THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014
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SOFTBALL
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Senior infielder Ashley Newman goes to bat against the Oklahoma Sooners. The Jayhawks lost all three games this weekend.
Jayhawks fall to Sooners in three-game series
The five game winning streak for Kansas softball (28-13) came to a halt this weekend when Oklahoma (28-8) swept the three-game series in Norman, Okla.
Despite efforts from sophomore pitcher Kelsey Kessler, senior outfielder Alex Jones and senior infielder Ashley Newman, the losses were hard to overcome when the Jayhawks couldn't get a hit.
In the first game of the series with the defending national
champions, Kansas connected once with a hit from junior infielder Maddie Stein. In the second game of the series, Kansas had five hits, the highest of the series for the Jayhawks. In the third game, Kansas had two hits, both coming from Newman.
Next up for the Jayhawks is the last non-conference game of the season with the team traveling to University of Missouri Kansas City on Tuesday, April 8. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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Pistorius to finally answer questions on shooting
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PRETORIA, South Africa More than a year after he killed his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius is expected to finally answer questions about why he shot Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door. His murder trial resumes this week and his defense lawyers will begin presenting the evidence they hope will save the Olympic athlete from going to prison for 25 years to life.
Pistorius' account that he killed Steenkamp by mistake is going to "stand or fall" with his testimony in court, a legal expert says.
Charged with premeditated murder for Steenkamp's death, Pistorius and his defense team say he will testify to counter accusations that he intentionally killed Steenkamp by firing four times through the door in his bathroom before dawn on Valentine's Day last year, hitting her in the head, arm and hip. Pistorius says he mistook Steenkamp for a dangerous intruder hiding in a bathroom.
jury, meaning Judge Thokozile Masipa will pronounce Pistorius guilty or not guilty of murder, and Pistorius has the chance to convince her that he did not intentionally kill the 29-year-old model.
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Oscar Pistorius leaves court in Pretoria, South Africa on March 28 after the trial was postponed. Pistorius is charged with shooting his girlfriend.
But Pistorius's testimony also gives prosecutors the chance to cross-examine the celebrated double-ampute runner and scrutinize every aspect of his story.
Facing a possible life sentence, his questioning by chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel could be the biggest challenge yet for the 27-year-old Pistorius, a disabled athlete who fought for years to win the right to compete alongside able-bodied runners and made history by running at the 2012 Olympics.
Brian Webber, one of Pistorius' lawyers, said they had no choice but to put Pistorius on the stand. Legal experts say it's a risk Pistorius' defense has to take.
Pistorius often reacted emotionally to details of Steenkamp's death in the four weeks of prosecution-led testimony at his trial. He retched loudly
and vomited in court when a pathologist described Steenkamp's grisly injuries and cried and frequently covered his ears while sitting in the dock in an apparent attempt to block out graphic testimony.
During his own testimony, he will have to describe in depth his fatal shooting of Steenkamp.
"A reasonable man most probably would not have fired four shots through the door," Marius du Toit, a criminal defense lawyer and former state
prosecutor in South Africa who is observing, said. "His actions were definitely not reasonable and I think that's his biggest problem."
Prosecutors charge that Pistorius murdered Steenkamp after a fight and he must dispel their accusations that he intentionally shot her as she hid behind the locked door, legal experts say.
Even if he is acquitted of murder, Pistorius faces a negligent killing conviction.
Sale shuts down Royals as White Sox win 5-1
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Sale knew he had to pitch his best Sunday with James Shields starting for the Kansas City Royals.
"Indubitably, yes," Sale said. "You know what you're getting with a starter like James. You have to bear down and do it."
Sale gave up four singles in eight scoreless innings as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Royals 5-1 in a pitching duel between top starters.
Alexei Ramirez and Tyler Flowers each drove in a pair of runs as the White Sox won the series finale after dropping the first two games.
Sale (2-0) struck out six and walked one. In his previous four starts against the Royals, the White Sox had backed him with one run, enough to beat James Shields 1-0 in the 2012 opener.
opened.
"There was an energy to Chris coming off the mound," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "Big pitchers do that when you face up against a guy like Shields. He knows we've lost three in a row and he's going up against Shields and he wanted to go out and shut them down."
said. "Both of them had their A-game on the mound. That's as good of stuff as I've seen James Shields have. He had everything working, his fastball at 94-55, a great cutter, a great change, a great curveball.
Shields (0-1) took the loss in this one, too, giving up a run on five hits, striking out six, walking none and hitting two batters in seven innings.
"What we saw out there today was two No.1 starters that were at the top of their game." Royals manager Ned Yost
"Sale was right there with him. He has everything going. Both starters just pitched a great game, both of them."
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Matt Lindstrom (27) and catcher Tyler Flowers, right, fist bump following a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. The White Sox won 5-1.
Ramirez's drove in the game's first run in the seventh when Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar knocked down his grounder but had no play for Conor Gillaspie at home.
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Sale allowed a runner past second only in the third inning, when Lorenzo Cain and Omar Infante singled and Ramirez committed a throwing error. Sale wiggled out of trouble by retiring Danny Valencia on a pop up. Cain had two of the hits off Sale.
The White Sox scored four runs in the ninth off Royals left-handed relievers Tim Collins and Francisley Bueno. The inning included a Flowers two-run single and an RBI double by Ramirez.
Alex Gordon singled home Eric Hosmer in the ninth off Matt Lindstrom for the only Kansas City run.
The Royals won their first replay challenge of the season when Marcus Semien was ruled safe at first, but it was overturned on a review that took 68 seconds. White Sox manager Robin Ventura challenged that Hosmer was out at first to complete a double play in the sixth, but replays indicated he was safe.
Plate umpire Greg Gibson issued a warning to both benches in the sixth when Infante had to jump out of the way of Sale's pitch way inside after Shields had hit two batters, including Jose Abreu in the top of the inning.
"I'm not trying to put a runner on base," Shields said.
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