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SPORTS / WEDNESDAY. MAY 5, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"You can't beat brains."
John F. Kennedy
FACT OF THE DAY
Todd Reesing was named a member of the 2010 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. The group is comprised of college football players who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better.
Source: Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Where does Reesing rank among passing yards among quarterbacks in the history of the Big 12?
A: Fifth. He threw for 11,194 yards and 90 touchdowns in four seasons at Kansas.
Kansas Athletics
SCORES
NBA PLAYOFFS:
Orlando 114, Atlanta 71
Orlando leads 1-0
NHL PLAYOFFS:
Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 0
Pittsburgh leads 2-1
San Jose 4, Detroit 3
San Jose leads 3-0
MLB BASEBALL:
Kansas City 7, Chicago Sox 2
Toronto 8, Cleveland 5
NY Yankees 4, Baltimore 1
Washington 6, Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1
Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Boston 5, LA Angels 1
NY Mets 5, Cincinnati 4
San Francisco 9, Florida 6
Revisit classic summer sports
MORNING BREW
Rainy and snowy days of months past kept us athletes inside. Often we would go to the Amber Student Recreation Fitness Center and enjoy its indoor amenities (basketball, volleyball, weight-lifting and yoga classes for some). Other times, the weather prevented us from playing any sports at all.
But these days the sun shines brightly. Sure, the indoor rec is still a good option for pickup basketball games and the rest. But it won't be as packed as before because everyone will be playing their sports outside. So grab some shades and join them.
The Brew will break down some of the best sports to enjoy under the summer sun. Don't forget to bring a cool umbrella drink for the sideline.
SAND VOLLEYBALL
Ignore whatever conventions may have tainted your perception of this sport — skimpy swimwear is not a rule. Even though I prefer to rock the Larry Bird shorts on the sand, not every volleyballer must show off his or her thighs. No matter the apparel, this game is easy to enjoy for its active and entertaining gameplay and basic requirements. The only materials you need are some sand, a net, a ball and more than one person. Three-onthree volleyball is great, but you can't go wrong with the conventional two-on-two.
BY MAX ROTHMAN
nyothman@kansan.com
The rules are entirely up to you. Feel free to bend them to increase your chances of winning and the credibility of your ensuing trash talk.
BLACKTOP BASKETBALL
If you don't possess the skills to shake Allen Fieldhouse to its foundation, give an outdoor court a try. If you can find a way to take advantage of nature, you could have an uneven jump-shot and still hold a leg up on the competition. For example: Give the opponents the hoop that faces the blinding rays of the sun.
Also, after an exhausting game of one-on-one, three-on-three, or even five-on-five, a simple energy-restoring game of H-O R-S-E, P-I G or O-S T-E-R-T-A-G is highly recommended.
CAPTURE THE FLAG Abh, an old-time favorite. This game's
CAPTURE THE FLAG
rules vary by area code, but it's good chaotic fun wherever you go. No matter how you play the game, the three common staples are as follows: a flag, a boundary and a jail. You can take it from there, but the basic object of the game is to take the opposing team's flag (located on its side of the boundary), and take it to your side without setting taged.
Some of the greatest arguments in sports history have arisen from capture the flag. Like baseball, this game begs for instant replay.
Thanks for reading the Morning Brew this year and don't forget to play some outdoor sports.
— Edited by Katie Blankenau
MLB
Boston Red Sox defeat L.A. Angels
BY JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press
BOSTON — Jeremy Hermida hit a bases-clearing triple to break an eighth-inning tie, and Jon Lester pitched eight innings of five-hit ball Tuesday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
The Angels have started a 10-game road trip with five straight losses.
One night after putting up 17
runs in the series opener, the Red Sox were quiet until the eighth, when they scored four times to turn a 1-1 game into a 5-1 blowout.
Lester (2-2) gave up one run, walking two and striking out five before Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect ninth in a nonsave situation. Marco Scutaro had three hits, including a pair of doubles, to help the Red Sox win their second in a row since being swept over the weekend by the lowly Baltimore Orioles.
