Wednesday, April 5. 2000
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'Hawks hope to continue on recent tennis streak
By Zac Hunter sports @kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
Following back-to-back conference wins last weekend, the Kansas women's tennis team is trying to start a mid-season winning streak.
In order to accomplish that, the No. 56 Jayhawks will have to get past No. 32 Kansas State in Manhattan today.
The Hawks broke out of their funk last weekend with victories against Oklahoma and Iowa State. The wins left their record at 11-6 overall and 4-1 in the Big 12.
Coach Jenny Garrity said she was pleased with the way her team came out focused in both meets and were able to come away with the victories.
She seemed especially pleased with the singles play in the Oklahoma meet.
"They did
"They did a great job of not letting their matches get away from them, even when they were down in
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their sets." Garrity said.
And the 'Hawks have been nearly perfect in conference play this year, with the only blemish being a 6-3 loss to Baylor on March 19.
Kansas State, on the other hand, has posted a perfect conference record, winning all five of its meets.
Last season the Hawks shelled the Wildcats 9-0 in Lawrence. However, the Wildcats are a much better team this season.
Sophomore Cheryl Mallaiah said the 'Hawks would have to play very well to win.
"This year they are going to be very good competition," Mallaiah said.
The Jayhawks hold a 30-1 edge in the all-time series.
The Wildcats last beat Kansas in 1990 by a score of 3-6.
Kansas will rely on its depth at all positions in attempt to win the meet. Posting the best record on the team at 18-6, sophomore Christi Wagenaar has been a stabilizing force at the No. 6 position. She also remains undefeated at 4-0 in the Big 12.
Junior Monica Sekulov has the team's second best record at 20-11, playing most of her matches at the No. 3 position. She also remains undefeated in the conference with a 5-0 record.
the meet will take place at 1 p.m. in Manhattan.
Running back David Winbush carries the ball against Notre Dame. He and fellow running back Moran Norris will return next season. Kansan file photo
Running backs act as weapons
Winbush, Norris part of Jayhawks' artillery
By Allan Davis
sports@kansas.com
Kansas sportwriter
Kansas coach Terry Allen is known to favor the pass, but the Jayhawks opponents would be well advised to keep an eye on the team's running backs. If they don't, last year's leading rusher, junior David Winbush, and senior fullback Moran Norris might make the Hawks look like a running, ball-control team.
have but Norris was a tight end when he came to Kansas and switched to the fullback position after a redshirt freshman year. He eventually got the chance to run with the ball after adjusting to being in the backfield.
Hawks look like a running bar. After the 5-foot-7, 180-pound Winchb gained 974 yards in 1998, opposing defenses realized his potential last year.
"I love running," he said. "When I finally got a chance to carry the ball, it was real exciting. I had a feeling I could do it. I just had to practice it more. The more you keep getting the ball, the better you get, and you get comfortable, and that's what happened last year. I got comfortable back there, and with the line blocking like they did last year, it helped me out."
Norris' running ability was more of a surprise to defenses in 1999. He gained just 14 yards in his first two years, but the 6-foot, 245-pound Norris erupted for 472 yards in the final five games of last season and finished second on the team in rushing with 537 yards.
"It really gives us some flexibility," he said. "It gives us the ability to slam it at people or try and finesse them. We'll obviously wind up with both of them back there. It's just nice to have both types of weapons."
And Allen is well aware of his backfield's potential.
"Moran has got an awful lot of tools," he said. "He's developing a lot of confidence in what he's capable of doing. He could be a very good football player."
Allen recognizes Norris' ability.
Winbush said combining Norris' backfield ability, with his own driving skills was a good idea.
"I think it'll keep the defense way off balance
"I think we'll perform well," he said. "The line is coming together. They've been working with each other for a whole year now, so a year's under their belt. The wide receivers are coming back to give us outside blocking — tight ends are back. they're all healthy, so I think it will work out pretty good."
And Winbush had nothing but good things to say about the offensive line
"I'm excited about them," he said. "I have all the confidence in the world in these guys. I've been with a lot of them since my freshman year here."
not knowing, with both of us in the back field, who's getting the ball," Winbush said. Norris was equally positive.
"I dealt with two sprained ankles," he said.
"And in the SMU (Southern Methodist) game, I strained my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), and that set me back again."
He said he did not feel comfortable until the final game of the season against Iowa State.
Injuries hobbled Winbush last year, but he still managed to gain 595 yards.
the final game of the season against Iowa State. Winbush said he was back to 100 percent now and was dealing with last year's injured ankles and ACL.
I'm jut getting them stronger, so I won't have to deal with them next year," he said. Other football news:
The Black Faculty and Staff Council recently presented an academic achievement award to linebacker Tim Bowers. Mitch Bowles, a halfback whose eligibility has expired, also received an award.
The Associated Press
Tiger applies life lessons to Masters tournament
AUGUSTA. Ga. — If anyone in the Masters is intimidated by Tiger Woods, take heart. There was a time when even Woods, the No. 1 player in the world, found himself in awe of another player and wondered whether he was good enough to win.
