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SPORTS / FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Some people have asked me whether or not Rickey Henderson belonged in the Hall of Fame. I've replied, 'If you could somehow split him in two, you'd have two Hall of Famers.'"
Bill James, baseball statistics, in his Bill James Handbook (2008).
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas has the fewest stolen bases attempts in the Big 12, but the highest stolen base percentage. The Jayhawks have stolen 15 bases in 17 attempts this season.
Source: Big 12
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many Jayhawks have more than one stolen base this season?
A: Two, Junior Brian Heere has three on the season and junior Casey Lytle has eight.
Kansas Athletics
SCORES
MLB Baseball:
Detroit 7, Kansas City 2
Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1
Los Angeles (NL) 10, Pitsburgh 2
Toronto 3, Texas 1
Oakland 6, Seattle 2
Washington 6, Philadelphia 5
Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4
Chicago (NL) 2, Atlanta 0
Florida 3, New York (NL) 1
Cleveland, Chicago (AL), late
Minnesota, Los Angeles (AL), late
NBA Basketball:
NBA Basketball:
Cleveland 108, Chicago 109
LA Clippers, Sacramento, late
LA Lakers, Denver, late
TENNIS
Kansas hunting for Big 12 road victory
Kansas tennis will attempt to win its first conference road game when it plays at Missouri tonight at 5.
The Jayhawks enter the game with a 9-8 record overall and a 1-4 conference record. The team has lost its last two matches.
In last weekend's defeats, the No. 2 doubles team, made up of freshman Sara Lazerevic and senior Kuni Dorn, won both its matches. Lazerevic and Dorn are 5-4 as a doubles team this spring.
Kansas leads the series with Missouri 27-9 since 1977, but it has lost the last four matchups. The Tigers enter the match 5-11 overall and 0-5 in the conference.
The layhawks have one more match on the road before returning home to play their last four regular-season matches.
MORNING BREW
Abide by these rules of Rec
I wouldn't call myself a Rec regular. I try to relive my high school basketball glory days at least once a week, even though pickup basketball is a completely different beast.
— and what kind of games produce Big 10-style basketball — you know, slow and sloppy.
By now, I think I've learned what kind of games produce the best basketball — you know, open and free-flowing
Some rules are uniform: Winners stay, the ball must be passed after it's checked in and players that win get a couple minutes off to catch their breath.
Now here's the Morning Brew's rules for Rec Ball. They are sure to upset some people, but I feel the implementation of these rules would increase the level of pickup basketball.
1. Games should be 1s and 2s to 15.
Period. In this system, baskets worth two points in a regular game of basketball are worth one and three-pointers are worth two. The other scoring system makes every basket, regardless of location, a single point. Those games run to 12. The common argument for a 12-point system is that it finishes quicker, allowing the next five players to get on the court. But if each team hits three three-pointers, which happens a lot because of the doubled value of the shot, the 15-point game ends just as quick as a 12-point game. It is also a more similar game to the one we all know: the one with a three-point line.
2. Offensive player calls fouls, but you have to call it quick. You can't call a foul after you see your shot bang off the rim. As soon as you feel the contact, you must call "Foul" or something similar so
BY CLARK GOBLE
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— Kathleen Gier
play doesn't continue.
If you're going to call it late in the game, it better be legit. Nothing is more irritating than the guy who doesn't call the hand check in the first half of the game and calls a touch foul with the game on the line. In college and NBA basketball, fouls are called less often in the closing moments because fans want to see players play without whistles. There are no fans for Rec ball, but the same principle applies. Don't consider the moment when making the call.
3. If your team has the next game, you must be waiting on the sideline.
Putting your team in on several courts at once is just bad Rec etiquette. You can't expect to hold on to the next game if you're wandering around to other courts.
4. Cherry-picking is not allowed.
Cherry-picking is when a player doesn't get back to play defense and instead hangs around on the far side of the court away from the game action. It usually leads to an easy layup. In non fast-break situations, players should be required to at least pass half-court before looking to score.
