2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2006 SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark Tack at Texas Relays, all day. Austin. Texas SATURDAY Men's golf at Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate, all day, Cary, N.C. Softballat Baylor, 4 p.m., Waco, Texas Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark Plaver to watch: Player to watch: Matt Baty. The senior outfitier and co-captain returned from injury against Wichita State this week with a hit and a stolen base. As the leadoff hitter, Baty will be responsible for Baty sparking the Kansas offense Tack at Texas Relays, all day, Austin, Texas Women's rowing, Kansas Cup, TBA, Burcham Park, Lawrence Men's golf at Courtyard by Mar- Men's golf at Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate, all day, Cary, N.C. Tennis vs. Missouri, noon, Robinson Couss SUNDAY Softball at Baylor, noon, Waco, Texas Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 1 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark Bennis vs. Baylor, 11 a.m., Robinson Courts Women's golf at Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, all day, Norman, Okla. MONDAY - Women's golf at Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, all day, Norman, Okla. TUESDAY Baseball vs. North Dakota State 6 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark TUESDAY WEDNESDAY BASEball vs. North Dakota State 3 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark Softball vs. Missouri 6 p.m. Columbia, Mo. TALK TO US Tell us your news, Contact Eric Sorrentino or Erick Schmidt at 864-4858 or sports@kansan.com Veteran players to fill lineup GOLF BY ASHER FUSCO afusco@kansan.com KANSAN SPORTWEEK While the stars of the PGA Tour enjoy the plush accommodations available at the Masters Tournament this weekend, the members of the Kansas men's golf team will be just up the road in Cary, N.C., at the Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate tournament, playing under somewhat less glamorous circumstances. The Jayhawks will spend nearly 11 hours on the course Friday to complete the first 36 holes of play. The team will play the final round early Saturday morning before returning to Lawrence. All of this is han- of this is happening after a full day of practice on Thursday that began at 6 a.m. However, if there's one thing the team has grown accustomed to, it's a bit of hard work. After posting less than satisfactory results on several occasions this spring, the team has had to undergo rigorous qualifying rounds and long practices in the past few days. Despite coming off of a disappointing 15th place finish in the Western Intercollegiate tournament, Kansas coach Ross Ran- "We're getting there. I think this team is slowly but surely getting better," Randall said. our said he was pleased with his team's practice habits. The Jawhaws have struggled to remain consistent this spring, and coach Randall has struggled to find a reliable lineup. This week's lineup is heavy on experience, as senior Jason Sigler and junior Barrett Martens have replaced younger players like sophomore Joey Mundy and freshman Zach Pederson. "We're still trying to figure out who the top five will be, and because we've only got a few weeks before the postseason starts, hopefully this tournament will tell us." Randall said. Randall said he was hoping his current lineup of veterans could lend an air of consistency to the team and guide them to the postseason. When the Jayhawks hit the links Friday, they will be facing some of the country's top competition in teams such as Tulsa and Duke. "It's really nice out here. The course is fairly tight, not too long, and really sets up well for us." Sigler said. The tournament will be played at the MacGregor Downs Country Club, where the forecast calls for warm temperatures and high winds. The course may play in the Jawhaws' favor, though. Skating into space Edited by Jodi Ann Holopirek Matt Rourke/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Matt Rourke/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A skateboarder rides the cement ramps under Interstate 95 at the FDR Skatepark in Philadelphia Thursday. KANSAS RELAYS Two World Champions slated for Gold Zone II The Kansas Relays have added two world champions to their Gold Zone event. meet director Tim Weaver announced Wednesday. Bershawn Jackson will run in the 110-meter hurdles and Ladji Doucouré will race in the 400-meter hurdles. Both are 2005 World Champions. Jackson set the Kansas Relays record at last year's meet. "All three invitational hurdle races bring something special to Gold Zone II," Weaver said in a press release. "When athletes sprint at full speed over barriers as high as a backyard fence, anything can happen. Yes, we have world champions and heavy favorites in these races, but I would remind the fans that the hurdles offer the best chance for upsets and unpredictable action." Kansas sophomore Julius Jiles will also run in the men's invitational 400-meter hurdles, while senior Aaron Thompson will run in the 110-hurdles. It was also announced that the women's 100-meter hurdles will feature Jenny Adams and Nichole Denby. Both finished in the top six at the 2004 Olympic Trials. The Kansas Relays Gold Zone II is set for Saturday, April 22, from 2 to 5 p.m. —Rynn Schneider ATHLETICS ATHLETICS Duke lacrosse team had elitist reputation DURHAM, N.C. - At Duke University, they like to say there's only one real fraternity on campus: LAX, shorthand for lacrosse. No arrests have been made; police are awaiting DNA test results on the team members.The team's captains have acknowl- Long before the university was rocked by allegations that lacrosse players raped a striper during an off-campus party season and the opening of an internal investigation. A black stripper who was hired to perform at a team party has charged that three white players choked and raped her in a bathroom in the early morning hours of March 14. Witnesses said she was also taunted with racial slurs March 14, Duke's highly ranked team had a reputation for swagger and a powerful sense of entitlement. Now administrators are starting to wonder whether they put up with it for too long. "Taken as a group, is there a special history of bad behavior with this team?" Duke President Richard H. Brodhead said Wednesday in announcing the resignation of the coach, the cancellation of the rest of the edged hiring a stripper and allowing underage drinking, but have denied any rape occurred. Even before the scandal, the nearly all-white team had come to personify an arrogant elite on this privileged campus, a collection of Gothic-style buildings dominating the landscape of this working-class city almost evenly divided between black and white. Nearly a third of the team's 47 members have been charged in recent years with offenses such as disorderly conduct and public urination. Neighbors have described the leased single-story white home where the alleged attack took place as a kind of "Animal House." A rusted tin shed out back is spray-painted with players' nicknames and jersey numbers, and a primitive white painting of a lacrosse player adorns the roof. - The Associated Press the for exp escl E box He four star gar