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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"This isn't football. You don't have to be the best team all season. In the tournament, it's one night."
Nick Collison
FACT OF THE DAY
Nick Collison, now a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, had his second highest scoring game of the season against Dallas Saturday. He scored 17 points, one shy of his season high.
Source: ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is Collison's 2009-2010 salary?
A: $6,250,000. He will become a free agent after next season.
SCORES
NCAA Women's Basketball:
No. 1 Connecticut 53, No. 1 Stanford 47
MLB Baseball:
NEW YORK (AL) 6, Boston 4
San Francisco 3, Houston 0
Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 4
Colorado 5, Milwaukee 7
NBA Basketball:
NBA Basketball
Toronto 101, Cleveland 113
Golden State 94, Washington 112
Atlanta 100, Charlotte 109
Detroit 124, Philadelphia 103
Boston 101, New York 104
Milwaukee 79, Chicago 74
Houston 113, Memphis 103
Oklahoma City 139, Utah 140
San Antonio 95, Sacramento 86
MORNING BREW
Three kids, three stories
Already donned the best Brave since Hank Aaron, 20-year-old Atlanta outfielder JasonHeyward got his much anticipated career off to a quick start.
The "Jay Hey Kid" jacked a 447-foot three-run homer over the right field wall in his first big league at bat during a 16-5 victory against the Cubs Monday.
With a football player's build at 6-foot-5-inches and 240 pounds. Heyward loads up and unleashes a punishing swing on unsuspecting fastballs.
Many were shocked that Atlanta chose to bring this kid up from the minors so early, considering age and economics (his arbitration clock starts ticking a year earlier). But Braves' General Manager Frank Wren couldn't hold Heyward back any longer after he crushed everything thrown at him in spring training.
Expect Heyward to win the NL. Rookie of the Year award in 2010, and possible MVPs and home run titles soon to follow.
Seventeen-year-old Notre Dame football recruit Matt James fell off a fifth floor hotel balcony and died on contact Friday in Panama City, Florida.
NOTRE DAME RECRUIT DIES
"Drunk and belligerent," according to authorities, the 6-foot-6 290 pound offensive tackle leaned over the railing of a Days Inn room to wave his finger at a neighboring hotel room. James fell right after.
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kaosan.com
For a kid so talented, death may have been too distant a thought to consider. Maybe it was the booze or perhaps the youthful ignorance. But no matter how aligned a bright future seems to be, you are never completely safe.
BUTLER TEARS ACL
HUGGINS REVEALS TRUE
CHARACTER
Midway through the second half of Duke's 78-57 trouncing against West Virginia in Saturday's final four, senior DaSean Butler tore the ACL in his left knee.
Trying to rally his team to a comeback, Butler drove inside and buckled his knee after colliding into center Brian Zoubek.
Butler was a second team All- American and considered a possible late first round pick in the upcoming NBA draft. After the injury, Butler may lose his shot at playing in the league.
At best, he will catch on with some team in the NBA as a second rounder or an undrafted free agent. If not, Butler
could sadly, but still profitably, fall back to a European league.
But the injury also initiated one of the most emotional moments in recent tournament history. Directly after Butler collapsed, coach Bob Huggins darted out to the floor. He cradled Butler's crying face in his arms. Butler was apologizing for not giving his coach a national championship. Huggins got nose-to-nose with his star and shared strong and loving words, promising Butler that it was never just about the victories.
Critics often find ways to extrapolate Huggins' occasionally questionable track record. But in the Final Four, on a national stage, Huggins proved his passion as a leader. The bond that he forms with his players explains his ability to win in any circumstance. It also underlines Huggins' status as one of the best coaches in the country.
Edited by Megan Heacock
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Softball at Missouri, 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
Baseball
at Creighton, Omaha,
Neb. 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Tennis at Missouri, 5 p.m.
Baseball at Texas, 6:05 p.m.
Track & Field at John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark., all day
SATURDAY
Softball at Baylor, 2 p.m.
Baseball at Texas, 2 p.m.
Soccer
vs. St. Louis, Kansas City,
Kan., 3 p.m.
CAMPUS
Track & Field
nroesler@kansan.com
Track & Field at John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark., all day
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
The Kansas Ultimate Frisbee team held its 29th annual Fools Fest this weekend. The traditional tournament gives the men's HorrorZontals team and the women's Bettys team a chance to fine-tune their frisbee skills and compete in a relaxed environment before Sectionals next weekend.
The HorrorZontals A team was not originally scheduled to
compete, but because another team dropped out of the tournament, the HorrorZontals entered to get some more experience. Because it was originally scheduled to have this week off, the team gave playing time to its rookies, and did not compete on the second day of the competition.
The HorrorZontals won their first game against Colorado College 13-12, despite a slow start, and defeated Kansas State's B Team 13-4. The rookies got most of the playing time in the K-State game, earning some valuable experience.
The HorrorZontals lost to nationally ranked Iowa State on a sudden death score. Iowa State then went on to win the tournament.
But the big game for the HorrorZontals was the "Zontal Alumni game, in which the team played against former 'Zontals and even their current coaches.
"This is always the most fun game of Fools Fest for the 'Zontals, with a huge crowd on the sideline throwing friendly heckles back and forth." Alex Gareis, the men's club president, said.
In the alumni game, the current HorrorZontals started out slow, going down 4-0, but came back before the half, almost tying it at 8-7. The game came down to a sudden death point at 14-14. Despite some great defense by both squads, the alumni were able to pull out the last score and win the game.
The Bettys played four games Saturday and went 1-3. Their victory came against Kansas State, which they dominated 13-3.
The highlight of the Betts week-end, as with the Horror Zontals.
was the chance to play against the alumni team. And this game came down to the wire as well. Once again, the alumni used their experience to pull out a win.
This tournament didn't count for either team's season record, but did give them a chance to home some aspects of their game. In the first step toward Nationals, the Bettys and the HorrorZontals will play in the Sectionals tournament this weekend in St. Louis.
— Edited by Katie Blankenau
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