FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3B
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For fans who want to get their hands on the same merchandise the team sports after a victory, they can have it soon after the game, Hoffman said.
If Kansas goes to the Final Four, The Sports Dome will have the shirts in stock roughly one to two hours after the game results are made official.
He would then have opened the store following a victory to sell the sure-to-be-hot merchandise.
Hoffman said that if the team had won the championship last season, he would have gotten the shirts delivered before the championship game was over.
If Kansas had made it to last season's championship game and lost, the shirts would have been shipped back to the distributor, who would then recycle the shirts by reprinting over
Vander Tuig said that the other shirts were not printed until the results were in.
the old ink. The shirts would have then likely be sold at a sidewalk store for reduced prices, Hoffman said.
Last season, in the business quarter after Kansas went to the Final Four, royalties for the Kansas trademark went up $170,000, Vander Tuigsaid.
The designs and graphics are made and approved before the games, but the actual shirts are printed afterward, Vander Tuig said.
If Kansas wins the championship, expect the Jayhawks to be decked out with Nike products. And expect the other team's shirts and hats to be on the way to the incinerator.
"The shirt companies could not afford to print all those shirts beforehand," Vander Tuig said. "Only the items that appear on the court are printed."
Edited by Todd Rapp
Royals prepare for game against White Sox
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Most major league teams select their opening day starter based on arms.The Kansas City Royals made their call because of heads—and tails-
It would be one thing to hit an impasse over making Pedro Martinez or Randy Johnson the ace.
Collectively, the five-man rotation of Hernandez, Affeldt, Darrell May, Miguel Asencio and Chris George has 21 major league victories and 35 losses.
Runelvys Hernandez, having won this spring's toss will start the opener at home against the Chicago White Sox and Jeremy Affeldt will pitch the second game.
The Royals have two proven everyday players-first baseman Mike Sweeney and center fielder Carlos Beltran—and a couple of decent major leaguers in third baseman Joe Randa and left fielder Raul Ibanez.
But switch-hitting Beltran probably shouldn't be counted. He's a good bet to be traded.
The Associated Press
The mission is clear for the Kansas softball team's weekend trip to Iowa State: win a Big 12 Conference game --- maybe even two.
sweeping Oklahoma City on Tuesday, 9-3 and 6-1 while smacking six home runs on the day.
Adding to the hopes of lifting the conference win monkey off the team's back is that the Cyclones have been down right bad.
The No. 24 Jayhawks have accumulated a record of 20-8 but not one of those 20 victories has come against a conference opponent. The squad currently is 0-4 in Big 12 play.
Kansas should travel to Ames, Iowa, in pretty good spirits, after
'Hawks aim for first conference victory
Iowa State (12-17) had been riding an eight-game losing streak in which it was outscored 45-17, held scoreless in six of those eight games. The team managed to finally
get in the victory by beating Western Illinois 5-4 on Tuesday and following that with another victory by taking down Drake 5-0 yesterday.
Like Kansas, Iowa State has yet to win a Big 12 game. The Cyclones are 0-2 in conference play after losing at then.No. 7 Texas last weekend, 7-0 and 2-0.
The 'Clones are lead defensively by junior Julia Lindsey, who had 31 hits and .352 batting average going into yesterday's
game against Drake. As a team Iowa State has struggled at the plate, batting only .215 overall.
Senior pitcher Erica Martinez anchors the Cyclones with her 2.17 ERA and 115 strikeouts on the year.
After battling Iowa State, the Hawks will be in action next at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Wichita for a doubleheader against the Wichita State Shockers.
Steve Schmidt
Tennis team preparing for Texas meets
By Jonah Ballow
jballow@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
With two Big 12 Conference matches tomorrow and Saturday, the No.68 Kansas tennis team will look to bounce back after dropping the last three conference matches.
The Jayhawks travel to Lubbock, Texas, to take on the No. 66 Texas Tech Lady Raiders tomorrow. Texas Tech is 2-7 overall and 2-4 in the Big 12 with a recent defeat to the Texas Longhorns on Monday.
"We hopefully will go to Texas and be fresh. We are staying positive," junior Kristen Steinbock said
Kansas will try to increase its 7-3 advantage over Texas Tech, including seven straight victories.
including Saturday, the Jayhawks will head to Waco, Texas, for a match-up with the No. 44-ranked Baylor Bears.
the Big 12 and fresh off an upset against the No. 28 Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday.
The Bears are 7-9 overall,5-1 in
Aggers on Kansas will try to duplicate a 5-2 victory it had last season against Baylor in Lawrence. Baylor has a slim 5-4 all-time series lead over the Jayhawks.
For Kansas, junior Emily Haylock is on a hot streak—she's won six of her last seven singles matches and has seven straight doubles victories.
The Jayhawks are 6-7 overall and 2-4 in conference play while in ninth place in the Big 12.
The team has mustered only one point in two matches and has struggled on the road with a 2-4 record
"We are ready to go." Steinbock said. "After a week-long break, practices have been up beat and everybody is ready to get back on the court."
Edited by Amber Byarlay
Jayhawks travel to Iowa for doubleheader
By Shane Mettlen
smettlen@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas soccer team will try to get back on track when it travels to Iowa City, Iowa, for a double-header tomorrow. The Jayhawks will take on Iowa in the opener at 9 a.m. followed by a game with Wisconsin-Milwaukee at noon.
The contests will allow Kansas, which is 0-2-1 during the spring
Kansas coach Mark Francis said that he did not know much about either of tomorrow's opponents, but that the 4-1 loss to the KC Legends Boys under-16 team should provide an advantage for the Jayhawks as they return to action.
season, an opportunity to notch its first victory and return to action against other universities after losing to a boys' all-star team on March 12.
"The game against the boys was a lot faster," Francis said.
"Hopefully that will help us when we play women again."
The speed of the game should return to normal for Kansas, but Iowa and Wisconsin-Milwaukee should provide a formidable challenge for the Jayhawkes.
"Wisconsin-Milwaukee made the NCAA tournament last year and Iowa is a Big 10 school," Francis said. "I think they should both be good for us to play."
Kansas freshman Caroline Smith, who leads the Jayhawks
with two goals this season, will be challenged by Iowa freshman Katelyn Quinn, who was named honorable mention freshman All-American during the fall season and is the Hawkeyes' leading goal scorer.
keyes. The double-header will provide the Jayhawks with their final test before hosting the KU Spring Tournament April 6 at SuperTarget Field. Kansas will face Creighton at 11 a.m. and Oral Roberts at 3 p.m.
Edited by Todd Rapp
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