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SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, October 6, 1992
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BRIEFS
Kansas Golfer captures tournament title
Kansan staff report
Senior golfer Holly Reynolds captured first place at the Yale Invitation Golf Tournament in New Haven, Conn., this past weekend. During the two-round tournament, Reynolds hit a 74 and 79. Her 153 total helped Kansas finish in first place overall with a grand total of 654.
Michelle Uher finished second in the tournament, six strokes behind Reynolds. Penn State finished in second place and Rutgers placed third.
Other Jayhawk finishers were Lynn Williamson, 170, Cathy Reinbeck, 175, and Ann Holbrook 181.
The Jayhawks will travel to the White State Shocker invitations on Oct. 15.
Former K-State guard signs with Golden State
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden Sea Warriors signed free-agent guard Steve Henson to a one-year contract, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Associated Press
Henson, 6-foot-1, spent two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He played in 55 games last season, averaging 3.1 points and 1.8 assists. He became an unrestricted free agent when Milwaukee did not offer him a new contract.
Henson, 24, was the Buck's second round pick in 1990. He is the all-time leader in assists, with 582, and steals, with 186, at Kansas State.
Henson is one of 16 players set to begin training camp with the Warriors this Friday.
Pair of Sooners sweep conference honors
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma's 17-3 victory over Iowa State gave the Sooners both the players of the week in the Big Eight, with offensive honors going to quarterback Cale Gundy while linebacker Mike Coats won the defensive award.
Rugby teams split games against Whitman Air Force and St. Louis Univ.
Gundy completed 21 of 28 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns. Gundy, a junior, is now second on the Sooners' all-time passing yardage list, less than 500 yards behind Bobby Warmack.
Coats, a junior, had 11 tackles as Oklahoma held Iowa State to 156 yards.
Kansan staff report
The KU Rugby Club scored the most points ever in a game Saturday when it defeated a team from Whiteman Air Force Base. 90-12
Thirteen players scored for Kansas during the game on the base near Williamsburg, Mo. Graduate student Patrick Delargy and Kansas City, Mo., resident Pete Knudsen both scored three times for the club team. The defense was a big part who are KU students and players from the Lawrence-Kansas City area.
The game ended ten minutes early because of the hipsided score, junior
The collegiate rugby队 lost to St. Louis University, 26-26, Saturday in the
Delargy, senior Philip Olson and sophomores Colin Gothaw and Stanchi March all scored for the varsity team.
Pittsburgh center signs record deal
PITTSBURGH — Mario Lemieux got the deal of a lifetime yesterday.
The Associated Press
On Lemieux's 27th birthday, and the eve of the NHL season opener, the Penguins announced that their megastar center had signed a record seven-year contract.
Although the Penguins would not release terms of the contract other than its length,
Lemieux had said earlier that the deal was worth $42 million, nearly double what anyone in the NHL makes.
Philadelphia's Eric Lindros, who will face the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins in tonight's season opener in Pittsburgh, signed a six-year, $21 million deal earlier this year.
The Penguins also had been expected to name their coach for the 1992-93 season yesterday, but they deferred that until this morning. They have been without a head coach since negotiations between Scotty Bowman and general manager Craig Patrick broke down over the summer.
HOCKEY
"It was a great birthday present," Lemieux said at a news conference at a midtown hotel. "Ownership is dedicated to
keeping a great team in Pittsburgh, and I want to be part of it."
Lemieux still had two years to go under his old contract, which paid him about $121 million over five years. That ranked him fourth in the NHL salary scale.
Now he's second to none.
'Mew he's second to none.'
Mario has been loyal to this firm since his owner Howard Baldwin when he made the contract
announcement. "We would be remiss if we allowed Mario to leave Pittsburgh and our fare."
Lemieux said he was thrilled not only with his contract, but also with being part of the Pittsburgh scene.
"I'm excited to be in Pittsburgh for the rest of my career," Lemieux said "The team has never had a big part of my life."
Lemieux, now an eight-year veteran, led the NHL in scoring
last year for the third time wn.
131 points, despite missing 16
games.
Lemieux has led the Penguins to two straight Stanley Cup championships. Both years, he was voted the most valuable player in the playoffs. He won the NHL's rookie of the year award in 1984-85, the MVP award for the 1987-88 season and has been the All-Star MVP three times.
Paul Kotz /Special to the KANSAN
Sophomore Brent Wilhelm takes batting practice during the Jayhawk baseball team's workout at Hogtland-Maupin Stadium. Winfield and fellow sophomore Ted Meadows, left, practiced with the rest of the KU baseball team's
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Royals' finish with worst record since losing 97 in '70
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's 72-80 record this season isn't bad when you consider the Royals began the season 1-16.
"I told the pitchers they did a good job," Royals manager Hal Mrae said. "I told everybody else they stunk. Everybody has to try to improve."
Kansas City played three or four games above .500 for much of the remainder of the season until swooning at the end. A 6-0 loss to Minnesota on the last day epitomized the Royals' season. This team simply can't score.
"You can't blame it on the injuries. You can't blame it on the bad start, because the guys didn't play well," McRae said.
Throw away the 1-16 start and the Royals were still two games below 50. LT 73. They finished 16-24 in the last 40 games. In a record show 10 fewer wins than 1981.
Kansas City had its worst record since losing 97 games in 1970. The Royals had their third straight fifthplace finish.
"We didn't have anybody have a career year," general manager Herk Robinson said. "We had guys who underachieved this year."
