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Kansas takes 4 wins over weekend
ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
The Kansas rowing team tace stiff competition from three east coast schools this weekend: Old Dominion, Rhode Island, and Bucknell.
Despite the tough competition, the Jayhawks still managed to come out on top in four of the 12 races.
"There is a lot of high school rowing out (east)," coach Rob Catloth said. "They have more kids who gained experience rowing in
high school. Here we take kits from other sports and turn them into rowers"
The first varsity four-person boat built on earlier victories against Texas and Kansas State by winning head-to-head races against Rhode Island and Bucknell. The Jayhawks raced down to the wire, defeating Rhode Island by less than three seconds and Bucknell by less than five.
The second varsity eight-person boat defeated Old Dominion in the morning and then the Jayhawks
novice eight boat finished ahead of Rhode Island for Kansas' fourth victory of the day.
The layhawks raced a grueling 12 races in slightly more than 24 hours.
"Having all the races in the short period of time was very beneficial," senior Stacy Rachow said. "It gave us a better feel on how the
Rachow
boats compete when together."
The lahawks have a two-week break before returning to the water competitively against Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn., on April 24.
"Now we have two weeks to fix the mistakes we made." Rachow said.
Minnesota will be the final tune up for Kansas before the Big 12 championships rolls around May 1.
Edited by Kelly Gibson
NBA
Miami grabs win over Milwaukee
NEW YORK — Dwyane Wade scored 32 points and the Miami Heat pulled into a tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 111-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night
Michael Beasley added 16 points, and Udonis Haslem and former Knicks forward Quentin Richardson had 14 apiece for the Heat, who won for the 10th time in 11 games and joined the Milwaukee Bucks at 45-35. They hit 26 of 42 shots (62 percent) across the middle two quarters to build a comfortable lead after a slow start.
David Lee scored 26 points and Danilo Gallinari had 19 for the Knicks, who lost their third straight and dropped all three meetings to the Heat this season.
The Heat's push for fifth stalled Friday with a home loss to Detroit that snapped their nine-game winning streak, but they bounced back with their seventh straight road victory, fourth-best in franchise history.
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NBA
New Orleans snaps 5-game losing streak with victory against Minn.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS — Emeka Okafor scored 23 points and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a five-game skid with a 114-86 victory over the woeful Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night.
Darren Collison had 17 points and 11 assists, and fellow rookie Marcus Thornton scored 22 points to help the Hornets win for only the fifth time in 22 games.
Julian Wright added a seasonhigh 16 points, and David West had 10 points and 12 rebounds in the Hornets' final home game of the season.
Ryan Gomes scored 18 points for the Timberwolves, who played without coach Kurt Rambis after he was ejected for arguing a call early in the second quarter. The Wolves have lost five straight and 21 of their last 22 games.
The Hornets' dominating performance allowed George Shinn to enjoy a victory in what was likely his last home game as majority owner of the club he founded in 1988. Shinn sat in his courtside
seats next to wife Denise and with his daughter and two sons sitting nearby.
Shinn, who recently underwent treatment for prostate cancer, is negotiating to sell his shares of the club to minority owner Gary Chouest, a Louisiana native and owner of a company that supports the offshore oil and gas industry.
New Orleans led by as much as much as 28 in the third quarter when Okafor's 6-foot hook made it 74-46, capping a 14-4 run that began with Okafor's 14-foot jumper and included a 3-pointer by Morris Peterson. The game was never in doubt after that as Minnesota got no close than 18 points.
New Orleans outshot Minnesota 52 percent to 39 percent and out-rebounded the Timberwolves 49-30. The Hornets also outscored the Wolves 70-32 in the paint, 18-8 on second-chance points and 23-6 on fast break points.
Al Jefferson returned to the lineup after missing two games while attending to a hospitalized family member, but had only five points and three rebounds in 30 minutes.
Ramon Sessions scored 17 points for Minnesota and Jonny Flynn had 11.
Okafor, who came in averaging 10.2 points, scored nine points in the first quarter to help New Orleans to a 25-21 lead.
New Orleans led 31-25 when the Wolves started to implode. Jefferson was called for traveling while attempting a reverse layup. Rambis didn't agree and drew two quick technical fouls, the first from official Eli Roe and the other from Ron Garretson, the second triggering the coach's ejection.
New Orleans then scored the next six points to take a 37-25 lead.
Minnesota shot only 33 percent in the quarter (4 of 12), while the Hornets shot 63 percent (12 of 19).
Flynn, who had nine points in the first half, cut the Wolves' deficit to eight with two free throws with 3:28 to go in the second period. James Posey then hit a 3, igniting an 11-0 run to close the quarter and widen the Hornets' lead to 19 at 58-39 at halftime.
NBA
Cavs can't close; Magic overcome
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEVELAND — Mickaen Pietrus scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter and lameer Nelson hit a big 3-pointer in the closing minutes, leading the Orlando Magic to a 98-92 win Sunday over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who rested LeBron James for the playoffs.
Dwight Howard scored 22 points with 13 rebounds and six blocks for Orlando.
Pietrus was a matchup nightmare in the playoffs last season for Cleveland, averaging 13.9 points in the Eastern Conference finals when the Magic beat the Cavs in six games. He made a pair of 3s to open the fourth and Nelson hit his with 2:53 left to put Orlando ahead 96-88.
Delonte West had 21 points
Williams had 19 with nine assists for the Cavaliers, who finished the regular season 35-6 at home.
Cleveland coach Mike Brown sat james for a third straight game, giving the reigning MVP — and almost certainly the next one, too — additional rest for the playoffs, which begin next weekend. Dressed in a beige sports coat and matching slacks, James sat at the end of Cleveland's bench and even took a turn behind the TV microphone during the first quarter of ABC's national broadcast.
During his interview, James discussed the Cavs' roster upgrades and said the team's biggest acquisition, O'Neal, has lost 20 pounds since getting hurt.
The Caws have been hoping to get O'Neal back before the postseason to shake off some expected rust, but Brown said team doctors have not yet cleared the
James watched the game from the bench along with Shaquille O'Neal, who has been out
"We're not in the same situation Cleveland is in, that's the bottom line."
STAN VAN GUNDY
Orlando Magic coach
since tearing a thumb ligament Feb. 25 and hasn't been cleared by doctors to play. Cleveland anticipates having him in the postseason and will need the 7-foot-1 center to get past Howard and the Magic.
The Cavs had no answer inside during last year's playoffs against Orlando's big man, who musceld his way to the rim against Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao. O'Neal, if he's healthy, believes he can neutralize the Magic's Superman.
17-year veteran to play
Wh i l e Cleveland used the home finale to get rest and address a recent loss of defensive intensity, the defending Eastern Conference champion Magic played all their starters
at least 24 minutes and worked out a few late-season kinks.
Orlando, which has wrapped up the No. 2 seed in the East, can still beat out the Los Angeles Lakers for the second-best overall record, which would give the Magic home-court advantage if the two teams meet in the finals for the second straight year.
"We're not in the same situation Cleveland is in, that's the bottom line," coach Stan Van Gundy said.
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