THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
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NHL
Re-signed Colorado forward returns to ice
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DENVER — Peter Forsberg skated with long, effortless strides from blue line to blue line before firing off a laser wrist shot during practice Monday, his first workout with the Colorado Avalanche since re-signing last week.
He looked like the Forsberg of old.
out when asked about playing Tuesday against Northwest Division-rival Vancouver, he hedged.
"It's a gametime decision," Forsberg said. "We'll see tomorrow morning."
"It's going to be tough to sit out, but I have to realize I haven't played a game in eight months and I just had the one practice."
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Avalanche could
right foot but surprised nearly everyone last week by signing a deal to return to Colorado, where he won two Stanley Cups and an MVP award in nine seasons.
definitely use the Swedish forward after injuries to Marek Svatos and Ryan Smyth on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings.
The 34-year-old agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal but will be paid about $1 million on a prorated basis because only six weeks remained in the regular season when he agreed.
PETER FORSBERG Colorado Avalanche Forward
Swatos tore his ACL in the second period when he slid hard into the boards. He'll undergo surgery and will be out for the remainder of the season.
Smyth suffered a concussion and a minor shoulder separation after Kings defenseman Jack Johnson checked him into the padded glass partition near the Colorado bench. The Avalanche said Smyth won't return to the ice until he shows no lingering signs of the concussion.
Forsberg, said he would decide after Tuesday morning's skate whether he will play that night.
Forsberg is nursing an injured
"It's going to be tough to sit out, but I have to realize I haven't played a game in eight months and I just had the one practice."
he said.
Forsberg practiced on a line that included Joe Sakic and Milan Heiduk.
Colorado coach Joel Quenneville said he agreed with Forsberg's timing but still held out hope.
"There is a chance he could play tomorrow," Quenneville said. "It's going to come from Peter because he knows his body a little better than us."
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Adding to the pressure is that the low-scoring Avalanche are without their fifth- and sixth-best scorers, Svatos and Smyth.
Forward Peter Forsberg, of Sweden, practiced Monday for the first time with the Colorado Avalanche since re-signing last week. Avalanche officials announced Feb. 25 that Forsberg, who has been struggling with a foot and ankle injury, would rejoin the Avalanche for the rest of the 2007- 2008 season.
MLB
Rockies' pitcher has strong showing against Arizona
BY ANDREW BAGNATO
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Aaron Cook had his sinker working in Colorado's
7-5 victory over
Arizona on
Monday.
He allowed one run in three innings. Cook gave up two hits — Chris Young's first homer of the spring and a triple by Orlando Hudson — and struck out two.
camp and beat out Jeff Francis for the opening day starter job. This year, manager Clint Hurdle has already picked Francis as his No. 1 starter.
"This year, I'm really more
"I didn't feel fatigued at all. Honestly, I think I could've thrown a couple more."
AARON COOK Rockies' pitcher
"I felt like I was able to get the ball down effectively today," Cook said, who made his second start. "I just got that one pitch up to Young and he put a real good swing on it.
Arizona Diamondbacks' Orlando Hudson hits a triple against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Monday in Tucson, Anz. Aaron Cook pitched for the Rockies, helping them defeat the Diamondbacks 7-5.
"It was kind of simple today,"
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I'rely more focused on getting ready for the season than worrying about anything else," Cook said. "Last year, me and Jeff were competing for the opening day spot, so it was a little bit different. But
"It was kino Cook, who retired four straight batters on grounders, said.
He said he felt strong on a blustery 58-degree day.
"I didn't feel fatigued at all," Cook said.
"Honestly, I think
this year we both know where we stand going into it, and I think we both just using spring training to get ready, it's a little more freedom."
Like Cook, Young knows where he stands heading into the season.
"This year I'm really more focused on getting ready for the season than worrying about anything else."
I could've thrown a couple more."
Cook said he is taking a different approach to training camp this spring. A year ago, Cook came to
AARON COOK Rockies' pitcher
Batting in the leadoff spot, Young had a double and a homer for his first two hits of the spring, and he drove in two runs. Young had struck out three times in his first seven spring at-bats, and Arizona manager Bob Melvin was happy to see him making solid contact.
"C.Y.'s at-bats in batting practice
have been real good," Melvin said. "It's good to see him getting some hits. He's got a confident look in his eye. He's got a chance to have a big year."
The Diamondbacks' pitching news wasn't as positive. They scratched starter Micah Owings with a sore shoulder.
