"I just want to say, Bill Bridges, you have the biggest hands I've ever seen." Nick Collison after winning the Bill Bridges rebounding award.
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Inside Sports
FRIDAY,APRIL18,2003
SPORTS COMMENTARY
Jonah Ballow jballow@kansan.com
Improving pitches can help record
This weekend, Kansas baseball heads to Norman, Okla., to face the Sooners, who are having a rough season with only one victory in the Big 12 Conference.
The three-game series should give the Jayhawks an opportunity to bolster their Big 12 record. The Jayhawks have an impressive overall record of 29-15 but are only 4-8 in the Big 12 Conference.
Even with a somewhat dismal record in conference play, the Jayhawks have managed to elapse its victories last season by seven.
Kansas has experienced strong offensive play by out-homering its opponents 40-31. Not only have the Jayhawks hit the ball out of the park but three players are on pace to break Kansas' season single hit record.
But the pitching for the Jayhawks has slumped, and coach Ritch Price said he realized the need for a strong overall performance by his team.
"It has to be a complete effort for us," Price said. "We don't have good enough pitching to not be perfect in every phase of the game."
The need for this team to succeed is evident especially when Kansas has an opportunity to make a move in the Big 12 standings. Three days after the game against Oklahoma, the team will play Missouri Valley Conference powerhouse Wichita State University on the road.
The Jayhawks are only a game behind Texas Tech, a team they won two of three from last weekend. Baylor, Missouri and Oklahoma State are all in striking distance if Kansas can muster big victories against Oklahoma this weekend.
Oklahoma's record might now show a competitive team, but Kansas must enter the weekend with a purpose of making some noise in the conference; the time is now.
Ballow is a Littleton, Colo. junior in journalism.
Keep up with the search for a new basketball coach in The University Daily Kansan and on kansan.com.
KANSAS RELAYS SCHEDULE
Today
Field Events
■ 8 a.m. Boy's Javelin
■ 8 a.m. Girl's Shot Put
■ 9 a.m. Boy's Pole Vault
■ 10 a.m. Women's Triple Jump
■ 10 a.m. Women's High Jump
■ 10 a.m. Boy's Triple Jump
■ 11 a.m. Girl's Javelin
■ 11 a.m. Women's Shot Put
■ 1 p.m. Men's Pole Vault
■ 2 p.m. Women's Javelin
■ 2 p.m. Men's Shot Put
■ 3 p.m. Men's Triple Jump
■ 3 p.m. Boy's High Jump
■ 3 p.m. Girl's Triple Jump
■ 5 p.m. Men's Javelin
■ 5 p.m. Girl's Pole Vault
■ 5 p.m. Boy's Shot Put
Running Events
8 a.m. Women's Shuttle Hurdle
8:15 a.m. Men's Shuttle Hurdle
8:35 a.m. Girl's 3,200 Meters
9:10 a.m. Boy's 3,200 Meters
9:35 a.m. Girl's 100 Meters Preliminaries
9:55 a.m. Boy's 100 Meters Preliminaries
10:15 a.m. Women's 100 Meters Preliminaries
10:35 a.m. Men's 100 Meters Preliminaries
11 a.m. Boy's 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
11:20 a.m. Girls 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
11:40 a.m. Women's 400 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Preliminaries
Noon Men's 400 Meter Intermediate Hurdles Preliminaries
12. 20 p.m. Women's 800 Meter Relay
12. 20 p.m. Women's 800 Meter Relay
12. 30 p.m. Men's 800 Meter Relay
12:45 p.m. Girl's Distance Medley Relay
1:15 p.m. Boy's Distance Medley Relay
1:40 p.m. Women's Distance Medley Relay
2. 05 p.m. Men's Distance Medley Relay
2:09 p.m. Metrs Distance is
2:30 a.m. Girl's 400 Meters
2:30 p.m. Girls 460 Meters
2:50 p.m. Boys 400 Meters