5. Finally, all lasting disputes should be settled by the offensive team taking a
three-point shot from the top of the key. A make gives the ball back to the offense, a miss turns it over. Offense can choose the shooter.
In all likelihood, there won't be some radical reformation in the rules of pickup basketball at the Rec. But simply considering the best rules for a more fun game will enhance the quality of basketball on the court.
If you agree with any or all of the rules, try to implement them in the next game. If you disagree, just be sure to consider why your rules are better than these.
FRIDAY YOUTUBE SESH
Obviously, there are tons of rules variations. But the better variation is the different types of people who play.
Search "11 Guys You'll Always Find Playing Pickup Basketball" on YouTube and enjoy. I particularly like "Hypothetical Dunker" and "Never Fouls Guy."
Edited by Taylor Bern
Send it in, James
James Luke, a graduate student from Houston, goes for the dunk Thursday afternoon at the Student Recruitment Fitness Center. It was Lukes first visit to the campus building.
Mia Iverson / KANSAN
MLB
Reds walkoff first victory of season
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI — Jonny Gomes hit a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday, sending the Cincinnati Reds to their first win of the season, 2-1 over the St. Louis
and singled home a run. After scoring 17 runs in the first two games, the Cardinals managed only four hits in the series finale, including Matt Hollidav's first homer.
Gomes connected on a 2-2 pitch from Jason Motte (0-1), brought into the game to face him. Gomes flung his batting
Gomes' first homer of the season — off a pitch well above
Gomes flung his batting helmet away in celebration before pouncing on home plate and getting mobbed by teammates.
helmet away in celebration before pouncing on home plate and getting mobbed by teammates.
Francisco Cordero (1-0) pitched a perfect ninth in relief of Bronson Arroyo, who went the first eight innings
the belt — decided a matchup between Arroyo and Brad Penny,who allowed one run apiece before leaving it
in the hands of the bullpens.
After two games in unseasonally warm weather, the teams finished on a more typical April afternoon 54 degrees and breezy. Both starters had their way with bundled-up hitters.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
tennis at Missouri, 5 p.m.
Baseball at Texas, 6:05 p.m.
Track & Field
Track & Field at John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark., all day
SATURDAY
Softball at Baylor, 2 p.m.
Soccer
Baseball at Texas, 2 p.m.
Soccer
vs. St. Louis, Kansas City,
Kan., 3 p.m.
Track & Field
Track & Field at John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark., all day
SUNDAY
Women's tennis at Colorado, 11 a.m.
Softball at Baylor, noon
Baseball at Texas, 1 p.m.
P
Women's rowing vs. Bucknell Lewisberry, Pa., TBA
M
MONDAY
Men's golf at UMB Bank Mizzou Intercollegiate, Columbia, Mo. all day
TUESDAY
Baseball at Missouri State 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Softball vs. Nebraska 6 p.m.
Track at Kansas Relays, all day
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THURSDAY
Softball at Creighton, 3
p.m., 5 p.m.
Track at Kansas Relays all day
COLLEGE HOCKEY
Wisconsin cruises into title game
DETROIT — Wisconsin routed Rochester Institute of Technology 8-1 in the Frozen Four on Thursday night at Ford Field.
The Badgers will play the winner of the Miami of Ohio-Boston College game for the national title on Satirday night.
Associated Press
The University of Kansas University Theatre and the School of Music
Present
Anything
Featuring the NU Symphony Orchestra Conducted by David Neely
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton
and Howard Lindsay & Russell Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse &
John Weidman
Goes
7.30 p.m. April 23, 24, 29, 30 & May 1, 2010
2.30 p.m. April 25, 2010
Crafton - Prever Theatre
Reserved seat tickets are on sale in the KU ticket offices: University Theatre, 864-3982; Lied Center, 864-ARTS, and online at www.kutheatre.com. Tickets are $20 for the public, $19 for senior citizens and KU faculty and staff, $10 for all students. All major credit cards are accepted for phone and online orders. The University Theatre is partially funded by the KU Student Senate Activity Fee; funding is also provided by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a national agency.
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