The day in photos, August 10, 2011

photo by: Mike Yoder

The shadows and shapes of KU football players seek shelter under an umbrella during team photographs Tuesday, August 9, 2011, during media day at Memorial Stadium. From left are JaCorey Shepherd, Marquis Jackson and Collin Garrett.

photo by: Photo courtesy of GardnerEdge.com

Family and friends gathered for a vigil to honor three Kansas Army reservists killed in Afghanistan. Spc. Spencer Duncan, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nichols and Spc. Alex Bennett were crew members on a CH-47 helicopter when it was hit by rocket fire Monday, August 8, 2011.

photo by: Photo courtesy of GardnerEdge.com

Family and friends gathered for a vigil to honor three Kansas Army reservists killed in Afghanistan. Spc. Spencer Duncan, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nichols and Spc. Alex Bennett were crew members on a CH-47 helicopter when it was hit by rocket fire Monday, August 8, 2011.

photo by: AP Photo | Elizabeth Dalziel

A young girl wearing a hoodie that reads "I love London" looks behind a police line at the aftermath left by riots at the area of Clapham in London Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Britons swept up, patched up and feared further violence Tuesday, demanding police do more to protect them after three nights of rioting left trails of looted stores, wrecked cars and burned buildings across London and several other cities.

photo by: Nick Krug

Eight-year-old Nadia Sanburn, Lawrence, wields a big shovel as she and other kids, parents and relatives work to build a mud fort near the south bank of the Kansas River on Tuesday. The event, which is one of the Civil War on the Western Frontier activities, is organized to teach kids how Lawrence was protected in the early days before the Civil War.

photo by: Associated Press photo

It's OK for kids to play sports in hot, humid weather, says the American Academy of Pediatricians in guidelines it issued in August 2011. AP Photo.