/ SPORTS / MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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Jessica McMillan, a senior from Garden City, forehands the ball Sunday night. McMillan usually plays a couple times a week when she can
MLB
White Sox hold off Twins in play at plate
CHICAGO — JJ. Hardy was nailed at the plate for the final out when he tried to score on pinch-hitter Jim Thome's long drive, and the Chicago White Sox held off the Minnesota Twins 5-4 Sunday.
Hardy singled with two outs against Bobby Jenks and took off when Thome hit a shot into the left-center field gap. Left fielder
Juan Pierre retrieved the ball on the warning track and threw to third baseman Mark Teahen.
Teahen's relay to catcher A.J. Pierzynski arrived in plenty of time, and Hardy was beaten by so much that he didn't slide or go barreling home.
Pinch-hitter Andruw Jones singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth. Mark Buehrle (2-0) pitched eight innings and Jenks held on for his first save.
Paul Konerko hit a two-run home run, and Mark Kotsay and
Gordon Beckham had solo shots for the White Sox, who snapped a four-game losing steak.
Joe Mauer was 2 for 4 with two doubles for the Twins, who finished a season-opening road trip 5-2 and are set to open Target Field against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.
Buehrle settled down after the third inning for another strong start, allowing four runs and eight hits. He walked two and struck out one
Twins starter Nick Blackburn
pitched 7-2 3 innings, allowing five runs, eight hits and one walk
With two outs in the eighth inning. Blackburn gave up back-to-back singles to Konerko and Carlos Quentin. After left-hander Jose Mijares replaced Blackburn, White Sox manager Ozzie Gullen sent Jones to bat for Kotsay. Jones singled to left and Quentin scored, just beating Delmon Young's throw.
Associated Press
Yankees complete road trip with win
MLB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees are ready for another celebration.
"We're ready to get back," outfielder Nick Swisher said. "We
The World Series champions wrapped up a successful season-opening road trip Sunday before heading back to the Bronx for a special ceremony that will precede the team's home opener on Tuesday.
get our rings and I'm juiced about that.
The Yankees are also feeling good about going 4-2 against AL East rivals Boston and Tampa Bay in the first week of the season.
A. J. Burnett pitched seven
"I think it just shows where our focus is. We feel good.We feel we have a great team."
strong innings and Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs apiece to pace Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rays.
"Playing a team like Boston to open up the season, and not only that, come and play the Rays right after that, these are two tough series. I think it just shows where our focus is." Swisher said. "We feel good. We feel we have a great team. We're getting great pitching."
CC Sabathia took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning of Saturday's 10-0 rout. Burnett gave up singles to Jason Bartlett and Carl Crawford to start Sunday's
Joba Chamberlain pitched the eighth, yielding an RBI triple to Crawford. Mariano Rivera worked a scoreless ninth in a non-save situation as the Yankees won their second straight game after dropping the opener of the weekend series at Tropicana Field.
game, then limited Tampa Bay to four hits over the next six innings.
NICK SWISHER Yankees outfielder
"This is a tough trip to start out," manager Joe Girardi said.
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"Two teams in your division that are very good and you're able to win both series. It's a very good trip for us."
Posada's two-run homer off Randy Choate (0-1) gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the sixth. Rodriguez doubled off the wall in
left field to drive in two to make it 6-2 in seventh, and Nick Swisher added a solo homer in the eighth off Andy Sonnastine.
Burnett, who walked three and struck out one, worked out of a jam in the sixth after the Rays loaded the bases, helped by Evan Longoria's infield pop single that struck a speaker attached to one of the catwalks in the domed stadium before falling to the field.
Tampa Bay went 3-3 on its season-opening homestand, with its starting pitchers compiling a 3.41 ERA. In contrast, the bullpen posted a 7.78 ERA during the homestand.
Portland sinks late free throws to defeat slumping Los Angeles Lakers
GREG BEACHAM
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Martell Webster hit three free throws with 3.1 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers improved their chances of avoiding the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs with a 91-88 victory over the defending NBA champions Sunday.
Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher combined to miss three free throws in the final 6.9 seconds, and Pau Gasol missed a three-pointer at the buzzer for the Lakers, who have lost six of nine.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who lost leading scorer Brandon Roy.
halftime with a sore right knee. Webster scored 16 points and Andre Miller added 15 for the Blazers, while Marcus Camby had 10 points and 17 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher both missed free throws for the Lakers in the final 6.9 seconds and Pau Gasol missed a threepointer at the Buzzer.
Portland (49-31) also snapped a five-game road losing streak against the Lakers while moving
including a go-ahead tip-in basket with 12.7 seconds left.
into a seventh-
place tie with San Antonio in the Western Conference standings. Given the Blazers' twomonth surge, they probably don't care who they face: They
haven't lost back-to-back games since Feb. 19,21.
Bryant had 20 points on 8-of-23 shooting. After clinching the top seed by beating Minnesota on Friday, the Lakers simply are
trying to stay healthy before the playoffs begin in a week — but Bryant still decided not to shut himself down for the regular season.
Gasol had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, while
Bryant took the Lakers' last two games off to
After a rocky performance that didn't include a free throw
bone in a finger on his shooting hand and a sprained ankle.
The Lakers clinched the top seed in the Western Conference on Friday, so they are simply trying to stay healthy before the playoffs begin in a week.
rest his litany of injuries, most prominently his swollen right knee. Bryant also has a broken
until the final 31 seconds, Bryant made a three-pointer and a three-point play in the final minute while Los Angeles rallied from a seven-point deficit to take
an 87-86 lead. But after Camby's tip-in, Bryant clanged two free throws.
Gasol rebounded Bryant's second miss and got it to Fisher, who was fouled by Miller — but the veteran point guard also missed his first free throw before tying it with 4.7 seconds to play.
Fisher then fouled Webster, reaching in on a desperation 3-point attempt — although Bryant also could have been called for contact. The reserve swingman coolly made three straight free throws for the second time in the final 3:34.
Roy, the Blazers' leading scorer with 21.8 points per game, played 11 minutes in the first half before the Blazers ruled him out at halftime with knee soreness. Roy had struggled with a sore back in recent days, missing practice to rest up for the playoffs.
Bryant picked up his 14th technical foul of the season after the first quarter.
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