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Thomas Junta, of Reading, Mass., hugs his son Quinlan, 12, partially obscured at left, at the end of testimony in Junta's manslaughter trial in Cambridge, Mass. Junta is charged in connection with the July 5, 2000, beating death of Michael Costin after a youth hockey practice. Closing arguments were set for today.

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Bhuma Rajagopalan, 24, a KU graduate student in chemical engineering from India, works on a funded research project at Learned Hall. Numbers released Wednesday put KU on track to rank among top public research universities, officials said.

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Madison Stock, 12, of Prairie Village, receives a flame ignition from Tom Curley, publisher of USA Today newspaper, during the Olympic Torch Relay in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The torch makes its way today to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Neb., before it arrives early Friday in Topeka.

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Destiny's Child, from left, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, accept the award for favorite pop or rock album at the 29th American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The group won for its album "Survivor" and picked up another award for favorite soul group.

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Calvin Ledbetter, left, and Sparky Wilhelm have a growing business with Diamond Cabinetry & Wood Products Inc., 641 E. 22nd. In addition to custom cabinets, they also make wood baseball bats.

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A KC-130, which is used for in-flight refueling, flies with two military helicopters in Tampa, Fla., in this Jan. 1, 2002, file photo. A KC-130 carrying seven Marines crashed Wednesday as it was making a landing approach at a base in Pakistan.

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The Phillips Photo Expanium allows users to show and catalogue Photo CDs using a television.

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First Lady Laura Bush talks with schoolchildren on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly expanded Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Mrs. Bush read books to the students as part of Wednesday's events.

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Push can come to shove and even injury in competition. Here, Free State High School's Bryan Spangler (9) battles Olathe South's Josh Weir (7) for control of the ball in a game last fall.

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While youth sports are ideally meant to be fun and games, they can become serious when someone gets hurt. During Friday's game at Anderson County, Eudora sophomore Sarah Abel (4) was injured.

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Georgia's Ezra Williams tries to control the ball while Kentucky's Gerald Fitch reaches in. Georgia defeated No. 8 Kentucky on Wednesday at Lexington, Ky.

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Kansas' Keith Langford (5) heads in for an easy layin.

KU's Nick Collison, left, drives on NU's Justin Boeker. Collison had 20 points and 13 rebounds against the Huskers.

Kansas' Aaron Miles (11) zips past Nebraska's Brennon Clemmons. Miles had a KU-freshman-record 12 assists in the Jayhawks' 96-57 victory over the Cornhuskers on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Scott McClurg/Journal-World Photos

Kirk Hinrich, left, heads to the hole for two of his 13 points.

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Nebraska coach Barry Collier hangs his head in the first half of the Huskers' 96-57 loss to Kansas.

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KU coach Roy Williams, left, talks with his starters. Williams pulled his starting five early in the second half after a slow start Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Scott McClurg/Journal-World Photos

Lawrence High's Carl Lisher, top, attempts to pin Topeka High's Chris Burkland. Lisher won the match in the 171-pound weight class, 18-1, Wednesday at LHS.

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Lawrence's Brad Harrell, left, and Topeka's Russell Washington wrestle for position.

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Baylor's Danielle Crockrom (34) and Kansas' Kristin Geoffroy fight for a rebound. The Bears beat KU, 68-49, on Wednesday in Waco, Texas.

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Ku's Jeff Boschee (13) and Drew Gooden converge on Nebraska's Jake Muhleisen.

KU's Jeff Boschee, left, Nick Collison and Aaron Miles (11) celebrate a late KU basket. The three were instrumental in Kansas' 96-57 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse. Collison and Boschee combined for 36 points and Miles had a KU freshman-record 12 assists in the blowout.

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Coach Bobby Knight, right, prepares to tango with the law in 2002.

Robert Altman

From left, Michael Gambon, Emily Watson and Richard E. Grant are among the multiple cast members in Robert Altman's period piece, "Gosford Park."

Best Reason to Hate Lorne Michaels: "Corky Romano."

Worst Reason to Have a Big Special Effects Budget: "Evolution."

Best Argument for Celibacy: "Original Sin."

Worst Title: "Pootie Tang."

Worst Trend: Video game adaptations such as "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within."

Screening the year in film

Singer Ryan Mattes, left, and guitarist Jay Zastoupil take the stage at a recent Last of the V8s gig.

KU parking-control worker John Kruzel sets up a barricade outside Allen Fieldhouse. Kruzel was helping KU Parking Services prepare for Wednesday night's Kansas-Nebraska basketball game. The Jayhawks won the contest going away, 96-57.

Photo by Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photo