2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 15,2005
TOMORROW
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
- Baseball vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m., Hoglund
Ballpark
- Women's Basketball vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
THURSDAY
Baseball vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
FRIDAY
- Baseball vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
SATURDAY
- Men's basketball vs. Iowa State, noon, Allen Fieldhouse
★ Track vs. Oklahoma, all day, Norman, OKla.
INTRAMURAL SCORES
FRIDAY
BASKETBALL
**Men's**
Young Gunz def. E-Town All-Stars 75-33
Jordan Disciples def. Refluxing Cherrybombs 88-39
Vick Ramano def. Team Fisticuccs 49-33
Milk was a Bad Choice def. The Hamburglars 50-37
Isotopes def. Team 2 88-48
Delta Chi 2 def. Soccer Hooligans 54-34
The Ownage def. ACE 32-30
5059 def. Cool Dudes 45-43
The Fockers def. Kougz 57-38
EA Sports All-Stars def. Miami Dolphins 53-30
Canned Heat def. Halls Heroes 77-32
Keaton Crew def. Cru 58-52
♦ Co-Recreational
Willie Style def. The French Team 46-39
Ballers def. Shorty Wanna Ride 87-66
SUNDAY
BASKETBALL
**Men's**
The Law def. Wannabes 47-34
Moody Maniacs def. Handicapped Mechanics 38-30
GP def. Rif Raf 51-28
AICHE def. A6 59-43
Spartacus def. AE Pi 1 89-33
Amini All-Stewards def. AE Pi B 59-22
Phi Delt A-3 def. More Cowbell 77-59
Battenfield A def. Phi Psi 4 60-52
Battenfield d. Stephenson Chaminade 39-26
Porra Loca def. Carson's Crew 32-30
Pi Kappa Phi def. Kappa Sig 2 45-42
Team Mariokart def. LCA 2 77-46
Jason Briley def. Danny and the Miracles 79-63
Phi Delt A-1 def. Giants 60-43
Stiff Competition def. The Mollin Manginos 67-48
Phi Tau I 1 def. Karate Explosion 36-24
Beta A-3 def. GP Pirate Makers 40-22
Fists of Fury def. Beta A-1 53-49
Johnny Kilroys def. LA1 59-49
Kappa Sig 1 def. Beta A-2 45-33
McBlue def. Pearson 77-35
♦ Women's
Fresh Theta def. Blue 26-16
Hawks def. Team Zizou-Girls 46-31
Oliver def. Rx Rated 37-28
Reees Pieces def. Alpha Chi Omega 1 39-25
♣ Co-Creational
The Salt Dawgs def. Beaver Hunters 82-39
K-Unit def. Pearson 50-47
Team Zombie def. E Funk All-Stars 74-58
Spartacus def. Shooting Stars 48-38
High Scorers def. The Missionaires 66-51
FOOTBALL
Mangino announces schedule for spring practices, game
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino announced the dates of the team's spring practices yesterday. It will begin practices on March 13 and will practice for more than a month before the annual spring scrimmage on April 16.
The March 16 practice and the April 16 spring game will both be open to the public. The March 16 practice time is yet to be announced. The spring game will begin at 3 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.
An alumni game will begin at 1 p.m., before the spring game.
Ryan Colaianni
Contact Bill Cross or Jonathan Kealing at 864-4858 or sports@kansan.com.
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Former Cardinals, Royals pitcher dies
BASEBALL
BY ALAN ROBINSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH — Big games never worried Nellie Briles.
Briles, who won two World Series titles during a 14-year career as a control pitcher, died Sunday of an apparent heart attack at 61, the Pittsburgh Pirates said. Briles was stricken during a Pirates alumni golf tournament in Orlando, Fla.
Briles went 129-112 during a career spent mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pirates. He played on five pennant- or division-winning teams, going a combined 69-44 with two post-season victories during those seasons.
Briles, who was influenced by Hall of Famer Bob Gibson's fierce attitude after joining the Cardinals in 1965, went 61-54 with the Cardinals from 1965-70, including a 19-11 record in 1968. He was traded to the Pirates, where he was 36-28 over the next three seasons before later pitching for Kansas
"I always felt that if it was a tough game, my teammates wanted me on the mound," Briles once said.
Bries was a broadcaster with the Pirates, Mariners and USA Network's major league game of the week from 1979-85 before being hired as the Pirates' director of corporate projects in 1986.
