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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008
trivia of the day
On thin ice
Q: Who won the 1998 National League Cy Young Award by recording 20 wins and an ERA of 2.477
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fact of the day
A: Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine. He edged out San Diego Padre closer Trevor Hoffman despite receiving less first-place votes. Glavine, who re-signed with the Braves this offseason after spending five years with the New York Mets, also won the Cy Young in 1991.
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In high school, Tom Glavine won Boston Globe's Player of the Year honors in both baseball and hockey. Glavine was drafted in both the fourth round of 1984 National Hockey League draft by the Los Angeles Kings and the second round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves.
quote of the day
"You can describe Tom Glavine in one word; winner."
Florida Panthers right winger Richard Zednik, of Slovakia, skates towards the bench holding his neck after being injured by a teammate's skate during the third period of an NHL hockey game. Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo won 5-3.
San Diego Padres pitcher and former teammate Greg Maddux
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on tv tonight
Men's College Basketball:
— Michigan State at Purdue, 6
d.m., ESPN
North Carolina at Virginia, 7 p.m., ESPN2
— Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m., ESPN
GOLF
PGA Tour duel continues with Mickelson and Singl
PEBBLE BEACH. Calif. — It might be the most compelling on the PGA Tour at the moment.
It doesn't involve Tiger Woods, whose only rivals seem to be retired.
No, this is about the duel going on between Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh, who are linked by victories and majors, and lately by losing. At stake is who will be regarded as the second-
best player of his generation on the PGA Tour.
Mickelson lost in a sudden-death playoff in the FBR Open to J.B. Holmes. one week later, Singh looked like a lock
to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-
am until a plavloss loss to Steve Lowery
"I let this one slip away," Singh said.
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Burgers.
Beer.
Bocce.
Jo Shmo's 724 Mass. St. Lawrence KS www.burgersbeerbocce.com
Opening events:
2/13: College Dance Night w/ D.J. Ashton Martin. No Cover.
2/14: Wii Guitar Hero Valentine's Day Extravaganza.
All Week: Bocce Ball Madness. Did you practice?
All Week: Cheap Old Style, Pabst, Shlitz and Hamm's Cans.
Have you tried Ellie's Brown yet? We have it on tap.
Did we mention that we have an indoor Bocce court?
Open Monday Feb.11th
AP Women's Basketball Top 25
The Associated Press women's college basketball top 25, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and previous ranking.
1. Tennessee (45) 21-1 1,245 2
2. Connecticut (5) 22-1 1,174 1
3. North Carolina 22-2 1,154 3
4. Maryland 25-2 1,077 4
5. Rutgers 19-3 1,061 7
6. Stanford 22-3 1,019 6
7. LSU 20-3 946 8
**8. Baylor** **21-2** **885** **5**
9. California 21-3 819 9
**10. Oklahoma** **17-4** **804** **10**
11. West Virginia 19-3 736 12
12. Duke 18-6 689 11
13. Old Dominion 20-3 670 13
14. George Washington 19-4 572 14
**15. Oklahoma State** **19-3** **537** **17**
16. Notre Dame 18-5 513 16
**17. Kansas State** **16-6** **417** **18**
18. Pittsburgh 18-5 361 15
19. Utah 20-3 283 20
**20. Texas A&M** **17-6** **252** **21**
21. Syracuse 18-4 205 23
22. Wyoming 19-3 188 22
23. Ohio State 18-6 172 19
24. UTEP 19-2 112 NR
25. Vanderbilt 18-6 97 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 65, Virginia 50, Marist 25, Arizona State 23, Iowa 23, Louisville 21, Illinois State 11, Liberty 10, Kansas 9, DePaul 8, Nebraska 5, Chattanooga 3, Michigan State 3, Georgia Tech 2, Hartford 2, Texas 2.
The Associated Press men's college basketball top 25, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and previous ranking.
AP Men's Basketball Top 25
1. Memphis (72) 23-0 1,800 1
2. Duke 21-1 1,714 2
**3. Kansas** **23-1** **1,662** **4**
4. Tennessee 21-2 1,553 7
5. North Carolina 22-2 1,511 3
6. UCLA 21-3 1,383 5
7. Stanford 20-3 1,354 9
8. Georgetown 19-3 1,207 6
9. Butler 21-2 1,132 10
10. Michigan State 20-3 1,071 11
**11. Texas** **19-4** **1,014** **12**
12. Xavier 20-4 962 13
13. Indiana 20-3 933 14
14. Drake 22-1 863 15
15. Wisconsin 19-4 816 8
**16. Texas A&M** **20-4** **713** **18**
17. Connecticut 18-5 658 19
**18. Kansas State** **17-5** **486** **20**
19. Purdue 19-5 467 24
20. Notre Dame 18-4 465 22
21. Washington State 18-5 419 17
22. Pittsburgh 18-5 301 21
23. Louisville 18-6 246 NR
24. Vanderbilt 20-4 222 23
25. Saint Mary's 20-3 204 25
Others Receiving Votes: Marquette 82, Arkansas 71, Florida 23, Rhode Island 15, Gonzaga 14, Arizona 11, Brigham Young 9, Clemson 6, Baylor 5, Maryland 2, Mississippi State 2, UNLV 2, Utah State 1, South Alabama 1.
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Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny is scheduled to sit out for the next two to three weeks after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix this week. Colorado, which has struggled this season after the loss of veteran players Joe Sakic and Ryan Smyth, now must soldier on without Stastny.
NHL Colorado Avalanche players return to the ice
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Colorado's top three forwards
— captain Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny — are back on the ice.
Sakic went through a light skate before practice Monday. He's recovering from hernia surgery.
Smyth is coming back from an ankle injury and Stastny from an appendectomy. Both participated in practice and took contact. For Smyth, it was his first ice time since he was injured on New Year's Eve.
Stastny, the team's leading scorer with 49 points, has been practicing and could return soon. He's listed as questionable for Tuesday night when the Avs play Anaheim at the Pepsi Center.
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Coach Joel Quenneville said Smyth could return to action this week.
MLB Injuries force Sweeney to move to Oakland
The 34-year-old Sweeney has spent all 13 of his big league seasons with the Kansas City Royals, the team that drafted him. He has fought injuries in recent seasons and was limited to 74 games in 2007 because of his right knee and 60 the previous year because of his back.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mike Sweeney will begin a new chapter in his career with the Oakland Athletics, agreeing Monday to a minor league contract and accepting a spring training invitation from the club.
He has a .299 career average with 197 homers. An All-Star from 2000-03 and in 2005, Sweney is coming off a $55 million, five-year contract.
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NHL Stars win 7 straight games; Modano scores 523rd goal
DALLAS — Mike Modano scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:12 remaining as the Dallas Stars won their seventh straight game to match a franchise record, 2-1 over the Phoenix Covets Monday night.
With the game tied at 1, the Stars had a 5-on-3 advantage when Modano notched his 523rd career goal, most in NHL history by a U.S.-born player.
Modano's 16th of the season came on a one-timer from the high slot off a pass from Jere Lehtinen.
Dallas has a seven-game winning streak for the fourth time in club history. The last time the Stars won seven in a row was Nov. 22-Dec. 5, 1997.
Phoenix goaltender lya Bryzgalov stopped the first 40 shots he faced before Dallas' Steve Ott tied it at 1 at 11:45 of the third period on a shot from the left circle that glanced into the net off the goalie's right shoulder. Bryzgalov finished with 42 saves.
Ex-Star Niko Kapaan scored for the Coyotes, but Phoenix lost its fourth game in a row.
Marty Turco was back in goal for the Stars after missing the two previous games with a sore neck, making 19 saves.
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