Kevin lepsen (0-1) took the loss for the Angels, giving up four runs on two hits and three walks while getting just two outs in the eighth.
Mike Napoli had three of the Angels' five hits. Ervin Santana got his third straight no-decision despite allowing just one run in seven innings.
Los Angeles loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but Lester got out of it when Bobby Abreu hit a grounder to second baseman Dustin Pedroia and he
chased down the runner to tag him before throwing to first to end the inning.
In the bottom half, Boston loaded the bases with nobody out before David Ortiz hit into a second-to-home-to-first double play. After Jepsen walked his third batter of the inning, Hermida one-hopped a double off the Green Monster to make it 4-1.
Pinch-hitter Mike Lowell doubled off Scott Shields to score Hermida.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Softball
at Drake, Des Moines,
lowa, 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
THURSDAY No events scheduled
FRIDAY
Baseball vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Softball vs. Iowa State, 2 p.m.
Baseball vs. Missouri, 6 p.m.
Softball vs. Iowa State, noon
Baseball vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY
TRACK AND FIELD
Freshman is Big 12 Athlete of the Week
Finley also took home first place in the shot put at the Arkansas Twilight Meet with a Big 12-leading throw of 63 feet and 2.25 inches. That mark ranks third in the NCAA and fifth at Kansas.
For the second consecutive week, freshman thrower Mason Finley was named the co-male Big 12 Athlete of the Week.
Finley recorded the best mark of his career in the discus at the Arkansas Twilight Meet last weekend. He won first place with a distance of 197 feet and three inches. With that mark, he currently sits second in the Big 12. Finley ranks fourth all-time at Kansas.
— Jayson Jenks
JPN 104 Elementary Japanese I MTWRF 8:00-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 2)
KU SUMMER SCHOOL IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD THE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE!
KOR 108 Elementary Korean II MTWRF 8:00-12:30 (JUL 6-JUL 30)
JPN 108 Elementary Japanese II MTWRF 8:00-12:30 (JUL 6-JUL 30)
East Asian Languages and Cultures
CHIN 108 Elementary Chinese II MTWRF 8:00-12:30 (JUL 6-JUL 30)
KOR 104 Elementary Korean I MTWRF 8:00-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 2)
**ECIV 304 Eastern Civilizations MTWRF 10:20-11:20 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
CHIN 104 Elementary Chinese I MTWRF 8:00-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 2)
French and Italian
FREN 110 Elementary French I MTWRF 9:10-11:20 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
FREN 120 Elementary French II MTWRF 10:20-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
ITAL 230 Intermediate Italian II MTWRF 10:20-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 2)
FREN 240 Intermediate French II MTWRF 10:20-12:30 (JUL 6-JUL 30)
FREN 230 Intermediate French I MTWRF 10:20-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 2)
**FREN 430 La France d'Aujourd'hui MTWRF 10:20-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 2) Summer prerequisite: FREN 300, taught by Advanced Lecturer Christina Lux
German
GERM 104 Elementary German I MTWRF 8:00-10:10 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
GERM 108 Elementary German II MTWRF 8:00-10:10 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
Slavic Languages and Literatures
RUSS 110 Intensive Elementary Russian MTWRF 8:30-12:30 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
**SLAV 148 Introduction to Slavic Folklore MTWRF 9:00-11:00 (JUN 8 - JUL 2) taught by Asst. Professor Renee Perelmutter
Spanish
SPAN 111 Intensive Elementary Spanish MTWRF 10:20-12:20 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish I MTWRF 9:10-10:10 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish I MTWRF 10:20-11:20 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
**counts toward the major, but does not help meet BA foreign language requirement
SPAN 216 Intermediate Spanish II MTWRF 9:10-10:10 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
SPAN 216 Intermediate Spanish II MTWRF 9:10-10:10 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
SPAN 216 Intermediate Spanish II MTWRF 10:20-11:20 (JUN 8-JUL 30)
SPAN 322 Spanish Grammar Online only course (JUN 8-JUL 30) taught by Asst. Professor Amy Rossomondo