2B / **SPORTS** / MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done."
—Tom Osborne
FACT OF THE DAY
Duke coach Mike Krzyezewski has won three National Championships as the Blue Devils' coach.
— ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What's the most points an opponent has scored against Butler during the 2010 NCAA Tournament?
A: 59. UTEP and Syracuse both scored 59 points against the Bulldogs.
SCORES
Butler Athletics
NCAA Men's Basketball:
No. 1 Duke 78, No. 2 West Virginia
57
No. 5 Butler 52, No. 5 Michigan
State 50
NCAA Women's Basketball:
No. 1 Stanford 73, No. 3 Oklahoma 66
No. 1 Connecticut 70, No. 4 Baylor 50
NBA Basketball:
Boston 117, Cleveland 113
San Antonio 100, LA Lakers 81
Houston 102, Indiana 133
Memphis 92, Orlando 107
New Jersey 99, Washington 109
Golden State 113, Toronto 112
Minnesota 108, Oklahoma City
116
New York 113, LA Clippers 107
Tourney expansion bad idea
MORNING BREW
W When Butler faces off against Duke in the national championship game tonight, we
pionship game tonight, we should take in this moment because we may not (and probably won't) ever see anything like this again. The NCAA is contemplating a serious push for greed — I mean expansion — to the NCAA tournament field from 65 teams to a gaudy 96-team field.
In tonight's game you will see what the beauty of college basketball is all about and why expansion is a horrible idea. Butler, coming out of the Horizon League of all places, play at its home, the host city Indianaapolis. They will be going up against arguably one of the greatest college basketball programs in history — the Duke Blue Devils.
If this idea of expansion does come to life, the chances of a Duke-Butler title game would be very small. Under the 96-team format the tournament would give automatic bids to the top 32 teams and the rest of the 64 entrants would have to play their way in. I may be naive, but why is the NCAA going to reward a team like Texas Tech, who under the current format would be considered a "bubble team" for the NIT, by making them a tournament team?
This the NCAA's version of No Child Left Behind. I like to call this "No Team Left Behind."
No longer will we see teams like Virginia Tech, Mississippi State and South
BY ANDREW HAMMOND
Florida sweat on Selection Sunday. We will be reduced to the "tourney worthy" teams such as Wichita State, Northeastern and Stony Brook.
Excuse me while I get sick to my stomach at the thought of that.
The beauty of Butler and Duke's run would be watered down because they would have had a first-round bye, and therefore wouldn't have had to go through a seven-game gauntlet to win the national title.
While watching "One Shining Moment" tonight, take in the moments of this year's tournament and see the joy out of teams like Cornell, St. Mary's and yes, Northern Iowa. We may see these Cinderellas make a run to the Sweet 16 once every 10 years with the potential format giving less deserving teams a chance. The NCAA needs to stop milking the cash cow and enjoy what it already has because that's as good as it gets.
TONIGHT'S GAME
Here is a quick comparison of the two teams playing for the national title:
National titles: Butler-0, Duke-3
Final Fours: Butler-1, Duke-15
All Americans: Butler-1, Duke-15
Team villain: Butler-none, Duke-pick one
School legend: Butler-Bobby Plump?.
Duke-Christian Laetner
Weeks in the AP top 25 poll as of 2009 season-
Butler-28, Duke-621
**Prediction:** As much as I want Butler to win, Duke is simply better. Duke wins 73-69 and crushes Butler's homecoming story.
- Edited by Beckv Howlett
CAMPUS
MONDAY
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 p.m. CoRec Softball - Clinton Lake 1, 2, 3
5, 6 p.m. Men's Soccer - Shenk7,8
5, 6 p.m. Men's Ultimate Shenk 6
7, 8 p.m. Men's Rec Soft ball - Clinton Lake 1,2
9, 10 p.m. Men's Competitive Softball - Clinton Lake 1, 2
TUESDAY
7 p.m. CoRec Softball Clinton Lake 1,2,
5, 6 p.m. CoRec Ultimate
- Shenk 6
5,6 p.m.Men's Soccer-Shenk 6,7,8
5, 6 p.m. Men's Rec Softball - Clinton Lake 1,2
9, 10 p.m. Men's Competitive Softball - Clinton Lake 1,2
8 p.m. Women's Rec Softball - Clinton Lake 1,2
WEDNESDAY
10 p.m. CoRec Softball - Clinton Lake 1,2
Rough and Tumble
4,6 p.m.Men's Soccer Shenk 6,7,8
Weston White/KANSAN
Tim Fredrickson, a junior from Lawrence, catches a throw in a nugby match against Kansas State.
This kickball tournament is designed to bring KU students and alumni together in the spirit of good healthy competition! Proceeds from the event will go toward Student Programs at the KU Alumni Association.
$10 (includes T-shirt and snacks)
Just for kicks!
Kickboll
TOURNAMENT
Sign your team up by April 7 at www.kualumni.org/students
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
Noon-6 p.m.
April 18
Lyons Park, Lawrence
TODAY
Men's golf at Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic, Wichita, all day
Baseball vs. Missouri Valley College, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY
Men's golf
at Diet Pepsi Shocker
Classic, Wichita, all day
Softball at Missouri, 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Baseball
at Creighton, Omaha,
Neb., 6 p.m.
Track at John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark., all day
Baseball at Texas, 6:05 p.m.
FRIDAY
Tennis at Missouri, 5 p.m.
Soccer vs. St. Louis, Kansas City Kan., 3 p.m.
Baseball at Texas, 2 p.m.
SATURDAY
KUDM
Softball at Baylor, 2 p.m.
Track & Field at John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville, Ark., all day
Rowing
vs. Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Lewisberry, Pa.
TBA
Saturday, April 10 from 3:30pm - 3:30am Ambler Recreation Center
Visit kudm.org to learn more about the event or to become a participant.
All proceeds go to Children's Miracle Network.
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