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Jessica Haberstock, a freshman from St. Louis, returns a ball in a game of table tennis. Haberstock plays for the Wombat intramural basketball team and was playing to pass the time.
MLB
Happiness in spring ball for A-Rod
Despite steroid questions, Yankees third baseman says he is focused on baseball
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TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez sat in a tent here Thursday for a news conference and said he was happy.
Not quite on the latter.
Happy with how last season went, happy with getting the "humongous gorilla" off his back in winning a World Series; happy overall to have put the unpleasantness relating to the overriding topic of last spring behind him.
The third baseman Monday said he had been contacted by federal authorities in regard to their investigation of Anthony Galea, a Canadian sports medicine doctor who is facing charges in his country, including the distribution of performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes. In September, Galea's assistant was stopped at the border with human growth hormone (HGH) and other drugs.
For Rodriguez, it is an unwelcome jolt back into a world he thought he had started to put behind him last spring, which started with his news conference relating to his admitted use of steroids.
"I'm aware of an investigation and I plan on cooperating," Rodriguez said after the Yankees' workout at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The extent of Rodriguez's relationship with Galea is not clear. Mark Lindsay, a chiropractor from Ontario who has worked with Galea, oversaw Rodriguez's rehabiliti-
know within time all at the same time.
"This is about someone else," Rodriguez said later. "I'm going to cooperate as best I can and focus on baseball."
"The New York Yankees have not been contacted with regard to an investigation of Dr. Tony Galea," the statement said. "The Yankees never authorized Dr. Tony Galea to treat Alex Rodriguez nor do we have any knowledge of any such treatment. The Yankees authorized Dr. Marc Philippon to operate on Alex and oversee his rehabilitation. At the request of Dr. Philippon, we also authorized Dr. Mark Lindsay to supervise the daily rehabilitation program established by Dr. Philippon. We will continue to monitor the situation."
The Yankees distanced themselves from Galea in a statement issued Monday afternoon.
Rodriguez mostly declined to comment other than to say he had been contacted and would assist in the investigation.
Lindsay and Philippon could not be reached for comment.
"I can't really get into that," Rodriguez said of what he had been told by authorities. "I know you guys have to ask those questions
tation from hip surgery performed by Dr. Marc Philippon last year.
"I am aware of an investigation and I plan on cooperating."
but I have to speak to those guys first."
Asked if he had ever dealt directly with Galea, Rodriguez said: "I can't get into that. But you'll
Rodriguez said he was not aware of when any interviews would take place.
ALEX RODRIGUEZ Yankees third baseman
"I'm waiting for instructions," he said.
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes last week was questioned by the authorities regarding treatment he received last year from Galea.
General manager Brian Cashman said he found out Monday morning that Rodriguez had been contacted. He said he wasn't aware of any other Yankees players with whom authorities were interested in talking.
"At this point, I'm not going to comment," Cashman said. "I'm not going to comment at this point because I don't have much to comment off of."
Asked if he was worried about this story hanging over his head for a long period of time and becoming a distraction, Rodriguez said simply:
"No."
GAME (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
mid-week game for the Razorbacks but the third for the lavwhacks.
Senior TJ Forrest will get the start for the Razorbacks.
This game is a part of the Peoria Spring Training Classic in which the Jayhawks started undefeated last weekend by taking two games against Sacramento State and defeating Gonzaga once. The second game involving Gonzaga and Kansas was canceled because of heavy rains in Peoria, Ariz.
"We had quite a turnaround in preparing for Sunday's game," coach Price said. "Our wake up call was at 6 a.m. for batting practice and they pushed that back then the game was canceled at 8 a.m."
After a long wait, the Overland Park native will make his first start in a Kansas uniform. Taylor was slotted to start on Sunday against Gonzaga before the game was canceled due to rain. Coach Ritch Price is high on Taylor, saying he has been impressive throughout offseason workouts.
