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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I knew it was time to retire when I was driving down the lane and got called for a three-second violation."
FACT OF THE DAY
Kobe Bryant made dunked for the first time at the age of 14.
— bballone.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who is the only player in NBA history to hit 150 three-pointers and have 100 blocked shots in the same year?
A: Dirk Nowitzki in the 2000- 2001 season.
— thumpernewman.com
MORNING BREW
Shane Mosley should retire
Shane Mosley should hang up his gloves for good and find some pillow where he can rest his battered brain.
I can understand if you, the readers, didn't cough up $55 for Manny Pacquiao v. Shane Mosley. It had the hype of an epic fight, but something about the name "Mosley" doesn't have that "Mayweather Jr." ring to it.
Speaking of rings, on Saturday night, Mosley didn't belong in one.
On Saturday night, his nickname,
"Sugar," was still inscribed on the front
of his black shorts with golden trim.
But it couldn't have been the same
Mosley. It must have been a washed
up exoskeleton of the fighter who once
took risks to reach the top.
This is the same boxer who, on June 17, 2000, battled and beat Oscar "Golden Boy" De La Hoya with a 12 round, split decision victory. Both fighters' faces swelled like inflating balloons. Blood seeped from De La Hoya's nose for several rounds. It was the kind of fight that made you think Mosley, with agility and a hammer for a right hook, could take on anyone in the world.
In the third round, Pacquiao jabbed his right hand to mask a mighty, straight left hand on Mosley's left eye. After the punch, Mosley's left leg
BY MAX ROTHMAN mrothman@kansan.com
shook like an unbalanced stilt before he collapsed to the canvas surface.
After the knockdown, Mosley just ran away scared. He didn't want to drop again, so he pranced around the ring for the next nine rounds and took nothing more than occasional, conservative shots at Pacquiao.
Some say, despite his landslide victory in the judges' cards, Pacquiao wasn't at his best. I say he had never had a chance. Mosley never gave him a fight, so he couldn't prove his power.
Referee Kenny Bayless actually awarded Mosley a knockdown in round 10, but the replay showed it was a push.
Now I'm not saying that Mosley, about an 8-1 underdog, had to win this fight. I would never expect a 39-year-old Mosley to even earn a draw against Pacquiao, today's best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
But to never even try? Mosley's actions were cowardly.
You don't walk to the ring with LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" blaring from the MGM Grand speakers, with LL Cool J in shades right next to you, unless you're ready to fight.
You don't tap gloves with Pacquiao before and after every round, like he's your buddy. After the fight, you can hold his hand if he'll let you. But during the fight, don't act like you're going fishing with Pacquiao next weekend.
If you're Mosley, you don't fight again. Grab a walker and go shopping.
Edited by Amanda Sorell
again. Grab a walker and go shopping.
I hear Tempur-Pedic sells nice pillows.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
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TUESDAY
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Softball vs. UMKC 3 p.m. Lawrence
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
Baseball
vs. Alabama A&M
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Track
Big 12 Outdoor
Championships
All day
Norman, Okla.
SATURDAY
Baseball
vs. Alabama A&M
2 p.m.
Lawrence
vs. Alabama A&M
5 p.m.
Lawrence
MLB
Track Big 12 Outdoor Championships All day Norman, Okla.
Royals lose first home series to A's
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kevin Kouzmanoff and Kurt Suzuki each homered for the Oakland Athletics and Conor Jackson collected three hits to help Tyson Ross win his first game in four starts Sunday, 5-2 over the Kansas City Royals.
Ross (2-2), who moved into the rotation last month when Dallas Braden went on the disabled list, went six innings and gave up two runs on six hits, with three walks and four strike-outs. He has not allowed a home run in 28 2-3 innings.
Brian Fuentes pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save in 11 opportunities.
Third baseman Wilson Betemit's throwing error let
Coco Crisp reach base to start the game, and Daric Barton followed with a double. Jackson's RBI single made it 1-0 and then Josh Willingham brought Barton home with a fielder's choice grounder.
Kevin Kouzmanoff's home run off winless starter Jeff Francis with two out in the sixth put the A's on top 3-0. Suzuki added a solo shot in the ninth off Louis Coleman.
Francis (0-4) was charged with three runs on eight hits in 6 1-3 innings. He walked one and struck out one.
Ross took a 3-0 shutout into the sixth but got in trouble with a throwing error when he tried to scoop Melky Cabrera's infield single to first.
and scored on Eric Hosmer's two-out double, the rookie first baseman's first major league RBI. Wilson Betemit walked and then, in a bang-bang play, Hosmer raced home on a single by Mitch Maier and scored a split-second before Betemit was tagged out at second on a strong throw from right fielder David Dejesus.
Cabrera wound up on second
Reliever Blake Wood gave up a single to Mark Ellis and walked Cliff Pennington before Tim Collins came out of the bullpen and gave up an RBI single to Crisp with his first pitch in the eighth, making it 4-2.
The A's took the series two games to one. It was the first home series loss of the year for the Royals, who had three runners thrown out on the bases.
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