SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12. 2006
2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
ATHLETICS CALENDAR WOMEN'S GOLE
TODAY
Basketball vs North Dakota State, 3 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark
Softball at Missouri 6 p.m., Columbia, Mo.
Player to watch: Nettie Fierros. The senior outfielder had three RBI in the 5-3 KU victory against Missouri last year in Columbia, Mo.
FRINAV
Basketball at OldhamState, 6:30 p.m., m.sillwater, Okla.
Tacket at Tom Bombs Invitational, all day, Columbia, Mo.
SATURDAY
Softball vs. Texas Tech, 2 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Baseball at OklahomaState, 2 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
Men's golf at US. Intercollegiate, all
dev. Stanford, Calif.
Tack at Tom Botts Invitational, all day. Columbia. Mo.
Women's tennis atColorado, 11 a.m.
Boulder, Colorado.
SUNDAY
Sftthat vs. Texas Tech, noon, Ar-
ronha Ballpark
Baseball at OklahomaState, 1 p.m., Stilwak, Oklahomia
Men's golf at US. Intercollegiate, all day, Stanford, Calif.
MONDAY
Women's golf at Big 12 Championship, all day, Lincoln, Neb.
DNA test results clear Duke lacrosse players
DURHAM, N.C. — DNA testing failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper, attorneys for the athletes said.
Citing DNA test results delivered by the state crime lab to police and prosecutors a few hours earlier, the attorneys said the test results prove their clients did not sexually assault and beat a stripper hired to perform at a March 13 team party.
No charges have been filed in the case.
The Associated Press
Kansas places ninth in tourney
BY STEPHEN BERGMAN
sbergman@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
Fresh off of its first victory since the fall of 2004, the Kansas women's golf team competed in the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic. This time around, the team's ninth-place finish out of seventeen teams left a little to be desired from Kansas coach Erin O'Neil.
"We have some things to tighten up before the Big 12 Tournament," O'Neil said. "We need to really focus on our short game some more and have better course management."
Junior Amanda Costner tied for sixth place with a three- round total of 222—just seven
We know done better, and we are still excited about our win in Arizona," Costner said. "We are just ready to get it back."
strokes behind the first place finisher.
"We know we could have
S o p h o more Annie Giangrosso did
Costner
her part for the Jayhawks when she shot a three-round total of 229, good enough to tie for 11th place. She produced low scores in the first two rounds, but was unable to hang on to the momentum, shooting an 82 in the final round to push her out of top-10 contention.
Senior Chelsey Pryor finished tied for 28th despite shooting just one stroke more than Giangrosso. Pryor's total of 230 was the result of a first-round struggle. She shot a dismal round of 82, but then fought back with solid rounds of 75 and 73 to finish.
Next up for Kansas will be a trip to Lincoln, Neb., April 17 to 19 for the Big 12 Championship.
On March 26, the women achieved their first tournament victory of the season. The tournament, Mountain View Collegiate, featured six other Big 12 teams. However, this weekend the Jayhawks finished seventh out of the eight Big 12 teams represented.
"We do everything we are capable of, we can finish top five," O'Neil said. "Right now we are 17th in the central region and they accept 21 teams."
Kansas is in position to control its own destiny. Perform well, and its dreams could be reality. Perform poorly, and they could be left at the mercy of the selection committee. There is also an outside chance that automatic bids could spoil the party for the Jayhawks. Teams with poor rankings could still win their conference tournaments and receive bids that would bump out teams close to the 21-team cut-off.
"If we really stay focused, we can finish up really well," O'Neil said.
— Edited by Lindsey St. Clair
Yankees defeat Royals, win ninth home opener
MLB
BY RONALD BLUM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter's three-run homer capped a five-run rally in the eighth inning, which allowed the New York Yankees to beat the Kansas City Royals 9-7 Tuesday for win their club-record ninth straight home opener.
"The season doesn't officially start till you get this one out of the way," Jeter said. "Fortunately, we were able to sneak this one out."
New York wasted a 4-1 fourth-inning lead and trailed 7-4 in the eighth, when it loaded the bases against Andrew Sisco on a single wrapped around two walks. Robinson Cano hit an RBI groundout and Bernie Williams punched a run-scoring single to left.
Scott Proctor (1-1) pitched one inning for the win, and Mariano Rivera finished for his first save.
Kansas City lost its 12th straight at Yankee Stadium dating to August 2002. Reggie Sanders and Shane Costa homered for the Royals, who couldn't overcome nine walks.
Jason Giambi hit a three-run homer in the first inning off struggling Joe Mays, and Damon jump-started New York's early offense with an opposite-field double and a walk in his first two plate appearances.
With Kansas City trailing, Sanders homered off Chien-Ming Wang in a three-run fourth, and Angel Berroa grounded into a go-ahead double play after the Royals put their first three runners on in the sixth.
Tanyon Sturtze relieved Wang starting the seventh, and Costa sent his first pitch into the first row of the right-field seats for a 6-4 lead. Mark Grudzielanek doubled and, one out later, Sanders hit an RBI single off Alex Rodriguez's glove at third.
Kathy Willens/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mays walked five in 2 2-3 innings, throwing 31 of 59 pitches for balls. Mike Wood came in and escaped a bases-loaded jam when Jorge Posada hit a squirrel that the reliever picked up and threw to first.
kansas City Royals Reggie Sanders hits a fourth inning solo home run off New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Mien Wang in the Yankees 9-7 victory against the Royals in their home opening baseball game Tuesday at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Mark Teahen had an RBI double in the second, but Mays walked four in the third, including Hideki Matsui with the bases loaded. In Kaz Matsui's first home game with the Yankees, he hit a grand slam off Mays in 2003.
MEN'S GOLF
Randall looking for winning combination
The Kansas men's golf team has struggled to find consistency recently, forcing coach Ross Randall to shuffle players in and out of the lineup in search of a solid starting group.
Going into last weekend's Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate, Randall decided to start five proven veterans. After his team tied for a lastplace finish, Randall may have to keep searching for a workable lineup.
The Jayhawks left Cary, N.C., in a tie for 13th place out of 14 teams. In three rounds, Kansas racked up a total score of 895 at the par 72 MacGregor Downs Country Club.
Junior Gary Woodland was one of the few bright spots for Kansas, playing two of his three rounds under par to finish in a tie for 22nd. Senior Pete Krsnich struggled in the second round, but managed to finish tied for 52nd.
Kentucky wrapped up the team honors, finishing with a total of 854, while Duke's Ryan Blaum was the individual champion, shooting a three-round 202.
— Asher Fusco
SOFTBALL
KU pitcher receives Big 12 weekly honors
Kansas junior softball pitcher Kassie Humphreys earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors for the second week in a row. It is the first time in program history that a Kansas pitcher has won the award in consecutive weeks.
Humphreys made four appearances last week, the highlight being a no-hitter Tuesday against Nebraska, though it resulted in a 2-0 loss. Wednesday she allowed one hit in a shutout of Arkansas. In this week's four games, Humphreys had 34 strikeouts and allowed only five hits.
On the season, Humphreys is second in the Big 12 with a 1.28 ERA and fourth in strikeouts with 155.
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