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SP - redshirt freshman Thomas Taylor
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OF-junior Jimmy Waters
In the absence of junior third baseman Tony Thompson, Waters has been asked to step into the cleanup spot of the Jayhawks lineup. Thus far, the Pine Bluffs, Iowa native has not disappointed, going 4-12 from the plate with six runs scored and a team leading six RBI and nine walks.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Huskies near win streak record
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tina Charles had 18 points and eight rebounds to become top-ranked Connecticut's career leader in both categories in a 76-51 win over No. 6 Notre Dame on Monday night, leaving the Huskies one shy of tying their NCAA women's record for consecutive victories.
Connecticut (30-0, 16-0), which reached 30 wins for the fifth straight season, can match the record of 70 consecutive wins set by the Huskies from 2001-2003 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Sunday. It is the eighth time the Huskies have gone unbeaten in a Big East regular season.
been by double figures.
The loss dropped the Fighting Irish (25-4, 12-4) into a fourth place tie with No. 16 St. John's, but the Irish will be the fifth seed in the tournament because of a loss to the Red Storm.
Charles passed Nykesha Sales (1995-98) as the school's all-time leading scorer and Rebecca Lobo (1992-95) as its leading rebounder.
Maya Moore had 17 points and nine rebounds as all five Connecticut starters finished in double figures. Tiffany Hayes added 13 points, Kalana Greene 12 and Caroline Doty 11. The Huskies got just five points from their bench.
Devereaux Peters matched her career high in leading the
Irish with 15 points, and Becca Bruszewski also had 15 as the Irish got 31 points from its bench.
The Irish who appeared intimidated in falling behind 24-4 en route to a 70-46 loss at UConn on Jan. 16, their first of the season, got off to a much better start on Monday. The Irish closed to 16-15 when Bruszewski hit a 3-pointer midway through the first half.
Notre Dame simply couldn't live up to its reputation as streak busters. The women's basketball team ended a 30-game winning streak by UConn in 2001, The Irish also stopped UCLA's 88-game winning streak in men's basketball in 1974.
But the Irish never came close to challenging the Huskies in two games this season.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Gonzaga gets WCC honors
Matt Bouldin wins player of the year Mark Few wins another coach of the year
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Bouldin captured what was a competitive duel with Saint Mary's center Omar Samhan, while Vandersloot, a junior point guard, was a repeat choice.
SEATTLE _ Matt Bouldin and Courtney Vandersloot pulled down West Coast Conference player-of-the-year awards for Gonzaga, as the Zags' league champions dominated WCC individual honors announced Monday.
Joining Bouldin on the 10-man all-league team were teammates Steven Gray and Elias Harris, a freshman who was also named newcomer of the year.
Coach Mark Few won coaching honors for the eighth time, while Bouldin's player-of-the year award marked the ninth time a Gonzaga player has won since 2001.
Gonzagas regular-season title, while the Gaels were runners-up. Bouldin averaged 16 points and was among the league's top five in assists, free-throw percentage and steals.
"I really thought he and Omar both deserved it," Few said. "Both were so consistent and so good."
Samhan led the WCC in scoring (21.5), rebounding (11.1) and blocked shots (2.9). But Bouldin prevailed on the basis of his all around game and perhaps on
Courtney Vandersloot junior point guard for Gonzaga's women's basketball team, also won WCC player-of-the-year honors.
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On the women's side, Gonzaga coach Kelly Graves was WCC coach of the year, and Katanel Redmon, guard-forward who transferred from Washington, was newcomer of the year. Vandersloot, plus Garfield High grud vrian Frieson
"Bouldin got (the award), deservedly so," said Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett. "Omar was equally deserving of the award. It's
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just a compliment to our league that there's another player coaches think is as good or better than Omar"
The Gonzaga men (24-5) are top-seeded in the league tournament starting Friday in Las Vegas. The women (25-4), also with a No.
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Bouldin called it "a huge honor," saying "it's a goal I've had as long as I've been here."
1 seed, have won 16 straight and own their highest national ranking (17th) in history.