THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY MAY 28
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
SPORTS
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Hole in water
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A grounds crew member waters a fairway as Dustin Johnson, foreground, putts during a practice round for the Players Championship golf tournament Tuesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
OLYMPICS
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Helen Han, of Beijing, China, a supporter of China, stands outside Crisler Arena on the campus of the University of Michigan. About 100 pro-Chinese demonstrators rallied outside the basketball arena where the Dalai Lama spoke.
Committee sets rules for Olympic participants
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DENVER — Waving the Tibet flag or paying tribute to the Dalai Lama during the medals ceremony will be against the rules at the Beijing Olympics, though the penalties for those infractions remain unknown.
With fewer than 100 days until the Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee clarified its protest rules Monday, saying that athletes' external appearance, clothing and gestures would be scrutinized at Olympic venues.
The IOC sent a six-point letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, to the national Olympic federations in response to their request for interpretations of Rule 51.3 of the Olympic charter. That rule states "no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas."
The letter expanded on the rule, saying: "The conduct of participants at all sites, areas and venues includes all actions, reactions, attitudes or manifestations of any kind by a person or group of persons, including but not limited to their look, external appearance, clothing, gestures, and written or oral statements"
But there were no guidelines about possible punishment, which kept in step with IOC president Jacque Rogge's stance. Asked about Rule 51 last month, he said, "I'm not
in a sanction mode, definitely not;"
The U.S. Olympic Committee was studying the new guidelines. Spokesman Darryl Seibel said the USOC has a disciplinary board at every Olympics, and that group would likely decide if discipline was warranted should an American athlete break Rule 51.
The IOC has long relied on Rule 51.3 as its guiding principle for Olympic participants, but has been pressed of late to offer more guidance in light of recent protests over Tibet and China's crackdown on dissenters.
"We're not going to deal with hypothetical situations," Seibel said. "As has been the case with previous games, Rule 51 is the guide. We expect every member of our delegation to comply with Rule 51. We don't intend to introduce guidelines that would be any more restrictive than Rule 51."
He said all the world's athletes are expected to follow the rule, "and that will be the case with our delegation as well."
Last month, Rogge said IOC officials will use common sense to decide whether athletes are simply celebrating victories or using them to make political statements.
"Freedom of expression is something that is absolute. It's a human right. Athletes have it." Rouge said.
Seibel said the new guidelines would be passed onto leaders of the individual sports, who would be asked to tell their athletes about them.
Jayhawks to return top players
》 WOMEN'S GOLF
BY JOSH BOWE jbowe@kansan.com
The Jayhawks women's golf team's season might have ended in disappointment a few weeks ago with a 10th place finish at the Big 12 Tournament, but according to coach Erin O'Neil that doesn't mean nothing was accomplished. O'Neil is excited for next season because of the young players that have emerged within the last two years, including sophomore Emily Powers, whose season still continues in the NCAA individual Regional the runs May 8th through 10th.
"Really excited for Powers," O'Neil said. "All I've told her is to just stay in the present and she'll be fine."
Powers is just one of many reasons for why upcoming seasons could be special ones for the Jayhawks. Powers led the jav Hawks.
Fortunately, the Jayhawks will be losing only one senior to graduation. Unfortunately, that senior is Annie Giangrosso, who has been
consistent with her game all year. She had the 5th best scoring average this year at 78.20, which is not far behind Powers. Thiry
and Bal. "Annie left a positive impact on the program," O'Neil said. "She had a great career here and we'll miss her." Giangrosso understands it's time to move on as well. "It's bittersweet," Giangrosso said. "But I'm ready to move on,
"All I've told her is to just stay in the present and she'll be fine."
Bal
with a 75.53 scoring average. But it isn't just Powers who has paved the way. Freshmen, Grace Thiry and Meghna Bal, finished close behind Powers with scoring averages of 77.66 and 77.86 respectively. "We're really young," O'Neil said. "We just need to learn and build from this season."
ERIN O'NEIL coach
you can't play college golf forever." Hopefully the development of the three young players will help ease the loss of Giangrosso, but her leadership and experience will be missed. The Jayhawks had to tackle some difficult courses this year, especially the final course at the Big 12 Tournament. The 7,095 yd. par 72 Karsten Creek Golf course was trouble for all golfers, not just Jayhawks. "Not very many shot under an 80," O'Neil said. "It's one
2008 All-Big 12 Team
Sophronore Emily Powers became the third consecutive
Jayhawk to make the All-Big 12 golf team on Friday. Powers, who qualified for the NCAA Regional, led the Jayhawks
Powers
with a 75.53 scoring average and placed first on the team in the majority of tournaments this year. "She's put things together," coach Erin O'Neil said. "She's added shots to her short game, and used the experience from last year." Powers was the only Jayhawk selected to the team.
