually goes, at least through one more step in the process. Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.

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their passports they were taken to the U.N. Compound and the U.S. Embassy official later took Adam back to the hotel to gather the rest of the couples belongings. That was the longest 20 minutes of my life, Karen said. I was waiting at the compound with other refugees, some were getting phone calls about family members in Port-au-Prince who had been killed, and my imagination was running wild. Luckily, Adam and Karen were reunited and spent the rest of their time in Haiti at the compound, until Friday, Jan. 15. Aftershocks occurred often during the first 12 hours after the initial earthquake. Their first night at the compound was a restless one. The Buhlers said they slept outside, away from anything that could potentially crumble. They said the aftershocks continued throughout the next three days. It took the Buhlers 14 hours to contact their family. We immediately tried to make contact but phone lines were down, Internet was non-existent and generators werent working, Karen said. It wasnt until the next day when a man with a satellite phone let the Buhlers call home to let their family know they were safe. From there, Adam, Karen and the rest of their family did their best to try and get the two of them home safely. At one point it was rumored that the U.N. was driving an armored convoy to bring more supplies to Port-au-Prince because the capital was running very low on food, water and medical supplies. But that wasnt the case. We found out that the road between Port-au-Prince and Jacmel was destroyed, Adam said. The 30-kilometer stretch was completely impassable. We knew once we could get to Port-au-Prince we would have more of a chance to get a flight with the Air Force or something but once

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Damage from the Jan. 12 earthquake can be seen from the air over Delmas, a neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. The 7.0 earthquake left homes destroyed and thousands homeless. we found out that the road was gone we kind of had no options. Adam and Karen had no idea when they would be home. They anticipated staying for at least a week from when the earthquake hit; they expected to still be in Jacmel today. On Friday, the Buhlers were finally able to take a helicopter to Santo Domingo to board a flight to Florida, and finally back to Kansas. After all theyve endured, Adam and Karen they both look forward to traveling back to Jacmel as soon as they can. They want to focus on helping people in Haiti and rebuild Pazapa, which suffered significant damage. Karen said the back wall collapsed in the wreckage. Part of us is still there in a way, Adam said. We left so quickly and at such a devastating time that we couldnt help but feel that way. This will be the first of many trips.
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Track loss still a 'success'

Track team falls to Missouri, but boasts individual victories SPORTS | 1B

New face, same old game

Jayhawks make repeat mistakes WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 1B
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Jayhawks cruise past Red Raiders

Morningstar, Reed deliver on defense against Texas Tech
By COREy THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com twitter.com/c_thibodeaux At times during Kansas 89-63 win against Texas Tech, junior guards Tyrel Reed and Brady Morningstar had a stretch where they looked more like freshmen than seasoned veterans. Despite several errant passes and uncharacteristic miscues, Kansas coach Bill Self still stuck with the duo because of one thing: hustle. I thought he went brain dead a couple possessions when he turned it over he and Tyrel both, Self said of Morningstar and Reed. But they both played so hard and got us some extra possessions. Those mistakes were overshadowed by their continued intensity on defense and plays that dont show up on the stat sheet. With the help of Morningstar and Reed, the Red Raiders only managed to shoot 32.8 percent from the field and their leading scorer, Mike Singletary, was held scoreless. Last year, Reeds role was to shoot threes off the bench and Morningstars role was to defend. But with a multitude of scorers and athletic players, their roles have taken on new meanings. For instance, Reed only finished with five points. With a career-high three steals and consistent ball pressure, his biggest contribution came on the defensive end, which Self said is new for Reed. Hes become a guy that doesnt have to make shots to play well, Self said, I think thats really positive. But its not as if Reeds offensive efficiency has deteriorated. Reed is averaging five less minutes per game than he did last year, but his field goal percentage is up from 40.7 percent to 45.3 percent from the floor 41.2 percent from behind the arc. My shot feels good. Guys are getting me open, Reed said. Nothing more than that. The same can be said of Morningstar, who missed the first nine games due to suspension. Though his percentages are up, hes a far cry from the 30-plus minutes he gave the Jayhawks last year. Hes a better athlete than maybe what I say, Self said, But hes gotten a lot of extra possessions just by being active. When it comes to basketball IQ, Self said, Sherron Collins was the best on the team
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kansas 89, texas tech 63

lthough senior guard Sherron Collins scored only nine points in the Jayhawks victory against Texas Tech on Saturday, things couldnt have gone any better. What separates this team from so many others in college basketball is depth. Depth spreads points among many players, making it more difficult for the other team to stop one high-scoring player. When Collins is forced to do it all, bad things normally happen. To prove this point, simply consider the Jayhawks last five games. Kansas had success against Temple in Philadelphia Jan. 2, easily winning 84-52. In that game, no one had an outstanding point total. Collins scored 14 points but wasnt the lead scorer; freshman guard Xavier Henry was with 15 points. Sophomore Marcus Morris had 13 points and junior center Cole Aldrich had 10. Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor nearly scored in double digits with eight points. The Jayhawks struggled against Cornell at home on Jan. 6. They trailed most of the game and were fortunate to come out with a 71-66 victory. As a team, the Jayhawks made just 37 percent of their shots. Collins had 33 points, almost half of the teams total points. Only two other players scored in double digits. In Kansas 76-68 loss at Tennessee on Jan. 10, the Jayhawks continued to struggle shooting and made just 38 percent of their shots. Collins led the team with 22 points, and, again, only two other players scored in double digits. Then Kansas defeated Nebraska 84-72 Jan. 13. Collins led the team with 22 points but three other Jayhawks scored in double figures. Like in the Temple game, no one had a point total that stood out. Kansas showed enormous passion and energy in the Big 12 home opener versus Texas Tech Saturday. The Jayhawks won easily 89-63. Collins scored only nine points, while three Jayhawks scored in double figures and six had seven or more points. Marcus Morris led the team with 20 points and was the third different leading scorer in the last five games. The bottom line is, if the Jayhawks dont rely Collins to do all the scoring, theyll win easily. They struggle most when they become flustered and begin looking to Collins on every possession. Collins is an outstanding player, but Kansas plays best when he blends in with the pack. If the Jayhawks distribute the scoring evenly like they did against Texas Tech, they should capture their sixth straight Big 12 Conference championship with few problems. Edited by Sarah Bluvas

Junior guard Tyrel Reed hustles to grab a loose ball against Texas Tech. Reed had three assists and five points in the Jayhawks 89-63 victory.

