2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
THURSDAY. APRIL 14.2005
INTRAMURAL SCORES
TUESDAY
❖ **Men's ultimate frisbee**
    DU 1 def. Disc-O Ballers 18-4
    GP def. DU 3 11-6
TUESDAY
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
Track at Tom Botts Invitational, all day, Columbia,
Mo.
TOMORROW
- Baseball vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
* Track at Tom Botts Invitational, all day, Columbia,
Mo.
- *Rounding at Knecht Cup, all day, Camden, N.S.*
*Softball vs. Baylor, 2 p. *Arnold, Ampall跑车*
- Baseball vs. Baylor, 6 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
- SATURDAY
- Track at Tom Bortz Invitational, all day, Columbia,
Mo.
SUNDAY
+ Baseball vs. Baylor, 1 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
- Rowing at Knecht Cup, all day, Camden, N.J.
* Softball at Baylor, 1 up. m. Arrocha Ballpark
- Softball vs. Baylor, 1 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Chiefs plan for 2005 season prepare for tough match-ups
FOOTBALL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City will open the regular season Sept. 11 at home against the New York Jets before going on the road for back-to-back, nationally televised night games, the NFL announced yesterday.
Also on Kansas City's schedule are home games against both of last season's Super Bowl teams, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs will play seven games against five teams that made the playoffs in 2004.
Of the three night games the Chiefs will play, one is a Monday Night Football match-up with Denver on Sept. 26. The other two are Sunday contests, the first at Oakland on Sept. 18, the other Nov. 20 at Houston.
The Chiefs end the regular season with a Jan. 1 game against Cincinnati. It will be the first time Kansas City has played on New Year's Day since beating Buffalo 31-7 in the 1966 AFL championship game en route to a berth in Super Bowl I.
The Associated Press
BASKETBALI
UNC guard surprises no one will declare for NBA draft
North Carolina found out about the first of its four underclassmen who could leave school early.
Rashad McCants, the second-leading scorer for the national champion Tar Heels, said yester day that he would apply for the NBA draft and skip his senior season.
Coach Roy Williams said McCants had his "complete support" in making a move the two began discussing in January.
North Carolina fans are still waiting for the decisions of juniors Sean May, the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament, and Raymond Felton and freshman Marvin Williams.
Three other players said yesterday they had applied for the draft.
Florida guards Anthony Roberson and Matt Walsh will apply for the draft but will not hire agents, meaning they could return to the Gators for another season.
Indiana guard Bracey Wright, like McCants, said he would hire an agent.
Other prominent underclassmen who have declared for the draft include national player of the year Andrew Bogut of Utah, Charlie Villanueva of Connecticut, Ike Diogu of Arizona State, Kelenna Azubuke of Kentucky, Nate Robinson of Washington and Carl Krauser and Chris Taft of Pittsburgh.
Players must apply for the draft by May 14. If they don't sign with an agent, they can withdraw their name by June 21, one week before the draft is held.
The Associated Press
Kansas awaits Nicklaus course
MEN'S GOLF
BY TIM HALL
hall@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Kansas men's golf team will have more than two weeks to prepare for the Big 12 Championships, and it will gladly use the time. Kansas will be playing on the course every day until its trip to Texas later this month.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
Texas A&M will host the Big 12 Championship this year at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Trinity, Texas, April 29 to May 1. The tournament will be played in a 54-hole format, with 18 holes played each of the three days. This marks the first time that Whispering Pines will sponsor a conference championship event.
The 7,500 yard, par 72 championship golf course is a Jack Nicklaus design. Golf Digest named it the third-best golf course in the state of Texas when the course opened in 2001. None of the Kansas golfers have ever played it.
Kansas will be playing as much golf as possible before the tournament, because a poor performance
The Kansas men's golf team has begun preparations for the Big 12 Conference Championship, which will take place April 29 to May 1 in Trinity, Texas.
Kansans rank among the top 10 golfers in the Big 12, who are listed below.
Name
Pablo Martin
Jeremy Alcorn
Matthew Rosenfeld
Tyler Leon
Kevin Ward
Zack Robinson
Anthony Kim
Oscar Floren
Andrew Parr
Chase Thomas
Team Stroke average
Oklahoma State 70.71
Baylor 71.07
Texas 71.10
Oklahoma State 71.25
Kansas 71.93
Oklahoma State 72.05
Oklahoma 72.28
Texas Tech 72.29
Texas A&M 72.50
Baylor 72.58
at Whispering Pines could mean the end of the season.
Sophomore Tyler Docking will be practicing primarily at Alvamar Golf and Country Club's private course in the next two weeks. Alvamar's driving range and public course are closed for renovations.
Source: Blq 12 Conference
"We're going to be up there playing every day." Docking said. "After our performance in North Carolina, we can really use this time to practice and get our games together."