2008 All-Big 12 Team,
Emily Powers, Kansas, So.
Julia Potter, Missouri, So.
Tammy Clelland, Oklahoma St.
Sr.
of the courses where double boogies were ok, but we were hitting triple and quad (boogies)."
Karin Kinnerud, Oklahoma St. Jr.
Permilia Lindberg, Oklahoma St., Jr.
Jaclyn Sweeney, Oklahoma St. Fr.
Ashley Rollins, Texas, Sr.
Lauren Johnson, Texas A&M , Jr.
As far as recruiting goes, O'Neil has taken an international approach. Freshmen Thiry and Bal, along with sophomore Camilla Svensson, all came from overseas. As much as these young players have contributed to the team, O'Neil doesn't expect the trend to always continue. "Try to get the best players," O'Neil said. "Whether they're from the US or not, it doesn't matter." As
Danielle McVeigh, Texas A&M. So.
Sarah Zwartynski, Texas A&M, Fr.
for play on the golf course, many of the Jayhawks, including coach O'Neil, agree that the short game needs to improve and they need to take a shot by shot approach when playing during the longer tournaments. With with Powers, Thiry and Bal leading the way, the foundation has been set for future and more successful seasons.
—Edited by Russell Davies
MLB
Pitchers provide wins across league
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Ervin Santana was in control all night, while Daisuke Matsuzaka won in a walk.
Eight walks, that is.
Adding to his fantastic start, Santana pitched a four-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead
the visiting Los Angeles Angels past the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Monday.
Meanwhile, a wild Matsuza kaka some how held down the Detroit Tigers while walking a career-high
2. Baltimore 1 in 10 innings; and Seattle 7, Texas 3.
Garret Anderson and Brandon Wood hit consecutive homers in a four-run ninth inning to help the Angels earn their 21st win, tied with Boston for most in the AL.
Erick Aybar tripled leading off the ninth against Ramon
"There's not too many outings where you walk that many and still win."
TERRY FRANCONA Boston Red Sox manager
eight batters in Boston's 6-3 victory.
In other AL games, it was Toronto 1, Chicago 0, Oakland
"It's just trying to keep hitters off balance and throw a first-pitch strike all the time," he said. "We have a lot more starts to go, so I have to keep it up and keep working hard."
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, of Japan, throws against the Detroit Tigers Monday in the first inning of an MLB baseball game in Detroit.
The right-hander had cold-like symptoms throughout the day and didn't feel good. Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he planned to use Matsuzaka for only five innings no matter what.
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"He competes. He didn't have his best stuff or feel 100 percent physically," Francona said. "But tonight it was enough."
Ramirez (0-1). With one out, left-hander Jimmy Gobblecame in to face lefty Casey Kotchman, who hit the first pitch into center for a run.
Santana walked none in his second career complete game, his first since tossing a five-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox on May 23, 2005, for his first major league win.
Santana joined teammate Joe Saunders at 6-0, becoming the third and fourth Angels pitchers to open a season 6-0 or better. Saunders and Santana are just the eighth pair of teammates to start a season 6-0 since 1920.
scoring single.
With two outs, Anderson homered on Joel Peralta.
Royals starter Brett Tomko pitched seven shutout innings in his best outing of the season.
Santana lowered his ERA to 2.02, a huge improvement from last year when he finished 7-14 with a 5.76 ERA after going a combined 28-16 over the previous two seasons.
"He got a little frustrated last year because he was going out there at times without the tools he needed to do what he's doing now," Angels manager Mike Scloscia said. "He needed to work on his delivery and get back into his game. When he's out there on the mound and he has his mechanics together, it's a great combination."
At Detroit, Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer for his first RBIs this season. Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz also connected for Boston, which won its fourth straight game and sent the Tigers to their fourth consecutive defeat.
Matsuzaka matched the major league high for walks this season but didn't allow
a hit until Curtis Granderson's two-out RBI single in the fourth. He gave up one run and two hits with one strikeout, throwing 109 pitches.
"There's not too many outings where you walk that many and still win," Francona said.
Red Sox reliever Craig Hanson, just called up from the minors, gave up two runs in 1 2-3 innings. Hideki Okajima worked 1 1-3 scoreless innings before Jonathan Pelabon
pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 10 chances.
Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman (2-3) allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.
"We couldn't get a hit bunched in with all the walks," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "We had good at-bats against Daisuke, but we couldn't get the big hit."
Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0
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