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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It it gets worse when the NFL Network gives us non-stop, breathless coverage of the combine."
OS6 Sports Blogger Phil Cantor
FACT OF THE DAY
The Ravens-Vikings game provided the fastest stretch of five touchdowns in NFL history. It only took two minutes and one second.
Q: What year was the first round of the NFL Draft?
USA Today
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A:1936
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THE MORNING BREW
Media coverage causes NFL Draft to last longer than necessary
The NFL Draft is the most covered draft by sports media outlets, and it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The NFL simply sells, and the ratings of each Super Bowl is proof of that.
But is all of this NFL Draft coverage necessary? Do we really need to split the draft up into three days?
If you were to ask NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell this question after the 2007 draft, he would probably respond by saying the draft is a bit too long, when the league had the longest first round in NFL Draft history that year. But back then, the league had the first, second and third rounds in one day while the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds were on the following day to conclude the entire draft.
Since 2010, the NFL decided to expand the draft into three days with the Thursday-Friday-Saturday format.
the first round kicked the draft off on a Thursday, with only the first round. The second and third rounds were done on a Friday, while the rest of the draft would wrap up on a Saturday.
The first round is always the most watched because the players taken in the first round are expected to be immediate impact players in the NFL. But is there any serious interest in the rest of the rounds, especially for the final four rounds on Saturday?
Perhaps you are curious because you
want to find out whom your favorite team drafted or what team will land a player from your favorite college football team. That is common, but do you leave the TV on the entire time and watch every single pick, or do you check back every half hour or check for updates on your smartphone?
There are some NFL fanatics who are obsessed with the coverage, unlike others.
According to a press release from the NFL, the media provides record-setting coverage of the 2014 NFL Draft. This includes 51 hours of live coverage during the three days it will be broadcast, with extensive talent roster of analysts, reporters and college coaches. The coverage will also include 15 draft war room cameras to provide an exclusive look at teams and
their work during the draft.
Alongside the NFL having to be pushed back one week than usual due to event conflict at Radio City Music Hall, the additional coverage adds more hype and anticipation. end of the day
At the end of the day, it is the NFL. The NFL could create any sort of event, have the media come broadcast it and people will watch.
The NFL is a monster business that has power and can do anything it wants because it will draw viewers.
This week in athletics
Edited by Julie Etzler
Thursday
Women's golf NCAA Regionals All Day TBD
Friday
Saturday
Women's golf NCAA Regionals All Day TBD
Softball Iowa State 5 p.m. Lawrence
Women's golf NCAA Regionals All Day TBD
Baseball
West Virginia
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
Iowa State
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Sunday
Softball Iowa State Noon Lawrence
Baseball
West Virginia
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Baseball
West Virginia
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Monday
No Events
Tuesday No Events
MLB
Wednesday
No Events
The Royals scored three times in the first and that was
plenty for Shields (4-3). He struck out four, walked two and threw 118 pitches.
Shields pitches Royals past Padres 8-0
SAN DIEGO — James Shields scattered seven hits over seven innings, Eric Hosmer drove in a seasonhigh four runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 Wednesday.
Shields won his fourth straight road start of the season. Since 2013, he is 14-4 in 24 road starts with a 2.00 ERA.
Two relievers finished for the Royals. The Padres were shut out for a major leaguehigh sixth time this season. San Diego has lost six of eight
overall.
Andrew Cashner (2-5) took the loss as he was again derailed by an anemic offense and shoddy defense.
Cashner, who lasted a season-low four innings, had trouble from the start. He threw 43 pitches in the first, hurt by a pair of errors from shortstop Everth Cabrera that led to two unearned runs.
Alcides Escobar reached when Cabrera misplayed his ground ball after Nori Aoki opened with a single. Hosmer hit a two-run single, Alex Gordon reached base two batters later when Cabrera mishhandled his grounder and Danny Valencia followed with a broken-bat, RB1 single.
The Padres had a chance to cut into their deficit in the second when they got three
hits. But Cameron Maybin was too aggressive rounding second base on an infield single, and Escobar slid in behind from shortstop, took Hosmer's throw from first base and made the tag.
Padres manager Bud Black requested a review, but the call stood. It marked the first time in five appeals this season that Black had lost.
The Royals' lead grew to 4-0
in the third when Gordon doubled and later scored on Mike Moustakas' sacrifice fly. The Padres tied a season high with three errors, and had a passed ball and wild pitch in allowing four unearned runs.
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