Kansas State kick returner David Allen set to miss game with ankle injury
Sidelining Kansas State returner David Allen for Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech due to an ankle injury. Coach Bill Snyder said the injury will keep him out beyond one game. Allen hurt his ankle during the 27-7 win over Iowa while returning a punt and later rushed 65 yards with a TD on 15 carries.
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Penn State Drops From AP Top 25 After USC rout
Penn State lost decisively to USC 29 to 5 over the weekend and dropped out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1992. The Nittany Lions had been ranked in 119 consecutive polls, entering the game at No. 22 before the setback.
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Greene Finishes Third in 100 at Gateshead Classic
Maurice Greene showed speed in a relay but settled for third in the 100 meters at Gateshead in 10.24 seconds on a rain soaked track. He trailed Britain's Dwain Chambers, three days after a season best 9.88 in Brussels, in one of the final major meets before Sydney Olympics.
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Battle at Bighorn Garcia outlasts Woods at night
Sergio Garcia defeats Tiger Woods in the made for TV Battle at Bighorn under portable lights at the desert course. Garcia shoots eight birdies, two bogeys, and a 66 to Woods 67, earning 1.1 million dollars and bragging rights as golf returns to prime time. Woods, cold and fatigued after a string of wins, held to five birdies and a late concession.
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Baseball union extends labor peace through 2001
The players association exercised its one year option to extend the collective bargaining agreement to October 31, 2001 ensuring six straight no loss games through 2001. Commissioner Bud Selig praised the decision while noting improved relations with the union amid concerns over growing revenue disparities across markets.
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KU QB Smith Suffering Illness Delays Practice
Kansas coach Terry Allen said quarterback Dylan Smith showed limited return to practice on Monday with vomiting and headaches from an intestinal flu. If he cannot play Saturday at SMU, backup Zach Dyer, a redshirt freshman, would assume the starting role as Weathbie and other QBs compete.
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Random musings mix sports talk and quirky notes from Kansas
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