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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
FACT OF THE DAY
Around 30,000 Americans have ALS at any given time.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is Steve Cleason most remembered for as a New Orleans Saint?
A: He blocked a punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the first game in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina.
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THE MORNING BREW
Saints making amends for past mistakes
W when thinking about the New Orleans Saints, other than thinking about
or than thinking use Drew Brees, negative things can come to mind. In one instance in particular, several defensive players for the organization were paid out "non-contract bonuses" or "bounties" for their ingame performances during the 2009 through 2011 seasons. In 2012, the NFL stated that then-Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams organized "Bountygate." The strictest of actions were taken out against the New Orleans Saints organization, having its coaches suspended from six weeks to indefinite spans, depending on their determined knowledge of the scandal.
Since the "Bountygate" scandal, the Saints have attempted to better their tarnished reputation. One recent donation from owner Tom Benson could help change the public's view of the Saints.
The charity benefiting from Tom
"After I was diagnosed with ALS, the continued support Michel [his wife] and I have received from the Saints and the Bensons has been humbling and a tremendous comfort to us both," Gleason said.
Benson's generous donation of $5 million is Team Gleason. Team Gleason was founded shortly after former New Orleans Saint Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS in 2011.
According to its Facebook page, Team Gleason is a philanthropic organization that helps "create an environment for families living with ALS that will
enable them to not only survive, but also thrive."
The money will be used to operate Team Gleason's House for Innovative Living. The House for Innovative Living is in New Orleans' St. Margaret Hospital. It's designed to give up to 18 people fighting ALS as much freedom and independence as possible with the help of state of the art technology.
The first residents of the home should arrive early this summer, associate executive director of Team Gleason, Clare Durrett said.
"With the creation of the Team Gleason House, we announced to the world that, with the right care and the right technology, ALS patients can be productive and purposeful for decades," Gleason said. "Through this generous gift, we are assured of the sustainability of that mission."
Benson released a written statement following his and his wife's donation.
"Gayle and I couldn't be more proud of the work that Steve and Team Gleason are doing for people living with ALS. Steve inspires us all with his message of facing and
overcoming adversity," he said. "And, we wanted to be part of growing this community of productive individuals committed to living as independently as possible."
Gleason hopes to have buildings like the Team Gleason House for Innovative Living in every NFL city, he told Peter King. Sports Illustrated writer.
This week in athletics
—Edited by Nick Chadbourne
Tuesday
Baseball
Wichita State
6:30 p.m.
Wichita
Wednesday
No events
Thursday
No events
Friday
Baseball
Texas Tech
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
Texas
7 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Saturday
Baseball
Texas Tech
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Softball
Texas
3 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Women's rowing
TBD
TBA
Track
Ward Haylett Invitational
All day
Manhattan
Sunday
Softball
Texas
1 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Monday
No events
PICHÉ FROM PAGE 8
("Piché) was first team all-big 12 as a closer last year, and (got) off to a tough start this season in that same role." Price said.
recognitions were received last season when Piché was one of the premier closers in college baseball, tallying 12 saves with a 1.68 ERA.
Piché struggled in the closer role this season by blowing five save opportunities, including four in a row. With junior Wes Benjamin suffering a season ending injury in conference season, Pich'e took his role as the Friday night starter and has been there for the past month.
"When Wes Benjamin went down I gave him the opportunity as a senior to pitch in the rotation which is what he did in junior college," Price said.
The shift to the starting role wasn't as drastic as it seemed for Piché. He had starting experience on the mound for Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he played two years before transferring to Kansas. In his sophomore season, he started 14 games and posted a 9-4 record with a 2.66 ERA, striking out 85 batters in 88 innings.
Monday's announcement is the first time in over two months that a Kansas player has received conference honors. Fellow senior right-handed pitcher Frank Duncan achieved similar honors on Feb. 24, and transfer junior third baseman Aaron Hernandez received the first conference recognition on Feb. 17, as Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.
Edited by Blair Sheade
Piché's first start since earning Pitcher of the Week will be against Texas Tech at Hoglund Ballpark this Friday at 6 p.m.
LPGA
Lydia Ko holds off Lewis to win Swinging Skirts
DALY CITY, Calif. — After a whirlwind week featuring a multitude of celebrations that included her first LPGA Tour victory as a pro, Lydia Ko planned to sleep late Monday before catching a San Francisco cable car for a little bit of sightsseeing.
What a successful, memorable trip she had to the Bay Area.
Ko turned 17 and had "Happy Birthday" sung to her at the first tee box to kick off the inaugural Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, earned a spot as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine, and captured her first LPGA Tour title as a professional — all while playing with a fill-in caddie from the local club.
"Normally they would say sweet
16. but I would say it's sweet 17." Ko said. "I don't think I could have a better birthday week."
Poised and unflappable, Ko made the perfect pitch up to the green from the rough to birdie the final hole Sunday, holding off Stacy Lewis and Jenny Shin for her third LPGA win in all.
It went down to the final shots, and the teen made a 6-foot birdie putt moments before Lewis knocked in a 4-footer of her own to finish one stroke back.
After beginning the day a stroke behind Lewis, Ko birdied three of her final four holes on the front nine on the way to a 3-under 69 and 12-under 276 total at Lake Merced.
Ko earned $270,000, celebrating on the 18th green three days after celebrating her birthday at the first tee box with the gallery singing "Happy Birthday."
Ko, born in South Korea and raised in New Zealand, will move
up two spots to No. 2 in the next world ranking.
"Tears nearly ran down my face. You may lose friends, but you're always going to have your parents." Ko said. "I try to make myself not cry of happiness, but it was coming to that point."
She won the Canadian Women's Open as an amateur the last two years and took the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters in December in Taiwan in her second start as a professional. She has six victories in pro events, also winning in Australia and New Zealand.
The third-ranked Lewis finished with a 71 for her sixth runner-up finish since winning the Women's British Open in August. She will head to her home state of Texas
All three of Ko's LPGA wins have come on courses most of the other golfers also played for the first time.
Her father, G.H., got to see her win Sunday.
Shin, still looking for her first tour win after her best finish this year, had a 68 to finish two shots behind.
"They were fearless," Shin said about her playing partners, "They just went for it."
Playing together for the fourth straight day, neither Ko nor Lewis hit any dazzling shots early. Ko's second of three bogeys came on the 417-yard, par-4 seventh in which her tee shot hit a tree and dropped in the rough. Lewis' 10-foot birdie putt on No. 9 lifted up.
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next week looking to build on a disappointing near miss in which she struggled all day with her short game.
"I knew she wasn't going away, Lydia played great," Lewis said. "Every time I hit a shot in there, she answered."
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