Instant impact players drive NFL draft theme in 1994 picks
The draft showcased teams seeking instant contributors as underclassmen and rookies fill rosters under a new salary cap. Bengals hope Wilkinson, Mora expects Johnson, Holmgren eye Taylor, and others target immediate impact on defense and offense amid a busy first round with 11 non seniors among 29 picks. Teams valued defensive help with 10 of first 13 picks, while few QBs and a lone RB made early noise.
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New York
Cincinnati Bengals
Dan Wilkinson
Jim Mora
Joe Johnson
New Orleans
Mike Holmgren
Aaron Taylor
Green Bay Packers
Charles Johnson
Pittsburgh
World-class vaulter sputters at the Kansas Relays
Scott Huffman, top US pole vaulter, failed to clear at 18 0 despite warmups and good weather. Unattached Mike Heath won at 17 0 with Pat Manson and John Bazzoni scoring for KU. KU claimed seven event wins and was named outstanding team at relays amid plans for May Big Eight championships and future tours.
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United States
Scott Huffman
Kansas
Huffman
Austin
Mike Heath
Pat Manson
U.S
John Bazzoni
Brazil
Europe
Manson
Gary Schwartz
Schwartz
Jayhawks
Memorial Stadium
Oklahoma State sweeps Kansas in softball doubleheader
OSU defeated Kansas 1-0 and 7-3 as Stephani Williams took the losses in both games. Williams logged six innings in the first game with two hits allowed, while Heather Richins led OSU with 3-for-4 and two RBIs in the nightcap. KU drops to 31-17 overall, 8-6 in the Big Eight. OSU improves to 38-8, 13-1 in league. The Jayhawks face Southwest Missouri State next in a twinbill at Jayhawk Field starting Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Stephani Williams
Tiffany Blood
Charlene Reyes
Williams
Heather Richins
OSU
Jayhawks
Southwest Missouri State
Jayhawk Field
Jordan extends hitting streak to 11 games in Barons loss
Michael Jordan extended his hitting streak to 11 games by going 1-for-4 in the Birmingham Barons 5-3 defeat to the Nashville Xpress in the Southern League. He added an infield single in the fourth, lifting his season average to 15-for-46 and leading the team at 326.
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Michael Jordan
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Nashville Xpress
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Lawrence swimmers ink letters
Two Lawrence High swimmers Andrew Poggio and Jennifer Adams signed with Division One programs. Poggio will swim for Saint Louis University, while Adams chose Wyoming. Lawrence now has nine D1 commitments including Joy Stover, Nicky Smith, Kristina Johnson, Andy Bengtson, Tariq Butt, Jad Romme and Jason Thoren.
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Andrew Poggio
St. Louis
Jennifer Adams
Wyoming
LHS
Pat Grzenda
Lawrence
Joy Stover
Northwestern
Nicky Smith
Missouri
Kristina Johnson
Kansas
Andy Bengtson
Tariq Butt
Jad Romme
Jason Thoren
Poggio
Billikens
Jeanne
Iidn
Adams
Ryan
Chiefs pick Dawson and Penn in NFL draft round three
Kansas City adds Notre Dame wide receiver Lake Dawson at 92 and Tulsa’s Chris Penn at 96 in the third round. San Diego trades Marion Butts to New England as Andre Coleman goes to Kansas State. Marshall Faulk emerges as top offensive pick amid broader rookie salary cap context.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Notre Dame
Lake Dawson
Tulsa
Chris Penn
San Diego Chargers
Marion Butts
New England
Patriots
Chargers
Andre Coleman
Kansas State
Cincinnati
Ohio State
Wilkinson
Jeff Cothran
Indianapolis
Jason Matthews
Texas A&m
Marshall Faulk
San Diego State
Faulk
Colts
Thurman Thomas
Buffalo
Alberts and Johnson Lead Big Eight Draftees in First Round
Trev Alberts of Nebraska and Charles Johnson of Colorado were the only Big Eight players taken in the first round of the NFL draft. Alberts went fifth overall to Indianapolis with a supplemental pick from the Rams, while Johnson was 17th to Pittsburgh. The duo were the league’s sole first rounders. several Big Eight players were later drafted in rounds two and three.
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Wilkinson
Cincinnati
Leigh Steinberg
Steinberg
Bengals
Mike Brown
Trev Alberts
Charles Johnson
Sportecteters
NFL
Alberts
Johnson
Nebraska
Indianapolis
Los Angeles Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Colorado
Kansas State
Thomas Randolph
New York Giants
Lawrence gymnasts reach JO nationals in Augusta Ga
Lawrence's Eric Carlson and Nathan Drewry of the Kansas School of Gymnastics qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championships by finishing among the top 20 in the regional all around. Drewry placed ninth on pommel horse and eighteenth overall with 93.65. Carlson was seventh on parallel bars and 19th overall with 92.91. The nationals run May 4 through 8 in Augusta Georgia.
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Edmond
Okla
Lawrence
Eric Carlson
Nathan Drewry
Kansas School of Gymnastics
US Gymnastics Federation
Drewry
Carlson
United States struggles as World Cup nears
United States soccer team dominates chances but loses 2 1 to Iceland on a rough Southwestern College field in Chula Vista. Frank Klopas tied the match early in the second half, yet Bjarki Gunnlaugsson struck 14 minutes from time to seal the win as World Cup preparation remains tight with less than two months left.
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Calif
U.S
Iceland
Ost
Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
Southwestern College
Frank Klopas
Klopas
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