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Injury forces team to look at backup plans

mrothman@kansan.com twitter.com/maxrothman The point guard position is clearly in limbo. In Kansas 72-59 victory Sunday against Missouri the Jayhawks first game without injured freshman point guard Angel Goodrich coach Bonnie Henrickson exercised a rather makeshift triad of ball-handlers. And for round one of the experiment, it proved passable. Bonnies got a lot of options that she can use at point, Missouri coach Cindy Stein said. I didnt really see them lose much. For now, words like Steins will allow Henrickson to breathe easy. However, one home game cannot and will not tell the entire story of plans A, B and C. Plan A is senior guard LaChelda Jacobs. With Goodrichs injury, Jacobs assumed the starting role against Missouri. Before the injury, Jacobs

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averaged just 8.3 minutes per game. On Sunday she started for the first time this season, totaling two points, two assists and tied for a team-leading seven rebounds. Jacobs did a fair job of keeping a fast offense moving, but was often sloppy and careless in committing five turnovers. I kind of got antsy in the second half, Jacobs said. Ive got to get back in that flow and rhythm of things. Plan B junior guard Rhea Codio was once an afterthought this season. When she was the third option, she gave Henrickson no reason to shove more minutes her way. Going into Sundays game, Codio had committed 13 turnovers in just 29 minutes of play. Thats nearly one turnover

every two minutes. Nonetheless, Codios role is now etched as the primary backup at point guard. In Sundays win, she played nine minutes and did her part. She didnt record a turnover. Henrickson said that she realizes that she cannot ask Jacobs or Codio to fill Goodrichs shoes. After all, expecting Jacobs or Codio to lob a pass to junior Krysten Boogaard over the defense as Goodrich once did would be an unfair request. Thats not their strength and Im not going to ask them to play like that, Henrickson said. But any competitive team must be ready for the next possible injury. Plan C is where the real improvisation starts. Senior Sade Morris, a traditional shooting guard, played point guard at the end of Sundays game. We may need plan A, plan B and plan C. And she would be plan C, Henrickson said of Morris. Henrickson said she thinks that Morris is a good enough ball handler to play and succeed at point

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Coach Bonnie Henrickson instructs junior guard Rhea Codio in the second half Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas defeated Missouri 72-59. guard. We talked about it just as soon as Angel went down, Henrickson said. With a lineup that features two post players and three shooting guards, Kansas is certainly equipped to score. That three guard lineup gives you a little bit more offensive firepower, Henrickson said. Youve at least got to be near all three of them. Whether its plan A, B or C handling the ball, the Kansas point guard position will either be a defining cog or a glaring hole in the equation. There just might not be any middle ground. Edited by Cory Bunting

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish theyd make up their minds.
Wilt Chamberlain

MORNINg BREw

Any given Sunday revealed

Its no revelation that the NFL is the towering monolith on the American sports landscape. The frequently cited reason for this fact is a phenomenon called the any given Sunday effect (no relation to the film). The phenomenon deals with the impossibility of predicting league games. Whenever two teams take the field, the result is very much in question. This truism would seem especially pertinent come playoff time, when everyone still playing is doing so for a reason. Until now. You see, after this weekends NFL games, I have done the impossible. I have cracked the code and deconstructed the any given Sunday myth. What revolutionary metric have I uncovered that allows for such brilliant insight? It is not derived from watching hours of film, nor is it an unsolvable arrangement of numbers plugged into some unwieldy formula. Even in this age of Sabermetrics, my revelation deals with the exceedingly intangible and unique human concepts of motivation and respect. Basically, it boils down to this: In the playoffs, the victorious team will be the one that feels most disrespected by the media, pundits and fans in the week prior to the game. Not buying it?

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As of monday afternoon, kansas leads the Big 12 in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense.
Big 12 Sports

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abeecher@kansan.com Take the Vikings and the Saints, for instance. Both were the higher seed this weekend, by virtue of stellar regular seasons. But in both cases, their regular seasons had less than pristine endings. That, combined with the fact that the Cowboys were coming off of several dominant performances, left the Vikings as less than media darlings. The Saints limped to the finish line to an even greater extent, and faced an Arizona Cardinals team that demonstrated the year before, its ability to make a run in the playoffs. Both the Saints and Vikings felt the need to prove their mettle and seeding, and both did just that. The Colts, on the AFC side of things, provided a similar story. They too entered the playoffs as a top seed, but also lost late. Even worse, the Colts gasp! seemed to have lost their games almost by design. Enter the Ravens, fresh off a

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demolition of the New England Patriots. Baltimore would come in to Indianapolis, find a rusty Colts team, and tear them apart. Or not. As it was, the San Diego Chargers were the only favorites who actually played the role their seed had indicated. The Chargers, of course, were also the only home team to lose. Thats all well and good, but hindsight is only so valuable. What does this tell us about predicting games? This early in the week, nothing. But come Friday, and moreso the mornings of the games in question, things will become clearer. Whichever team should be the angriest should also be the favorite. Edited by Kristen Liszewski No events scheduled.

Q: Who has been named Big 12 A: Iowa state senior forward

Mens Basketball Rookie of the Week the most times this season?

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marquis Gilstrap. He has won the award four times, including mondays co-Rookie of the Week with colorado junior guard marcus Relphorde.
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DeNVeR The Denver Broncos and defensive coordinator mike Nolan have agreed to part ways. Nolan becomes the third member of coach Josh mcDaniels inaugural staff to depart following a disappointing 8-8 finish. offensive line coach Rick Dennison left for Houstons staff and longtime running backs coach Bobby Turner was reunited with mike shanahan in Washington. Both Dennison and Turner were holdovers from the shanahan era. Nolan, who engineered the Broncos switch to a 3-4 defensive alignment, was mcDaniels first hire. mcDaniels said in a statement released monday by the team: I have great respect for mike and wish him success in the future.
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Nolan leaves Broncos as third coach departure

MONDAY
Mens basketball vs. missouri, 8 p.m.

