what we heard
"He did tell us he plays card games at home with friends and relatives."
Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome on cornerback Corey Fuller's charge of hosting high-stakes card games at his home.
2B the university daily kansan
off the bench
thursday, april 22, 2004
GOLF
Three Kansas golfers named to Big 12 All-Academic team
Three members of the women's golf team were named members of the Big 12 All-Academic team by the Big 12 Conference.
Team members include Jennifer Bawanan, senior, and sophomores Chelsey Pryor and Meredith Winkelmann.
Bawanan has been named an Academic All-Big 12 team member three times.
To qualify for the team, student athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher,either cumulative or the previous two semesters,and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests.
Kansan staff reports
Members of men's golf team earn Big 12 academic honors
Four members of the men's golf team were named to the Academic All-Big 12 team by the Big 12 Conference.
Junior Andrew Price and redshirt freshman Tyler Docking were named to the first team.
Senior Tyler Hall and junior Kevin Ward were named to the second team.
First team members must have a 3.20 GPA, and second team members must have between a 3.0 and a 3.19 GPA. Student athletes must also participate in 60 percent of their team's competitions.
Kansan staff reports
BASEBALL
Rain postpones Royals game, no makeup date scheduled
CLEVELAND — Heavy rains and more wet weather in the forecast postponed yesterday's game between the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field.
No makeup date has been scheduled The teams will play the last game of their three-game series at 12:05 p.m. today.
Kansas City will next visit Cleveland from July 23-25.
Indians manager Eric Wedge said he would push C.C. Sebathia (1-0) back one day to start today's game against Jeremy Affeldt (0-1), who was scheduled to pitch yesterday.
The Royals won the series opener 15-5 on Tuesday, their first road win in seven tries this season.
The Associated Press
FOOTBALL
Rams need defensive end coach keeps quiet about draft
ST. LOUIS — After emphasizing defense in the draft for three straight years, the St. Louis Rams might swing
back to coach Mike Martz's favorite side of the ball.
Last spring, the Rams took defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy with
the 12th overall pick. Two years ago, they selected linebacker Robert Thomas, and in 2001 they used all three first-rounders on defensive players: tackle Damione Lewis, safety Adam
Archuleta and tackle Ryan Pickett.
Meanwhile, the offense that ruled the NFL from 1999-2001 fell back to earth. The last two years, the unit once known as the "Greatest Show on Turf" after three 500-point seasons became just another nice offense.
"I want to draft a quarterback every year, to be honest with you." Martz said yesterday. "I'd like to take one in the first round."
That's Mad Mike, the pass-happy coach, talking. But he quickly calmed down,saying he was not sure the pendulum would swing the other way on Saturday, when the Rams have the 26th overall pick after going 12-4 last year and winning the NFC West.
"I just understand there's so many other needs," Martz said. "We could take all defensive guys."
The only starting position the Rams need to fill is defensive end after Grant Wistrom signed a free-agent deal with the Seahawks. But they feel they may be able to get by there with a combination of role players.
The Rams have eight selections overall.
The Associated Press
Call 864-0500
Ryan Greene, you should transfer to The University of France with Padgett
Hey Ryan Greene, why don't you stop writing articles about Padgett and ask him out on a date already.
Everyone needs to go to Dick Vitale's Web site and read what a real sportswriter has to say about Padgett.
inning on a solo home run by Lankford and a 2-run shot by Rolen. Pujols had doubled before Rolen hit his eighth of the season and 200th of his career.
Even Dick Vitale is dissing on Pedgett.
Totally tennis
Kansas athletics calendar
TODAY
TODAY
Track and Field at Drake Relays
Baseball at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Track and Field at Drake Relays
Women's Golf at Big 12 Championships
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Women's Golf at Big 12 Championships
Track and Field at Drake Relays
Rowing vs. Minnesota and SMU
Tennis at Texas A&M, 1:30 p.m.
Boltball at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Soccer vs. Drake, 3 p.m.
Baseball at Baylor, 6 p.m.
Baseball at Baylor, 1 p.m.
Women's Golf at Big 12 Championships
Tennis at Texas, noon
Softball at Oklahoma, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY
Abby Tillery/Kansan
Tim Jankovich, assistant coach for Kansas men's basketball, played tennis yesterday afternoon at Robinson Center. Jankovich came to the University last year from an assistant coaching position at the University of Illinois.
Astros trounced by Cardinals
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — Jim Edmonds hit a grand slam for one of the St. Louis Cardinals' five home runs in a 12-6 victory over the Houston Astros last night.
Reggie Sanders hit a three-run homer, Scott Rolen had a two-run shot, and Ray Lankford and Marlon Anderson added solo home runs for the Cardinals, who beat the Astros for only the fourth time in 12 games. Rolen and Edgar Rentera each had three of the Cardinals' 16 hits.
Matt Morris (3-1) held Houston to three runs and four hits in six innings with four strikeouts and no walks. He also had an RBI single in the second.
Tim Redding (0-3) was tagged for three home runs among the nine hits he allowed in three 2-3 innings. He gave up eight runs in his third start to raise his ERA to 10.22 from 6.23.
Edmonds hit the fifth grand slam of his career in the sixth inning off Ricky Stone.
St. Louis went up 3-0 in the first
St. Louis took an 8-0 lead in the fourth when Rolen and Renteria singled, and Sanders followed with his sixth home run. After two outs, Anderson chased Redding with his fourth homer.
The Astros added two runs in the eighth on a fielding error by St. Louis third baseman Cody McKay, who pinch hit for Rolen in the top half.
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