UNIVERSITY OF BABY LONDON
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2006
SPORTS 11A
SUMMER (CONTINUED FROM 12A)
During her first year, Giangrosso did not make the five-man roster for the first tournament and also contracted mono during the winter.
She bounced back and earned a spot on the roster for the Marilynn Smith Invitational, where she took fifth place. Her biggest success came during the summer when she placed first at the Kansas Amateur Championship.
"After the first two days it was between a girl from K-State and me, and I would rather die than see someone from K-State win," Giangrosso said.
She hopes to use the win as a springboard into the season to lead the incoming freshmen by example.
Although Giangrosso said the past summer was the best of her golfing career, it was the first time she traveled without her family.
"They have been nothing but supportive all along. I call them every day," she said. "My home is always open to my teammates."
Even with success on the golf
course, Giangrosso doesn't plan to continue playing after college. Instead, she wants to focus on coaching.
Although she does not wish to continue playing golf after graduating, she still loves the game, and said being a coach will allow her to stay close to it. She said golf is something she has a deep respect for, and golfers are people she wants to be around.
"Right now, my heart is not in playing professional golf," she said.
"It takes a lot of guts to go out and take a chance that you might not play as well as you'd like," Glangrosso said. "I like how you are going to go out and at the end of 18 holes, you sign your score card and it's only your responsibility."
MLB
Kansan sportswriter Josh Landau can be contacted at jlandau@kansan.com.
- Edited by Jacky Carter
Cards fall to Mets
BY BEN WALKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran swung, and quickly an exciting night for the New York Mets became an exhilarating one.
Beltran hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, putting a rousing ending to a game of grand-slam derby between Albert Pujols and Carlos Delgado and rallying the Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 Tuesday.
"This is a potential playoff atmosphere," Beltran said. "Whoever wins this series is going to make a statement."
Pujols hit a slam and a three-run homer for St. Louis, setting a career-high with seven RBI. Delgado almost matched that for the Mets, crunching a solo shot and
a slam to reach 400 homers.
"It doesn't matter. It's not about me." Puki said.
Beltran's one-out drive to right field off Jason Isringhausen (4-7) capped the Mets' comeback from a 7-1 deficit.
It also decided the game between NL division leaders and gave the Mets a five-game winning streak.
On a rollicking night at Shea Stadium, a Mets crowd of 49,661 that included former President Clinton had plenty to cheer about. Fans found out before the game pitcher Tom Glavine would not need surgery on his left shoulder.
They later learned outfielder Shawn Green was acquired from Arizona.
"It was a nice night," Delgado said.
Even though frozen lemonades were the reason she started playing golf, she believes her father is responsible for her success.
LEADER (CONTINUED FROM 12A)
"He has always been my coach," she said. "I wouldn't be where I am without him."
Costner said she has excelled in golf with her father's support and a strong work ethic. She practices every day for at least two hours. In one putting drill alone, she will force herself to make three consecutive shots from four different angles before moving on.
During tournaments, Costner plans every hole before she shets off. She loves competition and said it is one of the reasons she loves the game so much.
"I've always been competitive, and I like when pressure is put on," Costner said. "I think it's awesome that golf is something that you can play your whole life and experience the camaraderie that comes with it."
The ability to play the game she loves is a blessing in her eyes.
"God is definitely the number one thing in my life. God gave me this gift, so that is what I do it for,"
After the season ends, she wants to continue playing golf. She is looking for sponsors for the LPGA, and plans to be on the Futures Tour after graduation.
she said.
If golf does not work out, Costner, an applied behavior science major, wants to work with under-privileged children and is looking forward to an internship with a truancy program this year.
Costner and her teammates enjoy going to movies together and eating fast food at each other's apartments.
"My favorite is Taco Bueno, actually," Costner said. "But Taco Bell is where I can get my Mexican food fix."
With the help of her friends and family, Costner has already experienced success in the golf world, and this is only the beginning.
Kansan sportswriter Josh Landau can be contacted at jlandau@kansan.com.
- Edited by Jacky Carter
CORNISH (CONTINUED FROM 12A)
The biggest difference in the system this season for Cornish is that he won't be splitting playing time with Green.
Last season, Green had nearly 20 more overall carries than Cornish, yet Cornish still managed 120 more yards. In the last four games of the 2005 season, Cornish averaged more than 80 yards a game. He'll need to average just above 80 yards a game in all 12 games this season to break the 1,000 yard mark.
Mangino will need that much production out of Cornish and more to help take the pressure off redshirt freshman quarterback Kerrv Meier.
