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Ingle said.
In the first game Texas used a three-run top third inning to take a 4-0 lead early. Texas was getting hits easily while Kansas could not get its offense going against riseball pitcher Luna. Texas tacked on three more runs in the seventh while Kansas was outit 13-3 and shutout 7-0.
Texas kept Luna in for the second game. It was more of the same as by the top of the sixth, Texas had a 6-0 lead. Luna was working on a no-hitter when, in the bottom of the sixth, Texas took Luna out.
With Luna out, Kansas was finally able to get some momentum.
The run started with Ingle hitting her fourth home run of the year. Kansas then scored another run, and had runners on first and second. With its lead shrinking, Texas decided to put Luna back in, and she picked up where she left off, shutting down Kansas. Kansas was outhit 11-5 in the second game as Kansas fell again to Kansas 6-2
Kansas will look for its first Big 12 victory on Wednesday when Kansas travels to Columbia, Mo., for a doubleheader with No. 4 Missouri.
SERIES RESULTS
Game 1:
No. 17 Texas 7, Kansas 0 Game 2:
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Game 2:
No.17 Texas 6, Kansas 2
UP NEXT
Kansas vs. No. 4 Missouri
WHEN: 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
April 7
WHERE: University Field, Columbia, Mo.
Freshman shortstop Mariah Montgomery tries to catch a wild throw on a steal by a Texas runner Friday afternoon at Arrocha Ballpark. Kansas lost the game dropping to a season record of 16-18 and 0-3 in Big 12 play.
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tinted lens.
Gill said he understands that each player learns at different speeds, and that will certainly be taken into account. Then again, players that smoothly adjust might improve their standing.
"That means they can catch on pretty quickly and you can see their skills a lot better," Gill said. "Then there are going to be some people that may not show their speed, their quickness or their reaction because they're still thinking. We take all that into consideration
"But at some point in time you have to take the leash off and see if they're going to react
because that's part of football."
Gill and Kansas' players didn't elaborate on the specifics of the terminology changes. But Smith said players are adapting quickly this spring and that so far practices have mostly featured fundamentals.
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In doing so, the Jayhawks are simply focusing on the basic element of terminology.
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"There's a lot of starting over out there," offensive coordinator Chuck Long said. "And that's OK. With a new staff and being that they're young, that will help them grow in the system."
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Ray Allen, Celtics beat Cavs in final minute
BOSTON — Ray Allen scored a season-high 33 points, hitting his sixth 3 pointer to give the Celtics a four-point lead with 48 seconds left, and Boston held on despite 42 points from LeBron James to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-113 on Sunday.
The win snapped a three-game home losing streak for Boston, and it kept the Cavaliers from clinching home-court advantage for the entire postseason.
James scored 20 in the fourth quarter, when the Cavs erased a 17-point lead and took their first lead at 104-103 with 2:58 left. But he missed two free throws in the last 16 seconds and a 3-point attempt on a fast break with 3.2 seconds left when a 2-pointer would have tied it.
James was 0-for-9 from three-point range, including a
meaningless, unguarded shot at the final buzzer that bounced off the rim. Afterward, he and Kevin Garnett exchanged dirty looks — a fitting end to a game that featured six technicals and Cleveland coach Mike Brown's ejection.
Antawn Jamison scored 16 points with 10 rebounds, and J.J. Hickson had 14 and 11 for Cleveland, which would earn home court advantage for the entire playoffs after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Spurs Sunday.
Garnett scored 19 points, Paul Pierce had 16 and Kendrick Perkins had 10 points and 10 rebounds to help Boston even the season series with Cleveland at 2-2. If the standings hold and the favorites prevail, the Celtics and Cavaliers would meet in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Calipari fields questions about players
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INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky Coach John Calipari said Thursday he doesn't yet know how many players will be leaving his program, but that the worst-case scenario is that "it could be so many you're not gonna ever try to fill that many"
Calipari received the Adolph Rupp Cup for Coach of the Year and John Wall the Adolph Rupp Trophy for Player of the Year during a ceremony held by the Commonwealth Athletic Club at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday.
Afterward, Wall said he planned to make an official decision soon about whether to go pro after having just completed a standout freshman season. Calipari appeared to let the cat out of the bag during the ceremony when he told the gathering that Wall wanted to be the first player to "leave after one year and still get his degree."
But Wall denied that he has made a final decision or that he has signed with an agent.
"I had a great time at Kentucky, and I haven't made my decision yet." Wall said. "I'll make it in the next week or two."
Not that Calipari has any pretenses about what the future holds for his point guard.
"I have an opinion of what he should do," said the coach.
He also has his thoughts on the plans of freshmen DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton, who could join seniors Ramon Harris, Mark Krebs and Perry Stevens, and possibly graduating junior Patrick Patterson, as departures from a Kentucky team that went 35-3, with a loss to West Virginia in the East Regional finals last weekend.
"During the season it's about our team," Calipari said. "When the season ends, the moment it ends, it's no longer about the team; it's about individual players. It's about them and their families. Now, you've worked hard for the team, you've worked hard for the state and for the program. Now it's your turn to make a decision for you and your family."
Calipari did say that he expected both Orton and Bledsoe to test the NBA Draft waters, but that he wants to make sure that both are "protected," in case they end up wanting to come back.
But with the possibility of a high number of departures, the coach also needs to protect himself and his program, with regard to next season.
"I think we're recruiting a good group of young people," Calipari said. "And I think that by the time we start next year, I think we'll
have a team in order that's going to be another good team. Looks like it's going to be a young team again. But that's OK."
Calipari said he would not sign players just to sign players. Even though he had 13 scholarship players this season, Calipari said he
to return next season, should they wish.
Not every recruit is going to be a one-and-done, Calipari said. In nine years at Memphis, the coach had four players who were drafted after just one season. He could have four more this year.
"It won't be like that (every
"When the season ends, the moment it ends, it's no longer about the team;it's about individual players."
JOHN CALIPARI Kentucky head coach
would be comfortable with having 10 scholarship players and "one or two walk-ons"
The coach also denied rumors Darnell Dodson was no longer on the team.
He also said his understanding is that all of the four freshmen are in the proper academic standing
year)," Calipari said. "Part of it was that the team was so good this year it elevated every player. If we were a bad team, they would have looked bad as individual players."
As the first Kentucky player to win the Rupp Award, John Wall looked the farthest thing from bad.
Said Calipari. "Not every kid is going to have an opportunity to leave after one year. There will be kids who say to me, 'Coach, can you do for me what you did for John Wall?' Are you as good as John Wall? ... Yes, I can. If not, then no, I cannot."
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Spurs defeat Lakers, clinch playoff spot
With the victory, the Spurs moved into the No. 7 spot in the Western Conference standings.
LOS ANGELES — Manu Ginobili scored 32 points, Tim Duncan added 24 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 100-81 Sunday to clinch their 13th consecutive playoff berth.
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