The Royals need a power hitter and a blue chip starting pitcher to replace Bret Saberhagen, traded to the New York Mets after the 1991 season.
Catcher Mike Macfarlane led the Royals in homers with 17. Gregg Jeffries led in RBIs with 75.
Kevin Appier
That certainly isn't the scenario Robinson and McDermott last out winter.
Mike Dobbicker, the planned opening-day starter last winter, was ineffective and spent much of the second half on the disabled list. Appier made the opening day start, and the Royals went on to use 16 starters in all.
Kevin Appier became the Royals' best pitcher, winning 15 games before sitting out most of the last two months injured. No. 2 starter Mark Gubicaz started only 18 games and finished the season on the disabled list with a sore rotator cuff.
Kansas City was weak at both middle infield positions. Keith Miller contributed a .284 average but made 15 errors at second base. David Howard played solid defense at shortstop after his back problems cleared up, but batted only .224.
The outfield is anybody's guess. Brian McRae made some great catches in center, but the Royals need more
"You can't count on an injured guy," McRae said.
than. 223 hitting from that position.
Kevin McReynolds is the incumbent left fielder, but he played in only 109 games because of injuries. Right field was a puzzle.
Although an abnormally high number of big-name free agents will be available this winter, the Royals may be reluctant to bid.
Then there's the matter of George Brett, who finished his 19th season by getting his 3,000h hit in the final week. Kansas City has a $2.5 million option for next year on Brett, who will be 40 in May. Should they exercise it, Brett then must decide whether to play a 20th season.
"We have not had success with free agents," Robinson said. "It depends on who they are and how much they are. We know what we have to do."
Even if he does come back, the team will be faced at some point with the retirement of the player who more represents the Kansas City Royals.
He's undecided, although his rebound to a .285 average and his relatively injury-free season seemed to have him leaning toward returning.
Players gear up for state rivalry
"His presence is very strongly felt and will be sorely missed," Robinson said. "You might be able to replace George Brett as a player, you might be able to replace a designated hitter, but you don't replace him as a person."
By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter
When Kansas plays Kansas State Saturday at Memorial Stadium, it will mark the last time that 15 Kansas seniors will battle their cross-state rivals.
Senior center Dave Marcum, Great Bend, said that K-State recruited him when he was in high school and that he knew several members of the Wildcat football team from high school.
In 1890 and 1900, Marcum's first two years at Kansas, the Jayhawks defeat
Last year K-State came back from a 12-3 deficit and pulled out a 16-12 victory at Manhattan.
Marcum said he always had an extra incentive to win the K-State game because it was a matter of bragging rights in his hometown.
"I really caught a lot of flak for K-State beating us last year," he said.
Marcum said there was added significance to winning this year.
"This is a critical turning point in our program," he said. "We now have a team with more potential than ever. If we win, we're going to be 4-1. We're working on a Big Eight Championship, and it all starts with this game."
Marcum and senior defensive tackle Gilbert Brown have played in Kansas last three games against the Wildcats. Brown grew up in Detroit but has grown familiar with the in-state rivalry.
Kansas leads the 90-year-old series
60-25-5. The teams play for the Gover
Dave Marcur
nor's Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the winner since 1969. Brown said the K-State game was special because the two teams were playing to show who was the state's best.
However, Brown said the hype surround the game would not matter once the game began because the outcome would be decided on the field.
"There's a lot of talk between the teams," he said. "But it comes down to playing ball. We study their offense, but you can never tell how they're going to play."
Brown said last year's loss to the Wildcats was difficult for the players.
"All I remember is that we lost," he said. "I felt bad for Coach Mason and the players."
Assistant coach Golden Ruel said Kansas was out of sync against the Wildcats last year.
"We went over there, and they got after us," he said. "We didn't do enough things to cause them problems."
Marcum said some people were telling him that because the Wildcats won last year, he should have gone to K-State instead of Karasus.
But he said he still was glad he came to Kansas because of the school's academic programs and the friends he made.
"I wouldn't trade it for the world," he said.
The Associated Press
NL playoff rematch anything but a repeat
ATLANTA — Barry Bonds has never been Mr. Postseason, and the Pittsburg Pirates are 0 for October since 1990. Seemingly, the only question about the National League playoffs rematch that begins today is which Atlanta Braves' pitcher will be this fall's Zero Hero.
Sure, the Braves — one run short of winning the World Series last year — will start John Smoltz, Steve Avery and Tom Glavine against Pittsburgh, which was shut out in its last three home games of the '91 playoffs.
But this year, the Pirates enter the playoffs having won 42 of their last 56, and the Braves' young gun starters have won just three times in a month. The Hammers' tulipen is questionable with Alejandro Aquila out and Kent Mercker hurting
So the NL's first playoffs rematch since the Dodgers and Phillies met in 1977 and 1978 might not be an instant
"We won't steal this series," Atlanta's Terry Pendleton, last year's NL MVP, said. "If we don't beat them, they're not going to beat themselves again. If we win it, it will be because we earned it."
replay of the pitching-dominated 1991 series that featured three 1-0 games. This one might be an Oktoberfest ... or maybe, an October slugfest.
"That's in the past." Bonds said of the Pirates' 90 and 91 problems. "We don't live in the past."
The Pirates are the first team to win three consecutive NLEast titles since Philadelphia (1975-78), but those Phillies never made it to what Pirates general manager Ted Simmons calls "the World Banana" — the World Series.
Pittsburgh also doesn't want to be reminded of the past two playoffs, when Bonds had no RBIs in 13 games and the Pirates got zeroed out in the big games.
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