8B the university daily kansan
wednesday, march 31, 2004
sports
Scottish Rant
Friday, April 2-7:30 p.m.
Bonnie Rideout Scottish Trio & The City of Washington Pipe Band
Gaelic melodies, bagpipe marches and dance tunes... unforgettable program!
Albert Bergerel with New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players in The Pirates of Penzance Thursday. April 8 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 8-7:30 p.m.
A fully staged production at its swashbuckling best. Featuring the classic song: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General.
"...as funny as it was energetic and melodious..."
—The Washington Post.
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Inflammation strikes out pitcher
The Associated Press
The Chicago Cubs will have to wait awhile before Mark Prior returns to the mound.
Prior probably won't pitch until May because of inflammation in his right Achilles' tendon and a stiff elbow.
"I'd say May 1 or the first week of May is optimistic," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said yesterday in Mesa, Ariz. "He's a guy that I don't think needs more than three or four weeks to get ready."
Prior returned to spring training after spending Monday in Chicago, where he had an MRI and bone scan on his Achilles' tendon and right arm.
The 23-year-old right-hander has not pitched in a spring training game because of the Achilles' injury and was already expected to begin the season on the disabled list.
He had been throwing off a mound this spring, but he's also felt "stiffness" in his pitching elbow.
Both the Cubs and Prior said the MRI and bone scan showed nothing but inflammation in the heel and elbow.
"It was completely away from the ligament and was more down on the bone," Prior said, referring to the elbow stiffness.
Prior was 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA and 245 strikeouts in his first full big league season last year, finishing third in voting for the NL Cy Young Award.
His absence is a big loss for a stellar staff that also includes Kerry Wood and Greg Maddux.
In Dunedin, Fla., Pedro Martinez's final outing of the spring didn't last long.
Martinez has only five days to bounce back.
The Boston Red Sox ace was tagged for two homers and six runs before getting an out in a 13-8 loss to the Toronto Blue lays.
All six runs allowed by Martinez came in the first inning. He gave up eight hits, struck out five and hit Vernon Wells with a pitch.
"I'm fine, the best I have felt all spring," Martinez said in a statement released by the team. "I got my pitches in, in spring training results don't matter. I wanted to do 10 more pitches but the argument between innings took too long."
In Tokyo, the Yankees and Devil Rays prepared for the second game of their season-opening series. Tampa Bay roughed up Mike Mussina in an 8-3 victory yesterday.
"I think he is smart enough to
know it's Tuesday in Dunedin not Sunday in Baltimore," Boston manager Terry Francona said.
Texas outfielder Brian Jordan might start the season on the disabled list because of a sore left knee.
"There's a possibility for Monday, but it doesn't look good right now," manager Buck Showalter said in Surprise. Ariz.
Elsewhere, San Francisco acquired left-hander Wayne Franklin and righty reliever Leo Estrella from Milwaukee for two minor league pitchers. And Toronto traded outfielder Jayson Wertth to Los Angeles for reliever Jason Frasor.
Sweeney returns Royals get victory
The Associated Press
PEORIA, Ariz. — Mike Sweeney homered in his first at bat yesterday after missing four games because of tightness in his lower back.
Sweeney hit the two-run homer — his team-leading fifth home run during spring training — in the first inning off San Diego Padres' left-hander Sterling Hitchock. The Royals won the game 9-4.
"I feel healthy," Sweeney said. "I feel great. My swing is right where I want it. I just want to stay healthy and take it into the season."
His health is a major concern for the Royals because he missed 54 games last season with back problems and a herniated disc.
"I feel strong and confident that I'm going to be healthy," Sweeney said. "I keep doing my back exercises and doing my part, and just pray to God for good health. The rest is out of my hands"
Mike Sweeney Kansas City Royals player
"My swing is right where I want it. I just want to stay healthy and take it into the season."
"I was bummed I missed the last few games because of my back, but what can you do."
Sweeney has been working with hitting coach Jeff Pentland on fine tuning his stroke.
Left-hander Jeremy Affeldt retired the final 10 batters he faced after giving up a run in each of the first two innings to pick up the victory.
SELF: Coach focusing on future
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Giddens will leave, he will also receive similar information, but wil more than likely be back for his sophomore season.
"There is a lot of talk you sometimes hear from one or two people and then it becomes a rumor or a hot subject," Self said. "That's not a hot subject right now and if it became a hot subject then we would address it.
"J.R. is going to be a pro, but he has a chance to be a very high draft pick as opposed to a guy that just gets drafted. I think right now J.R. is really set on trying to become a better basketball player and that would lead to outstanding opportunities for him."
Self added that he wants Giddens to work on creating more offensive opportunities for his teammates and developing into more than an effective perimeter player.
He also said he has not ruled
out the possibility of adding some players from the junior college ranks. That decision will be made following Self's return from the Final Four, when he will meet one-on-one with each of his players to discuss their futures.
As far as cheering goes at the Final Four,it's not surprising who Self will be rooting for.
"I will pull for Oklahoma State to win because they are from the league and more importantly my alma mater," Self said. "I would have loved the chance to play them again because we didn't give them our best shot when we played them before. I think they will beat Georgia Tech."
Kansas Basketball Notebook
One Final Note — Here's a number to ponder over the offseason for Kansas fans. The Jayhawks lost their final six games when wearing their blue road uniforms.
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