SOCCER

Senior defender Johnson selected in third round

senior defender estelle Johnson was selected in the third round of the Womens Professional soccer league draft by defending champion, the Los Angeles sol. Johnson Johnson was the 25th overall pick. This is something that Ive been dreaming of since I started playing soccer, Johnson said in a press release.

Johnson played in all 22 matches for the Jayhawks this season. With 82 starts, she finished her career, tied for the most games started in kansas history. she definitely deserves this, kansas coach mark Francis said in the release. I think back to her freshman season, when she came here she was obviously very talented, but raw. With the improvements shes made in the past four years, shes a completely different player. Were all really proud of her. The 2010 WPs season is scheduled to begin in April.
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Pujols supports McGwire

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Albert Pujols supports Mark McGwire, both for acknowledging his use of steroids and in his new role as hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals. I told him Im proud of him for admitting what he used, Pujols said Monday at the teams Winter Warm-Up. Everybody makes mistakes. Pujols angrily rejected the notion that McGwire made the admission to revive his chances of getting voted to the Hall of Fame. Despite hitting 583 home runs, tied for eighth of the career list, McGwire has received less than 25 percent support in four appearances on the ballot. Go talk to Mark, I think he cleared up everything, he closed the doors, Pujols told reporters. If you want to reopen those doors I know the right guy. Go talk to Mark about it. ... Theres 300,000 people that just died in Haiti and you guys just want to concentrate on Mark McGwire. Come on, give me a break. McGwires first news conference in St. Louis since 2005 was to be behind a podium Sunday but was shifted to a crowded hotel hallway. The session lasted just over six minutes and offered Big Mac a convenient escape route via a service entrance while surrounded by security personnel. Still, the Cardinals feel thats enough, and manager Tony La Russa warned that Big Macs first spring training as a coach will focus on work. I dont know what else he can say. How many more times does he have to apologize? How many more times does he have to admit he made a mistake? La Russa said. La Russa maintained his

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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols passes through a red curtain to enter the area where he will sign autographs for fans at the Cardinals annual Winter Warm-Up event Monday in St. Louis. Earlier, the National League MVP offered his support to the Cardinals new hitting coach Mark McGwire, who admitted a week ago that he used steroids while breaking the single-season home run record. Oakland teams would have been big winners even without steroids use by McGwire and Jose Canseco, dubbed the Bash Brothers. He reiterated he had no suspicions regarding McGwires dramatic improvements until after Big Mac dodged questions at the 2005 Congressional hearings. La Russa said he suspected a third, unidentified Athletics player, of using performanceenhancing drugs during his decade in Oakland. The manager cleared many of PED use, mentioning Rickey Henderson, Dave Henderson, third baseman Carney Lansford and setup man Rick Honeycutt by name, and the rotation and closer Dennis Eckersley by mentioning those positions. Cardinals players during the La Russa years from 1996 to the present linked to steroids use include McGwire, Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus and Ryan Franklin. The team has not been reluctant to obtain players linked to performance-enhancing drugs, acquiring Glaus and Franklin after the fact. If thats a taint to some extent with people, or whatever, large extent, this is America, La Russa said. Youre free to your opinion. As for McGwires qualifications as a hitting coach, he has no experience beyond one-on-one work with players during the offseason, although Matt Holliday and others spoke highly of their time with him.

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Rockets nab victory against Bucks 101-98 in overtime Monday
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HOUSTON Luis Scola scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Aaron Brooks dished out 10 assists to offset a bad shooting game and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-98 in overtime Monday. Carl Landry and Chase Budinger scored 12 points apiece for the Rockets, who have won the last 10 meetings with the Bucks in Houston. Brooks went 5 for 21 from the field, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range. Brandon Jennings scored 25 points and Andrew Bogut had 18 points and 17 rebounds for the Bucks, who return home after dropping five of six games on a 10-day road trip. Milwaukee trailed 79-73 after three quarters, but Bogut converted an alley-oop dunk and Luke Ridnour hit consecutive jumpers to tie it at 84. The teams were knotted at 89 when Brooks lost the ball on a drive and Ridnour finished a fast break with a layup with 1:38 left to put the Bucks in front. Scolas free throws with 1:04 remaining tied it again, and both teams turned it over on their next possessions. Jennings missed an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime. Landry hit a jumper from the wing and converted a three-point play in the first minute of overtime for a 96-91 lead. He blocked Jennings on a drive and Scola swished a shot from the freethrow line for a seven-point lead. Carlos Delfino sank a 3 with 1:47 left to draw Milwaukee within four, and Boguts tip-in with 33 seconds to go cut the deficit to 100-98. Brooks made one of two free throws with 9.2 seconds left for a three-point Houston lead, and Ridnour missed a 3-pointer from the corner at the buzzer. The Rockets shot 42 percent (36 of 86) and went 6 for 24 from 3-point range. Jennings had seven points and two assists in the first five minutes to help the Bucks build an 18-8 lead. Milwaukee hit 13 of its first 18 shots and led 34-27 after one quarter. Houstons bench sparked the Rockets rally in the second quarter. Backup point guard Kyle Lowrys driving layup cut Milwaukees lead to 41-34 and opened a 24-6 run. Budinger sank back-to-back 3-pointers and finished the spurt with a fast-break layup to put Houston ahead 56-47. The Bucks shot 8 of 22 in the second quarter (36 percent) and trailed 58-51 at the break. The Rockets handed out 17 assists in the first half, six by Brooks. Houston hit only six of 22 shots in the third quarter, but still led by six because the Bucks hit only nine of 22.

