ROYALS INJURY
The KANSAS CITY ROYALS have called up right-hander Jim Pittsley while Chris Haney recovers from a broken left ankle.
Haney, a left-handed starter, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday but will probably be lost for eight to 12 weeks.
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He suffered the injury while shagging balls before Monday night's game at Toronto.
Haney was examined Tuesday in Kansas City by team physician Steve Joyce.
Pittsley was summoned from Class AAA Omaha and was scheduled to start against Texas tonight at Kauffman Stadium.
Haney, 28, was 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA in a single start this season.
FORMER CHANCELLOR TO BE HONORED
American League President and former KU CHANCELLOR GENE BUDIG will be honored by the University of Kansas on April 25 at a ceremony in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Budig will receive a Distinguished Service Citation from the University. Budig left the University in 1994 to become the AL president.
COLORADO INJURY
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997
ANDRES GALARAGGA has a fractured left hand. The Colorado Rockies first baseman was out of the lineup for yesterday's game with the Chicago Cubs.
He will be examined in Denver by physician Frank Scott, a hand specialist.
Galaragga's injury was described by a team representative as a nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal in the left hand. X-rays
revealed the injury Tuesday night.
He remained in the game after being hit by the pitch.
Galaragga is hitting .311 with three home runs and 12 RBI in 12 games this season.
Kansas basketball recruit plans to play in home state
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Kansas men's basketball recruit Ryan Humphrey will play against the Jayhawks rather than for them next season. The 6-foot-7 power forward from Tulsa, Okla., will attend Oklahoma next fall.
Humphrey, who is considered by many publications to be one of the top-15 high school players in the country, opted to stay in state and in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas, along with Clemson, Michigan and Pittsburgh, were finalists in Humphrey's college selection.
"It was hard because there were so many good schools," Humphrey said at a press conference yester day. "I couldn't make a bad choice."
He averaged 25.1 points and 14 rebounds this season for Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Okla. Humphrey, who has a 44-inch vertical leap, was a two-sport star in high school, being named to All-State football and basketball selection.
The Lawrence Journal-World also reported that Kansas recruit Khalid El-Aim would announce his college choice on his birthday, April 25.
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Subpoenas issued in probe of Fresno State point shaving
The Bee also reported yesterday that the subpoenas show that the Internal Revenue Service has joined the FBI in the investigation.
FRESNO, CALIF. — Fourteen items were listed in subpoenas issued by a federal grand jury investigating allegations that Fresno State basketball players shaved points, The Fresno Bee reported yesterday.
The grand jury also has subpoenaed at least five people in the investigation of point-shaving rumors focusing on guards Dominick Young and Chris Herren.
The IRS sought almost $150,000 in back taxes from Fresno State basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian and his wife, Lois, in 1995 for the value of tickets he received from 1987-1991 as University of Nevada-Las Vegas coach, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Tarkanians agreed to pay the IRS $32,000 even though the coach said he gave most of the tickets away and did not profit from them.
Records subpoenaed by the grand jury show Tarkanian's personal business agent, Jose Eligoriaga Jr., provided 42 tickets to Kirk Vartanian, who The Bee has called a major local sports gambler and bookie.
Jackie Robinson's No.42 retired from all of baseball
NEW YORK — The number 42 now belongs to baseball eternity, much as the man who wore it with such dignity and grace while changing the face of his game and his country.
Baseball moved dramatically to preserve the memory of Jackie Robinson on the 50th anniversary of the late Brooklyn Dodgers star's major league debut by permanently retiring the number of the modern game's first Black player.
Kansas decathlete Nathan Prenger attempts to clear the high jump bar at the Kansas Relays. The Relays began yesterday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
The only players allowed to wear the number will be the 12 players around the majors who already use it as a tribute to Robinson.
In ceremonies at Shea Stadium attended by President Bill Clinton and Robinson's widow, Rachel, acting baseball commissioner Bud Seilg announced the unprecedented step, stating that the number 42 belonged to Jackie Robinson for the ages.
Kansas Relays bring tough competition
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'96 Olympian participates in decathlon
By Matt Woodruff Kansan sportswriter
It is not easy competing against the best athletes in the country.