Mangino will also rely on Cornish for even more of the rushing workload after the season-ending injury to his backup, redshirt freshman Angus Quigley, last week. While Mangino believes he has able backups in freshman running back Jake Sharp and junior fullback Brandon McAnderson, Cornish will still have to carry the offense, especially if Meier struggles early.
But that's just fine with Cornish. He's been waiting for this chance all along.
"I wanted to carry the load last year, and I want to carry the load this year," Cornish said.
Kansan senior sportswriter Ryan Schneider can be contacted at rschneider@kansan. com.
—Edited by Mindy Ricketts
》 FANTASY FOOTBALL
Football in a fantasy world
Normally, I'll tell you which players to add, drop, trade, trade for, or put on the IR (Fred Taylor, I'm looking in your direction). But today, with no regular season games on the slate for the upcoming weekend, we'll do a draft special. These are the five fantasy football draft commandments. Why five? Because 10 is just too many.
1) Thou shalt do a live draft Yeah, I know, the internet drafts are convenient and fast, but there aren't many excuses for 10 buddies to get together for a night of beer and sports. Trust me. It's much more entertaining to make fun of your buddy for trying to draft Marshall Faulk in person.
2) Thou shalt be on time and with beer. Pretty self-explanatory, nobody likes the guy who shows up late and busts out lines like, "Hey man, you mind if I bum another beer off of you? I'll hit you back, I promise." Yeah, right.
3) Thou shalt not ignore thy league scoring system. One of the most common questions: Where should I draft Peyton Manning? Answer: It depends. How does your league score passing yards vs. rushing yards? My league last year only valued rushing touchdowns at four points each, so I drafted Peyton Manning second overall and won my league with ease. With most formats though, I'd say late first to early second (maybe
BY EVAN HENGEL
KANSAN COLUMNIST
EHENGEL@KANSAN.COM
higher with so many question marks surrounding Clinton Portis, LaMont Jordan and Brian Westbrook).
4) Thou shalt not draft players with the same bye week. Having Rudi Johnson, Shaun Alexander and Andre Johnson on the same team sounds great, right? Wrong. All three of those players have a bye in week five. Without those three players in your lineup, you might as well forfeit the week.
5) Thou shalt pay attention to weeks 15 and 16. When drafting, think about your league's playoffs (weeks 15 and 16 in most leagues). If you think your team is playoff worthy, prepare for it. Clinton Portis will face New Orleans and St. Louis during fantasy playoff time. That sounds a little more appetizing than Willie Parker's Carolina-Baltimore finish.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Hengel can be contacted at ehengel@ kansan.com.
Edited by Brett Bolton
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
FRIDAY
11 a.m., Crimson Tide Invitational, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Soccer exhibition vs. Furman,
5 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer
Complex
- Women's Volleyball vs. Alabama A&M, 4:30 p.m., Crimson Tide Invitation, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Women's Volleyball vs. Alabama, 7 p.m., Crimson Tide Invitational, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
**Soccer vs. Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.,**
Jayhawk Soccer Complex
Women's Volleyball vs. Miami,
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BY DOUG TUCKER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals overpower Indians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Teahen is doing his best to make the Carlos Beltran trade turn out well for the Kansas City Royals after all.
"He's an impressive young player," said Cleveland manager Eric
A key in the deal that sent the All-Star center fielder to Houston, Teaheen was thought to be a bust when he was shipped down to Triple-A this spring hitting a paltry. 195.
However, a month in Omaha apparently did wonders. After going 4-for-4 Tuesday night in the Royals' 5-2 victory over Cleveland, the slender third baseman is hitting .295.
Wedge. "He's a great example of somebody that worked hard."
Teahen had a home run and two doubles and scored the go-ahead run on Victor Martinez's throwing error, helping Odalis Perez (1-1) get his first victory in four months. Teahen also had two stolen bases.
"You go through the minors always being a good player," Teahen said. "Then you get here and I struggled through last year and struggled the first month (this year). I think it was good for me to get there and regain that confidence that I'm a good ballplayer."
In his last 13 games, he has scored 10 runs and driven in eight while hitting six doubles and three home runs.
"I didn't change a whole lot mechanically," Teahen said. "I just got comfortable with what I was doing and got some confidence. I've just been building that more or less ever since I got back."
Perez gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings for his first victory as a starter since April 21 when he beat Arizona while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Teahan hit a two-run homer in the first inning and then hustled out his second double in the sixth. He bolted for an attempted steal of third a moment later and came home, making it 3-2, when Martinez throw sailed a couple of feet over the head of third baseman Andy Marte.
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