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SPORTS MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAN.COM
TENNIS
Red Raiders beat Jayhawks, spoil Kansas' Senior Day
BY KATHLEEN GIER
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Senior Kuni Dorn was the last to emerge from the locker room before Sunday's match against Baylor. She was greeted by teammates and coaches who held flowers and gift bags for the team's lone senior on Senior Day. Dorn hugged each teammate and coach and shed a couple tears as her accomplishments at Kansas were read out over the loudspeaker at the Jayhawk Tennis Facility.
It was an emotional day for the team as Kansas fell to No. 2 Baylor 7-0. The Bears were led by four ranked singles players and a ranked doubled teams.
"Against Baylor, on paper they are better, but on the court it was different," Dorn said. "We were really close even if the score doesn't show it. I am really proud that we could keep up with them."
Sophomore Kate Morozova faced
Lenka Broosova of Baylor, who is
ranked No. 5 in the nation, and lost
6-4, 6-2.
"I think they are a really good team, of course they are top of the
nation, but I fought hard and I was trying everything today, but I think the girl I played was a little bit luckier," Morozova said. "I was trying to play points and everything; I think I was close."
On Friday, Kansas lost to Texas Tech 6-1. Morozova won both her singles and double matches. Morozova played doubles with fellow sophomore Erin Wilbert.
"I think I was really lucky that day, and I think in doubles Erin and me, we both played well," Morzova said. "I love playing doubles with her. And in singles I put everything I could out, so I worked really hard and I wanted that win for the team and for myself."
After the weekend the layhawks are 9-14 overall and 1-10 in conference play while Baylor improves to 24-2 and a perfect 10-0 in conference. After the match the Bears were presented the Big 12 regular season trophy and given conference champion T-shirts. Both teams will travel to Austin, Texas for the Big 12 Championship on Thursday.
Edited by Jesse Rangel
Sophomore Erin Wilbert launches a backhand during her doubles match against Baylor Sunday afternoon. The Jayhawks lost to the Bears 7-1 and fell to 1-10 in the Rip 12.
Jerry Wang/KANSAN
MLB
Royals avoid a series sweep against Minnesota, win 4-3
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Guillen homered and drove in two runs to support Brian Bannister's work-through-trouble effort, helping the Kansas City Royals avoid a three-game sweep with a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Guillen hit his seventh homer in the fifth inning and Bannier (1-1) escaped a baserunner-filled game by scattering nine hits over 6 1-3 innings. Kansas City's beagleduong bullpen had some shaky moments before foakim Soria closed out the ninth for his fifth save.
Justin Morneau hit his fourth homer and had a run-scoring double off Soria in the ninth, but the Twins stranded 12 runners — four in the last two innings — and couldn't overcome a less-than-stellar outing by Kevin Slowey (2-2).
Guillen has slid comfortably from right field into the designated hitter's spot following a 2009 season filled with disappointment and injuries.
The 33-year-old Dominican slugger homered in four straight
games from April 11-14 and entered Sunday tied for first in the AL with nine multithit games, second in total bases (49), third in hits (25) and fourth in slugging (.690).
Guillen twice doubled in runs against the Twins Saturday night
and opened
Sunday's game
with a sacrifice
fly in the
first inning.
He later broke
a 2-all tie in
the fifth,
lifting a no-doubt
solo shot to
left-center off
Slowley that
landed in the
Royals outfielder and designated hitter Jose Guillen hit his seventh home run Sunday, tying the American League lead.
fountain behind the first section of seats.
and through trouble the rest of the way.
He got help in the first inning from third baseman Alex Gordon, who made a diving stop on leadoff bitter Denard Span's one-hopper and threw him out from one knee.
Both teams needed to get some depth from their starting pitchers after Saturday night's soggy, 4 hour-plus game that lasted 12 innings and featured 14 pitches, including two-inning stints by both closers.
They got it, though neither was particularly efficient.
Bannister worked a perfect first
The right hander kept letting runners reach base and kep-
getting outs after that, leaving in the seventh after Orlando Hudson's one-out single. Bannister allowed two runs.
Josh Rupe worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and Soria stranded Morneau at second in the ninth by striking out Michael Cuddyer and Jim Thome for his 94th career save, now the most all-time by a Mexican-born pitcher.
NFL
Carroll, Seahawks active in draft
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
RENTON, Wash. _ The Seattle Seahawks had picked three players, completed two trades and coach Pete Carroll had just concluded an interview carried live on ESPN when the Seahawks coach ducked his head into the media room.
"Can we get some action in here?" Carroll asked, slapping his palm on the door for emphasis.
It was just after 10 a.m. Maybe you had just finished breakfast. Perhaps you were on a second cup of coffee. The Seahawks? They had completed the most active three hours of the new administration, giving up a little bit of draft position to acquire two running backs: LenDale White from Tennessee and Leon Washington from the New York Jets.
"The surprises that we pulled off in the trade opportunities might have shocked you a little bit," Carroll said afterward.
It started with White, who was acquired from Tennessee with defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson. The total cost for Seattle? Moving down seven spots in the fourth round and nine spots in the sixth round.
One round later, the Seahawks nabbed Washington, a Swiss Army knife of a running back who is as electric as he is useful. The toll on that? Seattle gave up a fifth-round pick for a seventh-round selection from the jets.
For a little draft-day erosion, Seattle landed two backs who'll compete for playing time.
"There's several different avenues of acquisition that you can
use to improve your team," said John Schneider, Seattle's general manager. "This is obviously a huge, huge weekend for us."
One that had a frenetic
and then waited some more since they lacked a third-round pick.
No sooner had the fourth round begun on Saturday than the Seahawks started making deals and taking chances. White faces questions about his attitude and weight; Washington is coming back from two broken bones in his right leg. Both players are under contract for one more year.
"The surprises that we pulled off in the trade opportunities might have shocked you a little bit."
Those weren't the only risks
PETE CARROLL Seattle Seahawks head coach
finale after two tradeless days.
Seattle entered the draft with two of the first 14 picks, making the Seahawks power brokers. But on Thursday and Friday, the Seahawks held their ground and filled needs. On Thursday, they picked a rock-solid left tackle and dynamic free safety. On Friday, they waited for Notre Dame's Golden Tate to fall in their lap.
the only risks on a day in which Seattle also drafted six players over the final tour rounds.
In the fourth round, the Seahawks chose Oregon corner back. Walter
Thurmond, who is recovering from a serious knee injury. In the sixth, they picked Anthony McCoy, the USC tight end whose draft stock was undermined by a positive drug test at the scouting combine.
The Seahawks did deepen its stable of running backs this weekend, just not in the manner most expected.
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Raiders trade for Jason Campbell
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The Raiders sent a shot across the bow of embattled quarterback JaMarcus Russell on Saturday by trading for veteran quarterback Jason Campbell.
The Raiders gave the Washington Redskins a 2012 four-round draft choice for Campbell, less than a month after the Redskins traded for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.
Campbell, 28, started all 16 regular-season games for the Redskins each of the past two seasons. Last season, he completed 64.5 percent of his passes for 3,618 yards, with 20 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
By comparison, Russell, Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye completed 52.8 percent of their passes
for 2.875 yards, with 10 touchdowns and 18 interceptions, for the Raiders in 2009.
("Campbell) fits for what we're doing." Cable said Saturday. "This game's really about opportunity; catching some breaks and having good people around you, regardless of what system you're in."
A phone call from Raiders managing general partner Al Davis inspired Campbell about going to a team that has won only 29 games the past seven seasons.
Throwing in a one year, $4.5 million extension didn't hurt matters.
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