But that is what four members of the Kansas track and field team did yesterday in Memorial Stadium.
The 72nd Annual Kansas Relays kicked off with its first day of competition with the Jim Bauch Decathlon and the women's heptathlon.
After five events in the decathlon, Kansas State alumnus and 1996 Olympian Steve Fritz led the group with 4,317 points.
"Ireally don't feel like I had a very good day," Fritz said. "The high jump was good but not great. The quarter was amazing, as far as I'm concerned and as far as I expected what I would do."
Fritz led the pack in three events — the 100-meter dash, long jump and shot put — and came in second in the other two events of the day — high jump and the 400-meter dash.
But Kansas' Mike Evers and Nathan Prenger put up a good fight. They are in fourth and fifth place, respectively, among the 15 athletes.
Evers said, "Nathan's really doing a good job, and I get to train with him all of the time so we do a good job of pushing each other. Steve is an Olympian and one of the best you'll ever find so it's great to have him out here. K-State brought some quality guys that are great competitors. It's a good overall decathlon."
Prenger, who suffered a hamstring injury during the NCAA Indoor Championships, competed despite illness.
"I caught a virus the other day so I'm not near 100 percent," Prenger said. "I would rate today about average, but I have some big events coming un tomorrow."
Evers said it was good to have the first day of competition finished and was looking forward to today's events.
"A lot of times people have big first days or big second
RESULTS: For a complete ist of scores, see page 2B.
"I really don't feel like I had a very good
day."
Steve Fritz Kansas Relays decathlete
days, but I'm usually pretty even," he said. "If I get equal to what I have today, that's a (NCAA) qualifier."
After four events in the heptathlon, Joy Krekelberg of Marquette was leading with 3,082 points.
Kansas heptathletes Candy Mason and Amber Mounday stood at fourth and eighth among the 17 entrants.Mounday tied for fourth with Mason in the 100-meter hurdles.
The decathlon and heptathlon will conclude today, with events beginning at 10 a.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Tickets for the Relays are $5 for adults and $3 for college students and younger.
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Multi-event runner Amber Mounday looks ahead while going over a hurdle during the women's 100m hurdles. Mounday competed yesterday at Memorial Stadium.
Events evoke emotional expression
It was a big week in sports, but don't be fooled by all the hype. There are some things we need to look into a little closer.
Tiger Woods let no one down this weekend, winning The Masters and setting several records along the way. I have been a critic of his, but there is no doubting that he is the best golfer in the world today and has a legitimate chance to be the best golfer of all time. He doesn't win every tournament, but he wins the ones he wants to win. It may or may not happen this year, but Tiger will be the next golfer to win the Grand Slam (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship all in the same year). He was the reason this year's Masters was great, and he is redefining the game of golf.
With all his greatness on the course, Tiger still manages to make some poor decisions. He turned down a personal invitation from President Clinton to join the festivities at last night's 50th anniversary celebration commemorating Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in baseball.
Speaking of Jackie Robinson ... last night, Major League Baseball retired his number, 42, forever on every team. Players who now wear the number can finish their careers with it, but after that, 42 will be retired forever. What a classy thing to do. Jackie Robinson has probably done more for African Americans than anyone. He endured more mistreatment and injustice than most, and he handled it with humility and dignity, never making an incident but simply taking all the abuse for the future of blacks in athletics. He is truly a symbol of class and integrity. It's too bad he couldn't have lived to feel the honor he received last night.
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Allen Iverson is a great player, but he does not deserve to be rookie of the year. He scored 40 points in five straight games last week, but he is not making his team win. The team lost all five of those games. The 76ers are 21-58 this year. My vote for rookie of the year goes to Stephen Marbury. He has led the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs for the first time in the history of the franchise, and to the best record they have ever had. He is a legitimate point guard who makes his teammates better. He doesn't just fill up the stat sheet like fellow point guard Iverson does.
