LaFrentz and Haase to miss start of KU classes
Raef LaFrentz and Jerod Haase will be abroad for basketball duties at the World University Games and NIT all-stars respectively. KU officials coordinated with teachers to keep up with assignments, with taped lectures and early planning easing the missed weeks.
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Raef LaFrentz
Jerod Haase
Mt. Oread
LaFrentz
France
Haase
Japan
Wayne Walden
Walden
Jerod
Raef
Joel Branstrom
Jayhawks
Steve Woodberry
Europe
Adonis
Jordan
Australia
Tyson's Comeback Bout Mocked as Pay Per View Spectacle
The piece likens Mike Tyson's return to a Wagnerian tour of mystery, contrasting his Islam study and tattoos with Peter McNeeley's shaky 36 1 record. It rails against the spectacle of paying about 40 dollars for a pay per view while previewing Tyson's controversial path post prison and the dubious foe he faces.
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Voltaire
Mao Tse-Tung
Arthur Ashe
Mike Tyson
Tyson
Peter McNeeley
Tony Danza
Too Tall Jones
Sylvester Stallone
McNeeley
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
Jim Harrison
John Jackson
Lopez McGee
New England
Palookas
Tyson Tyson Tyson and King tied to payday show
The column questions Mike Tyson versus Tyson promoter Don King on a Las Vegas card priced at 39.95. It notes Tyson seeks money, King’s marketing, and McNeeley as comic relief, while implying lack of real competition and a blurred championship aura. The writer sarcastically critiques the potential spectacle over sport.
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Muhammad Ali
Jerry Quarry
Ali
Tyson
Don King
King
Mao
Las Vegas
Indiana
McNeeley
Mike Tyson
Ex Orioles reliever Olson lifts Royals over Orioles 3 2
Gregg Olson, now with Kansas City, earned his first win since 1992 as Gary Gaetti delivered a 10th inning homer off Jesse Orosco to beat Baltimore 3 2. Olson, released by Baltimore after 1993, spoke of preferring a closing role and faced his former teammates with mixed feelings.
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Baltimore
Orioles
Gregg Olson
Olson
Gary Gaetti
Kansas City Royals
Atlanta
Doug Jones
Cleveland
Buffalo
Royals
Jim Dedrick
Armando Benitez
Arthur Rhodes
Jones
Jesse Orosco
Gaetti
Yankees
Oakland
Camden Yarels
Mike Tucker
Orosco
Jeff Montgomery
KC Capsules Next: Mets at SkyDome Tonight
The 49-51 team faces Toronto at SkyDome tonight at 6 35. TV channels 13 and 62 carry the game. Tom Gordon 7 8 pitches against Giovanni Carrara 1 1 in a key matchup.
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Toronto
SkyDome
Channels
Tom Gordon
Giovanni Carrara
KU Tight End Recalls Butterflies From First KU Game
Kansas tight end Jim Moore recalls his freshman debut against Western Carolina with a stumble at the snap and a 12 yard reception that began his college career. Now a junior starter, he and KU aim to attack teams layering defense as they plan to pass more with Williams Rutz and Johner at quarterback.
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Jim Moore
Kansas
Western Carolina
Moore
Garden City
Hosea
Jayhawks
Mark
Williams
Ben
Rutz
Matt
Johner
TCU
Horned Frogs
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Lawrence
K-State
Brett McGraw
Soph Tackle
KU professor writes book on Jayhawks 1994 season
Joe Reitz, a University of Kansas professor of business and freelance writer, has written a book about the Jayhawks football team’s 1994 season. The article notes the upcoming story on page 5C.
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Joe Reitz
Jayhawks
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