THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013
PAGE 11.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I think when we all stopped in that moment, and 'God Bless America' was sung, I think for a split second, and rightfully so, it took us back to the day in which we departed here on April 15, and again, in some ways, to bring a little bit of closure to it in terms of how the baseball season related to the tragedy, it was kind of a unique moment."
——Manager John Farrell
ESPN
FACT OF THE DAY
Rangers State put could
This was the Red Sox's third world series win in the past 10 years.
—ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What was the last year the Boston Red Sox won the World Series before going without a championship for 86 years until 2004?
A: 1918
MLB.com
THE MORNING BREW
The best celebrations come from the worst tragedies
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox paraded through downtown Boston Saturday to celebrate the win with their fans. An estimated two million people braved the northeastern cold and watched as 25 duck boats carried the Red Sox players and executives through the streets. This was a celebration for a city that dealt with tragedy. Nobody will forget what happened at the Boston Marathon, and the Red Sox organization did a fantastic job of honoring the victims.
This was the Red Sox's third World Series championship in the past ten years. This is a great accomplishment for an organization that had gone 86 years without winning the World Series before finally being victorious in 2004. Even with this in mind, this year's championship will be the most memorable to the organization, as well as the city of Boston.
When the duck boats arrived at the fin
ish line of the Boston Marathon, emotions filled the air. As tears streamed down fans' faces, outfielder Jonny Gomes placed the World Series trophy on the finish line while holding a jersey that read "Boston Strong 617." To add to the emotional moment, "God Bless America" was sung by classical singer Ronan Tynan, who used to sing for the New York Yankees. In an interview after the parade, Gomes explained
that what he did at the finish line was impromptu.
Once "God Bless America" ended, the parade continued with many of the players jumping off of the duck boats and talking with fans in the crowd; some of the fans included those affected by the tragedy during the Boston Marathon in April. Although a lot of the fans were emotional when interacting with the players, they were grateful that the team could lift their spirits and help them recover. The Red Sox players weren't forced to reach out to the fans - rat chose to do so.
The parade was a celebration of a team overcoming tragedy. What the Boston Red Sox did to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon was truly spectacular and unforgettable. All of the sports world will remember this day as not only a World Series championship, but a tribute to the city.
Edited by Heather Nelson
This week in athletics
Tuesday
Men's Basketball
Fort Hays State
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Wednesday
Volleball
West Virginia
6:30 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday No Events
Soccer Quarterfinals TBA Kansas City, Kan.
Friday
Men's Basketball Louisiana Monroe 7 p.m. Lawrence
Soccer Semifinals TBA Kansas City, Kan.
Saturday
Football Oklahoma State 3 p.m. Stillwater, Okla.
Volleball Texas 2 p.m. Austin, Texas
Sunday
Swimming Illinois 10 a.m. Champaign, Ill.
Womens's Basketball
Oral Roberts
2 p.m.
Lawrence
Soccer
Finals
TBA
Kansas City, Kan.
Monday No Events
BASKETBALL
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Marcus Smart leads AP preseason All-America team
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A lot of people were shocked when Marcus Smart announced he would return to Oklahoma State for his sophomore season. Nobody should be surprised the Cowboys point guard was a unanimous selection to The Associated Press' preseason All-America team.
Smart was on every ballot from the 65-member national media panel Monday, a no-brainer since he was expected to be among the first players chosen if he had declared for the NBA draft. The last unanimous preseason All-America was Ohio State's Jared Sullinger in 2011-12.
After averaging 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.0 steals last season in winning the Big 12
player of year award, it was how the Cowboys fared in the NCAA tournament that had a lot to do with his coming back.
"I felt like we had a lot more to accomplish," Smart said of the loss to Oregon in Oklahoma State's opening game of the NCAA tournament. "We were a lot better team than that. That's just not the way we wanted to go out. It helped me a little bit to get motivated to come back this year."
Smart was joined on the preseason All-America team by seniors Doug McDermott of Creighton and Russ Smith of Louisville, sophomore Mitch McGary of Michigan and freshman Andrew Wiggins of Kansas.
The 6-foot-4 Smart, who also won the Wayman Tisdale Award as the country's top freshman, said
he's also coming back to improve to his 1.3-to-1 assist-turnover ratio and his 40 percent shooting from the field, including just 29 percent from 3-point range.
Still, he said the decision to pass up millions of dollars and return to Stillwater was "the most difficult thing in my life."
ticn in my life McDermott, the Missouri Valley Conference player of the year last season after averaging 23.2 points and 7.7 rebounds, was on all but two ballots. He enters the season with a chance at joining an exclusive group. A two-time first-team All-America. McDermott could become just the 11th player to be a three-time postseason selection and the first since Patrick Ewing of Georgetown and Tisdale at Oklahoma from 1983-85.
The 6-8 forward is one four
returning starters for the Bluejays and coach Greg McDermott, Doug's father. Creighton moves to the Big East this season.
"I'm looking at this season as an opportunity to embrace a new challenge," he said. "We know it's much more physical and there are a lot more athletes than we're used to. We've prepared ourselves pretty well. We know it's going to be a grind and we're looking forward to that."
to that. The 6-foot Smith, who received 52 votes, averaged 18.7 points and 2.9 assists in helping the Cardinals win the national championship. He won't have the graduated Peyton Siva with him in the backcourt but coach Rick Pitino will still be calling the shots.
"I realized how much I loved playing with my teammates and
how much fun it is to win." Smith said of returning for his senior year, "and this is part of the purpose of being a national champion. Obviously, I wasn't a clear cut first-round pick, so coming back was mainly because of coach, my teammates, the Louisville campus, the community, graduating."
Wiggins, just the second freshman to earn preseason honors since the team was first selected for the 1986-87 season, averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds as a senior at Huntington (W.Va.) Prep School. He was on 42 ballots and joins Harrison Barnes of North Carolina in 2010-11 as the only freshmen to earn preseason honors.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart dunks against Emporia State in the first half of an NCAA college exhibition basketball game in Stillwater, Okla., Friday.
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