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stayed ahead of Kansas en route to be the second Missouri Valley Conference team to beat Kansas this season.
"When you're playing Wichita State, you're playing a traditional top-25 team," Price said about the power of the Missouri Valley. "But Missouri State is one of the best programs in the Midwest."
Missouri State put up two more in the bottom of the seventh off reliever Wally Marceli. The freshman record just one out, but
surrendered two runs on two hits. Murphy scored in the lawhaws' next at bat, but the late rally came up more than a little short — the story of the night for Kansas.
"We definitely shooting ourselves in the foot — no doubt about that." Price said.
Kansan senior sportswriter Alissa Bauer can be contacted at abauer@kansan.com.
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Kansas 001 000 010 — 2.4 0
Missouun State 200 030 20x — 7.8 1
Missouri State 7, Kansas 2
Esquibel, Marcel (7), Smyth (7)
and Aferin and Parzyk; Clubb, Baumann (8) and Coulter W. - Clubb 3-0-L - Esquibel 4-2, 2B - MSU Keane, Paul. HR - KU: Murphy, MSU: Woodbury.
Records — Kansas 15-15, Missouri State 14-9.
MLB Milwaukee Brewers send pitcher to Royals
MILWAUKEE — Right-hander Ben Hendrickson was traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday for minor league catcher Maxim St. Pierre.
Hendrickson went 1-10 with a 7.41 ERA in 12 starts and two relief appearances in the majors in 2004 and 2006.
St. Pierre played 10 seasons in the minor leagues for Detroit before joining the Royals as a minor league free agent in January. He was assigned to Triple-A Nashville.
Maddux gives up two runs in longest outing
Albert Puols got the most of his first home run of the spring and Barry Bonds put in one last Cactus League game before heading north for the start of the regular season.
And that was nothing compared to the show put on by Greg Madddux and the San Diego Padres.
Madddux had his longest outing of the spring, giving up two runs and striking out five in six innings, and San Diego banged out a spring-high 25 hits in a 24-7 victory against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.
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Collins won't need surgery
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Increased strength training part of Kansas' offseason
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
Freshman guard Sherron Collins has patellar tendinosis in his left knee and will need to rest for the next few weeks.
It was a relief for Collins, because it meant he would not need surgery. He learned about it after an MRI was taken on Monday. He'll rejoin the team's offseason conditioning program when he regains his strength.
Coach Bill Self said on Monday that the problem plagued Collins for most of the postseason and became worse with every game.
"Sherron played on one leg out in California." Self said. "It's a little more serious than what we led everybody to believe."
It also affected his conditioning regimen. Collins lost 20 pounds during the season, but was unable to keep up his grueling workout schedule after injuring the knee. Self said that Collins will rest for the next few weeks.
Revisiting UCLA
Self said that he advised the team to take a week off and steer clear of basketball.
"The first thing I want our players to do is take a week off from everything," he said. "Maybe get their books together if they're a little behind from the traveling."
He said they won't be watching tape of the game anytime in the near future.
The 68-55 loss on Saturday ended the Jayhawks' season in the Elite Eight. UCLA will face defending national champion Florida in the Final Four on Saturday night.
Emphasis on strength
After taking this week off, the players will begin their offseason
conditioning next week. The team will spend extra time in the weight room working on strength.
"I think every team needs to get stronger," Self said. "No matter how strong you are, you're not strong enough. I think we're much stronger than we were last year, and another good offseason in the weight room will bode well for us."
Each player will receive his own individual workout regimen to fit his needs and will work out on his own.
Self said the emphasis on strength was nothing new, as it is a common theme for college basketball coaches.
"That's an area where we can definitely improve as a group," he said. "Get a little more mobile, stronger, more flexible."
Kansan senior sportswriter Michael Phillips can be contacted at mphillips@ansan.com.
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Another player who would be able to do well in the draft is sophomore forward Julian Wright. He's projected as a top-five pick by both ESPN and NBADraft.net, but re-affirmed after the UCLA game that he was not anywhere going.
He's scheduled to graduate next year and said that getting a college degree and enjoying school were important to him, so he won't be declaring for the draft.
Sophomore guard Mario Chalmers also put speculation to rest with a strong statement about his future at Kansas.
Freshman forward Darrell Arthur has also been mentioned as a possible high draft pick. He is more of a mystery, because he was not a starter this year, so it was tough for scouts to grade his performance in games.
"I'm coming back," he said.
Players can work out for NBA teams without losing their college eligibility as long as they don't hire
for them and their families."
Regardless of how many players leave, 2007-2008 promises to be
the UCLA game that he hadn't given it a lot of thought, but that he was probably coming back.
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"We'll gather information and I'll visit with them and their families. Our goal is not to convince guys to be here if its not best for them and their families."
an agent. Self said he would talk with teams after those interviews before giving any of the players advice.
another strong season for the Jayhawks, with juniors Sasha Kaun, Russell Robinson and Darnell Jackson all returning as well.
However, his height and size make him a candidate to go pro at some point in the future. He said after
"Next year will be a great team," Jackson said. "Not a good
"We'll gather information and I'll visit with them and their families," Self said. "Our goal is not to convince guys to be here if it's not best
team, a great team.
Kansan senior sportswriter Michael Phillips can be contacted at mphillips@kansan.com
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