what we heard "If I die right now, our position will not change." William W. "Hootie" Johnson, chairman of Augusta National,the course that hosts the Masters, on whether women will be allowed to become members.
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Kansas athletics calendar
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Softball vs. Missouri 5 p.m.
TOMORROW
FRIDAY
Track and Field in Kansas Relays all day
SATURDAY
Track and Field in Kansas Relays all day Baseball at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.
Track and Field in Kansas Relays all day
Rowing at Knecht Cup all day
Baseball at Oklahoma State 2 p.1.
Soccer vs. Tuissa and SMS 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Tennis at Nebraska 1 p.1.
Softball vs. Oklahoma State 2 p.1.
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Baseball at Oklahoma State 2 m.p.
Softball vs. Oklahoma State 1 p.m.
Football Spring Scrimmage 3 p.m.
Tennis vs. Missouri 3 p.m.
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Does anyone else think that J.R.Giddens looks like Chingy?
ing Aaron, who hit 755 homers. But there seems to be nothing Bonds can't do.
That's funny because I just saw Aaron Miles playing basketball with the KUnited girls.
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Why do all of the basketball players walk around with their hands on their crotches? Maybe they should get that checked.
ing Aaron, who hit 755 homers. But there seems to be nothing Bonds can't do.
Omar Wilkes slapped my boyfriend's butt at a club. It's a good thing he is leaving or I would have some competition.
ing Aaron, who hit 755 homers. But there seems to be nothing Bonds can't do.
Cross country boys are so hot
BASEBALL
First-inning 'Huskers homers sets tone for victory last night
LINCOLN, Neb. — Alex Gordon went 3-for-4 with a home run and drove in four runs to lead Nebraska past Wichita State 7-3 last night.
Gordon's towering first-inning homer landed in the parking lot outside Haymarket Park's right-field fence and put Nebraska (25-7) up 2-0.
Wichita State (20-8) got one run back on Nick McCoola's second-inning home run and tied the score in the third.
Then Gordon hit a double into the left-center field gap to score Colin Shockey and Daniel Bruce. Gordon then crossed the plate on Braden Keith's single to right to give Nebraska a 5-2 lead.
The Shockers cut Nebraska's lead to two in the fourth and threatened again in the sixth. But Nebraska reliever Jeremy Becker got Logan Sorensen to ground out to shortstop with the bases loaded to end the inning.
Curtis Ledbetter added two insurance runs for Nebraska, driving in Jake Mullinax with his home run in the eighth. Wichita State got one run in the top of the ninth inning.
The Associated Press
Serves you right
Sarah Schulze, Shawnee junior, returned a serve at the Robinson Center's tennis courts last night. This was Schulze's first time attempting the sport. She said she would try to come once a week to practice.
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Bonds passes godfather's home run mark
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds outdid his godfather—and he has just two more hitters to chase.
Bonds hit his 661st home run last night, passing Willie Mays to take sole possession of third place on baseball's career list.
In the seventh inning Bonds hit a 1-2 pitch from Milwaukee right-hander Ben Ford over the right-field arcade and into McCovey Cove, reaching the water for the second straight day. The San Francisco slugger hit his 660th on Monday to nearly the same spot.
Bonds has said he can't imagine pass
Only Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron still loom above Bonds. If Bonds maintains his unbelievable pace of the past four seasons, he could pass Ruth's 714 homers early next season.
"I've never seen a better player in my life," said former Giants third baseman Matt Williams, who threw out the first pitch at last night's game. "I don't think anybody changes the course of a game like he does."
Bonds, who will turn 40 in July, hit 213 homers in the previous four seasons including a major league-record 73 in 2001.
He hit his 659th on opening day in Houston, but as he usually does, Bonds waited until returning home to San Francisco to hit his most historic homers.
Bonds didn't really celebrate his 661st, calmly dropping his bat and circling the bases as the sellout crowd stood and roared. After touching home plate, he pointed into the stands at his family.
Bonds took a short curtain call, and he got yet another standing ovation when he took the field for the eighth inning.
It was Bonds' 29th homer into McCove Cove, where the ball apparently was retrieved by the same kayaker who got Bonds' 600th and later gave it back to the slugger.
The park didn't have quite the same buzz as it did Monday night, when Bonds smashed a fifth-inning homer into the cove. The media contingent was roughly halved, and sports legends Wayne Gretzky and Bill Russell weren't in attendance, as they were Monday night to celebrate Bonds' sixth straight MVP award.
Bonds' latest statistical marvel has been accomplished under the shadow of steroids and the criminal investigation surrounding his personal trainer. Ever
Williams, Bonds' teammate in San Francisco for three seasons, said the steroids controversy has given baseball "a black eye."
"I know him as a han. Not many people do," Williams said. "If it's proven, then I think it's going to put a black mark on baseball. Will I think any less of him? No. You can be as strong as you want to be. You still have to have that proper technique. That can't be taken away."
Bonds' transformation from a five-tool leadoff hitter to his generation's best power hitter has pleased manager Felipe Alou, who saw a similar change in the other greats atop the home run list.
"He's doing what most guys did," Alou said. "He used to steal bases. He's stopped running bases. That's what Hank did. There comes a time when age (catches up), and you've got to do one thing: hit the ball out of the ballpark."
Clemens extends scoreless streak in victory
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Roger Clemens allowed just two hits and extended his scoreless streak to 13-2-3 innings before giving up a run in Houston's 5-3 victory over St. Louis last night.
Clemens (2-0) struck out three, walked three and hit a batter in 6 2-3 innings. Last week in his Houston debut, he allowed one hit in seven shutout innings against San Francisco.
The 41-year-old Clemens, in his first season with his hometown Astros after winning six Cy Young Awards in the
American League, threw 105 pitches in shutting down the Cardinals.
A scoreboard radar gun reading showed Clemens' fastball consistently hitting 94 mph early in the game and 93 mph into the sixth. He received a standing ovation when he left the game.
St. Louis entered the game hitting an NL-best .309, and had scored at least five runs in each of its first eight games.
The Cardinals didn't get a hit until the fourth, when a base-running mistake cost them a chance at a run.
Marlon Anderson was hit on the foot
leading off the inning. One out later Clemens picked off Anderson, who tried to steal a split-second too soon. Two pitches later, Edmonds doubled. He was stranded when Rolen grounded out to short.
St. Louis finally scored in the seventh. Rolen walked with one out, went to second on a fielder's choice, and scored on Reggie Sanders' single. Sanders was 1-for-2 with two walks and two stolen bases.
Albert Pujols hit three balls hard off Clemens, but was 0-for-4. He flied out to the center-field track twice and lined to
center, with Biggio making a sliding catch.
Cardinals starter Jeff Suppan (0-2) pitched well after allowing Everett's homer in the first and Berkman's in the second, retiring the next 13 batters after Berkman's homer. Suppan allowed six hits in seven innings, struck out seven and walked none.
Houston's Richard Hidalgo led off the ninth with his fourth homer of the season off reliever Jason Simontacchi. In all three appearances this season, Simontacchi has given up a home run to the first batter he has faced.
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