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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tanaka cools Cubs' bats in Yankees' 3-0 win
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Chicago Cubs catcher John Baker catches the late throw as New York Yankees' Brian McCann scores on Dean Anna's fourth-inning sacrifice fly in Game 1 of an interleague baseball doubleheader at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK — Masahiro Tanaka allowed two bunt hits in eight dominant innings on a frigid Monday, Carlos Beltran homered for the third straight game and New York welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the current Yankee Stadium with a 3-0 victory in the opener of Monday's day-night doubleheader.
The 25-year-old Japanese right-hander struck out 10 for his second straight start, this time while wearing three-quarter sleeves on a 43-degree day that felt much colder because of a brisk wind. Tanaka (2-0) gave up a replay-aided hit to Junior Lake in the second inning and Anthom
Rizzo pushed a bunt toward a vacated third base with a shifted infield leading off the seventh.
Tanaka threw 107 pitches, and Shawn Kelley allowed a single to Rizzo as he finished the three-hitter for his fourth save.
Dean Anna had a sacrifice fly and Jacoby Ellsbury added an RBI tap-out against Jason Hammel (2-1) in Chicago's first regular-season game in the ballpark, which opened in 2009.
The Cubs have yet to win in the Bronx. They were swept in the 1932 and '38 World Series and lost all three-games in 2005, their only interleague series in New York.
with Tuesday's rainout
postponing Jackie Robinson Day festivities, the Yankees planned to unveil a plaque honoring Nelson Mandela before the nightcap. Players from both teams were to wear No. 42, and Michael Pineda was set to make his first start for New York since he was spotted with a mysterious brown substance on his hand Thursday against Boston. Travis Wood was slated to start for Chicago.
After an overnight storm, the grounds crew used blowers to melt the ice on the tarp before removing the covering from the infield. Snow still covered the grass in right field while the Cubs took batting practice and many players wore ski caps.
But it wasn't too cold for Beltran. He connected on a 1-1 changeup from Hammel with one out in the first. Anna started again at shortstop for Derek Jeter and drove in his run with a fly to left field in the fourth. Jeter missed three games with a tight quadriceps but manager Joe Girardi said the captain would start the second game.
The Yankees added a run in the fifth when Junior Lake lost Brett Gardner's liner to left in the sun for a double. After Gardner advanced on Beltran's groundout, Ellsbury's bat made contact with catcher John Baker's glove before dunking a ball in front of the mound.
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Kansas State gives Weber 1-year contract extension
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber has received a one-year contract extension through the 2018-19 school year after leading the Wildcats to 47 wins in his first two seasons, the most victories by any coach in his first two years in school history.
Kansas State athletic director John Currie announced the extension Wednesday, citing Weber's 47-21 record since taking the helm in March 2012, including two straight NCAA tournament appearances. Lon Kruger is the only other Wildcats coach to have led the team to NCAA appearances in his first two seasons.
A significant part of
building a successful program is continuity, and this type of commitment ensures that we have all the parts necessary to continue to build upon what we have accomplished the last two seasons," Weber said in a statement.
Weber will be paid $2.25 million during the extension year. If Weber stays through the end of his contract, he will also receive a $500,000 retention bonus, Currie said, adding that salaries for Weber's assistant coaches also will
The K-State Athletics Inc. Board of Directors unanimously approved the extension.
Weber led Kansas State to a 20-13 record last season and a berth in the NCAA tournament, where the
Wildcats lost to Kentucky in the second round.
in his first season, Weber led Kansas State to one of the best seasons in school history with a 27-8 record and a share of its first conference championship in 36 seasons. The 27 wins were the school's second-most in a single season and gave the Wildcats only the fifth season of at least 25 wins. Weber was named Big 12 Coach of the Year that season.
"Our men's basketball program continues to make terrific progress under Coach Weber and his staff since their arrival." Currie said. "I am excited about the future of our program and forward trajectory under his leadership."
Kansas State coach Bruce Weber instructs his players during the first half of a second-round game against Kentucky in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 21, 2014, in St. Louis.
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