3:10 p.m. Women's 400 Meters Preliminaries
3:30 p.m. Men's 400 Meters Preliminaries
3:55 p.m. Girl's 400 Meter Relay Preliminaries
4:15 p.m. Boy's 400 Meter Relay Preliminaries
4:35 p.m. Women's 400 Meter Relay
Preliminaries
4:55 p.m. Men's 400 Meter Relay Preliminaries
Preliminaries
F:15 p.m. Girl's 800 Meters
5:25 p.m. Boy's 800 Meters
6 p.m. Men's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
5. 35 p.m.Women's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
8 p.m. Men's 1,600 Meter Relay Preliminaries
8:30 p.m. Bill Easton Men's 4 Mile Relay
6:20 p.m. girl's 1,800 Meter Relay Preliminary
6:55 p.m. boy's 1,800 Meter Relay Preliminary
7-30 p.m. Women's 1,600 Meter Relay
Polemimeters
Tomorrow
Field Events
8 a.m. Boy's Discus
10 a.m. Women's Long Jump
10 a.m. Boy's Long Jump
10 a.m. Girl's High Jump
10 a.m. Women's Pole Vault
11 a.m. Girl's Discus
11 a.m. Men's Invitational Shot
2 p.m. Girl's Long Jump
2 p.m. Men's Long Jump
2 p.m. Women's Discus
3 p.m. Men's Invitational Pole Vault
3 p.m. Carl Rice Men's High Jump
5 p.m. Al Oerter Men's Discus
Running Events
8 a.m. 5K Open Racewalk Invitational
9 a.m. Girl's 100 Meter Hurdles
9:40 a.m. Boy's 110 Meter Hurdles
Preliminary
9:20 a.m. Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
10:20 a.m. Girl's Sprint Medley Relay Finals
10 a.m. Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
Delimination
10:40 a.m. Boy's Sprint Medley Relay Finals
11:15 a.m. Men's Sprint Medley Relay Finals
11:40 a.m. Men's 400 Meter Dash Finals
884-629-5330, Men's 400 Meter
Preliminaries
11:15 a.m. Women's 400 Meter Dash Finals
11:35 a.m. Women's 400 Meter Dash Finals
11:55 a.m. Special 400 Meter Relay
Marine Dock Structures
11:45 a.m. Special Olympics 100 Meter
Dashes Steelleap 100
Noon Special 400 Meters Relay — 8th Grade Race Steelechase
12:05 p.m. Special 400 Meters Relay — 7th Base Race Steelchase
12:10 p.m. Special 400 Meters Relay — 8th Grade Race Steecheaple
12:15 p.m. Girl's 800 Meter Relay Finals
12:30 p.m. Boys 800 Meter Relay Fina
1:24 p.m. Girls 0:25 m. Hockey Finals
1:10 p.m. Bags 2 Mile Relay Finals
2. 25 p.m. Men's Masters 800 Meter Run Steeplechase
1. 35 p.m. Women 2 Mile Relay Finals
2 p.m. Men's 2 Mile Relay Finals
2:40 p.m. Men's Invite 200 Meter Dash Invitational
Invitational
2:50 p.m. Girl's 100 Meter Hurdle Finals
2:54 p.m. Women's 100 Meter Hurdle Finals
2.48 p.m. 50 motor dash — 5th Grade
Steeplechase
2:56 p.m. Women's 100 Meter Invite Hurdle Invitational
2. 52 p.m. 50 meter dash — 4th Grade Steeplechase
2-57 p.m. 50 Meter dash — 3rd Grade
Steenlechase
3.02 p.m. 50 Meter dash — 2nd Grade
Steeplechase
3 p.m. Boy's 110 Meter Hurdle Finals
3:06 p.m. Men's 100 Meter Invite Hurdle Invitational
Steeplechase
3:04 p.m. Men's 110 Meter Hurdle Finals
3:07 p.m. 50 Meter dash — 1st Grade
Steepeasehase
3:10 p.m. Girl's 100 Meter Dash Finals
3:15 p.m. Boy's 100 Meter Dash Finals
3:20 p.m. Women's 100 Meter Dash Finals
8:55 p.m. Men's 100 Meter Dash Finals
3:20 p.m. Women's 100 Meter Dash Finals
3:25 n.m. Men's 100 Meter Dash Finals
3:30 p.m. Women's Invite 100 Meter Dash
Invitational
3:40 p.m. Men's Invite 100 Meter Dash Invitational
3. 50 p.m. Masters 100 Meter Dash Steeplechase
4:05 p.m. Men's 800 Metar Run Finals
4:15 p.m. Special 400 Meter Relay — Living
Groups Steelchase
Groups Steeplechase
4:20 p.m. Girl's 490 Meter Relay Finals
4:25 p.m. boy's 400 Meter Relay Finals
2013
4:30 p.m. Women's 400 Meter Relay Finals
4:55 p.m. Women's 400 Meter Intermediate
Hurdle Finals
4:35 p.m. Men's Invitational Mile Invitational
4:45 p.m.
