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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer."
Ted Williams
FACT OF THE DAY
The Royals' longest winning streak last year was three games.
— espn.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many times last season did the Royals reach three consecutive victories?
A: Six.
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Championship, women's style
MORNING BREW
I rarely watch women's basketball because the men's games are usually on. Plus, women's basketball doesn't as often seem to have those moments in the game that show raw athleticism. The women are great athletes, but the game isn't as fast-paced.
The only time I can say I watched a women's game was when UConn or Tennessee played. That wasn't the case this year in the women's championship. The top four seeds in this year's women's tournament didn't make the championship game.
The story lines for men's Final Four were there. Two mid-majors, Butler and VCU, would play for the title. Butler would go back to the championship for the second straight year, while VCU was the first team to win five games to make the Final Four (it usually takes four). On the other side was UConn and Kentucky. UConn coach Jim Calhoun and his staff committed recruiting violations while speculation continues to surround Kentucky coach John Calipari for similar violations.
Butler went on to play UConn, yada,
yada, yada. UConn won 53-41 to capture
the school's third NCAA title.
The game was boring though.
BY MIKE LAVIERI
mlaveri@kansan.com
Watching paint dry or grass grow seemed more appealing.
There was a Big 12 team in Texas A&M. Notre Dame played 138 miles away from South Bend, Ind., in Indianapolis. There was offense—much more offense than in the men's game. Fifty-two points more to be exact. Don't worry, there was plenty of defense too, but not as many missed shots as Butler.
However, Tuesday night's championship made up for it. The story lines in the Texas A&M against Notre Dame matchup were excellent.
Butler missed 52 shots, Notre Dame and Texas A&M shot 52 and 53 shots, respectively.
Oh, and how could I forget the Kansas City factor? Senior Danielle Adams and
junior Tyra White, players for Texas A&M, are both from Kansas City, Mo. Adams went to Lee Summit High School while White went to Hickman Mills High School. Adams scored 30 points and added nine rebounds while White scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting while dishing out four assists.
I know more people watched the men's championship, but the women's championship was thrilling down to the end. I was hoping for overtime. Meanwhile in the men's game, I just wanted the clock to expire so I could see "One Shining Moment."
Edited by Emily Soetaert
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Quentin's four hits ruin Royals' streak
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Quentin and the Chicago White Sox pulled off a two-out rally in the ninth inning against All-Star closer Joakim Soria, then Brent Morel hit a go-ahead single in the 12th that beat the Kansas City Royals 10-7 Wednesday.
The energetic Royals were in position to improve to 5-1 after Soria retired the first two batters
in the ninth with a 6-3 lead. But Alex Rios and Paul Konerko hit RBI singles and Quentin's two-run double capped a four-run comeback for a 7-6 edge.
The Royals had won their previous four games all in their final at-bat, and had their chances in this one, too. Kansas City had runners at first and second with one out in the ninth and didn't score, and put runners at the corners with one out in the 11th without
Kansas City tied it on Kila Ka'aihue's RBI double off Matt Thornton, setting up the Royals' third straight extra-inning game
Quentin doubled to start the 12th. He had four hits, including a home run and two doubles. After a bunt single and an intentional walk, Morel hit a two-run single off
Sean O'Sullivan. Juan Pierre added a sacrifice飞 as the White Sox won despite making four errors.
getting a run.
Winner Chris Sale (1-0) went two innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
White Sox starter Mark Buehrle went five innings and gave up five runs. He allowed eight hits and had two strikeouts.
Alex Gordon had an RBI double in the first inning and scored on
Royals starter Jeff Francis had a six-hit shutout going until Ramon Castro homered on a 3-1 pitch with two out in the seventh. Francis was lifted after Morel singed, and Pierre hit an RBI triple off rookie reliever Tim Collins.
With two out in the Kansas City eighth, Chris Getz scored from first when left fielder Mark Teahen dropped Mike Aviles' fly ball for the third Chicago error.
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Billy Butler's single for a 2-0 lead off Buehrle. Alcides Escobar's RBI double made it 3-0 in the fourth and was followed by Brayan Pena's RBI single and an RBI ground out by Mike Aviles.
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2011 Robert Hemenway Public Service Award
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The Dole Institute of Politics established the Robert Hemenway Public Service Award in May of 2009, in honor of the 16th Chancellor of the University of Kansas. The $1,000 award is given annually to a junior student who has demonstrated a commitment to making a difference for KU students, and furthering the ideas of service on campus and within the community through leadership and public service. There is no GPA requirement.
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