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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Goodrich heads to Shock after WNBA Draft
Kansas senior Angel Goodrich will be heading back to Oklahoma — the state where she won three 3A state titles at Sequoyah High School — as the 29th overall pick by the Tulsa Shock in the third round of the 2013 WNBA Draft.
Training camp begins May 5, just 35 days after Goodrich endered her Kansas career with a loss to Nutre Dame and her new Shock teammate, Skylar Diggins. The first pre-season games for the rookies will be played on May 10, and the regular season begins on May 29.
It will be a quick turnaround for Goodrich from college basketball to the WNBA.
Goodrich said she wouldn't know what to expect going to a large city like New York or Chicago, but, as it turns
out, she will be starting her professional career a mere 65 miles from her hometown of Tailequah, Okla.
From her own observations of watching WNBA games on TV and in person, she said she knows that there is a more physical style of play in the WNBA.
Goodrich said she has talked to former Jayhawk and Connecticut Sun player Danielle McCray, who has told her that as a professional player, there will be more much more responsibility.
Of the 36 players selected in the draft, eight of them are coming from the Big 12 conference, with Baylor forward Brittney Griner going first overall to the Phoenix Mercury.
Kansas senior forward Carolyn Davis went surprisingly undrafted after being projected by several mock drafts as a first-round pick.
— Max Goodwin
FOOTBALL
Tight end suspended for first games of 2013
Kansas officials did not provide further details.
Kansas coach Charlie Weis
announced on Monday that senior tight
end Nick Sizemore has been suspended
for the first three games of the 2013
season due to a violation of team rules.
Sizemore, a Littz, Pa., native, started one game last year and played in nine. He caught two passes for 10 yards and recorded two tackles on special teams in 2012. He spent 2009 playing at Buffalo before transferring to Kansas.
"As I have previously stated, every player on our team knows and understands our rules and regulations." Weis said. "They also know the consequences for violations."
— Farzin Vousoughian
BASEBALL
Piche' named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Kansas junior relief pitcher Jordan Piche' was named the Big 12 conference's Newcomer of the Week for the second week in a row this week. In this weekend's series against Texas, Piche' recorded a save and a win.
The junior reliever's win helped Kansas to its first series victory over Texas since 2009. Piche' is the first Jayhawk to be named Newcomer of the Week in
back-to-back weeks since Robby Price in 2010.
Piche' earned his fifth win of the season, pitching 4 1/3 innings in a 12-inning victory. The Grelee, Colo. native didn't allow a run in six innings spanning two appearances over the weekend.
Piche' is leading the Big 12 with .49 ERA in 36 2/3 innings and is tied for the conference lead with seven saves.
Trevor Graff
NBA
Denver Nuggets' Andre Iguodala, right, drives against Milwaukee Bucks' Monta Ellis, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, April 15, 2013, in Milwaukee.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nuggets snag first-round victory
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILWAUKEE — Ty Lawson scored 26 points, including a jumper in the lane with 9.3 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 112-114 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
Wilson Chandler added 21 points for the Nuggets, who can secure the No. 3 seed in the West with one more victory or two losses by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Milwaukee lost its season-high fifth game in a row despite Monta Ellis scoring 38 points, one shy of his season high.
quarter points, drilled a 3-pointer from the right side and made a free throw after he was fouled by Evan Fournier.
Ellis' four-point play with 14.2 seconds left gave the Bucks a 111-110 lead. Ellis, who had 19 fourth-
After a timeout, Lawson caught the inbounds pass in front of Millwaukee's bench. With Ellis guarding him, Lawson drove to his right and pulled up in the lane to hit his winning shot.
J. J. Reddick, who contributed 20 points for the Bucks, missed a 3-pointer from the center of the arc as time expired.
Milwaukee, which already had climbed the No. 8 spot in the East, finished with a 21-20 record at home.
Forward Kenneth Faried did not play because of the left ankle he sprained in Denver's victory over Portland on Sunday.