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Palmer earns victory at Sony Open

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HONOLULU The surname alone gets Ryan Palmer some attention when he tells people he plays golf for a living. There are times when Palmer will play along and not bother to correct anyone who wonders if he is related to one of the biggest names in golf. For a brief moment Sunday in the Sony Open, he showed flashes of Arnold Palmer. First came the hard-charging chip, even if Palmer never meant to hit it that hard, which dramatically banged into the middle of the pin on the 18th green and settled inches away for a tap-in birdie. Then came the raw emotion, a smile he couldnt contain as he fell backward to the ground in a mixture of shock and relief. Moments later, when Robert Allenby failed to make a birdie putt from just inside 10 feet, Palmer had a one-shot victory and his immediate future looked as bright as the sun that shone down on the Waikiki shores all week. Lucky bounce, said Palmer, who closed with a 4-under 66. You need things like that to win. It wasnt entirely luck. Palmer and Allenby were tied over the final three holes at Waialae, and when Steve Stricker failed to make birdie from a bunker on the par-5 18th a few groups ahead of them, the Sony Open came down to who could birdie the final hole. Both were in the right rough, not unusual on a dogleg left with the ocean breeze at their back. Palmer was counting on his ball to jump out of a good lie, yet his 5-iron came out soft and stopped 50 feet short in the fairway. Allenby had the same yardage as Saturday when he hit a 4-iron, this time he hit a 5-iron and it went even farther, over the green. From there, he played a lofted pitch to just inside 10 feet. When he hit his chip, Palmer expected the worst. I knew it was going to land too far, Palmer said. And I thought, Oh, gosh. When I first hit, I could tell I just caught it thin enough where it was going to release a lot more. It bounced on the line and it went my way. Palmer was atop the leaderboard all four days, yet he showed up at Waialae acting as though he was starting from scratch. I played each day for that day, he said. I played Thursday for Thursday only. I wanted to win today. What I got out of this is beyond words, Palmer said. What I did today is probably one of the best rounds of golf Ive ever experienced.

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Game to remember
Marcus Morris The sophomore forward may not have been the star of the show, but he was the most important with 20 points and eight boards. Ever since getting benched in Nebraska, he has put up 39 points and 15 rebounds in the past two games. The aggression has been absent a majority of Morris the season, but it has definitely surfaced as of late. He has responded, Kansas coach Bill Self said. Hes played very well the last couple of games. The struggles of junior center Cole Aldrich, which may or may not have to do with the recent passing of his grandmother, have called for someone to take control in the post. Morris has been that guy.

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Tyshawn Taylor Self probably went with the hot hands of junior guards Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed, which contributed to a season low 12 minutes for the sophomore guard. Taylor didnt necessarily play poorly. He just had an ineffective outing with four points and two turnovers. Its not anything to get worked up over. The bench players just performed well and stole those minutes. Taylor will respond like he always does.

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In the first half, the Jayhawks showed some of their best defense all year, forcing 14 turnovers. But the second half was lackadaisical and they could only manage two turnovers. The loss of aggression after garnering a big lead is a bad sign for Kansas. We cant play to the score, Tyrel Reed said. Youve got to play like its zero-zero all the time and just come out there and compete and want to play basketball.

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I forgot the video was even going to show. I just tried to play hard on both ends and try to steal extra possessions and get offensive rebounds. Freshman guard Xavier Henry reaches to catch an ally-oop pass from a teammate. The Jayhawks' victory over Texas Tech on Saturday extended their nation-leading home court win streak to 52 games.
Marcus Morris on if the Pop-up Video contributed to his strong outing.

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12:46 Tyrel Reed enters game. Tyrel Reed hits three. Jayhawks up 11. (17-6) 4:15 Thomas Robinson dishes a pretty pass behind the back of a defender to Markieff Morris, who laid it in. (27-14) 2:40 CJ Henry sprints down the baseline and finds a wide open Brady Morningstar for a three. (34-16) 1:06 After Brady Morningstar grabs a loose ball he caused, he does a no-look pass to Marcus Morris who lays it in and draws the foul. (40-18). :40 To continue the onslaught, Brady Morningstar causes yet another turnover and Marcus Morris took it in for a crowd-igniting dunk. (42-18)

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Sophomore forward Marcus Morris takes off to slam down a dunk during the first half against Texas Tech. Morris led Kansas with 20 points in 22 minutes on the floor.

16:40 Cole Aldrich misses a mid-range jumper and Xavier Henry cleans it up with a onehanded dunk. (54-24) 10:17 Markieff Morris stands at the top of the key, facing a straight-on three-pointer with no one in his face. He takes it. Swish. (64-40) 3:48 Xavier Henry connects with Thomas Robinson on the best alley-oop play the Jayhawks have had in a while. (83-57) :4.5 Though it was garbage time, Elijah Johnsons crossover dunk was quite the display of athleticism. (89-63)

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Junior center Cole Aldrich lays in a shot off the glass against Texas Tech. Aldrich finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Kansas uses depth to trump texas tech in first half

tdwyer@kansan.com twitter.com/t_dwyer Sherron Collins, Cole Aldrich and Xavier Henry were a combined 2-for-10 from the field after the first half Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks were winning by 24. I thought that was one of our better halves all year, said sophomore forward Marcus Morris, who led the team with 20 points and eight rebounds. I felt like we guarded really well, even though they got a few offensive rebounds. Its been said that this Kansas team may be the deepest in the country, but that depth hadnt been on display this season like it was the first half of the game against Texas Tech. I think its a good sign that when your two best players combine for how many was it, four? and youre up 24, that tells me that our bench is playing pretty good, coach Bill Self said. With the Jayhawks big three ineffective, the rest of the team stepped up, shooting 12-of-21 from the field and scored 31 of the Jayhawks 42 points. If you take out starters not named Morris, you get 27 points, 14 of the 23 rebounds, eight of the 10 assists, all three blocks and seven of the nine steals. In other words, when you remove two preseason All-Americans (Collins and Aldrich), a highlytouted recruit (Henry), and the

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Xavier Henry moved past Paul Pierce for eighth place on the list for three-pointers by a Kansas freshman with 36. Kevin Pritchard is seventh with 40. The 63 points by the Red Raiders were their second fewest points scored in a game all season. Sherron Collins nine points moved him past Wayne Simien, who was at the game, for 12th

