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K-State introduces Martin as new head coach
BY DOUG TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN — As a bouncer in Miami, Frank Martin said a group of people he had thrown out of a bar once tried to gun him down.
Frank Martin, center, answers questions during a news conference with Kansas State athletic director Tim Weiser, left, and University president Dr. Jon Wefald, right, in Manhattan on Monday. Martin has been named the school's 22nd men's basketball coach.
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"We broke up a fight and threw the guys out of the bar. We thought it was over," said Martin, introduced Monday as the new men's basketball coach at Kansas State.
"Then when the bar closed at 3 a.m., we cleaned up and walked outside. A car came racing over. We were smart enough to know what was getting ready to happen. We dove and shots were fired. Luckily for me and the other two bouncers, everybody was all right."
No arrests were ever made in the shooting, but after that, fussy fans and demanding media critics are unlikely to rattle Bob Huggins' rapidly hired successor at Kansas State.
Martin, 41, came to Kansas State as an assistant when Huggins was hired a year ago this month and even though hed never been a head coach above the high school level, he was handed the job less than 24
hours after Huggins abruptly quit last Thursday.
At the same time, assistant coach Dalton Hill, 28, was promoted to associate head coach. Both hires were believed aimed at keeping intact what some scouting services have labeled as the No.1 incoming freshman class in the country.
"I will be the first one to admit to you that this was a rather unique set of circumstances for us," said athletic director Tim Weiser.
"As we stepped back for roughly 24 hours to look at all the options
... we felt like the best decision for us and the one that made the most sense was to make Frank Martin our head basketball coach."
Martin was an assistant coach at Cincinnati and Northeastern University for several years after a highly successful — and controversial — career as a head coach in Florida high schools.
He won three straight championships at Miami Senior High School in the late 1990s, but was fired after the school was cited for illegal recruiting. Although he was terminated, Martin was officially cleared of any wrongdoing. He said Monday
he would be happy to sit down with any reporter in the room one-on-one and discuss the situation.
I have nothing to hide," he said.
Wetser said he had not spoken
with anybody in Florida about the investigation,
"We felt Frank was very open when he was hired here about what took place. Wed had a chance to
find out what the facts were," Weisner said. "But I would tell you, if I felt in any way that that was going to compromise his ability to do the job, we wouldn't have hired him."
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Cardinals lose pitching ace
BY ALAN ROBINSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH — Cardinals staff ace Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday after an MRI exam in St. Louis revealed arthritis and a previously undiscovered impingement in his right elbow.
Carpenter, limited to one start this season, will rest for the next 10 days to two weeks and will be re-examined after that. The condition sometimes requires surgery but also can be cured by rest and treatment.
According to a statement issued by the team, there was no evidence of an acute ligament injury — a problem that would have required surgery and likely would have finished Carpenter's season.
An impingement occurs when a thin layer of membrane that lines the elbow becomes caught in the elbow joint. The problem is relatively common among athletes who
have a repetitive elbow motion, such as throwing a pitch or swinging a golf club. Arthroscopic surgery can repair the usually painful injury if initial treatment is not successful.
Carpenter, theNLCy Young Award winner with a 21-5 record in 2005, hasn't pitched since allowing five runs in six innings during a 6-1 loss to the New York Mets in the majors' season-opener April 1. He also was scratched from a scheduled start Friday against Houston.
Carpenter flew with the Cardinals from Houston to Pittsburgh after Sunday's game, but stayed on the chartered plane because it was returning to St. Louis. With Carpenter unable to make his previously scheduled start Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, left-hander Randy Keisler was called up from Triple-A Memphis to pitch.
The 30-year-old Keisler signed with St. Louis during the offseason as a free agent. He had no decisions and a 4.50 ERA in 11
games last season with the Oakland Athletics. He is 4-4 with a 6.82 ERA in 51 games over five major league seasons, making 17 starts, for the Yankees, Padres, Reds and Athletics.
"It was his day to pitch. He's got some experience," La Rua said.
Keisler gave up one run and five hits in five innings in his only start this season for Triple-A Memphis. He was effective during spring training for St. Louis, allowing only an unearned run and three hits over eight innings in four games.
La Russa said it will be difficult for the Cardinals to replace Carpenter, who has won 51 games the last three seasons. St. Louis also lost Jeff Suppan, Jeff Weaver and Jason Marquis to free agency.
“Our strength is sending a guy out there every day who has a chance to win,” La Russa said. “We’re not going to make up for Carpenter missing unless Keisler gives us a chance.”
Outta'the park
M. Spencer Green ASSOCIATED PRESS
A member of the Golden Knights parachute team lands in Wrigley Field as part of the Chicago Cubs opening day festivities before a baseball game against the Houston Astros Monday in Chicago.
M. Spencer Green/ASSOCIATED PRESS
WOMEN'S GOLF Jayhawks finish fourth in Oklahoma tournament
The Kansas women's golf team finished fourth out of 18 teams Monday at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla. The Jayhawks jumped three spots on the final day of the tournament.
As a team, Kansas shot 295 in the final round and 884 overall.
"I am very happy with our finish' coach Erin O'Neil said in a press release. "Our girls had a very solid tournament. They played very consistently, which is always a good sign."
Kansas next competes Monday at the Big 12 Championship in Waco, Texas.
Senior Amanda Costner led Kansas with a tie for 10th place. She shot 1-over-par and had a final score of 217. She shot a 72 in the final round. Freshmen Camilla Svensson and Emily Powers tied for 29th place.
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BASKETBALL Former UCLA coach Wooden hospitalized
LOS ANGELES — Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden was in a hospital Monday for treatment of a possible recurrence of diverticulitis but was in good spirits, his daughter said.
The 96-year-old Hall of Fame coach was admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday because of bleeding in the colon, daughter Nancy Muehlhausen said.
Wooden was scheduled to make an appearance Wednesday at Kansas State University but had to cancel.
He had two blood transfusions and will need at least two more, Muehlhausen said. Doctors could keep Wooden in the hospital for a couple of more days, but Muehlhausen said her father was doing well.
"He's absolutely doing fine," Muehlhausen said. "He's laughing and cracking jokes. He looks good."
Wooden was hospitalized for three days in April 2006 for diverticulitis, a condition in which inflammations occur in pockets in the colon.
Wooden retired from UCLA in 1975 with a record of 620-147 in 27 years as coach. The Bruins won 10 national titles under his helm, including seven in a row. The streak included 38 straight NCAA tournament victories.
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