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Emily Ricci, a senior from Charleston, Ill., practices her breast stroke during swimming class. "It's easy to come to class even though school is almost over I love swimming." Ricci said.
Laura Webb, a senior from Prairie Village, practices her butterfly stroke during swimming class.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Big 10 looks to expand in a year
The moment Big East Conference commissioner John Marinatto arrived in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a mid-April meeting of Bowl Championship Series schools, he found himself squarely in the sights of Big 10 commissioner Jim Delany. Their meeting occurred on the heels of a published report that said a decision on Big 10 expansion could happen quickly, resulting in a June raid on the Big East and Big 12.
"Jim told me there was no accelerated timetable," Marinatto
For the moment, it appears the Big 10 is sticking to Delany's original timetable of 12-18 months to reach a decision, which means the Big East and other conferences are safe for another year. But that doesn't mean the Big 10 won't expand by three or five schools to widen the reach of its TV network with the lure of a payout approaching the $22 million per year each of its 11 members reportedly receives now.
said Wednesday, "I knew he wouldn't do that without calling me."
The threat to the future of the Big East is serious enough that
Marinatto recently convinced former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to serve as an adviser on how best to combat the possibility of losing some of the league's football schools. "Not only me, but all commissioners around the country would be irresponsible if they weren't concerned about the potential of what could happen," Marinatto said.
According to one published report, the Big 10 expansion study targeted Missouri of the Big 12, Pitt, Rutgers and Syracuse of the Big East and Notre Dame.
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Just like they don't let on-field problems leak into their Monday night meetings, they keep it all baseball once they get inside the chalk of the foul lines.
find out how school's going to them and if they're having any girl issues, you know, all those stresses involved."
"It's a lot more professional," Robby said of his relationship with his dad on the field. "I mean, if you've ever seen him coaching or at practice, you know he's a player's coach, and he's really easy to play for, but ours is just like any other player's."
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Ritch Price coaches his son Robby, who will enter the draft after his fourth season at Kansas
After eight years with a son on the roster, Ritch has the gig down pat, and Robby is reaping the benefits.
As a senior, Robby is shattering his personal bests. Entering this weekend's home series against Missouri, he's hitting .341, almost 50 percentage points higher than his previous career high average of .296. He's second on the team with four home runs and third with a personal-best .992 OPS. His 22 extra-base hits lead the team and are a career-high, though he has at least 10 games left. Always sure-handed in the field, Robby has outdone himself, committing just three errors this year in 203 chances, giving him a career best .985 fielding percentage.
"He's been Kansas High School Player of the Year and one of the best players of his age group his entire life," Ritch said. "He tore a labrum in his left shoulder at
If he can continue his solid production, Robby will likely get drafted higher than either of his brothers. Ritch insists the offensive numbers have always been there, but have lurked beneath the surface due to injuries.
the end of his freshman year and played with it his sophomore and junior year."
Next year, however, there will be no Price listed on the roster, save for next to the words "head coach." It will be the first year Ritch has coached at Kansas without one of his sons penciled into the starting lineup.
For at least the next 10 games, Ritch and Robby will savor one last season together.
"It's been a great experience," Ritch said. "When I came here, I took over a program that had had five straight losing seasons, that had not ever qualified for the Big 12 Tournament. And all three of my boys have been part of the turnaround. That's been one of the most rewarding things to happen."
Edited by Ashley Montgomery
MLB
Phillies roll past Cardinals, win 4-0
In a return to normalcy, no fans ran onto the field at Citizens Bank Park after consecutive games were marred by unruly behavior.
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Kendrick threw seven impressive innings, Placido Polanco hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 Wednesday night.
quickly realizing she was simply going to get reliever Dennys Reyes' jacket from the bullpen.
Brad Penny (3-2) gave up three runs and five hits, striking out six in six innings. It was the 14th straight quality start by Cardinals starters, their longest streak since 1973 when they also had 14 in a row.
A crowd of 44,261 was the 54th straight sellout in Philadelphia. Everyone stayed in the stands for a change. Some were startled when a ball girl dashed onto the field during a pitching change in the eighth before
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