City, Texas and Baltimore in career lasting from 1965-78.
Raised in Chico, Calif., Briles pitched at Santa Clara University and made his major league debut at 22 in September 1965, losing a 1-0 decision to the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax.
"Nellie was a valuable member of the Pirates organization for many years," Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy said.
Briles was 14-5 with a 2.43 ERA in 1967. He won nine consecutive starts after Gibson's leg was broken by Roberto Clemente's line drive, before beating Boston 5-2 in Game 3 of the World Series.
Briles also played a key role in Pittsburgh's 1971 title run by pitching a two-hit shutout in World Series Game 5 against Baltimore. Briles allowed only two singles and no Orioles runner reached second base in a 4-0 victory — the last weekday afternoon game played in the
World Series.
"A lot of people in baseball told me it was the best game ever pitched in the World Series, except for Don Larsen's perfect game," said Briles, who was 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA in three career World Series starts. "I faced only 29 batters. It was the best game I ever pitched."
Orioles manager Earl Weaver later called Game 5 the pivotal game of the series, though the Pirates needed Steve Blass' four-hitter to win Game 7 in Baltimore. 2-1.
Briiles' best regular-season start came a year later, a one-hit shutout to beat Hall of Famer Juan Marichal and the Giants 1-0. Brioles lost a perfect game on Ken Henderson's infield single.
Briles retired at 34, four years after a knee injury sustained with the Royals hurt his pitching for the rest of his career. The following season, he was a TV broadcaster for the 1979 World Series champion Pirates.
Briles is survived by his wife, Ginger, four children and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be in Greensburg this week.
Savannah State goes 0-28
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Oh my. Savannah State went 0-for-the-season.
The Tigers became just the second NCAA Division I school in a half-century to go through an entire season without a win, losing to Florida A&M 49-44 last night to finish 0-28.
At least Savannah State didn't go down without a fight, managing its closest loss of the season. The Tigers tied it at 41 with 1:57 remaining when Donald Carson — son of former New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson — hit two free throws.
But Michael Harper put Florida A&M (9-13) ahead for good just 12 seconds later with two free throws. Mark Williams hit a long 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to pull Savannah State to 45-44, but Tony Tate clinched it at the free throw line for the Rattlers. He made six straight in the final 24 seconds.
"It's unbelievable," senior Sherard Reddick said. "I don't believe it. It doesn't feel like we lost 28 games this season. I guess God is testing us."
Savannah State also had a chance to lead at halftime for the first time all season. But Michael Ayodele hit a 3 with 8 seconds remaining in the period, putting Florida A&M ahead 28-26.
The Rattlers were clearly relieved to get out of Savannah with a win. In the frantic final seconds, Darius Glover tried to calm his teammates during a timeout. "Come on, guys. Relax. Relax."
When Carson shot an airball on a desperation 3-pointer that could have forced overtime, Florida A&M coach Mike Gillespie walked in front of the bench and said defiantly "We won the .game."
Savannah State couldn't say that all year, joining Prairie View in the hall of infamy. The Texas school went 0-28 in 1991-92 — the only other Division I team in the last 50 years to endure a winless season.
Savannah State won four games last season, but had to forfeit those because of an eligible player — the son of coach Edward Daniels, no less. Officially, the school has a 55-game losing streak.
This time, the Tigers completed an imperfect season without having to rely on forfeits. They lost by an average margin of nearly 23 points a game.
"They gave it their best effort all year." Daniels said. "We just needed some additional help."
Savannah State had only nine players in uniform for its final game - the most striking example of a school that had no business jumping to Division 1.
The Tigers had some success in Division II — former NFL great Shannon Sharpe is an alumnus — but moving up to the highest level has been a major blunder. The school doesn't have enough money to fully fund any of its programs, and no conference stepped forward with an invitation.
So, Savannah State plays on as an independent, with scant hope of success.
Harry Carson traveled from New Jersey to watch his son's final college game, taking part in ceremonies before the game to honor the team's three seniors.
"It's very tough," Carson said. "We all came together and fought hard. We just couldn't pull it out."
"He's learned some valuable lessons that will be with him the rest of his life," the ex-football star said. "It's just a game. He'll live. The sun will come up tomorrow. I'm sure he's not feeling good right now, but he'll be OK."
