what we heard "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. He caught a finger in the eye, just like the Three Stooges." St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz on rookie Tony Hargrove, who was injured during practice. off the bench
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Bandit caught a frisbee yesterday at the annual Skyhound Frisbee Competition across from South Park in Lawrence. Kara Gilmour, Kansas City, Mo., resident and Bandit's owner, said the dogs were rated on how many catches they made and how far they were.
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I was just listening to the radio, and exciting and KU football do not belong in the same sentence.
leader Joe Sigri.
Ogilvie shot a 66 yesterday for a 17-under 199. The final round was pushed back to today because of rain delays in the first two rounds.
Keith Langford, I have news for you. You are just like everyone else.
leader Joe Sigri.
Ogilvie shot a 66 yesterday for a 17-under 199. The final round was pushed back to today because of rain delays in the first two rounds.
Stop that Bandit!
To hell with the black Justin Timberlake. Omar looks like Usher.
ROWING
Rowing Invitational canceled; team to compete next in Tenn.
Because of poor weather conditions, the Big 12 Conference Invitational was not held this weekend. Women's rowing teams from Kansas, Kansas State and No.20 Texas were scheduled to compete Saturday.
The Jayhawks' next competition will be at the South-Central Sprints on May 15 to 16 in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Kansan staff reports
Masters winner Mickelson ties for second in third round
NEW ORLEANS — Playing in his first tournament since winning the Masters, Phil Mickelson moved into position to make it two in a row yesterday at the HP Classic.
Classic.
Mickelson shot a 69 in the third round to move into a tie for second with Charles Howell III, two strokes behind leader Joe Ogilvie.
Mickelson began the day in a six-way tie for third at 12-under, and moved to 14-under on the front nine before a bogey on No.9.
bogey on No. 5.
He offset that miscue with birdies on
11, 14 and 15, to move within a stroke of
Ogilvie. But a bogey on 18 dropped him
two off the lead and left him at 15 under
201.
Ogilvie, looking for his first PGA Tour victory, had six birdies and no bogeys on the round. He had his best finish last week in the Shell Houston Open, finishing tied for 19th, but has made eight of 11 cuts this season.
Second-round leader Danny Ellis shot an 10-over 82 to fall way off the pace after opening rounds of 63 and 66. He was at 5-under.
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KENTUCKY DERRY
Smarty Jones making his way to most popular horse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The morning after John Servis won the Kentucky Derby with Smarty Jones, the trainer was still having a hard time taking it all in.
"It's still a little overwhelming."
Servis said on a rainy Sunday at Churchill Downs. "It'll probably be sinking in for the next few days."
Servis said Smart Jones came out of the race healthy and would be
shipped back to his home base at Philadelphia Park today or tomorrow to begin training for the Preakness at Pimlico on May 15.
When Servis returns to his home in Bensalem, Pa., about a mile from the track, he might have a better idea how popular Smarty Jones has become.
Servis already knows a huge roar went up from the Phillies crowd when the race was shown on the giant video screen before Saturday's game.
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And friends told him folks at Philly Park were "jumping on tables" to celebrate Smarty's win.
"The city is embracing it, the whole state is embracing it," Senvis said. "it'll be fun. We're very fortunate to be part of it."
Asked if Smarty Jones might be more popular than the Flyers, Servis said: "His winning streak's a little longer then theirs so I'd have to say Smarty — but we'll be rooting for them."
Winning the Derby is a golden opportunity for a trainer to move up in the ranks, and perhaps set up shop at a bigger track like Santa Anita or Belmont Park or Churchill Downs.
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Back in the limelight, Gordon wins second straight race
FONTANA, Calif. -- No flying beer cans or jeers for Jeff Gordon yesterday at California Speedway. It was all cheers and smiles as the California nwon his second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
A week after beating fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a controversial finish at Talladega, Gordon dominated on the way to victory in the Auto Club 500, his third victory in eight tries on the 2-mile California oval. He is the only Cup driver with more than one win there.
"When they dropped the green flag, this car just ran straight to the front," Gordon said. "Randy Dorton in the engine department, thank you, thank you. This was the baddest engine we've ever had under the hood."
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MLB
Yankees' three-game sweep leaves Royals with 7-16 record
NEW YORK — After another shaky start, Mike Mussina became unhittable in a hurry. Mussina settled down and lasted seven innings, Hideki Matsui hit a go-ahead single in the seventh and the New York Yankees won their sixth straight game yesterday with a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Opponents were hitting a hefty.344 against Mussina coming in.And midway through the fourth,he had given up eight hits and two runs.
Then he retired 11 batters in a row.
Then he retired 11 batters in a row.
"I was frustrated," Mussina said. "I thought I was pitching better than two baserunners an inning. You have to realize every inning is a new inning and every hitter is a new hitter."
"With a pitcher like Mussina, if you've got him set up for the knockout punch, you'd better deliver it," said Mike Sweeney, who drove in both runs for the Royals.
The Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Royals, who have dropped four in a row and 14 of the last 17. They fell to 1-10 on the road this season.
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NBA
Spurs victorious over Lakers in best-of-seven series game
SAN ANTONIO — Poise down the stretch came only from Tim Duncan and the defending NBA champions. Precision was the quality the Los Angeles Lakers lacked.
The San Antonio Spurs forced the Lakers into 10-fourth-quarter turnovers and held Los Angeles without a field goal for a six-minute span, using a late 10-0 run to cement an 88-78 victory yesterday in Game 1 of the second-round series.
Game 1 for the second fourth round.
The Lakers succeeded in getting Duncan out of the paint, but he still scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help the Spurs overcome their 9-for-21 free throw shooting. The victory was the Spurs' 16th straight since late March.
March.
Duncan drew double-teams almost every time he got the ball in the second half, causing him trouble with both posting up and driving. So he moved his game outside, hitting three straight jumpers late in the fourth quarter as part of the 10-0 run.
in the fourth quarter as per a Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night.
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