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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014
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Volleyball falls to Texas, drops to 0-3 in Big 12 play
KYLE PAPPAS
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The Kansas volleyball team (12-5, 0-3) dropped its thirdconsecutive match Sunday afternoon, falling to No. 2 Texas (11-0, 3-0) in four sets (14-25, 20-25, 25-20, 21-25) at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. It's the first time the layhawks have begun conference play 0-3 since 2011.
Texas commanded the match from the beginning, jumping out to a 8-2 lead early in the first set. Coach Ray Bechard took his first timeout as his team attempted to regroup, but
after several timely kills from senior outside hitter Haley Eckerman, the Longhorns quickly increased their lead to 13-4 following the break.
Eckerman was a nuisance for the Jayhawks at the net all afternoon, using her 6-foot-3 frame to block and alter many Kansas shots. The pressure from the Texas front line led to a dismal -.023 kill percentage for the Jayhawks at the end of the first set.
"We have definitely a lot of youth on the team, so it's different going against these bigger, more physical teams," freshman setter Ainise Havili said. "But I think we do really
well for how young we all are and we fight well."
Kansas found itself ahead 10-9 in the second set before allowing the Longhorns to rattle off five consecutive points. After the second timeout by Bechard, the Jayhawks responded with four straight points of their own to tie the score, 14-14. Senior outside hitter Chelsea Albers was a key contributor, notching five kills on a .333 kill percentage in the second set.
But after a timeout of its own, Texas appeared to kick things into second gear, riding a strong showing from senior
middle blocker Khat Bell to a comfortable set win, 25-20.
"In a match like today, the margin for error is very small," Bechard said. "You think you're kind of dominating the game, you look up and it's maybe tied. It's just one of those games where you've gotta be very,very clean."
Refusing to be swept on its home court, Kansas showed some resilience in the third set. Albers continued her strong play and junior outside hitter Tiana Dockery began to make her presence felt, recording three kills on a .333 kill percentage. Holding a 16-10 advantage midway
through the set, the Jayhawks wouldn't allow Texas to get much closer, and Albers eventually sealed it with a light touch over the net to take the set, 25-20.
In the fourth set, Kansas jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind back-to-back service aces from Havili. But the Longhorns fought back, quickly regaining the lead and control of the match. The Jayhawks would cut the lead down to just one later in the set, but Texas was simply too much, as the back-to-back Big 12 champions used a late surge to win the set and match
In no way, shape or form
are we any way pleased with a four-set loss," Bechard said. "But I think we're pretty pleased with our response after the break, and those are things we'll build on."
For Kansas, Albers finished with the game-high 17 kills on a .205 kill percentage, while Havili recorded her eighth double-double of the season (41 assists, 11 digs).
With the loss, Kansas falls to 4-36 all time against Texas, including 3-16 in Lawrence. The Jayhawks next play Friday, at 7 p.m., when they travel to Waco to take on Baylor.
Edited by Yu Kyung Lee
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Baltimore Orioles players celebrate after defeating the Detroit Tigers, 2-1 in Game 3 of baseball's AL Division Series on Sunday in Detroit. Baltimore won the series 3-0.
Cruz, Orioles win against Tigers 2-1 for ALDS sweep
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DETROIT — Nelson Cruz, Buck Showalter and an unheralded bunch from Baltimore swept aside Detroit's Cy Young winners.
Cruz sliced a two-run homer for his latest big postseason hit, and the Orioles held off the Tigers 2-1 Sunday to reach the AL Championship Series for the first time since 1997.
Baltimore opens the ALCS on Friday at home against Kansas City or at the Los Angeles Angels.
Bud Norris outpitched David Price in Game 3 of the AL Division Series. The Tigers scored in the ninth and put the tying run on second with no outs, but Orioles closer Zach Britton escaped the jam and lifted Showalter into his first LCS in 16 seasons as a big league manager.
Cruz's homer was the 16th of his postseason career, including eight against the Tigers. He was the MVP of the 2011 ALCS for Texas in a six-game victory over Detroit.
Cruz spent much of this past offseason without a team after serving a 50-game suspension last year for violating baseball's drug agreement.
Norris pitched two-hit ball for 6 1-3 innings, and Andrew Miller got five straight outs to keep the shutout going.
Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez opened the ninth with back-to-back doubles off Britton. Bryan Holaday struck out after a failed bunt attempt, and Showalter made the unconventional decision to put the winning run on base by intentionally walking Nick Castellanos.
That meant the bottom of Detroit's lineup would have to come through. The Tigers sent up Hernan Perez — who had five at-bats in the regular season — to pinch hit, and bounced a 96 mph fastball into a 5-4-3 double play. It was Britton's second save of the series.
Cruz led the majors with 40 homers this season, and the Orioles topped baseball
with 211. It was his two-run homer in the first inning of the opener that set the tone for this series, and he came through again in the sixth inning against Price. Cruz's drive cleared the wall in right, about 2 feet to the left of the foul pole.
Not bad for a guy the Orioles signed in late February. Cruz turned down a $14.1 million qualifying offer that would have kept him with Texas — but he ended up having to settle for an $8 million, one-year contract with Baltimore that included $750,000 in roster bonuses.
Cruz's powerful bat enabled the Orioles to withstand season-ending injuries to Manny Machado and Matt Wieters, as well as Chris Davis' 25-game suspension for an amphetamine violation.
Detroit won its fourth straight division title this year, but they couldn't make it four ALCS visits in a row. The Tigers remain without a World Series title since 1984 — a drought one year shorter than Baltimore's.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - A timely trick play and a big turnover helped the San Francisco 49ers to a second straight win.
Fake punt helps 49ers defeat Chiefs 22-17
Colin Kaepernick threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, Frank Gore ran for 107 yards and the 49ers converted a fake punt to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-17 on Sunday.
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The 49ers (3-2) turned to a trick play on fourth-and-1 from their own 29 early in the fourth quarter, giving a direct snap to Craig Dahl for a 3-yard run up the middle. Kaepernick directed the offense down field, and Phil Dawson kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8:42 to play for the go-ahead score.
The 49ers held off former franchise quarterback Alex Smith and the Chiefs (2-3) twice in the closing moments. Smith threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, but Perrish Cox intercepted his overthrown pass to end any chance Kansas City had to rally.
Dawson also connected
San Francisco's win should help quiet all the questions — at least for a week — about whether there's any rift between coach Jim Harbaugh and the locker room.
from 55, 52, 35 and 30 yards.
Reports have been appearing since the offseason that players weren't particularly happy with Harbaugh, and the latest round sent 49ers CEO and acting owner Jed York to Twitter to try and silence the chatter Sunday morning.
York posted: "Jim is my
Harbaugh helped answer them by trusting his team on a big trick play, and he leaned on Kaepernick, Gore and a timely defense to do the rest with tight end Vernon Davis out with a back injury.
coach. We are trying to win a SB, not a personality or popularity contest. Any more questions?"
The Chiefs stopped San Francisco to start the third quarter. Former Oregon standout De'Anthony Thomas ran his first punt return 28 yards, then caught a short screen and sprinted 17 yards for a score to put the Chiefs back in front, 17-13.
But San Francisco stayed focused and never lost its cool. The often-penalized 49ers finished with just two penalties for 10 yards.
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