THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
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BASKETBALL
Legends of the Phog: Jayhawks in the NBA
JONATHAN ROSA
jrosa@kansan.com
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Morris and the Suns handed the Timberwolves their sixth straight loss on Monday after he put up 21 points and six rebounds. The Suns have now won their last five of six, and the Timberwolves are now four of 14 without Ricky Rubio. In Morris' previous game, he had 13 (four of five) points in 26 minutes of playing time, with one three-pointer, five rebounds and two blocks.
Upcoming games: April 11 at Memphis, April 13 at Houston, April 14 at San Antonio, April 16 vs. Portland, April 18 vs. Oklahoma City
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Rush helped the Warriors to a 112-97 victory over the Nuggets on Saturday, with a 20-point game. He shot eight of 17 from the field and hit four of six three-pointers to go along with five rebounds and two assists.
Upcoming games: April 11 at Portland, April 12 vs. Dallas, April 14 vs. LA Clippers, April 16 vs. San Antonio, April 18 vs. LA Lakers
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On Sunday, Collison posted six points (three of five) in 22 minutes of playing time. He also pulled down nine rebounds (seven offensive), had four assists, three steals and one block. The Thunder would go on to beat Toronto 91-75. Collison had eight points on Friday to go with eight rebounds and one assist, however they lost to Indiana 98-103.
Upcoming games: April 11 vs. LA Clippers, April 13 vs. Sacramento, April 14 at Minnesota, April 16 at LA Clippers, April 18 at Phoenix
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Another quiet week from Hinchin, who posted just three points in each of his last two games, all coming from beyond the three point line. While he hasn't put up big numbers, he continues to tally up assists and steals.
Upcoming games: April 11 at Boston, April 13 at Orlando, April 15 vs. Toronto, April 18 vs. Detroit, April 20 vs. Boston
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Not much to add about Paul Pierce, as he has been shooting lights out of late. On Saturday, Pierce helped the Celtics out of a two-game losing streak, putting up a team-high 24 points in an 86-72 win over the Pacers. He followed that performance with a 17-point outing against the 76ers. He shot seven of 12 while hitting two of four threes with five rebounds and three assists. The Celtics, who were once thought to be in a rebuilding year, have now played themselves into possible championship contenders.
Upcoming games: April 11 vs. Atlanta, April 13 at Toronto, April 14 at New Jersey, April 15 at Charlotte, April 17 at New York
EDITED BY KATIE JAMES
BASEBALL
Indians fall to the White Sox, ends Cleveland's homestand
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With Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos Santana watching at right, Chicago White Sox's A.J. Pierzynski (12) is congratulated by teammate Paul Konerko (14) after hitting a three-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland on Wednesday, April 11.
CLEVELAND — For four games, the Cleveland Indians had trouble hitting when it mattered.
On Wednesday, the offense had its most productive game of the young season, but the rest of the team faltered in a 10-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
The Indians ended their first homestand with a 1-4 record, which included a 16-inning loss on opening day and a defeat in 12 innings the following game. Cleveland, which had scored 14 runs and batted .153 in its first four games, begins a nine-game trip Friday in Kansas City.
"The homestand could have gone a little better, even when we struggled so bad offensively," manager Manny Acta said. "We put ourselves in a position to win a couple of games and things just didn't work out."
Although the Indians' poor play in spring training has carried over into the season, Acta thinks it's too early to consider personnel changes.
Jason Masterson, coming off a dominant outing against Toronto in the season opener, gave up four runs in the first. An error by third baseman Jack Hannahan made one of the runs unearned. A fifth-inning error by first baseman Casey Kotchman helped the White Sox score another unearned run.
“五 games is not going to make me panic about my bullpen, my offense, defense or anything like that,” Acta said. “We have to give it a little more time.”
The bullpen only added to the trouble. Relievers Dan Wheeler and Rafael Perez gave up home runs in the sixth to turn a 5-4 deficit into a six-run game.
"We swung the bats better, but we didn't pitch well enough or play good enough defense," Acta said.
If not for Chris Perez's ninthinning meltdown in the opener, Masterson would have been the winning pitcher. The Indians' best starter last season held Toronto to
one run in eight innings, and that came on Jose Bautista's home run
Masterson (0-1) ran into problems immediately against Chicago. After Alejandro De Aza started the game with a single, Hannahan's throw to first on Brent Morel's bunt was wide. A run-scoring single by Adam Dunn and an RBI double by Paul Konerko followed. Masterson's wild pitch added another run before A.J. Pierzynski hit a sacrifice fly.
Masterson then held Chicago scoreless until the fifth. Kotchman dropped shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera's throw on Moriel's grounder. Dunn singled and Konerko's RBI single added another unearned run.
"Masterson was a little inconsistent with his command, but he threw the ball well," Acta said. "We didn't play good defense behind him in the first inning that really hurt us."
"I did not totally know where the ball was going early on," he said. "I kind of settled down and worked through it."
Masterson was charged with five runs (three earned) and eight hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked one.
Thanks to Travis Hafner, the Indians managed to get back in the game. He hit a solo homer in the
Wheeler gave up a two-run homer to De Aza before Perez allowed A.J. Pierzynyski's three-run blast.
Cabrera reached in the first when his routine pop to right-center fell safely among three fielders for a double, then scored on a wild pitch. Hafner hit a 433-foot solo homer into the right-field second deck in the fourth, his first home run of the season.
fourth and followed with a two-run double in the fifth, but any idea of a comeback win ended in the top of the sixth.
John Danks (1-1) gave up four runs, seven hits and five walks in 5 2-3 innings.
Shelley Duncan hit a two-run homer in the seventh.
"I needed every one of those runs," he said. "It felt great to get them, especially against Masterson because he's one of the best."
NOTES: leannar Gomez, the Indians' fifth starter who was skipped over in the rotation when Tuesday night's game was postponed, made his season debut by pitching two perfect innings of relief, striking out three. He's scheduled to start Saturday. ... Kotchman committed only his 12th error in 730 games at first base. ... Cleveland has eight homers by seven players in five games. ... The Indians' trip includes stops at Seattle and Oakland.
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