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Kansas continues extending offers
FOOTBALL
Continuing with an offseason trend of offering 2011 recruits scholarships early in the recruiting process, Rivals.com reported Tuesday that Kansas offered quarterback Brock Berglund a scholarship.
According to Rivals, the 6-foot-4, 205-pound quarterback passed for 2,221 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior.
Berglund, from Highlands Ranch, Colo., reportedly already has offers from Minnesota, Utah and Colorado State.
sicsette,
"I know they have a great program," Berglund told Rivals.
"I know they have a new head
coach who played quarterback in college, and I hear he's a great guy and a guy I really want to talk to and really get to know."
Rivals reported Monday that Kansas offered North Miami Beach linebacker Keeon Virgile a scholarship. The offer was reportedly Virgile's first.
The 6-foot-2, 210 pound linebacker recorded 89 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior, according to Rivals.
Rivals previously reported that coach Turner Gill and his staff were the first to offer scholarships to Keith Lewis and Javess Blue, two Florida-based prospects in the class of 2011.
Lewis is listed as a linebacker,
and Blue is a wide receiver.
— Jayson Jenks
Weather changes schedule again
Weather has yet again forced the baseball team to make a change in schedule.
The teams will play single games on Saturday and Sunday, both starting at 1 p.m.
Because of forecasted rain for Saturday afternoon, the Jayhawks and Hawkeyes will now play a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Friday.
Friday's doubleheader at Hoglund Ballpark marks Kansas' first home games of the season. The Jayhawks had four scheduled contests at Hoglund in February that were either moved or postponed.
Ben Ward
Sox split-squad sees strong pitching staff
MLB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz hit a two-run homer, and top prospect Casey Kelly made his spring training debut with a scoreless first inning as a Boston Red Sox split squad beat Northeastern University 15-0 on Wednesday in the first game of an exhibition doubleheader.
quality pitches."
The Red Sox will take on Boston College in the second game. Boston pitchers surrendered only two hits. Kelly, who was named the organization's minor
Kelly admitted he had some butterflies on the mound, but that changed after his outing.
"I don't think I've stopped smiling since I got off the mound," said Boston's No. 1 pick in the 2008 draft out of Sarasota High School. "But it was a good first outing, and to have the crowd and some of the people behind me playing defense was a tremendous honor."
"He threw strikes, as I think our whole staff did."
TERRY FRANCONA Red Sox manager
"He threw strikes, as I
Red Sox manager Terry Francona was pleased with the performance of the 20-year-old.
league pitcher of the year in 2009, struck out two, both on change-ups.
"He has some great stuff," said catcher Martinez. "He was throwing his fastball in and out, mixing it with his curveball, changeup. He only threw one inning, but he threw pretty good pitches,
think our whole staff did," Francona said. "But he threw strikes, pounded the zone. We could sit on the complex and play an intrasquad game, (but) this was a good way to do it. Guys get at bats. They get to play on the field. They get their legs under them on the mound. It's a good way to get into the Grapefruit League."
Mariners lose to Giants in 10 innings
MLB
PEORIA, Ariz. — Tim Lincecum has struggled in his spring debut for the San Francisco Giants, allowing three runs in one inning of an 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was expected to throw two innings. He worked only the 29-pitch first and gave up two run-scoring hits.
The Giants went up 3-0 in the top of the first. In the bottom half, Ichiro Suzuki reached on an error by first baseman Aubrey Huff.
Associated Press
Sleeves of spirit
Alex Rippberger, a freshman from Olathe, applies body paint to Brittany Krutty, a freshman from Olathe, before the start of Wednesday night's game against Kansas State at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Bonderman returns in strong start
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Just being back on the mound was not enough for Jeremy Bonderman.
Bonderman worked two scoreless innings Wednesday in the Detroit Tigers' 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue lays after missing most of the last two seasons because of a blood clot in his right shoulder that required surgery.
"I was just all over the place. The adrenaline got me out of sync a little bit," Bonderman said. "I was able to get out of it and (in) the second inning I just kind of tried to stay within myself and work on using the mechanics I've been working on, just trying to stay on top of the ball and let my arm catch up."
Bonderman, a 14 game winner in 2005 and again in 2006, and winner of 11 in 2007 before having surgery in June 2008, struck out three and allowed one hit.
He allowed a single and a walk
It's one day at a time."
to the first two batters he faced before striking out Adam Lind and, after a double steal, striking out Vernon Wells and getting Lyle Overbay on a routine grounder. He had a
The teams combined for eight of their 13 runs in the final two innings. The Blue Jays took a 5-2 lead with two runs in the top of the eighth, then Toronto charged
1-2-3 second inning.
"I was just all over the place.The adrenaline got me out of synch a little bit."
"I'm not satisfied with having one good outing," Bonderman added. "This is a long haul for me."
JEREMY BONDERMAN
Detroit Tigers
back with
four against
Dan Schleereth
in the bottom
half, three
on Chris
Lubanski's
home run.
Wiklin Ramirez's single, Casper Wells' pinch-hit triple to left-center field and Mike Rabelo's RBI single to center give the Tigers
But the Tigers' two- out rally in the ninth on
MLB
the win.
Ricky Romero, bidding for the No. 1 spot in the rotation vacated by the traded Roy Halladay, made one damaging pitch in his two innings of work, a bases-empty, wind-aided home to right by Brent Dlugach with two outs in the second.
"It was a tough day out there with the wind blowing, one of those days you love to be a left-handed hitter," Blue lays manager Cito Gaston said.
Romero gave up two hits, had a strikeout and no walks. Gaston said Romero looked a lot better this time than in early last spring.
"Control problems," Gaston said. "Now you don't see that. There's a little bit of confidence along with the hard work."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yankees vigorous in spring opener
TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez was back in his comfort zone; between the white lines.
Rodriguez singled. No. 98 Colin Curtis hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 Wednesday with owner George Steinbrenner in attendance to watch the World Series champions in their spring opener.
Rodriguez has been contacted by federal investigators regarding a Canadian doctor accused of selling an unapproved drug. A-Rod said there was "nothing new to report" regarding a pending interview with government officials.
Dr. Anthony Galea is facing four charges in his country related
to the drug known as Acteogin,
which is extracted from call'sblood
and used for healing. His assistant
also has been charged in the U.S.
for having HGH and another drug
Steinbrenner said.
the border in September.
T h e
79-year-old
Steinbrenner has made few public appearances since handing over daily control of the team to his
Pirates pitchers Paul Mabolm and Ross Ohlendorf each threw a perfect inning. Ohlendorf struck out Rodriguez in the second. Erik
"You put on this uniform, it's a lot about what we are going to do this year."
JOE GIRARDI
Yankees manager
sons, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner and co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner, in late 2007.
"I enjoyed the game," George
Kratz hit a two run double for Pittsburgh.
Ramiro Pena also homered for New York.
Before the game,
Yankees right-
hander Joba
Chamberlain
threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session that had been pushed back one day because he had flu-like symptoms.
Afterward Chamberlain said he felt "beat," but was feeling better.
than he had. The pitcher was sent home before the game to relax.
Chamberlain and Phil Hughes are the front-runners for the fifth starter spot. Both are scheduled to pitch on Friday.
The other three in the fifth starter mix, Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves, all threw two scoreless innings against the Pirates.
"There seems to be so much talk about Hughes and Chamberlain, the other guys are kind of under the radar," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We're going to do what we think is best for our club. You put on this uniform, it's a lot about what are we going to do this year."