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SPORTS / WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I have a tip that can take five strokes off anyone's golf game:
It's called an eraser."
— Arnold Palmer
FACT OF THE DAY
Junior golfer Nate Barbee is ranked in the top-25 among all collegiate golfers in the latest Golfstat cup standings. He has earned seven top-10 finishes so far this year and has a scoring average of 71.69
Source: Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is the best single- round by a Kansas golfer since the Big 12 era started in 1997?
A: 63. Ryan Vermeer shot it in 2000 and Andrew Price shot it in 2005.
Kansas Athletics
SCORES
Women's NCAA Tournament:
No. 1 Connecticut 90, No. 3
Florida State 50, No. 3 Oklahoma
88, No. 4 Kentucky 68.
MORNING BREW
MLB prediction extravaganza
opening night of the 2010 Major League Baseball season
starts Sunday at 7 on ESPN as the Boston Red Sox and the defending champion New York Yankees duke it out.
RISERS
Below are the risers and fallers of the league and predictions for the season to come.
Chicago White Sox After snagging pitcher Jake Peavy at last season's trade deadline, the Chi Sox now have the former San Diego Padre to anchor their rotation for a full season. Prospect Gordon Beckham seems primed for a run at rookie of the year and the signing of Juan Pierre should spark an already dangerous lineup. If outfielders Carlos Quentin and Alex Rios can have bounce-back years, the White Sox should win the AL Central.
Colorado Rockies: The Rockies could finish fourth in the NL West or win the World Series. They are loaded with talented youngsters across the diamond - pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, outfielders Carlos Gonzalez and Dexter Fowler, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and third baseman Ian Stewart to
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
name a few. It's just a matter of the kids panning out.
Seattle Mariners: No team boasts a better 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation than Seattle. 1) "King" Felix Hernandez and 2) Cliff Lee. That alone makes the Mariners contenders. Because Seattle has premier defense and division rival Los Angeles suffered crucial losses in free agency, the M's could take the AL West.
FALLERS
Los Angeles Dodgers:
While the owners of the Dodgers were busy filing their divorce papers, Los Angeles failed to bring in any significant free agents. Now they sit with an aging team and a rotation that still won't cut it. Their ceiling is yet another first round exit. Their floor could be fourth place in the NL West, perhaps the weakest division in baseball.
New York Mets: Too much of this team's fate hinges on the
health of shortstop Jose Reyes and pitcher Johan Santana. Newly-built Citi Park doesn't fit this team's ball-bashing build and GM Omar Minaya just overpaid free agent left fielder Jason Bay in a deal that could climb to $80 million.
Here are my 2010 MLB Predictions:
American League East:
1.New York Yankees*
2.Boston Red Sox
(Wild Card)*
3.Tampa Bay Rays*
4.Baltimore Orioles
5.Toronto Blue Jays
Central:
1.Minnesota Twins*
2.Chicago White Sox*
3.Detroit Tigers*
4.Kansas City Royals
5.Cleveland Indians
West:
1.Seattle Mariners*
2.Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim*
3.Texas Rangers
4.Oakland Athletics
National League
East:
1.Philadelphia Phillies*
2.Atla Braves
3.Florida Marlins
4.New York Mets*
5.Washington Nationals
Central:
1. St. Louis Cardinals*
2. Milwaukee Brewers
3. Chicago Cubs*
4. Cincinnati Reds
5. Houston Astros
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
West:
1.Colorado Rockies*
2.San Francisco Giants
(Wild Card)
3.Los Angeles Dodgers
4.Arizona Diamondbacks
5.San Diego Padres
*Teams capable of winning
Playoffs:
ALDS — Sox over M's
Yankees over Twins
NLDS — Cards over Rockies
Phillies over Giants
ALCS — Sox over Yankees
NLCS — Phils over Cards
WS — Sox over Phillies
Edited by Taylor Bern
CAMPUS
Jerry Wanq/KANSAN
Ryan Reynolds, a senior from Lees Summit, Mo., throws the frisbee to a teammate during an ultimate frisbee practice in the field next to Robinson Gymnasium. Reynolds has been a member of the HorrorZontals for two years.
BY NICO ROESLER nroesler@kansan.com
The men's club ultimate Frisbee team, known as the Horror Zontals, left Wilmington, N. C, proud yet discontent.
The team finished 14th in last weekend's tournament, which was one place lower than its seed.
A tough first-round defeat against Ohio State left Kansas on the outside of the championship bracket with a difficult road back into it.
"We seemed to be the superior team," club president Alex Gareis said of the game.
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Senior captain Ryan Bigley made a stop in the end zone, keeping Kansas alive and giving the team a chance to score. But a turnover ended the try and Ohio State eventually won 13-12.
Time ran out with the score tied at 12, meaning the teams would play sudden death.
The Jayhawks rebounded against Duke, winning with a strong performance from their handlers, a position equivalent to point guards in basketball. Kansas won 15-9.
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
The last chance for Kansas to re-enter the championship bracket came against San Diego State. But injuries to veteran players and unforced turnovers led to a 15-10 defeat.
TODAY
Softball vs. Missouri State, 6 p.m. Columbia, Mo.
In consolation play, Kansas defeated James Madison, 15-10, and Virginia Tech, 15-12. The Hokies were the fifth-seeded team in the tournament.
Gareis said leaving North Carolina with that victory meant a lot to the team.
THURSDAY
Tennis at Kansas State, 2 p.m.
Edited by Taylor Bern
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
Track & Field at Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, all day.
PRIDAY
Softball
vs. Texas, 4 p.m.
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
Women's Golf at Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate, University, Miss., all day
Track & Field
at Texas Relays, Austin,
Texas, all day
SATURDAY
Baseball vs. Texas A&M, 11 a.m.
Softball vs. Texas, noon.
Women's Golf at Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate, University, Miss., all day.
Rowing
at Kansas Cup, Kansas
City, Kan, TBA.
Track & Field at Texas Relays, Austin, Texas, all day.
Soccer at Arkansas, TBA.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Assistant accepts head-coaching job
Assistant coach Karen Lange has resigned her position at Kansas and will become the head coach at Mid America Nazarene University in Olathe.
Former MNU coach Bill Olin retired after 11 seasons with the program, opening the position for Lange.
"I would like to thank Karen for all of her hard work and loyalty to the Kansas women's basketball program," coach Bonnie Henrickson said."She has an amazing work ethic and a true passion for both the game of basketball and working with young people."
Lange, a Raleigh, N.C. native,
joined Henrickson's staff in 1997
when Henrickson was named
the head coach at Virginia Tech.
She followed Henrickson to
Kansas in 2004.
Lange met then assistant coach Henrickson while playing as a point guard for the Iowa Hawkeyes (1993-1996).
Her knowledge of the point guard position helped mold several ball-handlers into perennial players — most recently freshman guard Angel Goodrich.
— Clark Goble
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