That didn't stop the Nuggets (56-25), who added to their franchise record for victories in a season by winning for the 22nd time in their last 25 games.
JaVale McGee came off the bench and finished with 17 rebounds and 10 points for Denver, which closes the regular season Wednesday when its hosts Phoenix. The Nuggets have won their last 22 games at home.
John Henson had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Bucks, who lost their fifth straight game to Denver.
Milwaukee is closing the regular season with no momentum at all. The team has just three victories in its last 15 games and will try to halt a nine-game road losing streak Wednesday at Oklahoma City.
Milwaukee held a one-point lead with about 1 minute left when Ersan Ilyasova grabbed a rebound off a missed shot by Andre Miller, but he lost the ball out of bounds.
Denver capitalized with a basket by Andre Iguodala for a 108-107 lead with 52 seconds remaining.
Mike Dunleavy missed a shot and Miller's two free throws gave the Nuggets a 110-107 lead with 25.4 seconds left.
Earlier in the quarter, Denver held a 98-92 lead when Ellis scored eight points in a row. He drilled a 3-pointer, a jump shot and then another 3-pointer to give Milwaukee a 100-98 lead with 4:30 to go.
A slam dunk along the baseline by Ekpe Udoh with 9:20 left gave Milwaukee an 87-86 lead, its first since early in the first quarter.
NBA
Bulls break losing streak, turn attention to tournament
ORLANDO, Fla. — Carlos Boozer scored 22 points, Luol Deng added 18 and the Chicago Bulls snapped a two-game loss streak with a 102-84 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
The win, which was the Bulls' fifth straight over the Magic, also keeps alive their hopes of catching of Atlanta for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. They conclude their regular-season schedule at home Wednesday against Washington. Chicago needs to win that game and for Atlanta to split or lose their final two.
The Magic finish just 12-29 at home, their fewest victories in Orlando since they were 11-30 during the 2003-04. Orlando wraps up its schedule Wednesday in Miami.
Though he's shrugged off questions lately about his team's play-off preparations, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau did manage to get both Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson some work Monday after each had played sparingly down the stretch.
Tobias Harris led Orlando with 20 points, followed by Nik Vucevic with 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Chicago maintained its momentum as the lead quickly ballooned above 20 in the opening minutes of the third quarter. Orlando tried to make a few pushes, but never really threatened in the final 12 minutes.
Neither started the game, but Noah (right foot) was back on the court for just the second time in 14 games and Gibson (left knee) played for the first time in eight games.
Maurice Harkless also chipped in 16 points.
suspension for hitting Toronto's DeMar DeRozan with an elbow last week.
The Bulls started slow,but outscored the Magic 28-14 in the second quarter to take a 12-point edge into the break.
Richard Hamilton also return❶ to action after serving a one-game
Deng and Boozer did most of the early offensive lifting, combining for 26 points in the half.
The Magic had just three turnovers in the first quarter. They gave it away six times in the second quarter, leading to 10 Chicago points.
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which beat Releford's team, Roger Brown's Restaurant, 87-78 in the final game. Releford notched two points, two turnovers and one steal in 28 minutes of play.
"I realized that we had a chance to play each other, and we talked it up," Johnson said. "We had a couple of smart comments for each other, but not nothing too risky, risking our relationship for nothing like that."
KANSAS COULD ADD MORE PLAYERS
Self has five recruits committed to joining his team next season, including two five-star players in guard Wayne Selden and center Joel Embiid. The Jayhawks have three open scholarships, which Self said he might use if he finds a player who fits into Kansas' system. One of those players is top overall recruit Andrew Wiggins, a forward who is considering Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State. Per NCAA rules, Self can't per comment on any unsigned players, but he said he is still on the recruiting trail.
"If we could get a couple more, if they're the right couple, then I think wed be interested in doing that." Self said. "It will probably benefit us if we are able to sign a couple more from a depth standpoint, but I'm really happy with the guys we have coming in."
Edited by Madison Schultz