<strong><span class="subhead">K-State lineman arrested</span></strong></p><p>Kansas State senior defensive lineman Jeffrey Fitzgerald was arrested early Sunday morning by the Riley County Police Department and charged with driving under the influence.</p><p>&ldquo;It was a simple DUI,&rdquo; said Lt. Herb Crosby of the Riley County police. &ldquo;An officer observed some erratic driving, stopped (Fitzgerald) and arrested him for DUI.&rdquo;</p><p>Fitzgerald, 21, posted $750 bail. According to K-State sports information director Kenny Lannou, the matter will be handled internally.</p><p>Fitzgerald, a 6-foot-4, 280-pound defensive tackle, sat out the 2008 season after transferring from Virginia. In 2007, Fitzgerald started all 13 games as a sophomore, finishing third on the team in tackles (73) and sacks (7). He is expected to provide a considerable boost to the Wildcats&rsquo; defensive front.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Mizzou moves up</span></strong></p><p>Missouri has finished a best-ever 36th nationally in the Learfield Directors&rsquo; Cup standings, a measure of overall athletic success.</p><p>It improved by one spot the finish of the MU athletic department in 2002-03.</p><p>Twelve of Mizzou&rsquo;s 20 sport programs scored points for the school in this year&rsquo;s competition, and seven of those registered top-25 national finishes, which ties the previous high for top-25 finishes in a season by MU (seven in 2004-05 during a 41st-place final standing).</p><p>The finish was the seventh best in the Big 12. Texas (sixth), Texas A&M (13th), Oklahoma (29th) and Nebraska (31st) led the way. Baylor (33rd) and Oklahoma State (35th) just edged the Tigers for the next rung on the ladder.</p><p>Other Big 12 rankings were: No. 57 Texas Tech, No. 58 Iowa State, No. 60 Colorado, No. 72 Kansas and No. 77 Kansas State.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Paulding is MVP in Germany</span></strong></p><p>Former MU basketball star Rickey Paulding won the Finals MVP of the German BBL (Bundesliga Basketball League) after leading his EWE Baskets team to the league title.</p><p>Paulding averaged 19.2 points on 50.9-percent shooting and was 53.6 percent from three-point range.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Gillispie feud continues</span></strong></p><p>The University of Kentucky Athletics Association has asked a federal judge in Texas to either dismiss former basketball coach Billy Gillispie&rsquo;s lawsuit over his firing or move the case to Kentucky. Gillispie is claiming fraud and breach of contract.