2B SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
MLB
Mulder's injury may be cause of inconsistent performance
ST.LOUIS - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder, who has struggled in all three starts this month after returning from rotator cuff surgery, might have to undergo further tests on his left shoulder.
Trainer Barry Weinberg said Monday that an MRI exam could be scheduled for Mulder pending an exam by team physician Dr. George Paletta later in the day. Mulder, 0-3 with a 12.27 ERA, experienced discomfort in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
"We'll have the doctor look at him today and make a plan from there," Weinberg said. "We'll let Doc make that determination."
Mulder said after the start that he was unable to get his arm high enough to finish his pitches. He worked three innings, allowing four runs on seven hits.
In 11 innings overall since his return, Mulder has surrendered 15 earned runs, 22 hits and seven walks.
"It's the chicken or the egg," Weinberg said. "We don't know whether mechanics are causing the discomfort or the discomfort is causing the mechanics. We'll take a look at him this week and see what happens."
Mulder threw two scoreless innings on Sunday before the Cubs batted around in the third and scored all four of their runs, including Matt Murton's three-run homer.
"I have more strength, more adrenaline in the first, which makes it look better. It's not," Mulder said. "It doesn't feel any different to me. It's not that I get tired. It's just that my arm doesn't ever get up to where it needs to be. I feel that from the first pitch on."
Mulder said the story has been the same in all three of his starts.
Germany leaps past Japan, 2-0
"I have one bad inning in each one and it kind of does it in for me," Mulder said. "I have some moments where I feel OK, but it's still not where it needs to be at any moment."
Germany's Fatmire Bajramaj jumps over Japan's Yukari Kinga during a match of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup on Monday in Hangzhou, China. Germany and England will advance to the quarter-final.
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Women's golf Ron Moore Intercollegiate
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Soccer vs. Missouri State
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Tennis Cissy Leary Tournament
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Softball vs. Butler CC
Softball vs. Missouri Southern
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AP Top 25 poll
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, includes records through Sept. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Rank Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (46) 2-0 1,605 1
2. LSU (19) 3-0 1,577 2
3. Florida 3-0 1,437 5
4. Oklahoma **3-0** **1,434** **3**
5. West Virginia 3-0 1,388 4
6. California 3-0 1,232 7
7. Texas **3-0** **1,169** **6**
8. Ohio State 3-0 1,142 10
9. Wisconsin 3-0 1,111 7
10. Penn State 3-0 1,041 12
11. Rutgers 3-0 956 13
12. South Carolina 3-0 814 17
13. Oregon 3-0 810 19
14. Boston College 3-0 792 21
15. Clemson 3-0 615 20
16. Alabama 3-0 516 —
17. Virginia Tech 2-1 458 18
18. Louisville 2-1 367 9
19. Hawaii 3-0 343 24
20. Texas A&M **3-0** **342** **25**
21. Kentucky 3-0 338 —
22. Georgia 2-1 333 23
23. South Florida 2-0 285 —
24. Nebraska **2-1** **277** **14**
25. Missouri **3-0** **228** —
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 179, Georgia Tech 128, Arizona St. 69, Cincinnati 53, UCLA 41, Texas Tech 16, Air Force 8, Purdue 6, Appalachian State 5, Florida State 5, Washington 2, Kansas 1, Michigan State 1, Tulsa 1.
sports trivia of the day
Q: When was the last time Kansas was ranked in the AP Top 25 poll?
A. the week of Sept. 28, 1996.
Kansas was ranked No. 20 until it lost a road game to Utah, 45-42.
fact of the day
KU Football Media Guide
The highest Kansas football has been ranked in the AP Top 25 poll was No.3 in 1968.
quote of the day
"This is like a man who, day after day, steps in a puddle of mud. Instead of looking for a new route, he seeks a better polish for his shoes."
— John Romano, St. Petersburg Times reporter, commenting on Big East Conference Commissioner Mike Tranghese's belief that the BCS only needs to be tweaked.
MLB standings
ALEAST
AL CENTRAL
Boston 90-61
Y Nakeys 86-64 (3.5 GB)
Toronto 75-75 (14.5 GB)
Baltimore 64-85 (25 GB)
Tampa Bay 63-87 (26.5 GB)
AL CENTRAL
Cleveland 88-62
Detroit 83-68 (5.5 GB)
Minnesota 73-77 (15 GB)
Chicago 65-85 (23 GB)
Kansas City 64-85 (23.5 GB)
ALWEST
Los Angeles 87-62
Seattle 78-70 (8.5 GB)
Oakland 74-77 (14 GB)
Texas 70-80 (17.5 GB)
AL WILDCARD
NY Yankees 86-64
Detroit 83-68 (3.5 GB)
Seattle 78-70 (7 GB)
NLEAST
NLCENTRAL
NLEAST
NY Mets 83-66
Philadelphia 81-69 (2.5 GB)
Atlanta 77-73 (6.5 GB)
Washington 67-83 (16.5 GB)
Florida 65-85 (18.5 GB)
Chicago Cubs 79-72
Milwaukee 77-72 (1 GB)
St. Louis 70-79 (8 GB)
Cincinnati 68-82 (10.5 GB)
Pittsburgh 66-84 (12.5 GB)
Houston 65-85 (13.5 GB)
NLWEST
NLWILDCARD
Arizona 84-67
San Diego 82-67 (1 GB)
LA Dodgers 79-70 (4 GB)
Colorado 77-72 (6 GB)
San Francisco 67-83 (16.5 GB)
NL WILDCARD
San Diego 82-67
Philadelphia 81-69 (1.5 GB)
LA Dodgers 79-70 (3 GB)
Colorado 77-72 (5 GB)
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES
NY Yankees 8, Baltimore 5
Cleveland 6, Detroit 5
Toronto 6, Boston 1
Chicago White Sox 11,
Kansas City 3
Minnesota 5, Texas 4
Seattle 4, Oakland 0
Tampa Bay at LA Angels,
late
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 11, Florida 6
Washington 12, NY Mets 4
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 6
Milwaukee 6, Houston 0
Philadelphia 13, St. Louis 11
San Francisco 8, Arizona 5
at San Diego 3, Pittsburg 8
MLB.com
- Games and standings current as of 11 p.m. Monday
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