At least the Tigers got what they craved when they ventured into Division I — plenty of attention. ESPN even did live "cut-ins" during its regular programming to provide updates on Savannah State's plight.
Florida A&M routed Savannah State 92-68 in Tallahassee 12 days earlier, but the Rattlers had a much tougher time in the Tigers' gym.
when it was over, Daniels huddled briefly with four of his players. He told them he was proud of their effort. He reminded them that they've got their whole lives to erase the disappointment of this winless season.
"People remember the last thing you've done," Daniels said. "They have a chance to go on and do some other things. Maybe they'll be able to look back and talk in a lighthearted way about this."
But not on this night.
The embarrassment was too real.
The finality of it all too painful.
"We're all just struggling emotionally." Reddick said. "It's hard to describe."
AP POLL
Kansas (20-1) moved up one place to get back to No. 2 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, a spot it held for nine straight weeks before losing at Villanova. The Jayhawks dropped to sixth after their only loss and were third the past two weeks.
Illinois (25-0) defeated Michigan and Wisconsin last week to remain the only unbeaten team in Division I.
Basketball teams rearrange in ranks as season progresses
Kentucky (19-2) jumped from fifth to third, and North Carolina (20-3), which lost at Duke and won at Connecticut last week, dropped from second to fourth.
The Associated Press
Wake Forest moved up one place to fifth and was followed by Boston College, Duke, Oklahoma State, Syracuse and Arizona.
Illinois was a unanimous No.1 for the third straight week yesterday.
rank team (no. of first place votes) rec pts pvs
1. Illinois (72) 25-0 1,800 1
2. Kansas 20-1 1,710 3
3. Kentucky 19-2 1,592 5
4. North Carolina 20-3 1,576 2
5. Wake Forest 21-3 1,553 6
6. Boston College 20-1 1,365 4
7. Duke 18-3 1,348 7
8. Oklahoma St. 19-3 1,329 10
9. Syracuse 22-3 1,219 8
10. Arizona 21-4 1,140 12
11. Michigan St. 17-4 1,008 13
12. Louisville 21-4 965 9
13. Gonzaga 19-4 889 14
14. Utah 21-3 827 15
15. Washington 20-4 811 11
16. Alabama 19-4 737 17
17. Pittsburgh 17-4 717 18
18. Connecticut 15-6 602 19
19. Pacific 20-2 360 24
20. Wisconsin 16-6 342 20
21. Oklahoma 17-6 263 16
22. Maryland 15-7 231 _
23. Charlotte 17-4 225 _
24. Cincinnati 18-6 130 21
25. Villanova 14-6 118 22
MEN'S AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Others receiving votes: Florida 105, Georgetown 48, Texas 46, Tech Xach 76, DePaul 45, Old Dominion 44, Mississippi St. 33, Nevada 29, Notre Dame 28, Georgia Tech 27, S Illinois 21, Wichita St. 21, Vermont 19, Memphis 7, Wis.-Milwaukee 7, Miami 6, George Washington 5, St. Mary s., Cal. 2, Texas A&M 2, Holy Cross 1, Minnesota 1.
WOMEN'S AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through yesterday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
rank team (no. of first place votes) rec pts pvs
1. LSU (45) 23-1 1,125 1
2. Ohio St. 24-2 1,062 2
3. Duke 23-2 1,013 3
4. Stanford 22-2 1,009 4
5. Notre Dame 22-3 911 6
6. Tennessee 19-4 863 5
7. Baylor 19-3 860 7
8. North Carolina 20-3 821 8
9. Michigan St. 22-3 802 9
10. Rutgers 18-5 740 11
11. Connecticut 16-6 652 10
12. DePaul 21-3 567 15
13. Texas 15-7 561 17
14. Minnesota 19-5 557 12
15. Texas Tech 17-5 495 13
16. Georgia 20-6 445 18
17. Temple 20-3 363 20
18. Kansas St. 17-5 299 16
19. Iowa St. 18-4 262 14
20. Maryland 17-6 257 19
21. N.C. State 7-5 240 23
22. Vanderbilt 17-6 171 21
23. Wis.-Green Bay 21-2 138 24
24. Penn St. 16-8 112 25
25. Boston College 16-6 94 22
Others receiving votes: New Mexico 87, Florida St 64, Gonzaga 19, Arizona St 9, TCU 9, Virginia 8, Arizona 5, Nebraska 3, Chattanooga 2.
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