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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SOFTBALL
AMIE JUST/KANSAN
Senior outfielder Alex Jones lets out a celebratory scream as she crosses second base. Her hit brought in two Kansas runners, bringing the score to 4-0.
Kansas heads to Oklahoma for series
this weekend the Kansas Jayhawks (27-10) head to Norman, Okla., to face the Oklahoma Sooners (24-8).
Oklahoma and Kansas are tied for the lead with Texas in conference play. Oklahoma ran around the Iowa State Cyclones in their opening series last weekend, scoring 35 runs to their two.
The last time Kansas and Oklahoma played, they split the series 1-1. Oklahoma won the first game of the series last season 4-2, while Kansas blanked the Sooners a day later 2-0.
Later last season, Oklahoma went on to win the College World Series of Softball, and this season the Sooners still pose a huge threat, as they are ranked 23 in the nation.
First pitch is scheduled in Norman for Friday at 6 p.m.
— Amie Just
MLB
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Baltimore Orioles' Nelson Cruz, left, celebrates his two-run home run with Chris Davis (19) and Matt Wieters top right, as Boston Red Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski (40) looks on at right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday in Baltimore.
Napoli's 4 RBIs pull Red Sox ahead of Orioles 6-2
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BALTIMORE  Mike Napoli homered and drove in four runs, John Lackey allowed three hits in six innings and the Boston Red Sox spoiled the Baltimore debut of Ubaldo Jimenez by beating the Orioles 6-2 Wednesday night.
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Dustin Pedroia had four hits for the defending World Series champion Red Sox, now 1-1 after losing to Baltimore on opening day.
Nelson Cruz homered for the second time in two games for the Orioles, who mustered only six hits off Lackey and three relievers.
Ortiz connected in the third inning and Napoli made it 4-2
with a two-run shot in the fifth. Both homers came off Jimenez (0-1), who signed a four-year contract with the Orioles in February after winning 13 games with Cleveland last year.
Jimenez allowed four runs, five hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out six.
Lackey (1-0) gave up two runs, walked one and struck out six. The right-hander is 14-5 with a 3.34 ERA in 24 career starts against Baltimore.
Ortiz put the Red Sox up 2-0 in the third inning with a drive to right following a single by Pedroia. Ortiz was 0 for 7 lifetime against Jimenez before connecting.
Lackey gave up a leadoff single to Nick Markakis, then
retired 11 straight before Chris Davis walked with two outs in the fourth. Cruz followed with an opposite-field drive to right on an 0-2 pitch.
Signed as a free agent in February, Cruz has accounted for all of Baltimore's four runs this season — three RBIs and a run scored.
Boston pulled away in the seventh against Ryan Webb. After two singles and an intentional walk to Ortiz loaded the bases, Napoli lined a two-run single to left. Napoli had a major league-leading 31 RBIs last year with the bases loaded.
In the fifth, Jimenez hit Daniel Nava with a pitch and Napoli homered on an 0-2 count.
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Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 22 points. Atlanta hosts the Cavaliers on Friday night.
The Hawks lost for the 21st time in 28 games, this one dropping them slightly behind New York for the eighth playoff seed. The Knicks (33-43) routed Brooklyn 110-81 to climb percentage points ahead of Atlanta (32-42). Cleveland is also in the mix, two games out after beating Orlando.
Chicago Bulls guard D.J. Augustin (14) drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday in Atlanta. The Bulls womens 105-92.
Chicago took control from there, clamping down defensively and scoring 16 of the next 19 points. The Hawks missed 12 of 13 shots, forced to settle mostly for outside jumpers and botching a couple of easy ones when they did get inside. Augustin capped the spurt with a brilliant hesitation move, freezing the Atlanta defenders
The Hawks were up 42-38 with 9 minutes left in the second quarter after Mike Muscala knocked down a couple of free throws.
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Chicago took control with a 16-3 run in the second quarter and led the rest of the way, fending off the last of Atlanta's runs when Jimmy Butler swished a 3-pointer with just over a minute left.
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Bailey, playing in his 400th NHL game, scored a power-play goal in the first period, and assisted on Casey Cyikas' winning goal midway through the third. Bailey outwaited goalei Craig Anderson and slid the puck into the crease from behind the goal to Cizikas.
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ATLANTA — DJ. Augustin scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls held off slumping Atlanta for a 105-92 victory Wednesday night, bumping the Hawks out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with two weeks left in the season.
OTTAWA, Ontario — Josh Bailey had a goal and an assist for the second straight night, and the New York Islanders earned back-to-back victories with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
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Augustin leads Bulls past slumping Hawks 105-92
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Six players were in double figures for the Bulls, including Butler and Kirk Hinrich with 17 points apiece.
Millsap had a doubledouble, also grabbing 11 rebounds. Jeff Teague added 21 points for the Hawks.
It was another 3-pointer by Butler that finished off the Hawks — appropriate enough, since the Bulls went 12 of 25 beyond the arc. Augustin was 4 of 8 from long range, while Butler chipped in with three more.
Bailey has goal, assist again in Isles' 2-1 win
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The Bulls led 57-49 at the half and never surrendered the advantage.
Ryan Strome had two assists, and rookie Anders Nilsson fol-
before bursting through a gap for an easy layup.
Atlanta made several runs, only to have Chicago answer every one of them. With the Hawks down 93-87 and in possession, Taj Gibson swatted away DeMarre Carroll's driving shot, the Bulls grabbed a loose ball and took off the other way, with Augustin sinking a 3-pointer that led to an Atlanta timeout.
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Clutterbuck had another short-handed breakaway in the closing seconds of the game, but his shot sailed over the net.
Clutterbuck was stopped by Anderson on a breakaway early in the first. Later in the period he slid the puck through the crease along the goal line while facing an open net.
Ottawa had earned at least one point in five straight games.
Bailey had the only goal through the first two periods, beating Anderson with a snap shot from the circle with 2.51 left in the first.
The Senators had killed 34 sec-
Milan Michalek's power-play tally 6.41 into the third period was the lone goal for the Senators, who had won three straight. Michalek was at the side of the net when he jammed a loose puck past Nilsson with four players down in the crease.
It wasn't the only special-teams opportunity for New York, but Cal Clutterbuck failed to score on three short-handed scoring chances.
lowed up Evgeni Nabokov's home victory against Florida on Tuesday by making 35 saves. The Islanders have won three in a row and five of six.
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onds of a 5-on-3 Islanders advantage but couldn't escape the back end of the two penalties.
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