Do you think Magic Johnson ever really had HIV? Do you know of anyone else who has been diagnosed with it and then five years later it could not be found in that person's bloodstream? There is a school of thought that the whole 'Magic has HIV' idea was a scam. Let's just find someone famous and loved by all to give the virus to and scare the hell out of everyone. Magic's diagnosis has been great for HIV in terms of bringing it into the spotlight and raising awareness. So if it wasn't, you have to admire Magic for all he has done after being taken away from basketball. He has succeeded marvelously in all his newfound business ventures.
Jeff Carey to become one of Roy's boys this week. He's a not-very-highly-touched center from Missouri. Kansas was by far the best basketball program recruiting him, and he chose to come here. Why? Because he knows he will play here. Coach Williams works up to an 11-man rotation, and no matter how great the talent of the first five is, you'll get to play some significant minutes in the Williams system. No one could have blamed Williams had he only played seven or eight guys last year, but he made commitments to all his recruits, and they all got to play.
Comments?E-mail John at sports@kansan.com
Allen proposes allowing alcohol on hill
By Tommy Gallagher
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas football coach Terry Allen was asking residents of Ellsworth Hall last month about how to make football games more appealing to students.
"It is a legitimate possibility for us, but I have yet to pursue it with the powers that be at this institution," Allen said. "I am not out there to squeeze a buck or a revenue-producing opportunity, nor am I a strong advocate of alcohol consumption. But I would like to pursue an area in the green space where the students feel comfortable coming to."
Someone brought up the idea of allowing alcohol on Campanile hill, and Allen didn't think it sounded all that bad.
Jeff Weinberg, assistant to Chancellor Robert Henneway, said factors existed that would stop Allen's idea from coming into being.
"There are some legal matters that would prevent us from doing such a plan," Weinberg said. "I'd have to talk to coach Allen about the matter before commenting any further on the subject."
Allen's idea is for the University to put up a low fence around the Hill and allow fans to consume alcohol in the fenced area before and after games. The beer would be sold in plastic cups, and no alcohol would be allowed into Memorial Stadium.
Allen also said blatantly drunk fans would be stopped from entering games.
Alcohol consumption has never been allowed on Campanile hill, according to University Relations.
And vice chancellor David Amber said there was no chance of alcohol being sold or consumed on Campanile hill anytime soon.
"Several state laws prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor on public property," Ambler said. "And I doubt the University will be interested in making any changes to the alcoholic beverage policy that prohibits the sale or consumption of global or domestic."
Jay Erickson, Bloomington,
Minn., sophomore, attended the
meeting at Ellsworth Hall. Erickson
said he liked Allen's idea.
"The football program needs more attention than what it now has," Erickson said. "The crowds last season were gretty lethargic."
"I can see where Allen was coming from. It must be hard for the football program when everything you do is compared to what the basketball team does. He's trying his best to get the student body's support, and I appreciated that." Erickson said.
Kevin Buisman, Unidome operations manager at Northern Iowa.
For safety reasons, school officials discourage using glass bottles and encourage using plastic cups.
At Colorado, football fans had been able to consume alcohol at Folsom Field since 1974 until a two-year ban was introduced by the school's interim chancellor in 1995.
Unlike Kansas, Northern Iowa allows alcohol outside the stadium at these times, a policy that started five years ago during Allen's coaching days.
said people were allowed to tailgate in the Unidome parking lot 2 1/2 hours before and after games. Allen spent eight years as head coach at Northern Iowa before coming to Kansas last December.
David Plati, Colorado sports information director, said the athletic department lost more than $300,000 in revenue last season because there were no beer sales at the concession stands.
Plati said he expected the Athletic Department to lose the same amount next season.
"The Athletic Department went along with the policy, but didn't support it," Plati said. "The issue was a political hot potato. It was something the chancellor wanted to pass so this campus could be politically correct. People will pay $4 to drink a beer during a game, but I highly doubt people will pay the same for a Coke or for a Pepsi."
Allen said he would continue to lobby for alcohol before and after football games on the Hill, although he does not want to start an alcohol-based debate at Kansas.
"I'm more for this idea to generate excitement rather than to generate funds," Allen said. "I'm trying to get it done, but I'm not out to get in the middle of an alcohol-consumption melee on campus. That's not what I want."