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leading scorer on last summers Under-19 national team (Taylor), you retain 66 percent of the scoring, 61 percent of the rebounding, 80 percent of the assists, 100 percent of the blocks and 78 percent of the steals. I wouldnt say were the deepest in the country, Marcus Morris said. We do have a deep team. I feel like we can score, but we are one of the better teams in the country as far as depth. Then the second half began and all of the Jayhawks work in the

first half was washed away. The Red Raiders scored 45 points in the second half after just 18 in the first. The Jayhawks forced just two turnovers in the second, after 14 in the first. The Red Raiders shot 40 percent from the field in the second after just 20 in the first. And the Jayhawks 24-point lead grew to just 26, with a final score of 89-63. I thought we kind of relaxed, junior guard Tyrel Reed said. We didnt really put two halves together like we should have. We competed really hard in the first half and in

the second half we did not do that as much. All three players that spoke with the media after the game Marcus Morris, Tyrel Reed and Brady Morningstar mentioned that the team played the score, rather than coming out with a step-on-theirthroat mentality. The only positive about that? At least they do listen a little bit. Thats good, Self said, affirming that that was part of his post-game lecture. Self said it was hard to find too

much fault, though, with a 26-point thumping of a team that has spent time in the rankings already this year. Its a different thing we talk about after every game, on why we do good, Self said of his post-game press conferences. Its whether so-and-so played a good game or whether so-and-so doesnt play as well, but the end results still fairly favorable and thats because weve got good players. And weve got more than five. Oftentimes weve got to keep the

ones that arent playing as well in the game, so you guys can say, What happened to him? Well, what happened to him is the other guys were playing better that night. Self said the teams best lineup Saturday was on the floor at the end of the first half: Reed, Morningstar, Henry, and the Morris twins. More notable than the presences in that lineup were the absences: No Aldrich, no Collins. For the Jayhawks? No problem.
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on the Jayhawks all-time scoring list. Former Kansas basketball player Gary Padgetts granddaughter, eight-year-old Paige Padgett, sung the national anthem. Tyrel Reeds three steals were a career-high and Brady Morningstars eight points were a season-high.
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because of his experience. But cific sixth man, Reed said, and the Morningstar, who is a year older talent on the bench makes it easy than Collins and to play no matone of the oldter whos in the est players in the game. If you know how to play Big 12, is getting It doesnt the game it makes it closer to Collins really matter level. who comes off easier you see things I just try first, who comes slower. to be aware off whenever, of everything Reed said. I BRADY MoRNINGSTAR around me, think weve got Morningstar a lot of guys said. If you who can bring know how to something to play the game it makes it easier the table. you see things slower. Near the end of the first half The Jayhawks dont have a spe- against Texas Tech, the Kansas lineup consisted of Markieff and Marcus Morris, Xavier Henry, Reed and Morningstar. With only two starters and three bench players, Self said it was the best he had out there all game. You looked out there today if youre going to pick who our five best players are, it wouldnt be probably all the starters, which I think is a positive thing, Self said. It means you have depth. Edited by Michael Holtz

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Kansas defeats Missouri despite recurring problems

Mistakes during game reminiscent of loss to Kansas State
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
ataylor@kansan.com Kansas struggled to find its identity in Sundays 72-59 victory over Missouri. The first half could not have gone better for the Jayhawks. They played great defense, moved the ball on offense and for a brief moment used a combination of the two to make up for the loss of injured freshman guard Angel Goodrich. In the first half we were like, Okay one of these teams is walking out of here with a win and let it be us. Senior guard Sade Morris said. We didnt want Missouri to get a win here on our court. That all changed in the second half when Kansas, slow-starting out of the locker room all season, let Missouri scratch and crawl its way back into the game. Theyre a scrappy team and thats what they do best, senior guard LaChelda Jacobs said. They play hard and go after you hard. I think we were pretty confident and just kept going at them. Everything may look all fine and dandy on the final stat sheet simply because the Jayhawks walked out of Allen Fieldhouse having won the Border Showdown. When everything is fully considered, it becomes evident that the game bore disturbing similarities to the Jayhawks embarrassing 59-35 defeat at the hands of Kansas State. Just as the Jayhawks failed to score a field goal for 10 minutes and 34 seconds in the game against Missouri, the team went 20-plus minutes without a field goal at K-State. Numerically speaking, Sundays field goal drought was only about half as bad as the one against the Wildcats. Its troubling because many of the same problems plagued the Jayhawks in both situations. On Sunday Kansas only attempted eight shots, which is less than one attempted shot per minute. Half of those shots came on a single possession when Kansas fought for rebounds and put backs. That shows a lack of aggressiveness and unwillingness to find and take open shots, another prevalent theme in the loss to the Wildcats. All of these similarities can be boiled down to one overarching statement; Kansas played ineffective offense. We didnt attack, coach Bonnie Henrickson said. Which is what we didnt do at K-State. To complement the Jayhawks ineffective shooting tendencies, they also pitched the ball all over the fieldhouse during that stretch, turning the ball over 10 times. That severely contrasts with the meager eight turnovers the Jayhawks gave up in the entire first half. Luckily for the Jayhawks, their

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Senior guard Sade Morris makes a pass to junior center Krysten Boogaard during the first half. Boogaard scored eight points, and Morris had three assists on the day to go along with 15 points, a blocked shot and a steal. scoreless habits were not the story for the entire game against the Tigers. They put up 18 shots in a similar 10-minute stretch in the first half, many of which were open. That helped boost them to a 34-12 run. One resounding, difference between the Jayhawks second half struggles against Missouri and the loss at K-State involves the mindset of both the Kansas players and coaches. There was fire the whole time, Morris said. Absolutely. Despite the extremely worrisome trends exposed against K-State, and at times against Missouri, the fact that Kansas never lost its fire on Sunday should give it confidence going forward and help it avoid another relapse of uninspired play. The moral of the story is, no matter who youre playing, youve got to be the aggressor, youve got to attack, and you have to play two halves in this league, Henrickson said. Edited by Kristen Liszewski

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Carolyn Davis In Davis first game as a starter, she tallied 13 points on 5/8 shooting and 6 rebounds. She helped clog the middle and shut down Missouris post players and also caught everything thrown her way, resulting in high percentage layups. Let the Boogaard and Davis starting competition begin!