5 p.m. Women's 400 M Intermediate
Hurdle Invite Invitational
5:05 p.m. Men's 400 Meter Intermediate
Hurdle Finals
5:10 p.m. Men's 400 M Intermediate High Invite Invitational
5:15 p.m. m.Women's Invitational 400 Meter Run Invitational
5. 20 p.m.Men's Invitational 400 Meter Run Invitational
5:25 p.m. Girl's 1600 Meter Run Finals
5. 55 p.m.Women's 1500 Meter Run Finals
SPORTS IN BRIEF
6:05 p.m. Men's 1500 Meter Run Finals
6:10 p.m. Girl's 1600 Meter Relay Finals
10:15 p.m. Girls 1000 Meter Relay Finals
6:15 p.m. Girls 1600 Meter Relay Finals
6:15 p.m. Boy's Locker 8
6:20 p.m. Women's 1600 Meter Relay Finals
6:25 p.m. Men's 1600 Meter Relay Finals
6:25 p.m. Men's Invitational Reals
"Our practices are geared towards winning our fifth consecutive Kansas Cup."
Rowing team fighting to win Cup for fifth straight year
The University of Kansas rowing team will go head-to-head against Kansas State tomorrow at the Kansas Cup in Manhattan.
The Jayhawks and Wildcats will par-take in the 1st Varsity 8, 2nd Varsity 8, Varsity 4, 1st Novice 8 and 2nd Novice 4 races.
Kansas took two third-place finishes in both novice races in the Knecht Cup last weekend in Camden, N.J.
— Jason Hwang
Kansas has won the Kansas Cup for the past four years. But in its last meeting against against the Wildcats, The Jayhawks lost all five races at home in the Sunflower Showdown last November.
"We are looking forward to racing in Manhattan and competing against Kansas State," coach Rob Catloth said.
Tennis team tries to end fourmatch losing streak
The No. 74 Kansas tennis team will play its final home match when it faces the No.32 ranked Texas A&M Aggies at the Robinson Courts tomorrow. The game will be the final game of the regular season.
"This weekend is going to be really tough, A&M is good this year," Kansas coach Kilmene Waterman said. "I want everyone to compete up and down the line."
The Jayhawks suffered a loss to in-state rival Kansas State last week and are on a four-match losing streak.
Sophomore Paige Brown showed
signs of light by going undefeated in doubles and singles against Kansas State.
Senior Kim Lorenz also won in singles last week, and the match against Texas A&M marks her last match in Lawrence.
After a victory over Texas on Tuesday, the Aggies will look to improve their third-place position in the Big 12 Conference standings.
The Jayhawks have not defeated Texas A&M in its last four meetings and are 3-7 all-time in head-to-head match-ups.
Kansas stands at 7-10 and 3-7 in the Big 12, while the Aggies are 15-9 and 7-2 in the conference.
"We are going to be the underdogs, but if we all come together and play up to our abilities we can get the victory," Lorenz said.
Jonah Ballow
POLI
kansan.com
What was former Kansas athletics
director Al Bohl's best move?
Firing football coach Terry Allen
Beer before football games
Hiring baseball coach Ritch Price
Hiring baseball coach from his
His best is yet to come: moving out of
Lawrence
Log on to www.kansan.com to vote.
TODAY
Kansas Athletics Calendar
TOMORROW
Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium Baseball at Oklahoma, 6:35 p.m., in Norman, Okla.
Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium Tennis vs. Texas A&M, noon, at Robinson courts
Softball at Texas, noon and 2 p.m., in Austin, Texas
Baseball at Oklahoma, 2 p.m., in Norman, Okla
Rowing dual with Kansas State, in Manhattan
Women's golf at the Big 12 Conference Championships in Columbia, Mo.
SUNDAY
Baseball at Oklahoma, 1 p.m., in Norman,
Okla.
Women's golf at the Big 12 Conference Championships in Columbia, Mo.
rs really sad that Roy stole the boys' thunder by announcing his leave before the parade and the banquet. A man who had really loved his players would have let the team enjoy how much they accomplished this year. Put the parade back on, we're celebrating our boys, not Roy.
Could we have a shorter attention span?
As soon as we hear that Roy's leaving,
we forget about the war. What's up with
that?
Is it just me or does that picture of Ryan Greene in the Kansan remind you of that nerd from the movie Road Trip?
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To the person that said KU's loss and Roy's leaving is just as bad as losing a friend in a car accident, that's really sad and you need to get some perspective.
Wanna know what I think? You can find out on roysucks.com.
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The asparagus lady is on again. I hope this doesn't mean Roy's going to make another speech.
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