LAWRENCE – Members of the University of Kansas football and basketball teams were admitted to the hospital on Thursday after an attempted truce failed during a game of Scrabble. Tyshawn Taylor and Dezmon Briscoe got into a fist fight again, after Briscoe disputed Taylor’s use of the word “Muggin” during the Scrabble game.
Taylor and Tyrell Reed of the basketball team sustained cuts and bruises during the melee, and Briscoe, a wide receiver for the Jayhawks, suffered a mild concussion.
The game was set up by Athletic Director Lew Perkins, as well as Kansas coaches Mark Mangino and an unnamed assistant basketball coach filling in for Bill Self, who appears to doing everything he can to avoid coming home in an attempt to simply wait out this entire mess.
Football players and basketball players were teamed together on a dozen different board games such as Monopoly and Apples to Apples. The event appeared to be working until Taylor added the letters “gin” to the already existing “mug”, creating the disputed “muggin”. Briscoe immediately called a challenge and ruled that “muggin” could not be counted, costing Taylor valuable points.
Taylor threw up the table in argument, sending Scrabble pieces flying into a game of Battleship, being played by Sherron Collins and Kerry Meier. Within seconds, an all out battle royal erupted.
“I don’t care what that book says, ‘muggin’ is a word,” said Taylor. “Look it up bitches, ‘Muggin’ is a type of dog, a cross between a Miniature Pincher and a Pug. I’ll slap the taste out of the book’s mouth too.”
From his hospital bed, Briscoe remained confident in his challenge and the ruling.
“Look man, that’s not a word. ‘Muggin’ is not a word. In Scrabble, you’re supposed to use the official Scrabble dictionary for a challenge. We used it. No ‘muggin,’” said Briscoe. “Kid thought he was pulling a fast one on me. I’ll Scrabble his punk ass all day long.”
Reached by cell phone, Self expressed initial shock at yet another fight, but said he could not comment further until he returned to the state. He also said he had scheduled three more recruiting trips and may not be back until Midnight Madness next month.
Perkins called the incident regrettable, but said the players are making progress and that, basically, there’s nothing to see here.
“At Kansas, we preach accountability and respect. We also preach winning. And that’s exactly what we expect each of these teams to do this season,” said Perkins. “As you can tell, our football team is off to a 3-0 start and our basketball team is expected to be ranked No. 1. For anyone who doesn’t have season tickets, now is the time to buy.”
Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing was seen playing with “My Little Pony’s” in the corner of the room, and was unharmed during the fight.
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