Quote of the day

Ive never had a kid, from the first day of practice to now, improve as much as she has improved.
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Reason to hope
first half before suffering a severe drop-off in efficiency during the second half. All things considered, though, the victory got the proverbial monkey off the Jayhawks back and puts them in position to make a run early in the conference season.

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Point guard play As Sundays game showed, coach Bonnie Henrickson has three separate plans for the Jayhawks point guard position. Senior guard LaChelda Jacobs started and played fairly well, junior guard Rhea Codio also saw some time at point guard and finally senior guard Sade

Stat of the day

59.4 percent That was Kansas field goal percentage in a near perfect first half.

Its a victory After three straight losses and a Morris got a chance to be the floor 0-2 start to conference play, its no general. Its obvious when look- stretch of the imagination to say ing at the trios combined 6-to-9 that Kansas needed this victory. assist-to-turnover ratio of six to The Jayhawks played some of its nine, that it will take some time to best basketball of the season in the even come close to matching the production that the now injured freshman guard Angel Goodrich maintained. A poor second half The Jayhawks simply dominated the Tigers in the first half, outscoring their opponents 46 to 18. Without such sharp shooting early Everything seemed to be going the on, the Jayhawks may have dropped Jayhawks way, but the Tigers found a way to get back into the game in their fourth straight game. the second half. Missouri took ad-

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vantage of a 10-minute Kansas field goal drought. While Kansas was able to make a late run and keep Missouri at bay, it will not always be able to count on having a substantial first half lead. That makes it essential for the Jayhawks to play two solid halves of basketball.
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Senior guard Danielle McCray splits the Missouri defense. McCray scored a team-high 26 points in the Jayhawks 72-59 victory over the Tigers.

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NEW ORLEANS The nagging pain in Tony Parkers left foot lingers, so he tries to play through it as best he can, with some days better than others. Unfortunately for the Hornets, Starting in place of Richard Parker felt pretty good on Monday, and 14 rebounds for the Spurs, then went out and scored 25 points while George Hill scored 16 points Jefferson, who sat out with lower back pain, Hill drew the primaas the San Antonio Spurs handed and Manu Ginobili had 11. ry defensive David West New Orleans a rare home loss, assignment scored 18 97-90. It comes down to us on Paul and Im in surviving mode. Its points for New helped get him tough, said Parker, who only Orleans, which starters. We have to come into early foul recently revealed that his foot was lost for only the out with more energy and trouble. bothering him. I cant look at second time George myself in the mirror and say I cant in its last 15 set the tone. did a good job play. Its just like nagging injuries. home games. playing defense Paul, ... Its good days and bad days. I felt Chris cHRis paul Hornets point guard on him, but who fouled pretty good today. you know it Parker said his back was stiff two out in the final takes the whole nights ago when he scored only minute, had four points on 2-of-8 shooting at 18 points and nine assists for the team to contain him, Parker said. Memphis, which was San Antonios Hornets, while Marcus Thornton I thought overall we paid attention and made sure were not giving him second straight loss during a four- scored 16 points. It comes down to us starters. anything easy. Then it was my job game road swing that concluded in We have to come out with more on offense to try to get him tired the Big Easy. energy and set and attack him. Against San Antonio led by double digits the tone, Paul New Orleans, said. They for most of the game, going up by he routinely I was trying to be very really kept us in as many as 21 points when Duncan drove hard to aggressive early on and front of them. hit one of two free throws to make the hoop, losI tried to redeem myself. They never it 76-55 late in the third quarter. ing defenders The Spurs went into the fourth really let us get on screens and We had to bounce back. to the basket. quarter with a 17-point lead, which finding lanes We didnt get to the Hornets quickly trimmed with to the basket. ToNy paRkeR the (free throw) a 7-0 run to open the period. I was tryHornets point guard Thorntons fast-break layup made line much at ing to be very all. Its been the it 78-68 and the Hornets pulled to aggressive early on and I tried to redeem myself, he story for us. Weve got to figure out 80-72 on Darren Collisons free other ways to win other than just throws with 7:06 remaining. said. We had to bounce back. Tim Duncan added 21 points making shots.

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Jets launch past Chargers to AFC

