2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2006
SPORTS CALENDAR
TODAY
10:04
Baseball vs. Wichita State, 7 p.m.
Hoglund Bellpark
Player to watch:
Brendan McNamara. The junior pitcher will get his first start of the season on the mound tonight.
THURSDAY
Softball vs.
Creighton, 2
p.m., Arocha
Ballpark
Bumpk Softball vs. Creighton, 4 p.m.
Arocha Ballpark
FRIDAY
FRIDAY
Baseball vs. Missouri, 6 p.m.
Hoglund Ballpark
SATURDAY
Baseball vs. Missouri, 2 p.m., Hooland Ballpark
Softball vs. Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.
Arocha Ballpark
Rowing vs. Tulsa/Drake, TBA,
Lawrence
Tennis vs. Oklahoma, 11 a.m., Robinson Courts
SUNDAY
Baseball vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.
Hooland Ballpark
Softball vs. Oklahoma State, 1 n.p.m. Arocha Ballpark
Tennis vs. Iowa State, 11 a.m., Robinson Courts
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL
Hoosiers may hire Sampson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY MICHAEL MAROT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson and Indiana were completing contract details Tuesday that would make him the Hoosiers' next basketball coach, a person close to the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The deal was expected to be announced shortly, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were not complete.
The Sampson-to-Indiana story was first reported by ESPN earlier in the day. Sampson spent the last 12 seasons at Oklahoma, re-establishing the Sooners as a national contender. This year, Oklahoma went 20-9 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
spokesman Pete Rhoda were not immediately returned.
Oklahoma officials declined to comment. Telephone messages left for Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan and
The 50-year-old Sampson would replace Mike Davis, who announced Feb. 16 he was resigning after leading the Hoosiers the past six seasons. Davis went 115-79, became the first Indiana coach to win 20 games in each of his first three seasons and led the Hoosiers to the 2002 national championship game just two seasons after Bob Knight was fired.
But when Davis resigned last month, he said he believed Indiana needed a former Hoosier to unify the pro-Knight and anti-Knight factions.
Greenspan apparently took a different approach. He turned down the opportunity to lure Iowa's Steve Alford, a former All-American who led the Hoosiers to the 1987 title.
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, left, and Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson shake hands before a basketball game. Sampson was completing contract details Tuesday that would make him the Hoosiers' next basketball coach.
Sampson's name surfaced late last week after the Sooners were upset in the tournament. His hiring would give the Hoosiers a widely respected coach and proven recruiter. He has been
successful in two major conferences, the Pac-10 and Big 12, once served as president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and has coached on five national teams.
led the Sooners to 12 straight postseason appearances, including their first Final Four trip in more than a decade. His career record is 455-257. It was Davis' Hoosiers that upset Sampson's Sooners to reach the 2002 national championship game.
In 12 seasons with the Sooners, Sampson went 279-109 and
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL
Higher standards, perks for MU's new coach
COLUMBIA, Mo. — New Missouri basketball coach Mike Anderson will earn a minimum of $850,000 annually over the next five years — as long as he "agrees to be a loyal employee" and doesn't bad-mouth the school.
Those clauses are just some of the conduct requirements spelled out in the 22-page employment contract, which was signed Monday and released to The Associated Press on Tuesday through the state's public records laws.
Anderson, who comes to
Missouri after four years as Alabama-Birmingham coach, will also be expected to:
"Maintain a mature and rational attitude, keep emotions in control and downplay defeats";
—"Establish and maintain a frequent and systematic program of personal communication with the university's administration, faculty, staff and student body";
— "Keep public statements complimentary to the athletic program and the university";
—"Make a minimum of 30 public appearances annually at booster lunches, alumni dinners and similar community events.
No such behavioral requirements, nor a stipulated minimum number of public appearances, are found in the contracts of either Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel or Anderson's predecessor, Quin Snyder, who resigned in mid-February with six regular season games remaining.
Anderson's base salary is less than the $1,015 million a year Snyder earned before he left during his seventh season at Missouri. But the new coach's contract is loaded with more incentives than Snyder had, including an extra $10,000 for reaching at least 20 wins against Division 1 opponents and $25,000 for drawing at least 10,000 paying fans on average
to Mizzou Arena.
Anderson will be allowed up to $20,000 each year in discretionary expenses. He receives a free membership to the Country Club of Missouri and the use of two courtesy cars donated by local dealers—one fewer than Snuder had.
Should he reach all outlined goals, Anderson's yearly salary with incentives would climb to $1.465 million—a sizable increase from his base annual salary of $600,000 at UAB.
University officials were not available Tuesday to discuss the contract. Among the criticisms of
souri after serving as Mike Krzyezewski's top assistant at Duke, was his inaccessibility. Critics complained that Snyder, a native of Washington state, didn't blend in well in the Midwest, unlike his successor Norm Stewart, a Missouri native.
Among the criticisms of Snver, who came to Mis-
An external investigation of the circumstance surrounding Snyder's resignation attributed some of the tension between athletics director Mike Alden and Snyder—by the time Snyder quit the two weren't even on speaking terms—to Snyder's resistance to public appearances "in which Alden thought he should participate."
Jayhawks successful on opening weekend of outdoor season
The outdoor track and field season began for Kansas this past weekend at the Tulsa Duels meet.
TRACK
The Jayhawks were specifically dominant in the field events. Senior thrower and indoor All-American Sheldon Battle won the discus event. Sophomore Cody Roberts placed right behind him in second. Battle's toss was 177-7, while Roberts' was 177 feet.
Senior Brett Terp won the high jump event with a leap of 6-83/4.
On the track, sophomore Julius Jiles won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.12.
Senior Denita Young threw 154-6 for a first place result in the women's javelin. Her effort, combined with that of junior Abby Emsick, who notched a victory in the discus event, led the way for the Jayhawk women.
Wrapping up the day, the Kansas women's 1,600-meter 'A' relay team won its race with a time of 3:45.32.
The team will compete next on April 6 in Austin, Texas, at the Texas Relays.
— Evan Kafarakis
FOOTBALL Kansas football to play in Topeka on Saturday
The Kansas football team will hold a spring practice on Saturday at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka.
Gates will open at 1:15 p.m., and the team will scrimmage at 2.The practice is open to the public and is free of charge.
Upcoming season tickets will be available for fans to purchase as well as official KU merchandise.The practice comes two weeks before the annual Alumni Game and Spring Scrimmage, which is scheduled for April 14.
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Philanthropy to benefit CampFire USA
Sat. April 1,2006 10am-Noon
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