Owings said he's had soreness in the back of the shoulder before and that he's confident it will subside
soon
"Right now I'm just nipping it so I'll be ready to go here shortly," Owings said. "That's why I'm not too concerned about it."
Owings was replaced by righthander Dustin Nippert, who gave up three runs on two hits in two innings.
Sports publication leaves St. Louis for the south
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BY JIM SALTER ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — After 122 years in St. Louis, Sporting News magazine is heading south.
The publication once known as the "Bible of Baseball" for its devotion to box scores and statistics is moving to Charlotte, N.C., home to its parent company, American City Business Journals. Last summer, online operations for SportingNews.com, previously housed in both New York and St. Louis, were consolidated in Charlotte.
The move was announced Friday by Ray Shaw, chairman of American Cities. Several calls and e-mails to Sporting News and American City officials were not returned on Monday.
The loss isn't a major one economically for St. Louis — Sporting News employs just a few dozen people who work out of an office building in suburban Chesterfield
Sporting News quickly emerged as a favorite for hard-core baseball fans, who turned to the publication for box scores, game summaries, even minor league coverage.
But the loss of the respected publication long a part of the St. Louis journalism community is certainly a blow to the psyche of the region.
Sporting News was founded by Alfred H. Spink as an eight-page broadsheet in 1886. Spink was a former newspaper writer and a director of the St. Louis Brown's.
Sporting News switched to a tabloid format in 1943, originally as part of the effort to conserve paper during World War II. It didn't print a color picture until 1967, a shot of baseball's Frank Robinson.
Regular coverage of pro football didn't begin until 1942. Basketball and hockey were added that winter.
In recent years, competition has increased significantly with the arrival of ESPN Magazine and
In 1997, then-owner Times Mirror Co. spent millions to update Sporting News to an all-color magazine. More dramatically, the makeover shifted focus to the NFL, though the magazine continued to cover baseball, hockey, basketball, college football and, eventually, NASCAR.
Internet pages and blogs devoted to sports. Sporting News long ago dropped box scores that are now readily available on the Web.
- Times Mirror sold Sporting News to Vulcan Inc., a holding company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, in 2000. In 2006, American Cities purchased the publication for an undisclosed sum.
American Cities, which has not said when the move will take place, is a unit of Advance Publications Inc. It owns more than 40 weekly business newspapers, including the St. Louis Business Journal.
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Rams gain offensive guard in former Titan
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BY R.B. FALLSTROM
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ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams filled a pressing offseason need on Monday night, signing free agent offensive guard Jacob Bell to a six-year contract.
The 6-foot-4, 295-pound Bell played for the Titans the last four seasons after being a fourth-round draft pick of Tennessee in 2004. He started all 16 games at left guard last season and has made 46 career starts and played in 55 games in four seasons.
The Rams finished the year with three offensive line starters on injured reserve, a major reason
for the team's offensive struggles in a 3-13 season. The Rams totaled 263 points, the franchise's lowest total since 1993.
Much of the season, the team filled in with retreads. A top backup, Todd Steusie, couldn't be plugged into the lineup until late in the season after breaking his foot in the preseason.
Seven-time Pro - Bowl tackle Orlando Pace was lost for the season with a torn labrum and torn rotator cuff sustained in the season opener, and Mark Setterstrom and Richie Incognito were sidelined with knee injuries.
There's uncertainty surrounding Pace, who has finished the last two seasons on injured reserve.
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San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young throws before the first inning at a spring training game baseball against the Milwaukee Brewers Monday in Phoenix.
Young pitched two innings Monday and the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-4 in Phoenix.
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Chris Young hardly labored in his first spring training outing. The All-Star ace will leave that part to his wife.
On Tuesday, his wife, Liz, was to be induced into labor with the couple's first child. The birth was to take place in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"The doctor's been awesome," Young said. "We sat down and went over my pitching schedule. My next outing is on Friday and Friday is actually the due date, the seventh, so he's going to induce and she'll be here a couple of days early"
Young, who hit an RBI single and earned the win, said his daughter will be named Catherine Elizabeth. He said his wife is more than ready for the baby.
As for the child, they haven't decided what sports she'll play yet.
"I think she's so uncomfortable, she's more than happy to accommodate," he said.
"You would expect her to be a pretty good athlete, but we're not going to put any pressure on her," he said. "I just hope she takes after her mom and she's smart."
Mike Cameron, who played with the Padres last year and then signed with Milwaukee in the offseason, had a prediction for Young.
"They're going to have like a 7-footer that can swim," Cameron said.
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