1-yard sneak with 2:14 left to pull the Chargers within three, the Jets recovered the onside kick. Facing a fourth-and-1 from the SAN DIEGO Maybe Rex Ryan already knows the score 29 with 1:09 left, the Jets called of the AFC championship game, timeout. Ryan decided to go for it and Thomas Jones bulled through too. The rookie coach who, at one the Chargers line for 2 yards. Sanchez pumped his fist and point, didnt know his Jets were still in playoff contention, then pointed his hand forward in the declared them Super Bowl favor- first-down signal. On the sideline, Ryan lifted ites, will need some more bold much smaller offensive coordinapredictions. tor Brian Schottenheimer off the His Jets are still playing. Rookies Mark Sanchez and ground in a bear hug. The Chargers (13-4) not only Shonn Greene led New York to a saw their 11-game winning stunning 17-14 streak end, upset of San but suffered Diego in the Youd like to play your yet another divisional playplayoff meltoffs Sunday, best games in January,... down after each providing and certainly...we did not earning the a touchdown AFCs No. 2 do that today. in the fourth seed. quarter that Youd like NOrv tUrNEr marked anothChargers coach to play your er Chargers best games postseason in January in pratfall. Its a big win for our fran- games like this, and certainly, for chise, Sanchez said, and were whatever reason, we did not do that today, Chargers coach Norv not done. Sanchez threw a go-ahead, Turner said. Sanchez, playing in his native 2-yard touchdown pass to tight Southern California, went from end Dustin Keller three plays into the fourth quarter, then Greene looking like the rookie that he gave the Jets some breathing is to a guy who has now has two room with a 53-yard scoring run straight playoff wins on the road. He was intercepted by Quentin on their next possession. The upstart Jets (11-7), who Jammer midway through the have won seven of their last eight, third quarter, but the Jets got the advanced to the AFC champion- ball back on an interception when ship game for the first time since the ball ricocheted off Vincent 1999. Theyll play at top-seeded Jackson and into the hands of cornerback Darrelle Revis as both Indianapolis next Sunday. A matchup that probably were sprawled on the ground. The Jets werent able to capitalnobody wanted, but too bad, ize on that pickoff, but Rivers secRyan said. Here we come! Of course, it was the Colts ond interception was costly. On who pulled Peyton Manning and second-and-9 from his 5, Rivers other starters in the second half underthrew Antonio Gates, who of their Week 16 game against the hadnt even turned around, with Jets, who rallied for a victory that safety Jim Leonhard intercepting put them in control of their play- and returning it to the 16. On third off destiny. d o w n , Before that I dont know if Santa Claus S a n c h e z game, Ryan rolled right said his holiwill be that good to me and threw to day wish was again. But I will say Id like Keller, who for the Colts to rest Manning to see Peyton Manning not shed linebacker Tim & Co. play this week. Dobbins in I dont the back corknow if Santa rEx rYAN ner of the Claus will be jets coach end zone that good to and made me again, a sprawling Ryan said. But I will say that Id like to see Peyton 2-yard catch that put the Jets ahead 10-7. Manning not play this week. The Jets turned to their topAfter the Jets finally did clinch a playoff spot by routing ranked running game on their Cincinnati the following week, next drive, and Greene, a thirdRyan, their rookie head coach, round pick from Iowa, broke his created a postseason itinerary long scoring run up the middle, for his players that included the running over safety Eric Weddle Super Bowl in Miami followed by in the process. Once I got to the seconda parade two days later. ary, I had one tackle to break He might be onto something. Maybe this week hell predict and I did, and it was off to the the Jets opponent in the Super end zone, Greene said. A lot of people didnt know about me, but Bowl. We believed the whole time, they know about the Jets. San Diegos All-Pro kicker Nate the whole year, when it probably wasnt the popular choice, Ryan Kaeding missed three field goals. said. We dont have to apologize He was wide left from 36 yards on San Diegos second possession to anyone. The Chargers let New York and was short from 57 yards as hang around long enough, and the first-half clock expired. With the Jets finally got out of their the Chargers trailing by 10 with own way, becoming the only road 4:38 to go, he was wide right team to win in the divisional from 40. Ryan pumped his fist and round. After Philip Rivers scored on a smiled after Kaedings third miss.

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Fans in the student section hold up letters to complete the word miss during a Texas Tech free throw attempt. Kansas moved to 16-1 following the 89-63 victory Saturday afternoon.

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Texas stays No. 1 as rankings shift

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Associated Press Texas survived its first week as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The second wont be any easier. The Longhorns (17-0) moved into the top spot for the first time in school history last week and they stayed there Monday, receiving 57 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. They won 90-83 at Iowa State in their first game in the top spot and then beat Texas A&M 72-67 in overtime in their first home game as a No. 1 team. Texas headed to No. 10 Kansas State on Monday night, then plays at Connecticut on Saturday. Kentucky (18-0), which was No. 1 on eight ballots, Kansas, Villanova and Syracuse remained second through fifth. Michigan State, Duke and Tennessee all moved up one place to sixth through eighth, respectively. Pittsburgh, which moved into the Top 25 for the first time this season just two weeks ago and has started 5-0 in the Big East, jumped from 16th to ninth. Kansas State was 10th, its first appearance in the top 10 since being ninth in the final poll of the 1972-73 season. West Virginia was 11th, followed by Georgetown, Purdue, BYU, Gonzaga, Temple, Clemson, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech and Northern Iowa, which is ranked for the second time in school history. The last five were Ohio State, Mississippi, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Baylor. Ohio State and Mississippi State both returned to poll after being ranked earlier in the season. The Tar Heels (12-6), who lost two games last week and three of four, dropped from 12th to No. 24, their first time below 13th in the poll since February 2006. Northern Iowa (16-1) moved in

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Texas coach Rick Barnes shouts instructions toward a player during second half action in the teams 72-67 victory in overtime against Texas A&M Saturday in Austin, Texas. Texas retained its No. 1 ranking. on a 15-game winning streak that began following a loss to DePaul in the opening round of the Paradise Jam. The Panthers were ranked for three weeks in January and February 2006. Ohio State (13-5) was out of the poll the last two weeks but returned following victories over Purdue and Wisconsin. The Buckeyes have won three of four since the return of Evan Turner, who missed six games after breaking bones in his back while dunking. They split the games he missed, so all but one of their losses have come when Turner was out. Mississippi State (15-3) was 18th in the preseason Top 25 but was gone quickly following a seasonopening loss to Rider. The Bulldogs have won 12 of their last 13 games, including their first three Southeastern Conference games. UConn (11-6) dropped out from 15th following losses last week to Pittsburgh and Michigan that gave the Huskies their first three-game losing streak since closing 2006-07 with four straight defeats. They were 12th in the preseason poll and ranked as high as 10th this season. Miami (15-3) moved into the poll for the first time this season at No. 23 last week. The Hurricanes didnt fare well as a ranked team, losing to Virginia Tech and Virginia. Florida State (14-4) saw a threeweek run in the rankings end after losing to North Carolina State last week. The Seminoles, who were 25th, followed that loss with a win over Virginia Tech.

