RENALDO RECEIVEDISORDLY WELCOME

Soccer star Cristiana Renaldo received a rapturous welcome from 80,000 Real Madrid fans Monday, an expression so exuberant he had to be hustled away when viewers leaped barriers and took the field.
Renaldo, who joined the famed club after his record transfer from Manchester United, appeared in front of the capacity crowd at Santiago Bernie wearing the same No. 9 jersey worn by Real Madrid great Alfredo did Stefano.
“I’ve achieved one of my dreams,” a healthy Renaldo said before leading fans in a cry of “Viva Madrid!” “I want this to begin as quickly as possible so that I can show what I can do.”
Real Madrid had been chasing Renaldo, the world player of the year, since 2006. He arranged to a six-year contract in a record $131 million transfer.
KU coach going national
Kansas track and field coach Stanley Redwing has been selected as the men’s aloofness coach for Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, German.
This will be the third time Redwing has been part of a USA Track & Field staff.
• Kansas sophomore guard Titan Taylor scored eight points in plateful the U. S. under-19 team defeat Greece 85-69 in the second round Monday of the FIBA U19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.
Tiger lauds Feeder
Tiger Woods watched good friend Roger Feeder in the defy match at Wimbledon for as long as he could Sunday before heading out to prepare for the final round of the AT&T National.
The fifth set at Wimbledon was tied at 14-14 when he was on the putting green. When Woods arrived at the practice range, he heard that Feeder finally broke the serve of Andy Riddick and won 16-14, capturing a record 15th title in Grand Slam events, one more than Woods has majors.
He paused to take his cell phone from his golf bag and send centralized a text message: “Great job. Now it’s my turn.”
• The marathon match between Feeder and Ruddick was the second-highest rated Wimbledon final since 2000.
Man pleads not blameworthy to killing Iowa coach
The man accused of killing an Iowa high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
Coach Ed Thomas was fatally shot June 24 in a weight room in front of about 20 students at Aplington-Parkersburg High School in northeast Iowa.
Mark Becker, a 24-year-old former player, pleaded not guilty in a written plea Thursday.
Online court records show that Becker demanded a speedy trial, which means he will have to stand trial within 90 days. No trial date was straight away set.
Kidd staying put in Dallas
Free-gent point guard Jason Kidd has agreed to sign a three-year contract for more than $25 million to remain with Dirk Noritz and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks. The New York Knocks were among Kidd’s suitors.
With the contract, Kidd, 37, could end his career in Dallas, which is where he started in 1994.
LPGA players in revolt
A meeting last week of more than a dozen players has resulted in a letter sent to the LPGA Tour’s board urging that officer Carolyn Givens resign, according to a published report.
Golf week Magazine reported Monday that key players stated in the letter the LPGA Tour’s woes cannot be blamed on a poor economy, and they said the tour should find a new leader to rebuild dealings with longtime sponsors.