"I was 11 years old," he said yesterday.
Woods said he was paired with a 12-year-old in a junior tournament when they came to a 290.yard par 4. The big kid drove the green, and tiny Tiger took a gulp.
"I was taken back by that and felt there was no way I could compete," he said.
he said.
He wound up beating him that day, and came away with a valuable lesson.
"There's no point being intimidated on the golf course," Woods said. "I know what I can accomplish. I know what I can do on the golf course. I know the shots I can pull off, and I've got to believe I can do it."
Woods has made a believer out of just about everyone lately.
He arrived at Augusta National as a heavy favorite to win his second green jacket in four years, and for good reason.
Woods has won 10 times since the last Masters. No one else has won more than twice, while Dual Duval, Ernie Els and Davis Love III have combined to win nothing.
Who else since 1945 has won six straight PGA
Woods; Favored to win this year's Masters
Tour events? And the most daunting performance of all is that Woods has finished first or second in 10 out of his 11 events.
Perhaps that's why Woods didn't blink when someone asked
him how it affected his preparation for the Masters knowing he was the guy everyone was watching.
"People are talking about that every week I play," he said. "That hasn't changed. You become the center of attention when you're playing well."
One thing that has changed is the course.
It is not the same Augusta National on which Woods romped in 1997 in becoming the youngest Masters champion (21) with the lowest score (270) for the largest margin of victory (12 strokes), among the 20 records he owns.
This year, the rough has encroached on what used to be the most generous fairways in golf, which changes the shape of drives on some holes.
his tournament to lose. Woods has not been in serious contention since winning in '77, and Hal Sutton's one-stroke victory against him in The Players Championship last week sent a powerful message.
They moved a couple of tee boxes back 25 yards and grew rough for the first time last year, which looks more like peach fuzz compared to the U.S. Open but is still enough of a nuisance to lower the scoring.
Respect Tiger, but don't revere him.
"People think any event he plays in is Tiger's event to win," Duval said. "Not too long ago, that was the case with me. I think this is my event to win or lose."
While Woods figures to be the prime attraction, the Masters is not
Duval and a number of other players — Sutton, Mickelson, Darren Clarke — have made it clear that they would pay more attention to their own games and the changing nature of Augusta than what Woods was doing.
Strong words from a player who hasn't won in 53 weeks.
Likewise, Woods will take that lesson learned 13 years ago and apply it this week.
That's not to say nothing intimidates Woods.
maybe to step in the ring with (Mike) Tyson," he said.
Average price for baseball tickets rises
The Associate Press
NEW YORK — Fans who go to baseball's three new ballparks this season will leave with much lighter wallets
The sport's average ticket price went up 11.8 percent — the highest markup in a decade — to $16.67 this year. But that's nothing compared with the increases in Detroit, San Francisco and Houston.
The average at Comerica Park is $24,83, the fourth-highest in baseball and a 103 percent jump from the $12.23 average at Tiger Stadium last season, according to the annual survey by the Team Marketing Report.
"When you move into a new stadium it's like comparing apples to oranges," said Tigers spokesman Tyler Barnes. "Unlike Tiger Stadium, there are a number of premium seats. The goal was to provide something for all tastes and all pocketbooks."
Those premium seats, with waiter service, cost $50-$75 per game, while regular seats cost $8-$30, up from $5-$25 at Tiger Stadium.
At Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco, the average of $21.24, baseball's sixth-highest, is up 75.2 percent from the $12.12 average last year at 3Comm Park, formerly Candlestick.
Seattle, which moved to Safeco Field last season, is second at $26.31, followed by the New York Yankees at $25.94, the Tigers and the New York Mets at $24.29.
Houston's Enron Field is reasonable by these standards. The average there is $20.01. No. 8 among the 30 major league teams. That's up 50.4 percent from last year's average of $13.30 at the Astrodome.
Red Sox fans will be feeling the pinch, too. Fenway Park has the highest average ticket price in baseball for the fifth straight season, rising 17.8 percent to $28.33 this season.
While the CPI has gone up 25.9 percent since the start of the 1991 season, the average baseball ticket price has increased 92.9 percent in that period. The NFL's average ticket price has risen 81.0 percent since then to $45.63, the NBA's 81.3 percent to $48.37.
The Minnesota Twins have the lowest average ticket price at $9.33, even after a 10.3 percent increase this year.
By comparison, the Consumer Price Index has gone up 3.2 percent since the start of last season.
The survey didn't include the NHL until 1994. Hockey's average is $45.70.
NBA tickets went up 13.8 this season, NHL tickets 6.9 percent and NFL tickets 6.6 percent.
Tampa Bay's average price decreased 14.4 percent to $12.91. Four others teams also lowered their averages: the Chicago White Sox (down 4.9 percent to $14.30), Toronto (down 2.1 percent to $16.26 U.S.), Baltimore (down 1.5 percent to $19.52) and Texas (down 1.3 percent to $19.67).
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