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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008
sports trivia of the dav
Q: When was the last time Kansas and Villanova played each other in college basketball's postseason?
Double Trouble
A: In 1968, the Jayhawks and Wildcats met in New York as part of the National Invitation Tournament. Kansas disposed of Villanova, 55-49.
—Kansas basketball media guide
sports fact of the day
The last time Kansas played Villanova was in 2005 at the Wildcat's home court, the Wachovia Center, Villanova pounded the No. 2 Jayhawks 83-62 behind a combined 52 points from Allen Ray and Curtis Sumpter.
Villanova.com
quote of the day
"Over-rated!"
— Villanova student section's chant directed toward Kansas in 2005
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Men's College Basketball:
-National Invitation Tournament:
California at Ohio State,
6:00 p.m., ESPN
-NAIA Tournament: Semifinal, 6:00 p.m., Metro Sports
-National Invitation Tournament: University of Alabama-Birmingham at Virginia Tech, 8:00 p.m., ESPN
-NAIA Tournament: Semifinal, 8:00 p.m., Metro Sports
Germany's Patrick Hausding and Sacha Klein dive their way to winning the gold medal in Men's 10m synchro platform diving final during the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Sunday.
Women's College Basketball:
-NCAA Tournament: Second Round, 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
-NCAA Tournament: Second Round, 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arena Football:
Grand Rapids at Kansas
City, 7:00 p.m., MyTV
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TODAY
Women's basketball vs.
Evansville, WNIT, 7 p.m.
Lawrence
TUESDAY Baseball vs. Chicago State, 3 p.m., Lawrence
BASEBALL Royals option player to Triple-A Omaha Sunday
Hochevar was 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in three spring training games, allowing seven hits and two runs in eight innings. But he had not pitched since March 13.
SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Royals optioned Luke Hochevar, the first pick in the 2006 draft to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.
Last September, he was 0-1 with a.2.13 ERA in four outings, including one start.
With the transaction, the Royals have 43 players in camp, including 21 pitchers.
Pitcher begins his first season with Royals, hopes for 20 victories
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Ron Mahay should reach 20 victories this season.
Mahay, a well-traveled left-handed pitcher who began his career as an outfielder, is sitting on 19 wins as he begins his first
season with the Kansas City Royals.
"It might take me 12 years to get to 20 wins," Mahay said, laughing. "Randy Johnson does it in about four months."
Mahay was 3-0 with the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves last year. Kansas City signed him to a two-year contract for $8 million in December. He has struggled in spring training, allowing eight hits and six walks in six innings. He has a 7.50 ERA.
Mahay, a 1991 15th-round pick of the Boston Red Sox, began his career as an outfielder. He got
his first hit off Buddy Black, the San Diego Padres manager and a former Royal on May 21, 1995. Mahay had only five other hits in 28 at-bats in the majors.
"I didn't put it altogether when I was a hitter," Mahay said. "I had some good games and some bad games. It just wore me down."
Mahay, who held left-handed hitters to a 189 average last season, and Jimmy Gobble will serve as the Royals' left-handed setup for closer Joakim Soria.
Associated Press
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