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Notebook: Les Miles Explains ‘New York New York’ Tradition

Homer, there’s no point in pretending you’re making those noises. Your homemade liquor is exploding again

Mike Plank

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Katie McClure notches lone goal in KU's 1-0 win over FAU | KUsports.com
“All I remember is (Cavalcante) passing it in out wide,” McClure said. “But there was a lot of good movement by all of us, a lot of one-two touch playing around the defense and getting it out wide to Izzy, which is our strength.”

WATCH: KU football coach Les Miles explains 'New York' tradition
"Okay, here's the issue of 'New York, New York,'" Miles began. "I went there several years ago with my family, and I would stop and get an orange juice at a deli, right? It's the best orange juice I've ever had, OK? Went over to another place, got a sandwich, best sandwich I ever had. So basically for me it told me that if you're going to have success in a place like New York, you'd better raise your game and compete. And so I've kind of enjoyed that song because of kind of what's unsaid."

Chevis Jackson's trust led to Hasan Defense's pick-six
"We've been on film all-week, all camp,” Defense said. “We knew if he looks one way, he's going to throw it. It was one of those things where I saw him look. Coach [Chevis] Jackson said he'd throw it and he threw it."

Jayhawks hope to better emulate past Les Miles teams in weeks ahead | KUsports.com
With Miles’ seven seasons of double-digit victories, plus the two SEC titles and the national championship he won at LSU, KU’s players suddenly found themselves answering to a head coach of high college football pedigree.

Junior receiver Andrew Parchment dazzles in debut with Jayhawks | KUsports.com
Andrew Parchment caught eight balls for 121 yards in his Kansas debut, lifting his new team to a 24-17 victory over Indiana State in the season opener. In his postgame press conference, Miles insisted that Parchment should receive some sort of recognition for his play.

Bits o Chalk

'I'm a Patriot' -- Pats change mind on undrafted WR
"It was a roller coaster. That's the best way to describe it," Olszewski said Sunday after his first practice as a member of the defending Super Bowl champions. "For one second you think, 'I don't know what's going on.' The next second, 'I'm a Patriot.' At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter how it happened. What happened is I'm a Patriot now. I'm just proud to be here, and proud to go to work."

Astros' Verlander tosses third career no-hitter
"It means a lot," Verlander said. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't know that. I've come so close. Since I've had two, I think I've blown two in the ninth and another couple in the eighth.

Hurts totals 6 TDs in record-setting Sooners debut
Hurts was nearly flawless on Sunday. He was accurate (20-of-23 passing). He threw it short, long, from the pocket and outside of it. He ran with relative ease, and while donning the same No. 1 jersey his predecessor wore. For a few moments, he could've fooled the 84,534 present that they were watching Kyler Murray -- who happened to be in attendance himself.

USC QB Daniels (ACL, meniscus) out for season
USC sophomore quarterback JT Daniels will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL and meniscus in his right knee during Saturday's 31-23 win against Fresno State, coach Clay Helton said Sunday.

10 lists of 10 - Matthew Berry fantasy football breakouts, sleepers and favorite team names
According to a study done by Microsoft, the average person's attention span these days is just eight seconds. I'm not sure when the study was done or any other details about it beyond that -- it was just the first thing that popped up when I Googled "average person's attention span" and after I found that headline I got bored and clicked away. It had been eight seconds.

Eraser Dust

Hurricane Dorian map update: When will Florida be hit - what time is landfall expected? | World | News | Express.co.uk
THE MOST powerful storm recorded anywhere on Earth this year is devastating the Bahamas, with Florida next in line. So what time will Hurricane Dorian make landfall?

Yellowstone: How 'frightening' 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocked park – ‘Ground opened up' | Science | News | Express.co.uk
n the month of July, there were 135 earthquakes in the Yellowstone region, including a swarm of 78 located tremors.

Starbucks Customer Disgusted After Barista Writes 'Hippo' On Her Coffee Cup - LADbible
After receiving her order, she realised that 'hippo' had been scribbled across the side - the spot usually reserved for the customer's name.

Odessa shooting: Texas gunman was reportedly fired hours before deadly rampage - CBS News
Investigators are trying to figure out why a man armed with an assault-style weapon went on a chaotic and deadly shooting rampage in Texas on Saturday. The violence stretched more than 10 miles across the heart of Texas oil country.