Freshman stars reshape college basketball expectations
The piece notes O J Mayo and Eric Gordon scoring for USC and Indiana respectively, Michael Beasley averaging 30.0 points and 16.6 rebounds after three games, and UCLA center Kevin Love facing tough double teams. It discusses the freshman jump in competition, with coaches like Tony Bennett and Gary Williams commenting on the speed, physicality, and pressure newcomers face in Division I basketball.
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Kansas State
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Self See Defensive Progress For Jayhawks Ahead
Coach Self predicts marked defensive improvement as Kansas works through a season as Case cites defensive misplays costing games. He notes Brandon Rush still adapting to lockdown duties, Sherron and Shady Arthur sidelined, and Julian Wright graduating to NBA. Case adds steady progress and urgency to get better now.
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Knight's accuser recounts hunter incident differs from police
James Simpson, of Lubbock, says birdshot hit his yard three times on Oct. 21 and pellets struck his neck and back after he confronted Texas Tech coach Bob Knight and hunter Bob Curtis. Police report cites one instance with a pellet to the head and no skin break. No pellets were recovered.
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Beard, Kentucky basketball star who faced life ban dies at 79
Ralph Beard, famed Kentucky guard and two time national champion in 1948 and 49, died at 79 in Louisville after years of illness. His pro career was brief due to a paint-shading scandal that led to a lifetime NBA ban for him and several former teammates, according to his son Scott Beard.
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