The Jahawks, ranked No. 34 in the nation by Golfweek, will try to build on their fifth place finish at the conference championship last April at Prairie Dunes. A strong performance by the Jayhawks will guarantee them a spot in the NCAA Regionsals.
Senior Kevin Ward is taking a unique approach to preparing for the championship. He is going to play a variety of area golf courses to get a feel for playing different places.
"I'm going to try to change it up a bit," he said. "I'm going to get around to as many courses that will let me on so I can be better prepared to play a course that I haven't seen vet."
Yesterday, Ward played at Hallbrook Country Club in Leawood. He called it one of his favorite courses. Ward will also be playing golf at Wolf Creek Golf Club in Kansas City, Kan., and at Hillcrest Country Club in Kansas City, Mo.
In addition to playing those different courses, he will also be playing the course at Alvamar. Ward is also waiting for the re-opening of the new Alvamar Golf Club, which is expected to occur sometime next week.
CROSS COUNTRY
— Edited by Lisa Coble-Krings
Rim Rock Farm donated to University
Cross country runs with winning course
BY PATRICK SHEHAN
pshehan@kansan.com
KANSAN SWITTERWRITE
The Kansas University Endowment Association received a hefty gift this week as they picked up the north Lawrence property called Rim Rock Farm.
Donated by former Kansas track coach Bob Timmons, the farm is used by the Kansas cross country
team, college division championships and for high school meets
"We're extremely excited about it," Kansas cross country coach Stanley Redwine said. "Coach Timmons has always been faithful to the University and he really cares about the team."
Bob and Pat Timmons had owned Rim Rock Farm, which is located in southeast Jefferson County, since 1974. What was once a spruiting woodland has turned into home for cross country runners nationwide. Timmons bought the land while leading the University of Kansas
The farm boasts bridges, tunnels and metallic silhouettes of former KU runners, such as the Jim Ryun skyline bend and the Glenn Cunningham finish. The property is worth more than $500,000. Timmons said that someday, he hoped Rim Rock Farm would host the World Cross Country Championships.
track and field team to 14 outdoor Big Eight Conference titles and 13 indoor Big Eight Conference titles.
Senior Jeremy Mims placed 59th at the Bim Timmons Invitational last fall. Mims said the tough Rim Rock
Farm course helped the team better prepare for races. He was glad future Kansas teams would continue to practice on the course.
"Rim Rock has always been our place. It's nice to know it will always be our home field." Mims said.
Timmons, with the help of new track members, has maintained the farm for the past 30 years and turned it into one of the best cross country courses in the country.
"It's been a labor of love. I look at this as a work in progress," he said.
- Edited by Lori Bettes
BASEBALL
Seattle manager gets 1,000th victory at KC
"I'd be dead," the Seattle manager said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the first 999 had been this harrowing, Mike Hargrove might never have made it to 1,000.
With two out and runners at first and second, a shaky Eddie Guardado struck out Angel Berroa on a 3-2 pitch yesterday, preserving a 2-1 victory over Kansas City and giving Hargrove his 1,000th victory as a major league manager.
Ichiro Suzuki, who set the major league season record last year with 262 hits, was 0-for-4 and failed to hit safely for the first time in 20 games since Sept. 19 against Oakland. He reached in his first at bat on a throwing error by third baseman Tony Graffanino. Suzuki's .240 career average in Kansas City is his lowest in any major league park.
Matt Stairs tripled leading off the seventh for Kansas City and scored on Calvin Pickering's sacrifice fly. Shigetoshi Hasegawa followed with
Greinke, injured, was on a strict limit of 85-90 pitches. He said he had no problem with the pitch count.
1/3 miless miltings.
— Doug Tucker/The Associated Press
Cardinals blow bases loaded, are defeated
ST. LOUIS — Choosing to face Albert Pujols with the bases loaded was a no-brainer for Danny Graves.
Nursing a one-run lead with runners on second and third and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cincinnati Reds manager Dave Miley had his closer walk Larry Walker intentionally to load the bases. The move worked out perfectly when the St. Louis Cardinals' most dangerous hitter grounded into a double play, ending the game."The Reds had a 6-5 victory yesterday.
Matt Belisle (1-1), got his second career victory and first since 2003. He pitched five strong innings in his first major league start.
Jim Edmonds homered for the second straight day, and Reggie Sanders had a three-run homer for the NL champion Cardinals, who were 2-3 on their first homestand and are 3-4 overall. Last year, St. Louis started slowly but led the major leagues with 105 victories.
"We're fine, it's just one of those things," Sanders said. "We're not stressing at all."
R. B. Fallstrom/The Associated Press
Sand, sun and fun
Bo Russell, Atlanta freshman, dives to save the ball from going out of bounds during a friendly game yesterday afternoon on the sand volleyball courts behind Robinson Center. "We come out and play almost every day," Russell said. The conditions were near perfect yesterday, with clear, sunny skies. The temperature reached 67 degrees.
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