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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Iff the League [NHL] continues to insist on their [demands], then it will take a full year. That's because we are not going to cave in. Then I will spend the entire season in the KHL. It's an absolute reality."
Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Post
FACT OF THE DAY
Derek later recorded his 200th post-season hit on Saturday, good for best all time in the playoffs.
Q: What is Alex Rodriguez's career batting average in the postseason?
ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A:.265
ESPN.com
THE MORNING BREW New MLB format shows promise for postseason play
MLB POSTSEASON
OFF TO GREAT START
Major League Baseball made several changes to the post-season format for this season by adding a second Wild Card spot, a one game Wild Card playoff and a new travel schedule for the Division Series. These changes have led to the most exciting opening week to the playoffs in years.
The two planned elimination games in the Wild Card round created immediate excitement but even more entertaining was the fact that all four Division Series went to five games.
While I hate the new format for the Division Series, from a fairness standpoint, the revised schedule allowed for some amazing baseball. With three walk-offs in the postseason so far and two 13-inning games in the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees series, all the teams have been as evenly contested as you could ask for.
NHL GAMBLING BIG WITH LOCKOUT
The National Hockey League was supposed to start on Friday but cancelled games through Oct. 24 due to the labor dispute between the NHL Players Association and the owners.
NHL players have already began signing contracts to play abroad, and Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin even said he may choose to stay in Russia if the lockout results in a decrease in player salaries.
Unlike the NFL and NBA, who
also went through lockouts last season, the NHL runs a serious risk of losing its stars to international clubs and its fans to other sports.
The NHL is already well behind the NBA and NFL in terms of relevance and could slip even further. The NHL is struggling to make money and a loss in attention could be a devastating hit to the league that lost an entire season in 2004.
Over the past eight seasons since the lockout the NHL has built its brand back and could lose all that momentum if there is a prolonged lockout and games are missed beyond Christmas.
Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg was benched after Sept. 8 despite having a great year for the National League East Champions. Strasburg was 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA before being shut
STRASBURG DECISION
HURTS NATIONALS
down.
Strasburg had Tommy John surgery last season prompting the Nationals to shut him down before the season ended to avoid further injury.
The Nationals could have used Strasburg in their series against the St. Louis Cardinals and they are taking heat from the media and fans for their decision to sit their young star.
I agree with a lot of the criticisms. The Washington Nationals are the first D.C.-based team to reach the postseason in 79 years and the fans deserved to see the best players on the field.
Strasburg's innings should have been limited earlier in the season so that he would avoid being overworked and still play in the most important part of the Nationals' season as they locked up a playoff start long before the season ended.
team in our nation's capital, but there is no guarantee that the Nationals will find themselves in the playoffs again soon. Strasburg is too important for the team's success to be left watching in the biggest moments.
—Edited by Ryan McCarthy
The future looks bright for the
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"I was covering the inside slant. E.J.
New quarterback, same result for Chiefs
Freeman's inconsistency has been
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ronde Barber is getting older, but no less valuable to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The 37-year-old, five-time Pro Bowl selection has always had a knack for making big plays, and his interception and 78-yard return for a touchdown Sunday keyed a 38-10 rout of the struggling Kansas City Chiefs.
"If I could bottle that, I'd sell it for a lot of money," the oldest player on the
field said of his penchant for changing games. "I've always been ball aware. I see the ball out a lot because I'm always around it. I can't tell you why. I'll just take them as they come, though."
The only remaining player from Tampa Bay's Super Bowl champion of 10 years ago picked off a pass that nearly hit the ground after glancing off the intended receiver's arm, and it smooth sailing up the right sideline, with teammate E.J. Biggers leading the way.
Josh Freeman threw for a season-high 328 yards and three TDs for the Bucs (2-3), who intercepted Brady Quinn twice in the Kansas City quarterback's first start in nearly three years.
actually made a great play." Barber said. "He's gotten the assist on a couple of my interceptions here the past couple of years. Give him more credit than me. I just snatched it off the ground before it hit it. It was a pretty easy 78-yard run for me."
an issue during a slow start by Tampa Bay, however the fourth-year pro is developing a touch on deep passes that's sparked a sputtering offense over the past two games.
He teamed with Mike Williams on a 62-yard scoring play in the first quarter and threw TD passes of 19 and 17 yards to Vincent Jackson in the second half.
The victory coming off a bye week ended a three-game skid and left the Chiefs (1-5) heading into their open date with a three-game skid of their own.
"it's a big day for our offense and for our team to get back on track," Bucs coach Greg Schiano said. "For Josh, especially, I thought he kept his cool throughout the game when things didn't go well. ... Sure, there are going to be throws he's going to wish he had back and things he wished he did differently. It's a slow process, but he's getting better."
Barber, making the transition to safety after 15 seasons as one of the NFL's top cornerbacks, scored his 14th
career regular season touchdown when he picked off a pass that bounced off Dexter McCluster and ran up the sideline untouched to make it 21-3 early in the third quarter.
The Chiefs thought the ball hit the ground. The play was reviewed, but the ruling that it was an interception and TO stood.
"I got hit on the play," Quinn said. "I thought I put the ball in a good spot, but all of a sudden I looked up and I saw him running. It was a tremendous play."
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