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Missouri defeats Kansas

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sabderson@kansan.com Missouri narrowly defeated Kansas for the second year in a row at the Kansas versus Missouri Dual this weekend. Missouri won by only 20 points, but the loss to a rival still didnt sit well with Kansas. Nobody wants to lose to Mizzou, freshman Andrea Geubelle said. However, the Jayhawks did experience some success with many athletes hitting provisional marks or setting personal records. Meeting a provisional mark qualifies an athlete to be considered for a spot in nationals later in the year. Geubelle hit a provisional qualifying mark in the triple jump with a distance of 12.74 meters. It really motivated me to see that I could hit provisionals, Geubelle said. It makes me want to work that much harder. Geubelle wasnt the only Jayhawk to have a solid showing. Sophomore Rebeka Stowe, freshman Kathryn Lupton, sophomore Cori Christensen and senior Lauren Bonds all contributed to the Jayhawks victory in the distance medley event with a time of 11 minutes 48.82 seconds. The womens pole vaulting team also had a very successful weekend, winning the first six places in the event. Juniors Jaci Perryman and Abby Jones tied for first place with a vault of 3.7 meters. Senior All-American, Jordan Scott, led the mens team with a vault of 5.35 meters, improving from his last meet by almost six inches. Freshman Corey Shank set a personal record of 5.05 meters and finished second behind Scott. After the meet, Shank credited pole vault and high jump coach Tom Hays for his improvement. Every practice is great just between all of our jumpers pushing each other, Shank said. Coach Hays, being the best vault coach in the nation, [makes] it pretty easy to get better. Senior Reggie Carter won both the 60-meter and 400-meter dash. Freshman Kyle Clemons finished right behind Carter in the 60-meter dash and also placed first in the 200-meter dash. The Jayhawks will have another chance to compete against Missouri at the end of February at the Big 12 Championships. Edited by Becky Howlett

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Freshman Brittany Rospierski does the backstroke in the 200 yard individual medley. The 200 yard medley consists of the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

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In kansas first Lawrence-based swim and dive meet since dec. 31, junior Iuliia kuzhil and her teammates defeated Nebraska rather easily, 182-109, on saturday. kuzhil, who competed in the Ncaa championship in her first year at kansas last season, won the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events to lead the Jayhawks against the cornhuskers. In the 100 backstroke event, her time of 55.20 seconds broke the Robinson Natatorium record set in 1993. That time met the Ncaa B qualifying standard. kuzhil also broke the pool record in the 200 backstroke with her time of 1:59.42, surpassing the previous record set in 2008. senior meg Proehl met the

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Flynn keys Minnesota win

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MINNEAPOLIS Jonny Flynn had a career-high 29 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 20 points down to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-103 in overtime on Monday. Al Jefferson added 23 points and 13 rebounds to help the Timberwolves complete their biggest comeback of the season against the stunned Sixers. Andre Iguodala had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Sixers but missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have given Philadelphia the win in regulation. Flynn had four points and a key steal in the first minute of the extra period to get the Wolves on track for just their ninth victory of the season. Minnesota trailed by 17 points at halftime, but Ryan Gomes scored 14 of his 16 points in a 33-18 third quarter to get the Wolves back in the game. Damien Wilkins added ASSOCIATED PRESS 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Minnesota Timberwolves guard Corey Brewer, left, bats the ball away from Philadelphia 76ers Wolves. guard Allen Iverson (3) during the first quarter of Mondays game in Minneapolis. Willie Green scored 16 points and Allen Iverson had 11 points The Sixers, who have struggled ately after the game was over. and nine assists, but hardly played to score points all season long, The Timberwolves finally startin the fourth quarter and overtime rolled up 57 in the first half and ed to play like Rambis wanted in for Philadelphia. only turned the ball over four the third quarter. A 13-2 run put Now, 76ers coach Eddie Jordan times to build a 17-point lead at them back in the game and Flynn really might start feeling the heat. the break. hit a 3-pointer to tie the game Team president Ed Stefanski This came three days after coach 73-73 late in the period. recently refused to guarantee Kurt Rambis said he was embarThe Wolves played without Jordan would last the entire season, rassed for his players defen- Kevin Love, who missed the game and this collapse against the worst sive effort in a 135-110 loss at because of an illness. team in the Western Conference Memphis on Friday night. Rambis Even without their leading certainly wont help his cause. didnt even take questions dur- rebounder and second-leading Philadelphia cruised out to a ing that brief postgame evaluation scorer, the Wolves outrebounded huge early lead thanks to torrid and went so far as to have a team Philly 43-39 and had a 22-8 edge shooting and another lackluster spokesman notify reporters before in second-chance points. start by the young Timberwolves, the end of the game that he was NOTES: Dalembert, who ranks who missed 22 of their first 29 going to be ready to talk immedi- second in the NBA in blocks per shots. game, has at least three blocks in five of the last six games. ... Timberwolves C Ryan Hollins returned to the lineup after missing six games because of an upper respiratory infection.

Ncaa qualifying standard for the one-meter dive and for the threemeter dive. Both of those scores were career highs for Proehl. The Jayhawks improved to 6-4 in dual competition with the victory. kansas returns to the pool Jan. 23 against south dakota and Northern Iowa in a double dual meet at Robinson Natatorium. The meet is set to begin at 3 p.m.
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Team picked to finish ninth in conference

The kansas softball team was picked to finish ninth out of 10 teams in the Big 12 conference preseason coaches poll. kansas finished ninth last year with a 2131 record, including 6-11 in Big 12 play. kansas is returning six starters and will be led by firstyear coach megan smith. oklahoma was picked first with seven first place votes while missouri was picked second with three first place votes. Baylor, Nebraska and Texas rounded out the top five. kansas opens the season Feb. 12 at the marriott Hobby Invite hosted by the university of Houston.
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Knee surgery to sideline Avs star

deNVeR avalanche forward milan Hejduk will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday and miss up to four weeks. Hejduk wont be at the Vancouver Games after playing in the last three Winter olympics for the czech Republic. He was a member of the gold-medal winning team at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. Hes missed six games this season because of the injury, and watched mondays skatearound leading up to a game with the edmonton oilers.

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Coppin State loses 8th in a row as S.C. State cruises

oRaNGeBuRG, s.c. Jason Flagler scored 26 points to pace south carolina state in an 87-65 win over coppin state on monday. Flagler shot 11-for-13 from the field and added nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-7, 2-2 mideastern athletic conference). darnell Porter contributed with 25 points and eight rebounds. Flagler hit back-to-back baskets to open the second half, giving the Bulldogs a 44-32 lead with 19:10 remaining. a 3-pointer from coppin states michael Harper cut the lead to 48-39 with 17:35 to play, but the eagles would get no closer for the remainder of the contest. sam coleman finished with 12 points and seven rebounds to lead the eagles (5-11, 0-4), who have now lost eight straight games.
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