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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
ESPN President John Skipper called one-and-done "the single worst violation of student-athlete relationships."
Wall Street Journal
FACT OF THE DAY
There have been five "one-and-dones" from KU basketball. KU Info
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many Jayhawks are currently in the NBA?
A-16 (Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embid,
Cole Aldrich, Darrell Arthur, Mario
Chalmers, Nick Collison, Drew
Gooden, Xavier Henry, Kirk Hinrich,
Ben Mclemore, Marcus Morris,
Markieff Morris, Paul Pierce,
Thomas Robinson, Brandon Rush
and Jeff Withey)
KU Sports
THE MORNING BREW NBA needs to get rid of "one-and-done" rule
Article X of the NBAs 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement made a statement that "required all potential NBA draftees to be at least 19 years old and one year removed from their high school graduation." This rule has become known as the "one-and-done" rule.
We have all been affected by this rule, especially in the past year when both Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid declared for the draft after only one year of playing for Kansas. Wiggins coming to Kansas was great for our athletic program, but was it as great for him? He is a perfect example of a talented athlete who is ready to play at the professional level, but was forced to go a year in college with the fear of getting injured or performing worse, leading to a lower draft pick.
There have been many "none-and-dones" who have managed to have a successful career in the NBA, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Amare Stoudemire.
A great idea for the NBA would be to imitate other leagues that require players to be out of high school for at least three years to be eligible for the draft.
The big question is: Is this rule helping the athletes? Or is it just age discrimination and delaying the players from making millions a year?
Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told the Associated Press, "I like the baseball rule. I like draft 'em out of high school or leave 'em go until after their junior year." He added, "I also think the NBA and NFL need to have some legitimate developmental program to allow people who don't want to go to college to go develop their skills." The only current choice in basketball is for players to forgo college and play internationally.
"I think it'd be beneficial for students to go to school for at least a couple years, if not three years, like they in in baseball and football," said Kyle
Brueggemann, a pitcher for the Rock-ford Aviators.
Joey Wagman, pitcher for the
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Even Kentucky coach John Calipari told the Associated Press he likes the idea of athletes going to college for a two-year period before they can declare for the draft. In most cases, the athletes aren't mature enough to handle the league at such a young age. There have been multiple cases where young athletes aren't careful with their finances and make a fool of themselves in the limelight.
Oakland Athletics, mentioned he didn't think he was ready to handle playing in the league at a high school age. "Well, I spent four years in college." Wagman said. "After four full years I had gone through enough situations, met enough people, dealt with enough things and learned time.
management. To be able to handle something like that at a high school level? No way"
A change is desperately needed for the athletes. "One-and-done" players may have to watch their families struggle financially while they fulfill their lone college year risking a career-ending injury. If the NBA does want to change the rules, Kansas fans would be happy to welcome back players like Wiggins and Embiid.
Chen perfect into 6th inning, Orioles sweep Red Sox
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
ASSOCIATED PRESS
As the fifth run of the inning by the Baltimore Orioles is posted on the "Green Monster" wall scoreboard, Boston Red Sox left fielder Yoenis Cespedes waits for the pitch during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 10.
BOSTON — When Wei-Yin Chen saw right fielder Nick Markakis make a diving grab in the fifth inning, sure, he thought about a perfect game.
Chen didn't permit a runner until the sixth, Adam Jones helped provide an early cushion and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 10-6 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Orioles took an 8-0 lead in the fifth. Markakis robbed Allen Craig with a catch in the gap for the second out in the bottom of the inning.
counts was important.
"Of course it still crosses your mind, a perfect game is still very difficult to do, so I tried to concentrate on each at-bat," Chen said through a translator.
Dan Butler then doubled off the Green Monster with one out in the sixth, ending the pitching drama.
"Wei-Yin was tough," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I love the way he attacked with the lead, pitched real well with the lead. A lot of people niptick around. He had some depth on his off-speed stuff again."
Caleb Joseph homered and drove in three runs and Ryan Flaherty got a career-high four hits as Baltimore won for the 11th time in 14 games and maintained its double-digit lead atop the AL East.
"I was able to get ahead of the hitters and they were more aggressive than they should be, that's why I was so efficient," he said.
Chen (15-4) gave up one run and three hits in seven innings, striking out four without a walk. The left-hander felt throwing strikes early in
The Red Sox scored five runs in the ninth, but it wasn't nearly enough after Chen shut them down.
"Stayed out of the middle of the plate. He's been a guy that notoriously is effective against us," Boston manager John Farrell said. "He pitches right-handers in. He's got multiple secondary pitches that he can go to, but I think more than anything it's the consistent location that he shows."
Darren O'Day got the last out with two runners on for his third save.
Brandon Workman (1-9) lost his ninth straight decision since winning at Baltimore on June 10.
Jones' two-run double highlighted a six-run third, and Joseph hit a two-run drive in the fifth. Jones and Joseph each had three hits.
Chen improved to 12-2 in his last 21 starts. The only run off the left-hander scored on a home run by Xander Bogaerts.
Carlos Rivero hit his first career homer, a three-run shot off Joe Saunders, in the ninth.
The Orioles combined six hits — two by Flaherty — two walks and Rivero's throwing error from third base for their burst in the third. Alejandro De Aza, Joseph and Flaherty each had RBI singles and Steve Pearce drew a bases-loaded
walk.
NOT SO FAST
With their magic number in single digits for clinching the AL East and a 10-game home-stand coming up, the Orioles can possibly clinch at home. Showalter wasn't about to think that far ahead. "If that comes to be the potential for that to happen, that's so far away, if we're fortunate to have that day happen, then we can talk about it," he said. "We've got a lot of roads to cross."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy missed his fifth straight game with lower back spasms. The hope is he'll be ready to play in Friday's doubleheader against the Yankees. "He's feeling good," Showalter said. "We'll have a better idea (Thursday)."
Red Sox: Farrell said after the game that 2B Dustin Pedroia is done for the season was scheduled to have surgery Thursday for soreness in his left wrist and hand. "He's going to have a
procedure done here tomorrow by Dr. Leibman in Boston that will address what he's dealing with right now," Farrell said. "I don't know any more specifics than that, but there will be certainly a follow-up after that's completed tomorrow"... INFOF Brock Holt missed his fifth straight because of illness, but is expected to play in the upcoming series in Kansas City.
with a doubleheader against the Yankees on Friday. RHP Kevin Gausman (7-7, 3.83 ERA) and RHP Bud Norris (12-8, 3.92) are slated to go for Baltimore.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Clay Buchholz (7-8, 5.29) is scheduled to start Thursday night in Kansas City against RHP Liam Hendriks (1-1,4.81).
Orioles: Off Thursday before opening a 10-game homestand
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